Tag: Performances

Polish Music Around the World in October

October 1 Nantes (France): Zygmunt Noskowski’s Morskie Oko performed by National Orchestra of the Pays de la Loire, conducted by Marzena Diakun Kiev (Ukraine): Witold Lutosławski’s Funeral Music performed by Kiev Camerata, conducted by Valery Matiuchin; Marcel Chyrzyński’s Ukiyo-e No. 4 performed by Kiev Camerata, Joanna Domańska (pf), Roman Widaszek (cl), Tadeusz Tomaszewski (cr); Mikołaj Górecki’s Concerto…Continue Reading Polish Music Around the World in October

Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Outbreak of World War II

Two concerts commemorating the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II took place on 1 September. At Warsaw’s New Theater, Lidia Zielińska’s composition I don’t like it for ensemble, electronics and choir of young amateurs (2018/2019) was premiered. The work includes sung and recited texts illustrating the escalation of aggression to war from…Continue Reading Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Outbreak of World War II

Music and Medicine: Chopin and the Power of Resilience

Psychiatrist and concert pianist Richard Kogan is renowned for his lecture/concerts that explore the influence of psychological factors and psychiatric and medical illness on the creative output of composers such as Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Gershwin, Bernstein, and Joplin. Sharing insight into some of the most creative minds, he opens his audiences’…Continue Reading Music and Medicine: Chopin and the Power of Resilience

Premiere of Polish Landscape by Les Femmes

The premiere of the new album Polish Landscape by the ensemble Les Femmes took place on 8 September at the St. I. Witkiewicz Theatre in Zakopane as part of the Music on the Heights Festival.The album is an anthology of Polish vocal lyrics from the last 150 years that speak to the experiences and emotions…Continue Reading Premiere of Polish Landscape by Les Femmes

2019: Three Paderewskis

Event Details Saturday, October 12, 2019 | 8:00 p.m. 2019 Paderewski Lecture-Recital, feat. 3 Paderewskis Alfred Newman Recital Hall, USC (see AHF on campus map) 3616 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA Admission is FREE and open to the public (no RSVP needed) Campus Parking: $14 – enter USC at McCarthy Way Gate, off of Figueroa St….Continue Reading 2019: Three Paderewskis

Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Outbreak of World War II

On September 7, there will be a concert of Polish music at the Santa Monica Public Library to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the beginning of World War II. The program features the music of Wojciech Kilar from the score of The Pianist (2000), as well as works by Frederic Chopin, Karol Szymanowski, Grażyna Bacewicz,…Continue Reading Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Outbreak of World War II

250th birth anniversary of Józef Elsner

A concert commemorating the 250th anniversary of Józef Elsner‘s birth took place on 3 June. Born on 1 June 1769, the composer, conductor, pedagogue and music culture activist represents in Polish music the classical style of the pre-Chopin period, based on a combination of the Viennese classics with elements of Polish folk music. Elsner also composed…Continue Reading 250th birth anniversary of Józef Elsner

Darek Oles Trio in L.A., July 12 & 14

Darek 'Oles' Oleszkiewicz and Kuba Stankiewicz

There will be two special concerts in Los Angeles this weekend featuring the Darek Oles Trio: bassist Darek “Oles” Oleszkiewicz, pianist Kuba Stankiewicz, drummer Tina Raymond. Previously featured at the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles, the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust and on prestigious recordings for Warner Music Poland, the trio will also be…Continue Reading Darek Oles Trio in L.A., July 12 & 14

Agnieszka Podlucka with iPalpiti in L.A.

Agnieszka Podlucka, viola

This year’s edition of the prestigious iPalpiti Festival (July 5-20, 2019) will feature Agnieszka Podłucka, a young superstar violist from Łódź, Poland, performing at venues throughout Southern California. On July 10,  Podłucka will share the stage with Hungarian violinist Samuel Nebyu and Trio Zadig from France, performing Rachmaninoff’s Trio elegiaque, Bernstein’s Candide, and more. On…Continue Reading Agnieszka Podlucka with iPalpiti in L.A.

Two Great Artists, Two Ages, Two Musical Sensitivities

On May 10, the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic – European Art Centre in Białystok presented “Two Great Artists, Two Ages, Two Musical Sensitivities”—a Pawlik/Moniuszko Polish Jazz Concert. Pianist and arranger Włodek Pawlik is the only Pole to win a Grammy for jazz. His newest CD is the first in the world to feature works by…Continue Reading Two Great Artists, Two Ages, Two Musical Sensitivities