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Łódź | Song of the Earth

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Polish music for violin and piano will be performed during a concert on May 15, 2018 at 7.00 pm at the Academy of Music in Łódź, promoting the Song of the Earth CD, released less than a month ago.

The programme of the concert is filled with 20th century Polish music and contains almost all the works from the Song of the Earth CD, which premiered on April 13, 2018. The album released by the Polish Radio Music Agency was recorded by chamber musicians who have been performing together for many years. During the concert we will hear Kurpie Song – the acclaimed work of Karol Szymanowski. It was composed with Paweł Kochański, who was a co-author of transcription for violin and piano. The concert will also feature works by the patron of the Łódź Academy – Grażyna Bacewicz. Violin works occupy an important place in her compositional output. In the works intended for this instrument, the composer used her excellent knowledge of violin technique and concert experience. The concert will feature: Mazovian Dance, Slav Dance and Stained Glass. In addition to music by Szymanowski and Bacewicz, the Polish Suite by Szymon Laks, Polish Dance from the ballet Song of the Earth by Roman Palester and Three Miniatures by Juliusz Łuciuk will be performed. The performers of the evening will be violinist Aleksandra Szwejkowska-Belica and pianist Cezary Sanecki, the rector of the Academy of Music in Łódź. 

Admission to the event is free.

More information at: http://www.amuz.lodz.pl 

Maciej Bałenkowski laureatem „The Respighi Prize”

Bałenkowski Maciej Bałenkowski, doktorant w klasie kompozycji prof. dr. h.c. mult. Krzysztofa Pendereckiego, otrzymał nagrodę The Respighi Prize, przyznawaną przez Chamber Orchestra of New York oraz rodzinę Ottorino Resighi’ego.

Jury w składzie: Dirk Brossé, Roberto Cominati, Salvatore Di Vittorio, Simone Dinnerstein, Shanan Estreicher, John Farrer, Jeffrey James, Robert Langevin, Cho-Liang Lin, Paul Moravec, Ursula Oppens, Joshua Pierce, J. Mark Stambaugh, Luigi Verdi i Alicia Zizzo spośród zgłoszeń pochodzących z całego świata postanowiło, by tegoroczną nagrodę w kategorii kompozytorskiej przyznać Maciejowi Bałenkowskiemu. W sezonie artystycznym 2018/2019 jego Sinfonietta na orkiestrę smyczkową zostanie wykonana przez Orkiestrę Kameralną Nowego Jorku w Carnegie Hall.

Patronat honorowy nad The Respighi Prize obejmuje rodzina wybitnego włoskiego kompozytora Ottorino Respighi’ego – Elsa i Gloria Pizzoli, a także Potito Pedarra – muzykolog, znawca twórczości kompozytora.

Nagroda przyznawana jest co w roku w 4 kategoriach: kategoria solowa, fortepian, kompozycja i dyrygentura. W roku 2018 została przyznana po raz siódmy – po raz pierwszy w historii Polakowi. Celem nagrody jest umożliwienie młodym kompozytorom oraz wykonawcom zaistnienia na deskach jednej z najbardziej prestiżowych sal koncertowych na świecie – Carnegie Hall w Nowym Jorku.

Udział w konkursie był dofinansowany przez „Instytut Adama Mickiewicza” w ramach programu „Kultura polska na świecie”.

Źródło: https://chamberorchestraofnewyork.org/the-respighi-prize/ 

We know the recruitment results for the second edition of TUTTI.pl!

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After announcing the second edition of the project supporting the performance of Polish music, TUTTI.pl, the jury considered 169 applications. Since the TUTTI.pl funds pool has not been exhausted, PWM announces the second call for proposals under the second edition of this venture!

The jurors (Agnieszka Duczmal – representative of the artistic groups of Polish Radio, Dr. Iwona Lindstedt  – representative of the musicological environment, Dr. Mieczysław Kominek  – president of the Polish Composers' Union, Dr. Piotr Sułkowski  – representative of the Board of the Polish Philharmonic Association, Dr. Daniel Cichy  – Director and Editor-in-Chief of the Polish Music Publishers) decided that 120 applicants will receive co-financing under TUTTI.pl. Over 65% of the available funds were allocated for the performing and recording of Polish music in the season 2018/2019.

The ranking list includes such musicians as Agata Zubel, Elżbieta Sikora, Paweł Mykietyn, Aleksander Nowak, Zygmunt Krauze, Eugeniusz Knapik, Andrzej Kwieciński, Mikołaj Górecki, Marcel Chyrzyński and Paweł Łukaszewski, who will present four world premieres.

The list of compositions also consists of the works of 'classics' of Polish music: Witold Lutosławski, Wojciech Kilar, Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, Karol Szymanowski, Mieczysław Karłowicz, Ignacy Jan Paderewski and Stanisław Moniuszko. High scores were given to projects with less frequently performed works, such as Lutosławski's Cello concerto, Kilar's Missa pro pace, or Moniuszko Litanies of Ostra Brama. Grażyna Bacewicz's compositions have been chosen several times – we hope that the double jubilee in 2019 will be conducive to more frequent presentations of her works.

