“Polish Music Too Little Known” in Katowice
The latest concert from the “Polish Music Too Little Known” series was held on June 14 in the Chamber Hall of the Polish National Radio… Read more »
Performances
ElectroKilar in Katowice
Works by Wojciech Kilar were performed in modern electronic arrangements by Szymon Padoła, a Katowice-based DJ, composer and producer known as 5cet, and musicians of… Read more »
Piotr Grella-Mozejko – World Premiere
The premiere of The Hands of Sulawesi II (in memory of Alfred Joel Fisher) for piano solo (2018) by Polish-Canadian composer Piotr Grella-Możejko was held… Read more »
“Under the white and red flag” with Herdzin
On June 8, the Elbląg Chamber Orchestra and the Krakow Reed Trio were led by Krzysztof Herdzin, as pianist and conductor, during the 15th “Polityka”… Read more »
2018 Kraków Film Music Festival & Awards
The new decade of the Film Music Festival’s history will start with a combination of apparently distant music genres, not only the ones composed specifically… Read more »
Music Festival “Trzy-Czte-Ry. Contexts. Contrasts. Confrontations.”
Held from 22 May – 12 June 2018 in Warsaw, the program of the 3rd annual “Trzy-Czte-Ry. Contexts. Contrasts. Confrontations” Music Festival will feature works… Read more »
Orliński and Biel perform “Beauty and Perfection”
At the invitation of the “Silesia” Institution for the Promotion and Dissemination of Music, counter-tenor Jakub Józef Orliński (above) and pianist Michał Biel performed their program… Read more »
Concert: Elżbieta Chojnacka in memoriam
The Polish Music Council and the Polish Composers’ Union held a concert to commemorate harpsichord virtuosa Elżbieta Chojnacka on the first anniversary of her death.… Read more »
Józef Świder World Premiere
Thirty years after the Polonaise for oboe, clarinet and bassoon was composed by Józef Świder (1930-2014), it is finally being published by PWM Edition, Poland’s… Read more »
Warsaw Phil Honors Polish Independence
Under the title “Powstało w wolnej Polsce” [Created in Independent Poland], the Warsaw National Philharmonic’s April 27-28 concerts featured Paderewski’s Overture for Symphony Orchestra and… Read more »
New Production of Moniuszko’s Haunted Manor
In recognition of the 100th anniversary of regaining independence by Poland, the Cleveland Opera will create a new production of The Haunted Manor [Straszny dwór]… Read more »
100 songs for 100 years of Independence
The concert series “100 songs for 100 years of Independence”—in which the leading soloists of the Łódź Opera Theater seek to convey what the most… Read more »
A Magnificat Concert!
Under the title “Music of Warsaw and Dresden,” the Exsultemus vocal ensemble of Cambridge and the instrumentalists of Newton Baroque will jointly present works by… Read more »
‘Chopin for All’ Free Concert Series presents Drew Petersen
Presented by the Chopin Foundation of the U.S. and Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, the ‘Chopin for All’ Free Concert Series concludes its current season… Read more »
E4TT Concert feat. Czesław Miłosz & Aleksandra Kaca
The Bay Area’s Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) will present the centerpiece concert of its Tenth Anniversary Season, entitled Once/Memory/Night: Paul Celan, on April 15… Read more »
This Month at LAMOTH
As institutions of public history, museums play a vital role in presenting difficult histories. With recent efforts in Poland to dictate how the history of… Read more »
Contrasts Concert
The Witold Lutosławski Society presents the “Contrasts” Concert on April 16, the next event in the “New Music Scene” series of concerts at Warsaw’s Nowy… Read more »
III Festival de Música Polonesa
From 11-13 April 2018, the Institute of Arts at São Paulo State University in Campinas, Brazil (UNICAMP) is hosting the 3rd annual Festival de Música Polonesa… Read more »
Piotr Beczała at the MET
The recent starring role appearance of Polish tenor Piotr Beczała in Verdi’s Luisa Miller at the Metropolitan Opera in New York elicited much praise from… Read more »
Łódź | 100 songs for 100 years of Independence
Starting on April 16, the Grand Theater in Łódź will host a series of concerts entitled “100 songs for 100 years of Independence.” During the… Read more »