One of the musical highlights of summer in Warsaw is the Chopin and His Europe Festival. Organized since 2005 by the National Chopin Institute in Warsaw, it presents European music from the classical era to the present time in the context of links to Poland’s greatest composer, Frederic Chopin. The concerts take place at the…Continue Reading 14th Chopin and His Europe International Music Festival
The 73rd International Chopin Piano Festival commemorates Chopin’s stay in the spa town of Duszniki in 1826. The festival opened on Friday with a recital by pianist Wojciech Świtała. The concert was a tribute to Andrzej Merkur, the chairman of the festival’s organizing committee, who died a few months ago. Festival highlights include a recital…Continue Reading Chopin Festival in South-West Poland
On 13 August, Agata Zubel’s “Fireworks” will premiere at the Chopin and His Europe Festival. The piece will be performed by the European Union Youth Orchestra, led by Gianandrea Noseda. PWM describes the piece as: An eight-minute work by Agata Zubel, “Fireworks” was created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Polish independence and contains an…Continue Reading Premiere of Agata Zubel’s “Fireworks”
The Musical Gardens Foundation will host concerts of the International Composers’ Course “Synthetis” on 6 and 9 August in Radziejowice. This year’s International Composers’ Course will last until 10 August. The Course, led by artistic director Professor Zygmunt Krauze, is the reboot of the famous composing courses organized in the 80s and 90s by the…Continue Reading Concerts of the International Summer Course for Composers “Synthesis”
Sundays Live at LACMA is a venerable concert series that for many years attracted large audiences to the Museum’s spacious Bing Theatre. Somewhat coincidentally, the last two Sundays of July featured Polish artists, who presented two very diverse and fascinating programs to a uniformly rapturous reception from the audience. On 22 July, guitarists Ewa Jabłczyńska…Continue Reading Polish Artists at LACMA
The finale of the 11th Music Festival of Southern Wielkopolska entitled “Szczypiorno: At the Source of Independence” will take place on 5 August. The Kalisz Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Adam Klocek, will perform. The concert will begin with Serenade for strings, Op. 2 by Mieczysław Karłowicz to showcase the 20-year-old composer’s potential. Afterwards, pianist Piotr…Continue Reading Finale of the 11th Music Festival of the Southern Greater Poland
The 52nd International Organ Festival, one of the oldest music events in Poland, will take place in Koszalin and Central Pomerania until 31 August. The festival includes 30 organ, chamber, choral, and oratory concerts featuring artists from all over Europe. The concerts will feature Polish organists, such as Roman Perucki and Marek Toporowski, as well…Continue Reading 52nd International Organ Festival in Koszalin and Central Pomerania
Three concerts in tribute to Elżbieta Chojnacka will be held at the Palace in Rybna, featuring harpsichordists Małgorzata Klajn and Aleksandra Gajecka-Antosiewicz. On 8 July, works by François-Bernard Mâche, Ton Bruynèl, Jacob Ter Veldhuis and Mauricio Kagel will be performed. The harpsichord will be contrasted with the sounds of human speech, metal, African languages, and…Continue Reading In Homage to Elżbieta Chojnacka
On 15 July, Baltic Neopolis Virtuos will premiere Overture for string octet by Mikołaj Górecki as part of the 11th Music Festival of Southern Greater Poland. The international ensemble will perform in the former Ostrow Synagogue. Eight outstanding artists from the Baltic countries will perform works by composers from Poland, Sweden, Estonia and Germany. 23…Continue Reading Górecki Premiere at the 11th Music Festival of Southern Greater Poland
Fryderyk Chopin University of Music is hosting the 18th Summer Music Evenings Festival, held Wednesdays in July and August, and the 4th Chopin Evenings on Okólnik Street, held Tuesdays in July and August. Summer Music Evenings concerts features students, graduates, teachers and guests of the FCUM. Chopin Evenings we will feature representatives of one of…Continue Reading FCUM Festivals