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 »
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 »
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 »
Lofty Praise for Maestro Nowak
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 »
Under the Awangarda Banner
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 »
Dancing Chopin
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 »
2018 ‘Festival of Song’ in Warsaw
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 »
Polish Artists at LACMA
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 »
Stankiewicz Shines In California
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 »
Zubel At Ferus Festival In NY
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 »
Polish Early Music In Beijing
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 »
Urbaniak In DC
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 »
Svrček & Bacewicz in Los Angeles
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 »
US Premiere of H.M. Górecki’s Symphony No. 4
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 »
Stankiewicz At UCLA
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 »
Maria Szymanowska Conference In Paris
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 »
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 »