The greatest joy brings the selection of works that are very rarely performed. The National Philharmonic will present Capriccio on a Theme of Kreutzer by Stefan Poradowski, Mona Lisa Gioconda by Ludomir Różycki will be performed at the Świętokrzyska Philharmonic in Kielce, and Solemnis Coronationis Missa by Józef Elsner will be heard at the National Forum of Music in Wrocław. The Polish Radio Orchestra is preparing the entire package of recordings with lesser-known compositions, which will become available to a wider audience.

The second call for proposals will include projects with a deadline of 1 January – 31 August 2019. The rules of the competition remain unchanged: after completing and sending the required documents to PWM, the commission will perform substantive evaluation of formally correct applications. Institutions whose projects gain a scoring allowing for co-financing will receive a 70% rebate on the loan of materials for the selected works. The applications have to be submitted between 1 September - 1 October 2018.

The ranking list is available at www.tutti.pwm.com.pl.

Kąśna Dolna | Talent Week 2018. Masterclasses

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The Paderewski Center in Kąśna Dolna invites you to the Talent Week Festival 2018, which will be held on May 14-20, 2018.

The event will be inaugurated by Beata Bilińska's piano recital at the Paderewski Manor. The programme will include works by F. Chopin, I. J. Paderewski, K. Szymanowski and G. Bacewicz. In the grand finale of "L'arte del Violino" in the Stodola Concert Hall, we will see and hear master violin duo Jakowicz & Jakowicz. Krzysztof Jakowicz – the nestor of Polish violinist will perform together with his son Jakub, accompanied by Robert Morawski at piano. The artists will perform works by G. Telemann, A. Vivaldi, E. Chausson, C. Saint-Saëns and P. de Sarasati.

Traditionally, there will also be a concert of Tarnów Talents (May 19, Mirror Room in Tarnów), presenting students from the Tarnów music school who will fight for the Anna Knapik Prize for the second time. Festival concerts will be hosted by Jan Popis and Anna Woźniakowska.

For several years, the Talent Week Festival has offered masterclasses, which gives young people a unique opportunity to work under the guidance of outstanding mentors. During this year's edition, the workshops will be intended for violin and piano adepts, and – for the first time in the festival's history – for trombonists.

Information about tickets at: http://www.paderewski.tarnow.pl 

22nd Witold Lutosławski Forum "Bridge"

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On May 11-25, 2018, the most important cultural event in Lublin will be the 22nd Witold Lutosławski Forum, which will take place at the Lublin Philharmonic.

This year's event is associated with the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Poland regaining its independence. During the Festival, we will be able to listen to works performed by the Lublin Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Piotr Wajrak, Robert Kabara and Jerzy Salwarowski. The Philharmonic Hall will host such well-known performers as pianist Krzysztof Książek, baritone Robert Gierlach, and violinist Kamil Tomanek.

The festival will be inaugurated by a ceremonial concert of the "Lublin premieres". Such works by Polish contemporary composers as the Double Concerto for violin, accordion and orchestra by Marcin Błażewicz and Concerto for piano, percussion and orchestra by Zbigniew Bargielski will be performed for the first time in Lublin. The concert on May 13 will be devoted to the presentation of chamber music by Paweł Łukaszewski. The final concert will feature Polish Caprice by Grażyna Bacewicz and Concerto Lendinum, Op. 44 for violin, cello and string orchestra by Sławomir Czarnecki, president of the Warsaw Branch of the Polish Composers' Union, celebrating the 50th anniversary of artistic work this year.

The concert on May 16, organized by the Lublin Branch of the Polish Composers' Union, will be a piano recital by Michał Drewnowski, promoting the CD In the circle of Andrzej Nikodemowicz (DUX). The pianist will present Mariusz Dubaj's Reproductions, inspired by Dutch paintings, and 24 Mini-Preludes dedicated to Professor Nikodemowicz, Suite of Polish Dances, La Musique Oublieé and 4 Preludes by Tadeusz Majerski,19 Expression and 2 Meditations by Andrzej Nikodemowicz, as well as Stefan Kisielewski's Suite. The concert will be accompanied by an exhibition of photographs on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the "Akord" concerts of the Lublin Branch of the Polish Composers' Union and a public presentation of the last interview with Professor Andrzej Nikodemowicz recorded during the "Akord XV" concert in 2015.

Detailed program can be found on the Lubin Philharmonic website.

Elbląg | Argentinian rhythms

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It is said that "you need two to tango". Is it true? This statement will be denied by the trio that will play along with the Elbląg Chamber Orchestra again on May 13, 2018 in the concert hall of the State Music Schools Complex in Elbląg at 6.00 p.m.

Tango Attack and the Elbląg Chamber Orchestra will take music lovers on a trip to Buenos Aires – a city that is a source of inspiration for tango fans around the world. Listeners will learn about the multicultural world of the Argentine capital, which streets are filled with dancing people and colorful murals.

