On February 10, mezzo-soprano Katarzyna Sądej and pianist Basia Bochenek performed a recital for the Music at the Carmel Valley Library concert series. Entitled “Art Songs of the 20th century, from France to Poland to the United States,” heir 45-minute program featured rare works by Lili Boulanger, Jerzy Petersburski, Ned Rorem, Charles Ives and Tom Cipullo….Continue Reading Sadej and Bochenek in San Diego
On February 29, Contempo—the renowned contemporary music collective at the University of Chicago, now headed by Polish composer Marta Ptaszyńska—looked across the ocean to examine today’s leading European composers during their “Contempo: Focus on Europe” program. Held at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts in Chicago, this compelling concert featured such award-winning compositions…Continue Reading Contempo Concert Features Zubel and Wielecki
Contemporary Poland Under The Green Umbrella The Green Umbrella series featuring concerts of contemporary music is one of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s most attractive calling cards. John Adams, a distinguished composer and creative chair for the series, described the Green Umbrella Series as “… the longest running contemporary music series of any symphony orchestra in the country…Continue Reading Performances February 2016
Outstanding Polish pianist and laureate Joanna Różewska will perform for the very first time in the US. The concert is organized by the Polish American Club of Greater Sacramento and will be held at the Club’s Community Hall on March 5. The program will consist solely of Chopin’s works, in celebration of what would be the composer’s 206th…Continue Reading Różewska US Debut in Sacramento Area
The Filharmonia Bałtycka [Baltic Philharmonic] is making an extensive tour of the United States this winter, beginning with an appearance in Florence, Alabama on January 14 on the campus of University of Northern Alabama. The program featured Wagner’s Overture to The Flying Dutchman, Rimsky-Korsakoff’s Scheherazade, and Wieniawski’s Violin Concerto No. 2 with soloist Jarosław Nadrzycki. The concert was led…Continue Reading Baltic Philharmonic in California
From January 13 to February 13, 2016, the 2nd annual Villa-Lobos International Chamber Music Festival will be held in Southern California. Twelve concerts celebrating Villa-Lobos and other Latin American composers with emphasis on Ginastera this year in honor of his 100th birthday, will take place in Riverside, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Temecula, and Encinitas. One of the highlights…Continue Reading Villa-Lobos Festival Features Zebrowski
2015 began with one-time performances of two rarely heard but groundbreaking operas, presented by the Poznań Opera Theatre. The first was Mieczysław Weinberg’s The Portrait, presented at the Moniuszko Auditorium on January 16, and the second was their production of Krzysztof Meyer’s Cyberiada (1967 – manuscript pictured at left), staged at the Grand Theatre-National Opera in Warsaw on January 18 From January…Continue Reading 2015 in Review- Performances
The Paderewski Symphony Orchestra in Chicago honors the legacy of Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941), one of the greatest pianists from the Golden Age of Piano, composer extraordinaire, philanthropist, political leader, diplomat and the first Prime Minister of Poland. The Paderewski Gala celebrating the 155th anniversary of the legendary artist’s birth will take place at Symphony Center’s Orchestra Hall…Continue Reading Paderewski Symphony Orchestra Gala in Chicago
Pianist Julia Samojlo will make her debut at Carnegie Hall as she collaborates with cellist Karolina Jaroszewska. The cello-piano duo will perform Chopin’s Polonaise brillante in C Major, Op. 3 and various classical pieces by polish composers, like Penderecki, Franck and Ysaye. Samojlo has worked closely with The Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra and The Polish Composers Union, and…Continue Reading Poles in Recital at Carnegie Hall
Commissioned by the Chopin Foundation of the United States, several intimate series of concerts are held to celebrate and showcase the newly crowned laureates from the organization’s preceding event, the National Chopin Piano Competition (NCPC). This year, the three “Master Winners” of the competition will be featured. In the Chopin for All concert series starting in…Continue Reading Chopin Concerts in Miami