Double Concerto for piano, cello, and orchestra by Marta Ptaszyńska will have its premiere on November 22 at the Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków. Soloists Jan Kalinowski (cello) and Marek Szlezer (piano)—known jointly as the Cracow Duo—will be joined by the Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Paweł Kapuła. The program also includes Mieczysław Weinberg’s Polish Melodies,…Continue Reading Ptaszyńska Premiere by Cracow Duo
The Jerzy Semkow Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra paid tribute to Witold Lutosławski on the 25th anniversary of his death with a concert on 10 October in the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of Polish Radio. Witold Lutosławski was born in 1913 on Moniuszki Street (next to the Philharmonic). A graduate of the Conservatory, he performed at…Continue Reading Concert on the 25th Anniversary of Witold Lutosławski’s Death
The concert marking the 25th anniversary of the Erdődy Chamber Orchestra was devoted to Hungarian and Polish music of the 20th and 21st centuries. The event took place on 10 October at the National Philharmonic as part of the “Orchestras of the World” series. Miklós Rózsa, representing the generation that came after Bartók and Kodály,…Continue Reading Erdödy Chamber Orchestra Anniversary Concert
A concert of “Generations XXII” took place on 6 October at the Witold Lutosławski Polish Radio Concert Studio. The first edition of this event organized by the Polish Composers’ Union, Polish Radio Program 2, and the ZAiKS Association of Authors took place in 2003 to present trends in new Polish music and the creative attitudes of…Continue Reading Generations XXII
Music lovers experienced the unusual combination of mass mysticism and modern jazz music on 4 October at the Silesian Philharmonic. The Silesian Philharmonic Choir with Michał Schoppa, Paweł Tomaszewski, Bartek Pieszka, Krzysztof Nowakowski and Tomasz Kałwak under the baton of Jarosław Wolanin performed Missa Gratiatoria by the most famous Polish jazzman Leszek Możdżer. The concert…Continue Reading Leszek Możdżer’s “Missa Gratiatoria” at the Silesian Philharmonic
The USC Polish Music Center presents a program of Polish music used in or written for films, as a part of the USC Thornton “Music @ Rush Hour” concert series. Works by Frederic Chopin, Wojciech Kilar and Henryk Wars will be performed by Thornton students: Bradley Bascon and Johnny May, violins; Jenny Sung, viola; Allan…Continue Reading Chopin, Kilar and Wars: Polish film music at Music @ Rush Hour
Hailed by the New York Times as “an excellent young Polish pianist,” Anna Kijanowska returns to New York to the Kosciuszko Foundation‘s recital hall to delight audience with “Searching for light” recital celebrating the artistic legacy of Polish-Jewish composer Roman Ryterband. The recital features performances of guest artists: Bulgarian lyric soprano Adriana Velinova and Polish…Continue Reading Searching for Light: Anna Kijanowska celebrates Roman Ryterband
Please enjoy the following Polish music events happening in Los Angeles this month… Thornton Baroque Sinfonia: Musical Treasures of the Polish Baroque Rotem Gilbert and the USC Thornton Baroque Sinfonia present Musica Polonica III: Musical Treasures of the Polish Baroque, Polish masterworks of the Baroque era. OCTOBER 11, 2019 | 8:00 P.M. USC Thornton Baroque Sinfonia:…Continue Reading Los Angeles Events – October 2019
September 1 Potsdam (Germany): Wojciech Kilar’s Missa pro pace performed by Pomeranian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and Choir, conducted by Rudolf Tiersch Glasgow (Great Britain): Karol Szymanowski’s Love Songs of Hafiz performed by BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ilan Volkov September 2 Prague (Czech Republic): Witold Lutosławski’s Preludes and Fugue performed by Prague Modern September 3…Continue Reading Polish Music Around the World in September
On 11 October, the Mieczysław Karłowicz Philharmonic in Szczecin hosted a concert to celebrate composer Piotr Moss’s 70th birthday and 50th anniversary of his creative work. Although his studies (with Grażyna Bacewicz, Piotr Perkowski and Nadia Boulanger) were influenced by the neoclassical trend, Moss himself is referred to as a neo-romantic. A versatile composer, he…Continue Reading Concert Marking Piotr Moss’s 70th Birthday and 50th Anniversary of His Creative Work