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Prof. Mieczysław Tomaszewski celebrates his 95th birthday

tA special meeting marking Prof. Mieczysław Tomaszewski's 95th birthday will be held on December 12, 2016 at 5.00 pm at Kinoteka Cinema in Warsaw.

Professor Tomaszewski is a Polish musicologist and editor of numerous series. He has held research and published writings on ontology, analysis and interpretation of the musical work, the relationship between lyrics and music, theory and history of song, and Fryderyk Chopin.

The meeting, organized by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute, includes the presentation of a 30-minute documentary on Prof. Tomaszewski (produced by the Chopin Institute) and his new publication entitled Chopin 2. Grasping the Ungraspable.

Admission free (booking free tickets required: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

2nd International Józef Świder Music Festival

s 2016 edition of the International Józef Świder Music Festival will be held on December 7-11 in the Cieszyn Silesia region.

The festival, initiated by "Harmonia" Representative Choir of the University of Silesia, is aimed at presenting and promoting music by Józef Świder - one of the composers who lived and worked in Cieszyn Silesia.

The line-up includes concerts, international conference (December 7), workshops and seminars for conductors (December 8-9) and International Józef Świder Choir Competition (December 9-10). The festival events will be held both on the Polish and Czech side of the Olza river.

More information: www.festiwalswider.us.edu.pl

5th Days of Music: Mieczysław Karłowicz

k 2016 edition of the Days of Music will be held on December 11-17, 2016 at the Academy of Music in Krakow.

The major figure of the event will be Mieczysław Karłowicz whose 140th birthday anniversary is being celebrated this year. The programme includes recitals, symphonic and chamber concerts featuring music by Karłowicz and other composers of his time, as well as international conference and photography exhibitions presenting the Tatra Mountains (photos by Mieczysław Karłowicz taken at the beginning of the 20th century and the views photographed recently by Krzysztof Wojnarowski).

Detailed programme: www.dnimuzyki.art.pl

"Songs to One’s Own Lyrics" by Klaudia Pasternak - premiere

pPremiere performance of Songs to One’s Own Lyrics by Klaudia Pasternak will be held on December 10, 2016 at Bielany Chamber Hall in Warsaw.

Klaudia Pasternak belongs to the generation of young composers. Her new song cycle for soprano, mezzosoprano, baritone and string orchestra, commissioned by the Jan Kiepura Mazovia Music Theatre in Warsaw, stylistically differs from her usual approach to composing new music. The work will be performed by Magdalena Krysztoforska-Beucher (soprano), Magdalena Wachowska (mezzosoprano), Jakub Gąska (tenor), Marcin Bronikowski (baritone)and String Orchestra of the Mazovia Music Theatre under the direction of the composer herself.

The concert is co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage ("Composing Commissions" programme implemented by the Institute of Music and Dance).

Tickets available on-line at: www.ebilet.pl

More information: Facebook event

Sound Republic - Andriessen Archipelago

k 10th edition of the "Purchase of New and Waste Sounds - Sound Republic", which includes workshops and a concert performed by the Mud Cavaliers and the workshops participants, will be held between December 10 and 20, 2016 in Warsaw.

The project is organized by the Polish Society for Contemporary Music and meant to prepare its participants for performing a composition designed in a form similar to De Staat by Louis Andriessen. During 5 open workshops, the participants will work under the guidance of members of the Mud Cavaliers and learn to work collectively on the piece, engage in effective teamwork, and get acquainted with various aspects of contemporary music.

The project is co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, City of Warsaw and Society of Authors and Composers ZAiKS.

Admission free.

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"Personaggi: Euridice" by Andrzej Kwieciński - premiere

kPremiere performance of Personaggi: Euridice by Andrzej Kwieciński will be held on December 11, 2016 at Nowy Teatr in Warsaw.

"The starting point for writing this work was the myth of Orpheus and Euridice, however I focused on its "unsaid" part. The idea came mainly from my love of music of the early Baroque" - says the composer. The libretto was based on Georgics by Virgil and Metamorphoses by Ovid. Kwieciński, joined by French writer and theatre director Nathalie Gendrot, decided to give the choir a new role of impersonating the "absent" Euridice, instead of using its traditional, dramatic function (chorus commenting on the action).

