The fundamental mission of the Jerzy Semkow Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra is to promote Polish historical and contemporary music. The ensemble finds great joy and satisfaction in participating in first performances of musical pieces. The upcoming concert on October 30 at the Witold Lutosławski Polish Radio Concert Studio in the Mokotów suburb of Warsaw is…Continue Reading Kulenty World Premiere by Sinfonia Iuventus
The latest opus by the distinguished Polish composer, Marta Ptaszyńska, will be world-premiered on Sunday, October 17. The concert will be held at the Witold Lutosławski Polish Radio Concert Studio in the Mokotów suburb of Warsaw. It will be carried live and also later rebroadcasted by Polish Radio, Program II. Ptaszyńska’s Magiczna podróż [Magical Journey] is…Continue Reading Ptaszyńska World Premiere
A concert of flautists Łukasz Długosz and Agata Kielar-Długosz took place on 24 September 2021 at the Paderewski Centre in Kąśna Dolna (pictured below). The evening featured two world premieres of pieces for two flutes and piano by Wojciech Ziemowit Zych and Maciej Jabłoński. Łukasz Długosz is recognized by critics as one of the most…Continue Reading Premieres by Wojciech Ziemowit Zych and Maciej Jabłoński
Sixteen concerts featuring music by distinguished Polish and foreign composers will be held from 18 September to 17 October 2021 throughout Silesia. This year’s edition of the G. G. Gorczycki International Festival, subtitled “Transformations,” aims to show the greatest changes in the history of music that took place in two very different epochs: the Baroque…Continue Reading 2021 G.G. Gorczycki Int’l Festival
SONORA Music continues to actively promote artists on its roster, despite the pandemic-induced slowdown in live performances during the past year. They have instead used that time to organize a number of concert premieres as well as recordings and album releases. Celebrations of Krauze, plus Zubel Premiere Conductor Wilson Hermanto led the National Polish Radio…Continue Reading SONORA Artists News: Krauze, Sikora & Koziak
The 64th International Festival of Contemporary Music ‘Warsaw Autumn’ [Warszawska Jesień] will run from September 17-25, 2021. This year’s edition will be immersed in space and time; in sounds, signs, and symbols. It will enable audiences to experience complexity, diversity, ambiguity, and polyphony. On September 17, the periscope goes down and, for a good nine…Continue Reading 2021 ‘Warsaw Autumn’ Full Program Revealed
The 17th International Music Festival “Chopin and His Europe” / “Chopin i jego Europa” will be held from August 14-31, 2021. Following this year’s theme of “So far away, and yet so close… [Tak daleko, tak blisko…], in addition to the works of Chopin the Festival will emphasize the “more distant” connections of his works…Continue Reading 2021 “Chopin and His Europe”
A series of WarszeMuzik chamber concerts will be held for the fifth time in the backyards of Warsaw tenement houses and in the extraordinary space of the Umschlagplatz Monument. From August 1-29, 2021, the festival organizers invite you to 11 micro-concerts and 3 walking tours in the former Northern District led by Agnieszka Kuś, co-author…Continue Reading 5th WarszeMusik Festival
A series of new music concerts “Experimental Tuesdays” will take place on August 3-31, 2021 as part of the 21st Franciszek Wybrańczyk “Sinfonia Varsovia to Its City” Festival. The Festival is a unique opportunity to see how the young generation of composers is dealing with tradition and modernity. The series is curated by Wioleta Żochowska….Continue Reading “Experimental Tuesdays” – New Music by Young Composers!
The 23nd edition of the Gdańsk Carillon Festival will take place between 23 July and 28 August 2021. Special concerts from the towers of St. Catherine Church and the Main Town Hall in Gdańsk, combined with a fountain show, will be held every Friday and Saturday. This year, all concerts will also be broadcast live…Continue Reading 2021 Gdańsk Carillon Festival