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Katowice | 11. Międzynarodowe Dni Henryka Mikołaja Góreckiego Górecki 90.

DniGoreckiego 23Patronat medialny nad sezonem koncertowym 2023 / 2024 Filharmonii Śląskiej sprawuje Polskie Centrum Informacji Muzycznej POLMIC.

Na 2023 rok przypada 90. rocznica urodzin Patrona Filharmonii Śląskiej. Dlatego tegoroczne Międzynarodowe Dni Henryka Mikołaja Góreckiego i ich 11. edycja przybrały zupełnie nowy, inny i bardziej intensywny kształt. Kulminacja obchodów nastąpi 9 grudnia. W Filharmonii Śląskiej odbędzie się prawdziwy maraton muzyczny – całodniowy cykl koncertów, wypełnionych muzyką Góreckiego. W programie wydarzenia dla dorosłych i dzieci, dla wielbicieli kameralistyki i wielkiej symfoniki, poszukiwaczy nowych odkryć i koneserów ponadczasowo uwielbianych dzieł.

Koncertom towarzyszyć będą wystawy oraz spotkania – z Jadwigą Górecką i Anną Górecką oraz z Danielem Cichym, dyrektorem – redaktorem naczelnym Polskiego Wydawnictwa Muzycznego i dr Beatą Bolesławską-Lewandowską, autorką monografii o Henryku Mikołaju Góreckim.

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Warszawa | „Nie bój się improwizować!": koncert na finał warsztatów dla młodych muzyków

Nie bój się improwizować w grudniuPatronat medialny nad wydarzeniem objęło Polskie Centrum Informacji Muzycznej POLMIC.

Młodzi muzycy nie boją się improwizować, a znakomitym dowodem na to jest bardzo duże zainteresowanie, jakim cieszyła się kolejna edycja warsztatów Polskiego Towarzystwa Muzyki Współczesnej dla muzycznej młodzieży „Nie bój się improwizować"! Tym razem wzięli w niej udział uczniowie Państwowej Szkoły Muzycznej I st. nr 5 im. H. Wieniawskiego w Warszawie. 2 grudnia 2023 o godz. 15:00 w Sali Koncertowej PSM (ul. Globusowej 24, Warszawa) z udziałem uczestników warsztatów i prowadzących. Wstęp wolny!

Warsztaty przygotowali i prowadzili: kontrabasistka Małgorzata Kołcz oraz kompozytor i pianista Jarosław Siwiński. Oboje od wielu lat stosując nowoczesne metody w edukacji, propagują ideę nauczania improwizacji najmłodszych, pracując z dziećmi w różnych częściach Polski.

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Katowice | Dopamina, degrengolada i księżyc planetoidy

NOSPR 10 12 23Patronat medialny nad sezonem koncertowym 2023 / 2024 NOSPR sprawuje Polskie Centrum Informacji Muzycznej POLMIC.

Program koncertu 10 grudnia 2023 roku o godz. 18.00 w NOSPR został skomponowany na zasadzie kontrastu – prawykonania młodych kompozytorów zestawiono z klasyką muzyki współczesnej. Taki zresztą jest cel programowy całego cyklu "Muzyka najnowsza", któremu przewodzi zespół Orkiestry Muzyki Nowej pod batuta Szymona Bywalca.

Dimorphos (księżyc planetoidy Didymos) Tomasza J. Opałki na klarnet basowy, bassethorn i orkiestrę, daje duże pole do popisu wykonawcom na wykorzystanie wszystkich ciekawych efektów współczesnych technik wykonawczych tych niskobrzmiących instrumentów.

Dopamina Mateusza Ryczka skomponowana została na trąbkę i orkiestrę. Prawykonanie utworu ma szansę spowodować wzrost tego hormonu u słuchaczy!

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Warszawa | Nie znajdziemy nigdy ciszy i przystani. Tuwim-Wajnberg. Inspiracje

Patronat medialny nad wydarzeniem objęło Polskie Centrum Informacji Muzycznej POLMIC.

TuwimWajnberg 8 12 23Instytut Mieczysława Wajnberga zaprasza w dniach 8-10 grudnia 2023 roku na 104. urodziny swojego patrona w Warszawie. W programie muzyczno-literackim znalazły się: koncert w wykonaniu Ewy Leszczyńskiej (sopran), Katarzyny Budnik (altówka), Marcina Zdunika (wiolonczela) i Marii Sławek (skrzypce), spotkanie poświęcone poezji Juliana Tuwima i spacer po terenie małego getta. Wstęp wolny

W urodzinowy piątek o 18:00 w Księgarni Czarnego na warszawskiej Woli dr Magdalena Piotrowska-Grot (Uniwersytet Łódzki), Agnieszka Kuś i dr Aleksander Laskowski (NIFC) opowiedzą o wyjątkowej relacji Wajnberga z twórczością Tuwima, o tym jak przekłada się słowo na muzykę, a także o znaczeniu poezji Tuwima dla mieszkańców i mieszkanek warszawskiego getta. Pospotkaniu zabrzmią dwa cykle pieśni: „Biblia cygańska” op.57 i „Stare listy” op.77 w opracowaniu Marii Sławek.