The work will be premiered by Polish Radio Choir and Polish Radio Orchestra under the baton of Szymon Bywalec.

The concert is co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage ("Composing Commissions" programme implemented by the Institute of Music and Dance).

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Music Archives and Polish Libraries’ Collections of Compositions - conference

kUniversity of Warsaw Library will host a conference entitled "Music Archives and Polish Libraries’ Collections of Compositions", which will be held on December 1-2, 2016.

The conference sessions will focus on discussing challenges which music librarians are faced with while working on music manuscripts and collections. The event is organized by the Music Libraries Section – Polish National Group IAML (International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres) and the Music Department of the University of Warsaw Library.

Detailed programme: www.buw.uw.edu.pl

69th Musica Moderna

m69th session of Musica Moderna, organized by the Grażyna and Kiejstut Academy of Music in Łódź, will be held between December 3 and 8, 2016.

The programme includes concerts, lectures, workshops with Marek Chołoniewski and a meeting with the employees of the Institute of Music and Dance (presentation of the "Composing Commissions" programme). Music by foreign and Polish composers (including Grażyna Bacewicz, Tadeusz Wielecki, Sławomir Kaczorowski, Artur Zagajewski, Krzysztof Grzeszczak, Eugène Ysaÿe, Olga Hans and many others) will be performed by such artists as Kwartludium, Wojciech Błażejczyk and several young musicians and Łódź-based students of the Academy of Music.

Admission to all events is free, except for concerts on December 3 and 7.

More information: www.amuz.lodz.pl

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Finał 11. Festiwalu Gorczyckiego

gJedenasty festiwal – jedenaście miast, siedemnaście koncertów z udziałem znakomitości polskiej i światowej sceny muzycznej. Duża dawka muzyki polskiej oraz, jubileuszowo, arcydzieła Mozarta. 4 grudnia 2016 roku odbędzie się finał najważniejszego festiwalu muzycznego na Śląsku – Międzynarodowego Festiwalu im. G. G. Gorczyckiego.

Finał tegorocznego Festiwalu, zainaugurowanego 19 listopada w Chorzowie, będzie miał miejsce 4 grudnia. W ciągu dwóch tygodni podczas 17 koncertów w 11 miastach wystąpi plejada znakomitych artystów z kraju i ze świata, wśród których znaleźli się Gabrieli Players, Le Parlement de Musique, Paul McCreesh, Martin Gester, Janusz Wawrowski, Eugénie Warnier, Cracow Singers, Piotr Pławner, Paul Esswood, Marcin Wyrostek, Renata Pokupić, a także stali bywalcy, a zarazem ulubieńcy festiwalowej publiczności – Capella Cracoviensis, Sinfonietta Cracovia, Aukso, Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia czy Camerata Silesia.

Co charakterystyczne dla Festiwalu, wielu zagranicznych gości (Paul Esswood, Le Parlement Musique czy Martin Gester) prezentuje muzykę polską na czele z dziełami Grzegorza Gerwazego Gorczyckiego, która od lat – niezmiennie – stanowi trzon festiwalowego programu. Nie zabraknie przy tym jednak arcydzieł literatury światowej na czele z kompozycjami W.A. Mozarta – w 260. rocznicę urodzin i 225. rocznicę śmierci.

W przededniu 225. rocznicy śmierci W. A. Mozarta – 4 grudnia w Operze Śląskiej w Bytomiu 11. Międzynarodowy Festiwal im. Grzegorza Gerwazego Gorczyckiego dobiegnie końca. Maestro Paul McCreesh i uwielbiana przez publiczność Sinfonietta Cracovia wykonają słynną Symfonię Jowiszową Mozarta oraz Symfonię Żałobną Haydna, a gwiazdą wieczoru będzie genialna chorwacka sopranistka Renata Pokupić. W jej wykonaniu zabrzmi bodajże najwspanialsza osiemnastowieczna aria koncertowa – Scene di Berenice Haydna.

Szczegółowy program Festiwalu dostępny jest na stronie www.gorczycki.pl 

ZOBACZ: program PDF

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