The repertoire will include the biggest hits of Argentinian tango (Cumparsita, El Choclo, Por una Cabeza). There will be compositions by Astor Piazzolla, one of the most important figures in the history of this genre (eg Muerte del Angel, Otono Porteno, Libertango) and original works, including Lejdistango by Hadrian Filip Tabęcki.

The guides to the meanders of South American music will be outstanding instrumentalists, who combines tradition with modern sound experiments. Hadrian Filip Tąbecki (piano) is a comprehensively talented composer and arranger. He cooperated, among others, with Michał Bajor, and his works are included on the CDs of Jose Cura, Jacek Bończyk and Mieczysław Szcześniak. Piotr Malicki (guitar) specializes in playing in chamber ensembles and is fascinated by Argentinian rhythms. Grzegorz Bożewicz (bandoneon) is described by critics as a great interpreter of Argentine, Greek, Irish, French, as well as Baroque and contemporary music.

The concert is part of the „Filharmonia/ostrożnie, wciąga!!!” programme, coordinated by the Institute of Music and Dance.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

Information about tickets at: www.eok.elblag.eu 

Wieliczka | "Polish Love Lyric" Concert

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The Krakow Opera invites you to the next concert of the cycle "Song – Theater of the Word", which will take place on April 22, 2018 at 5.00 p.m. in the unique acoustics of Jan Haluszka Chamber at the Wieliczka Salt Mine.

The concert will consist of the most beautiful songs that have been written for love poetry. Wioletta Chodowicz will perform selected works from the cycle Twelve Kurpie Songs, Op. 58 by Karol Szymanowski. The repertoire will also include six songs for voice and piano Love lyric by Franciszek Maklakiewicz in the interpretation of Agnieszka Cząstka, and selected Songs, Op. 74 by Fryderyk Chopin performed by Iwona Socha. We will also hear songs by Mieczysław Karłowicz and Ignacy Jan Paderewski, which will be presented by Andrzej Lampert and Adam Sobierajski. The repertoire of the evening will include works by such composers as Andrzej Panufnik, Krzysztof Penderecki, Feliks Nowowiejski, Stanisław Moniuszko, Ludomir Różycki, Jan Gall, Lucjan Marczewski, Marek Stachowski, Jerzy Gablenz and Stanisław Lipski. Soloists will be accompanied by pianist Sławomir Cierpik.

Information about tickets at: www.opera.krakow.pl 

Wieliczka | "Song – Theater of the Word". "My Evening Song" concert

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The Krakow Opera invites you to the concert "My evening song", which will take place on May 13, 2018 at 5.00 pm in the "Wieliczka" Salt Mine (John Haluszko chamber), as part of the "Song – Theater of the Word" series.

The main theme of the concert will revolve around 100 years of Poland's independence. We will hear songs by Frederic Chopin, performed by Magdalena Barylak (Życzenie, Śliczny chłopiec, Dumka) and Adam Wasp (Hulanka, Poseł, Wojak, Pierścień). Iwona Socha will sing Four Songs to words by Asnyk Adam and Dominic Sutowicz will sing Six songs to words by Adam Mickiewicz by Ignacy Jan Paderewski. The concert will also feature songs by Karol Szymanowski, Stanislaw Moniuszko and Mieczysław Karłowicz.

In addition to vocalists we will also hear solo instrumentalists who will present compositions by Grazyna Bacewicz (Prelude, Krakowiak, Kujawiak, Polish Caprice), Romuald Twardowski (Polish Fantasy), Ignacy Jan Paderewski (Melody) and Fryderyk Chopin (Polonaise, Op. 40 No. 1 in A major). Mariola Cieniawa will play the piano, and Anna Wójtowicz and Paweł Wójtowicz will play the violin. The host of the evening will be Agnieszka Draus.

Tickets can be purchased at the Krakow Opera House and online at: www.opera.krakow.pl.

Cracow | Premiere of "Demeter" by Stanisław Rzepiela

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The world premiere of the opera-ballet Demeter by Stanisław Rzepiel, directed by Anna Zwiefka, will take place on May 13, 2018 at 6:00 pm in the Krakow Philharmonic.

Demeter is spectacle that mix many genres, including opera, cantata, ballet and dance theater. The project is created in cooperation with young artists working in the international arena: director Anna Zwiefka, set and costume designer Kamila Sudoł and choreographer Angelo Egarese. The resulting performance will be a kind of bridge between the present and the ancient world of Greek deities. Homer's myth of Demeter, Persephone and Hades, was the starting point for the creative interpretation – both visually and musically.

The over 70-member executive cast includes well-known artists and art groups from both Poland and abroad: Kinesis Contemporary Dance Company from Florence, actors, performers of solo parts (Olga Demeter, Wiktoria Zawistowska and Piotr Kalina), Krakow Music Academy Symphony Orchestra and "Przestrzeń Głosu" Vocal Ensemble under the composer's direction.

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