A series of five concerts will be performed at the University of Warsaw starting January 6. The university campus is a significant place in relation to Fryderyk Chopin’s life: he was not only an alumnus of the Music School, but also faculty in the Fine Arts and Sciences department. Moreover, in 1817 his family took residence in…Continue Reading Chopin & the University Of Warsaw
Though the Silesian Opera was first established in 1901, the establishment enjoyed its first successes in 1945 with the premiere of Moniuszko’s opera Halka, the first post-war opera performance in Poland. Under the direction of the famous opera singer, Adam Didur, the Silesian Opera gained the reputation of a major opera stage for outstanding artists and…Continue Reading Adam Didur Commeration Concert
On December 27, vocalist and violist KaroliNa (Karolina Naziemiec) held a successful release party for her new album, Songs of Hope, at Vitello’s Italian Restaurant in Los Angeles. That evening, KaroliNa was on stage for one set, joined by her fellow recording artists: Tom Ranier – piano, Darek “Oles” Oleszkiewicz – bass, Larry Koonse – guitar, Alan Kaplan…Continue Reading Karolina Brings More ‘Hope’
After its successful premiere in December 2015, the critically acclaimed opera Orphée by Polish composer Dariusz Przybylski and Latvian artist Margo Zālīte will take the stage of the Warsaw Chamber Opera once again in 2016. The production is centered upon the tragic yet enchanting tale of Orpheus, an ancient Greek hero endowed with superhuman musical skills, who travels to…Continue Reading Orphée Encore at Warsaw Chamber Opera
Krzysztof Urbański is in the fifth season of his tenure as Music Director of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. The highly-regarded international conductor and artistic leader has worked with over 20 different orchestras throughout his career thus far. This month, audiences will be able to enjoy two splendid orchestral masterpeices that will be brought to life…Continue Reading Urbański SF Symphony Debut
Polish baritone Mariusz Kwiecień is having great success in his current lead role in the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Georges Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de Perles [The Pearl Fishers], produced by Penny Woolcock. According to culture.pl, the opera will be broadcast in HD in Poland on January 16 in selected venues, including Kino Praha and Teatr Studio in Warsaw, CK Zamek…Continue Reading Kwiecień Soaring at the Met
Poland’s Deputy Minister of Culture, Jarosław Sellin (pictured at right), has announced that overall spending on culture will increase by 9.5% in 2016, relative to spending levels for similar projects in 2015. Some more details about these spending increases include: art education by 5%, university art education by 5.5%, culture and protection of cultural heritage…Continue Reading Increased Cultural Spending Announced for 2016
One of the newest installments in Google’s Cultural Institute initiative is the exhibit Witold Lutosławski 1913-1994, an interactive exploration of the life and works of the famous Polish composer, through images and text. This is the third Cultural Institute exhibit to be curated by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute/Culture.pl. There was a strong Polish presence at the January 29…Continue Reading 2015 in Review – News
Young Polish composer, singer and percussionist Agata Zubel was recently featured in the prestigious New York Times. Read an excerpt from the article by Ginanne Brownell Mitic, entitled “Agata Zubel, Contemporary Music’s Multiple Threat,” below: The 37-year-old Ms. Zubel has, in a relatively short career so far, become one of Europe’s most accomplished and internationally…Continue Reading New York Times Features Agata Zubel
An all-Polish concert will be performed by the Lutosławski Quartet (Bartosz Woroch and Marcin Markowicz – violins, Artur Rozmysłowicz – viola, and Maciej Młodawski – cello) and the Lutos Air Quintet (Jan Krzeszowiec – flute, Wojciech Merena – oboe, Maciej Dobosz – clarinet, Alicja Kieruzalska – bassoon, and Mateusz Feliński – French horn) with Rafał…Continue Reading Lutos Air & Lutosławski Qtet Perform New Polish Music