Tag: Performances

Polish Composers at Electroacoustic Bienniale in São Paulo

Several Polish composers were featured at the 2018 International Bienniale for Electroacoustic Music at Studio PANorama in São Paulo, Brazil. In particular, Elżbieta Sikora–who celebrates her 75th birthday this year–and Krzysztof Knittel were highlighted, with concerts on October 10 and 11 dedicated entirely to their music. The festival also presented concerts curated by these two pioneers of electronic music, which included works by their…Continue Reading Polish Composers at Electroacoustic Bienniale in São Paulo

Premiere of Paderewski’s “Manru” directed by Marek Weiss

Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera will kick off their 2018/2019 season with the return of Ignacy Jan Paderewski‘s opera Manru on 12 October, with new staging by director Marek Weiss. Journalist and sculptor Alfred Nossig wrote the libretto of the opera based on Kraszewski’s novel The Cottage Outside the Village [Chata za wsią]. Manru premiered…Continue Reading Premiere of Paderewski’s “Manru” directed by Marek Weiss

New Works by Zygmunt Krauze: Declaration and Francesco

Zygmunt Krauze

The premiere of Zygmunt Krauze’s The Declaration for 14 instruments, two voices and electronics took place at the Sacrum Profanum Festival in Krakow on September 12. 70 years after the establishment of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and 100 years since Poland regained its independence, Krauze comments the condition of contemporary societies in his latest work….Continue Reading New Works by Zygmunt Krauze: Declaration and Francesco

Weinberg By Roth and Uhlig

Violinist Linus Roth and pianist Florian Uhlig toured Europe from October 15 – 28 performing Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata, Op. 47, Brahms’s D minor Sonata, Op. 108, and Mieczysław Weinberg’s Sonata No.3, Op. 37. An interview with Linus Roth (who was the first artists to record all violin and piano sonatas of Weinberg), talking about and performing…Continue Reading Weinberg By Roth and Uhlig

Duo Klavitarre in Concert

Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust and USC Polish Music Center present Duo Klavitarre Jolanta and Maciej Ziemski (Piano & Guitar) with Guest Artists Robin Braun, guitar Annika Schukow, piano Join us for a rare Los Angeles performance by Polish husband-and-wife musicians Jolanta and Maciej Ziemski, known worldwide as Duo Klavitarre, who will present an…Continue Reading Duo Klavitarre in Concert

2018: Sounds of Independence

Event Details Sunday, October 14, 2018 | 7:00 p.m. 2018 Paderewski Lecture-Recital: “Sounds of Independence” Alfred Newman Recital Hall, USC (see AHF on campus map) 3616 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA Reception following the concert Admission is FREE and open to the public (no RSVP needed) Campus Parking: $12 – enter USC at McCarthy Way Gate, off of Figueroa…Continue Reading 2018: Sounds of Independence

European Composers Award for Agata Zubel, World Premiere of “Bildbeschreibung”

Agata Zubel has been honored with the European Composers Award 2018 for the premiere of her newest composition “Fireworks” in Berlin during the Young Euro Classic Festival. On 6 September, Zubel will premiere “Bildbeschreibung” in Bolzano as part of the TransArt Festival. The song will premiere in Poland on 27 September at the Warsaw Autumn…Continue Reading European Composers Award for Agata Zubel, World Premiere of “Bildbeschreibung”

Performance of Szpilman, Wars, and Kilar

Marek Zebrowski, piano, will join the Symphony Orchestra of the Pomeranian Philharmonic, conducted by Michał Klauza, in performing works by Szpilman, Wars, and Kilar at the 56th Bydgoszcz Music Festival. They will perform Mała Uwertura by Władysław Szpilman, Szkice miejskie (City Sketches) and Koncert fortepianowy (Piano concert) by Henryk Wars, and Suita z filmu „Pan…Continue Reading Performance of Szpilman, Wars, and Kilar

August Upheavals Concert

The August Upheavals concert, organized by the Opera House at the Castle, will take place on 1 September in Solidarity Square. The concert features compositions from the most famous works of Polish cinematography guided by Jerzy Wołosiuk (artistic director of the Opera at the Castle in Szczecin) and Tomasz Raczek (film critic). This year will…Continue Reading August Upheavals Concert

Pianos of Freedom

Pianos of Freedom is part of the 10th Soundedit Festival and will premiere on 1 September. It features ten musical events (ten pianists, performing ten composers) organized to celebrate the centenary of independence and the best Polish piano music of the last century. Keyboardists Rozalia Kręc, Władysław Komendarek, Zygmunt Krauze and Szábolcs Esztényi will be…Continue Reading Pianos of Freedom