10 grudnia o 11:00 spacer po terenie małego getta śladami Mary Berg poprowadzi Agnieszka Kuś. Spotykamy się na ulicy Siennej 41.

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Katowice | Quartet of mourning songs

NOSPR 7 12 23Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

Two great artists from the Polish school of composition wrote chamber music with passion. The 3rd String Quartets by Henryk Mikołaj Górecki and Krzysztof Penderecki, who would celebrate their 90th birthday in 2023, will be presented at NOSPR on the 7th of December at 19.30 by Beata Orzutek (violin), Aleksander Daszkiewicz (violin), Martyna Dziechciarz (viola) and Natalia Kurzac-Kotula (cello).

Vladimir Khlebnikov's quatrain ending with the words "When people die - they sing songs" became the motto of Górecki's Third Quartet "...songs sing", directing attention to ultimate matters. After the premiere of the work, Bohdan Pociej in "Tygodnik Powszechny" called it a "Quartet of mourning songs".

More: https://nospr.org.pl/pl/kalendarz/gorecki-and-penderecki 

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Opole | Heavenly vision in Opole Philharmonic

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

Filharmonia Opolska 15.12.23In 2023, 150 years have passed since birth of Witold Maliszewski. His works will be performed on the 15th of December at 7:00 p.m. at the Opole Philharmonic as part of the "Polish Forgotten Music" series. The Philharmonic Orchestra will be conducted by maestro Przemysław Neumann. Joanna Kędzior (soprano) and Maciej Kułakowski (cello) will perform as soloists.

Thanks to the work of many involved people (including director Przemysław Neumann, score editors, musicians and sound directors), the Orchestra's achievements include a three-CD album presenting Maliszewski's symphonic compositions, and another CD is already in preparation, this time with concert works.

During the December concert we will hear the Princess Basia variations for soprano and orchestra, Op. 33 to words by Janina Gill and Suite for cello and orchestra Op. 20, which (in a later version with piano accompaniment) won second prize at the International Composition Competition. A. de Smith in Paris (1923).

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Results of the 5th Stefan Stuligrosz Grand Prix of Polish Choral Music announced!

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

GrandPrix 26 11 23On the 26th of November, during the laureates' concert, we announced the winners of the "Competition of Competitions" - the 5th Stefan Stuligrosz Grand Prix of Polish Choral Music!

The main prize - Grand Prix - in the amount of PLN 25,000 and a statuette (passable) was awarded to the Białystok Female Choir at the 3 High School directed by Anna Olszewska.

Two honorable mentions in the amount of PLN 3,000 were awarded to: Skowronki Girls' Choir directed by Alicja Szeluga and La Musica Choir (younger group) directed by Joanna Knap.

The award for the best performance of a work by a Poznań composer in the amount of PLN 3000 for the piece "Cheers to my brother" by Andrzej Koszewski was received by the Poznań University of Technology Choir "Volantes Soni" directed by Paweł Łuczak.

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Czernica | Prelude to the celebration of the 90th anniversary of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki birth

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The introduction to the celebration of the 90th anniversary of birth of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki - a great composer and patron of the Silesian Philharmonic - will be a chamber concert in the place of his birth. It will take place on the 3rd of December at 6.00 p.m. at the "Zameczek" Cultural Center in Czernica. This will be a unique prelude to the events scheduled for the 9th of December - this time within the walls of the Silesian Philharmonic building.

During the concert in Czernica, baritone Jakub Burgieł will perform, accompanied by the String Quintet of the Silesian Chamber Orchestra. The artists will present songs the first of which will be Three Songs, an expression of Górecki's mourning for his mother - who died when the composer was only 2 years old. The rest of the concert will be an opportunity to listen to the string quartets Już się zmierzcha and Quasi una fantasia.

Ticket information: https://filharmonia-slaska.eu/production/czernica-gorecki-borgiel-kwintet-smyczkowy/ 

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Warsaw | Improvisation workshop for children "Tell me a fairy tale" in Mokotów

Opowiedz 2 12 23Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

The Polish Society of Contemporary Music invites children aged 3-8 with their parents to the last free improvisation workshop this year, "Tell me a fairy tale", which will take place on Saturday, on the 2nd of December, 2023 at 11.00 at the Warsaw Multimedia Library for Children and Youth no. XXXI (Tyniecka 40a). As usual, the schedule includes a lot of music, improvisation, playing instruments and fun.

The workshops will be led by improvisers: accordionist Bartosz Kołsut, double bassist Małgorzata Kołcz and composer and pianist Jarosław Siwiński.

In addition to playing with improvisations and books, children will learn various sound extraction techniques that highlight its colorful and dynamic qualities, and they will also be able to play the percussion themselves. Classes last approximately 90 minutes with a short break.

Participation in the workshops is free of charge - the number of places is limited, so prior registration of participants is required.

