Entitled Czterogłos [Four-part harmony], a series of concerts held on April 29, May 7, May 14 and May 17 commemorating the 80th anniversary of Karol Szymanowski’s visit in Katowice. Music by Szymanowski and other composers specifically linked to the Katowice Music Academy is featured, performed by some of the foremost musicians in Poland. The first…Continue Reading Four-Part Harmony
Maestro Grzegorz Nowak presents two exciting programs in London in early May. His first concert includes Mendelssohn’s Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sibelius’s Violin Concerto with violin soloist Ju-Young Baek, and Brahms’s Symphony No. 4. A few days later on May 10, Nowak and the Royal Philharmonic present an all-Tchaikovsky concert, featuring such war…Continue Reading Grzegorz Nowak With The Royal Philharmonic
Young emerging American pianist Micah McLaurin will be making his debut with the All-Chopin program. He will be joined by the Miami Virtuosi String Quartet in a special arrangement of Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Micah has distinguished himself at several international competitions and won 1st Prize in Arthur Fraser International Piano Competition in 2010….Continue Reading Chopin For All Free Concert Series
The Board of Directors of the Lira Ensemble invites you to attend the Mellow Polish Percussion concert held at the Lake Shore Campus of Loyola University Chicago. This concert will feature the instrumentalists of the Lira Symphony, with comments on Polish percussion by composer Marta Ptaszyńska, who is the Head of Composition at the University…Continue Reading Mellow Polish Percussion
Saturday, 17 May 2014 | 6:00 PM Edward Elgar 80th Death Anniversary – Richard Strauss 150th Birth Anniversary Jacek Kaspszyk – conductor, Pieter Wispelwey – cello, Bridgitte Hahn – soprano Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall, Jasna 5,Warsaw Admission: 50, 45, 40, 35, 25 PLN Information: filharmonia.pl Wednesday, 21 May 2014 | 7:00 PM Early Music Concert…Continue Reading Upcoming Events By Warsaw Philharmonic
A new website, dedicated to Sir Andrzej Panufnik, was unveiled in Warsaw on May 16 by Beata Bolesławska-Lewandowska, a noted Panufnik expert. The address is: panufnik.polmic.pl A concert performance of Panufnik’s Piano Trio Op. 1 accompanied the event and the performers included violinist Janusz Wawrowski, cellist Magdalena Bojanowicz, and pianist Bartłomiej Kominek. The Warsaw Musical…Continue Reading Panufnik At Warsaw Encounters
2014 marks the centenary of acclaimed Polish composer Sir Andrzej Panufnik. Throughout the year many exciting events have been scheduled around the world. Leading orchestras, conductors, chamber groups and soloists and radio stations in several countries and continents are planning Panufnik performances, education events and lectures which will be announced on the dedicated centenary page….Continue Reading Panufnik Centenary May Celebrations
The fourth edition of the Summer Concerts on Grochowskiej [Letnich Koncertów na Grochowskiej] Festival will run from May 10 – August 6, 2014 in Warsaw. As every year during this time, the Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra invites audiences every Saturday and Sunday for intimate concerts in its hall at ul. Grochowskiej 272. All concerts are…Continue Reading Summer Concerts At Grochowskiej
The USC Recital Choir performed two works by Polish composers—Nunc Dimittis by Pawel Łukaszewski and Super Flumina Babylonis by Mikołaj Gomółka—on their April 29 recital at the USC Caruso Catholic Center Church. Graduate choral conducting student Anna O’Connell led the choir in Łukaszewski’s and Gomółka’s works. Other graduate students James Laff, Jason Saunders, and Krysta…Continue Reading Gomółka And Łukaszewski At USC
The 2nd edition of the Institute of Music and Dance’s program Conductor-in-Residence has introduced two new pairings of Polish conductors and ensembles: Justyna Maj / Częstochowa Philharmonic [Filharmonia Częstochowska im. Bronisława Hubermana] and Paweł Pietruszewski / Lower Silesian Philharmonic [Filharmonia Dolnośląska w Jeleniej Górze]. Justyna Maj will be a conductor-in-residence at the Częstochowa Philharmonic throughout…Continue Reading 2014 IMiT Conductors-In-Residence