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Review: Weinberg by Sałajczyk

By Marek Zebrowski Piotr Sałajczyk, a distinguished pianist, chamber musician and pedagogue, recently issued a recording of Mieczysław Weinberg’s Piano Sonatas No. 1, Op. 5,… Read more »

Tagged april 2022, Discography, Reviews

The Charm and Elegance of Orliński and Biel

A Review by Marek Zebrowski Jakub Józef Orliński, the internationally-acclaimed countertenor, presented a solo recital at the Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica… Read more »

Tagged March 2022, Reviews

New Bacewicz Bio by Sendłak

Review by Marek Zebrowski Joanna Sendłak, granddaughter of composer Grażyna Bacewicz, is the author of the latest biography in the PWM “Małe monografie” series. A… Read more »

Tagged January 2022, Musicology, Reviews

Lofty Praise for Maestro Nowak

May 19, 2021

Polish Conductor Grzegorz Nowak’s interpretations on a variety of CDs over the past decade have elicited much praise from critics worldwide. Regardless of whether he… Read more »

Tagged Discography, Reviews

Under the Awangarda Banner

April 13, 2021

Book Review by Marek Zebrowski For over two centuries, Polish music has been inextricably linked to history and politics. A multitude of turbulent events (including… Read more »

Tagged April 2021, Musicology, Publications, Reviews

Dancing Chopin

January 20, 2019

A review by Marek Zebrowski Commemorating the centenary of regaining Poland’s independence, during the second half of November the Polish National Opera Theatre in Warsaw… Read more »

Tagged November 2018, Performances, Reviews

2018 ‘Festival of Song’ in Warsaw

December 12, 2018

Held during the first half of December, the 15th Festival of Song [XV Festiwal Pieśni] concluded on Saturday, Dec. 15 with a concert at the historic… Read more »

Tagged Festivals, January 2019, Performances, Reviews

Polish Artists at LACMA

August 16, 2018

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… Read more »

Tagged August 2018, July 2018, Performances, Reviews

Stankiewicz Shines In California

June 1, 2015

by Marek Żebrowski Kuba Stankiewicz, a distinguished Polish jazz pianist, presented a series of jazz trio concerts in California during the first part of May.… Read more »

Tagged June 2015, Performances, Reviews

Zubel At Ferus Festival In NY

June 1, 2015

Award-winning composer and vocalist Agata Zubel will be featured at the FERUS Festival in New York City. Presented by VisionIntoArt (VIA), a multimedia production company… Read more »

Tagged Festivals, June 2015, New York, Performances, Reviews

Polish Early Music In Beijing

June 1, 2015

The Early Music Season is an event organized by the Beijing’s Forbidden City Concert Hall (FCCH), each spring presenting three different ensembles. In 2015, the… Read more »

Tagged China, June 2015, Performances, Reviews

Urbaniak In DC

June 1, 2015

A very rare opportunity to hear Michal Urbaniak and his Urbanator Group in Washington D.C. happened on Thursday, May 21 at the Bethesda Blues &… Read more »

Tagged June 2015, Performances, Reviews

Svrček & Bacewicz in Los Angeles

April 1, 2015

On March 17 in the Colburn School of Music’s Zipper Hall in Downtown Los Angeles, pianist and contemporary music specialist Susan Svrček performed Polish composer… Read more »

Tagged Los Angeles, March 2015, Performances, Reviews

US Premiere of H.M. Górecki’s Symphony No. 4

February 1, 2015

A Review by Krysta Close During the weekend of January 16-18, 2015, the Los Angeles Philharmonic gave the US Premiere of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki’s Symphony… Read more »

Tagged February 2015, Performances, Premieres, Reviews

Stankiewicz At UCLA

June 10, 2014

A Review by Marek Żebrowski As the sun disappeared behind the western horizon on the evening of June 3, dark blue skies became the backdrop… Read more »

Tagged Concerts, June 2014, Los Angeles, Performances, Publications, Reviews

Maria Szymanowska Conference In Paris

June 10, 2014

A Report by Maja Trochimczyk On April 28-29 in the Paris Division of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), the Second International Conference “Maria Szymanowska… Read more »

Tagged Conferences, June 2014, Publications, Reviews

A Portrait Of A Polish Violinist

PMJ Vol. 6 No. 1 The late January 2014 theft of the Stradivarius violin in Milwaukee served to highlight not only a famous violin but… Read more »

Tagged May 2014, Publications, Reviews

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