Polish Music Spring: Celebrating Anniversaries
Saturday, 23 March 2019 | 4:00 P.M. Alfred Newman Recital Hall, USC 2019 marks the anniversaries of several important Polish composers—including Stanisław Moniuszko, Grażyna Bacewicz… Read more »
Premieres
Musical Epitaph in Memory of Paweł Adamowicz
The Polish premiere of Epitaph for Paweł Adamowicz composed by Katarzyna Kwiecień-Długosz will take place on January 18. Monika Kaźmierczak will perform the piece on the carillon of… Read more »
Mikołaj Górecki Premiere: Clarinet Concerto
On November 16, during the inauguration of the 2018 “Days of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki” Festival in Katowice, the premiere of Concerto for clarinet and orchestra… Read more »
Manru at Kraków Opera
In honor of the 100th anniversary of Polish independence, the Kraków Opera presented the premiere of a new production of Ignacy Jan Paderewski’s only opera,… Read more »
Project “100 for 100. Musical decades of freedom”
PWM’s “100 for 100. Musical decades of freedom” was an undertaking of an unprecedented scale in the country. 100 masterpieces of Polish music from 1918… Read more »
Gatonska premiere at “Bujarski and Penderecki: Masters and Their Students”
On 8 October, a series of concerts will showcase the creative capacities of teachers and students. Works by Zbigniew Bujarski, Krzysztof Penderecki, and their former… Read more »
National Philharmonic season opens with Knapik premiere
On October 5, the Warsaw Philharmonic will inaugurate the 2018/2019 season celebrating the centenary of Poland’s regained independence with Witold Lutosławski’s one-minute Fanfare for Los Angeles Philharmonic… Read more »
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… Read more »
New Works by Zygmunt Krauze: Declaration and Francesco
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
Leaning Out Movie Premiere
The documentary Leaning Out: An Intimate Look at Twin Towers Engineer Leslie E Robertson will premiere in New York on October 16, featuring a score… Read more »
World Premiere Of Ahat Ilī – Sister Of Gods
The opera ahat ilī – Sister of Gods will premiere during the finale of the 16th Sacrum Profanum Festival. The opera was composed by Aleksander… Read more »
14th Chopin and His Europe International Music Festival
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… Read more »
Premiere of Agata Zubel’s “Fireworks”
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… Read more »
In Homage to Elżbieta Chojnacka
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,… Read more »
Górecki Premiere at the 11th Music Festival of Southern Greater Poland
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… Read more »
11th New Town Summer Festival
The 11th New Town Summer Festival is a series of chamber concerts that will be held from 20 July to 5 August in churches in… Read more »
Festival of the Polish Royal Opera
The Festival of the Polish Royal Opera takes place from July 5 to July 27. Fifteen musical evenings and sixteen artistic events across Warsaw –… Read more »
Chyrzyński Premiere
On 29 July, Marcel Chyrzyński’s latest installment in the Ukiyo-e cycle of compositions will premiere at the 41st edition of the Dni Muzyki Karola… Read more »
Open Days at NOSPR & Wojciechowski Premiere
On June 17, the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (NOSPR), a beneficiary of EU funds, will participate in the 5th Open Days of European Funds… Read more »