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Katowice | 'Silesian Quartet. Masterpieces with Polish counterpoint': Henryk Mikołaj Górecki and Joanna Wnuk-Nazarowa

NOSPR Kwartet 3 12 23Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

The key to arranging the concert programne at NOSPR as part of the series entitled "Silesian Quartet. "Masterpieces with Polish counterpoint" on the 3rd of December, 2023 at 6 p.m. is the 90th anniversary of birth of Krzysztof Penderecki and Henryk Mikołaj Górecki. Especially for this occasion, Joanna Wnuk-Nazarowa composed String Quintet in Memory of Krzysztof Penderecki, which is her tribute to the composer who died three years ago.

The programme also includes the 1st Quartet "Już się zmierzcha" by Górecki. The Silesian Quartet has repeatedly performed the master's quartets, and in 1995 the musicians received their first "Fryderyk" award for recording an album with Górecki's music.

The special guest of the Silesian Quartet will be Tymoteusz Bies - winner of the 1st prize at the Karol Szymanowski International Music Competition. Together, the musicians will perform Robert Schumann's Piano Quintet, with the famous funeral march in the second part.

More: https://nospr.org.pl/pl/kalendarz/kwartet-slaski 

Katowice | NOSPR conducted by Anna Sułkowska-Migoń

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

NOSPR 3 12 23On the 3rd of December, 2023 at 12:00 p.m., the NOSPR will be conducted by Anna Sułkowska-Migoń, winner of the La Maestra international conducting competition in Paris. Horn player Pawel Cal, winner of top prizes at many Polish and international competitions, will be the concert soloist.

In his interpretation, we will hear Carl Maria von Weber's Concertino in E minor for French horn and orchestra, Op. 45 - a work that is among the most difficult works intended for the horn.

The concert will open with a performance of Ludomir Rozycki's symphonic Scherzo "Stańczyk," Op. 1. Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 8 in B minor, "Unfinished" will be performed last.

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"Mobile Residencies of New Music Orchestra" 2023

RezydencjeMobilne 23Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

"OMN Mobile Residencies" is a new series of concerts of the New Music Orchestra, which will last until the 20th of December, 2023. The concerts were organized in cooperation with the Academy of Music in Łódź (as part of the 11th AŻ Festival), the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice (as part of the unique 1st International Scientific Symposium "Perspectives of New Media: art - design - science - technology", announcing the celebration of the European City of Science Katowice 2024) and with the Frtderyk Chopin Primary and Secondary Music School in Bytom.

The concert programme includes masterpieces of world musical literature of recent decades combined with the most interesting Polish works of the 20th and 21st centuries, as well as premieres of compositions by artists associated with local artistic circles. The concerts will be accompanied by artistic workshops, lectures and interdisciplinary events. An important element of this project will be the participation of students and ... the audience in performances of some works!

Orchestra's website: https://www.omn.art.pl/ 

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Call for Papers: International online conference devoted to the idea of ​​renewability in music

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RenMus konf callThe Polish Composers' Union invites composers, musicians, musicologists, music theorists, representatives of musical organizations and institutions, ecologists and other researchers interested in the presented topics to participate in an international scientific conference devoted to the idea of ​​renewability in music. The deadline for submitting abstracts is the 31st of January, 2024.

The full range of conference topics is available here.

More: https://renmus.eu/index.php/conference/ 

 

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Wrocław | Violin on fire: Polish Violin Duo

NFM 30 11 23Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

“This suite is a toy for me and I would be very happy if you both played with it,” wrote Michał Spisak in 1957 to the famous violinists Irena Dubiska and Eugenia Umińska, for whom he wrote the Suite for two violins. The Polish Violin Duo of Marta Gidaszewska and Robert Łaguniak is a unique ensemble with skills that allow for such an approach to the performed repertoire, which, in addition to the Spisak Suite, will include works by Grażyna Bacewicz, Mieczysław Wajnberg, as well as Hungarian composers. The ensemble will perform at the National Forum of Music on the 30th of November, 2023 at 7 p.m.

Artists will perform the neo-baroque Suite for two violins by Grażyna Bacewicz. The duo will also perform the excellent Sonata for two violins by Mieczysław Wajnberg, whose works have not lost popularity since the centenary of his birth celebrated in 2019. We will also hear compositions by Miklós Rózsa, Gabor Barta and András Derecskei.

More about the concert: https://www.nfm.wroclaw.pl/component/nfmcalendar/event/10239 

Bydgoszcz | 6th edition of Music Festival at Blumwe Villa

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Muzyka w willi 23The 6th edition of Music Festival at Blumwe Villa on November 27 - December 3, 2023 will take place in two spaces: the Jeremi Przybora Concert Studio of Polish Radio PiK (Willa Blumwe) and the concert spaces of Młyny Rothera. The programme includes special concerts dedicated to Andrzej Szwalbe (on the 100th anniversary of his birth) and Szymon Laks (on the the 40th anniversary of his death). All festival concerts will be rebroadcast on the radio.

During the recital inaugurating the Festival, tenor Karol Kozłowski and pianist Bartłomiej Wezner will present song cycles by Robert Schumann, Stefan Kisielewski and Arnold Schoenberg. The poets are Heinrich Heine and Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński.

Detailed programme: https://www.facebook.com/muzykawwilliblumwego 

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