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The Grand Theater in Poznań invites you on the 17^th of May, 2023 at 19.00 for another musical meeting as part of the ‘Opera in the Aula UAM’ series. This time, a recital by the outstanding soprano Olga Pasiecznik, dedicated to the memory of maestro Gabriel Chmura, will take place in the University Hall. Pianists Janusz Olejniczak and Krzysztof Trzaskowski will perform, and the concert will be conducted by Jerzy Kisielewski.

Among the diverse repertoire prepared by the artists for this evening, there will be compositions by Gabriel Chmura, artistic director of the Stanisław Moniuszko Grand Theatre in the years 2012-2020.

We will also hear selected Mazurkas by Fryderyk Chopin, songs from the cycle of 8 Jewish folk songs by Szymon Laks and works by J. Haydn, M. Ravel, C. Debussy and H. Duparc.

Ticket information: https://opera.poznan.pl/pl/gabriel-chmura-in-memoriam-recital-olgi-pasiecznik-i-janusza-olejniczaka-2 

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On the 16^th of May, 2023 at 18.00 in the Concert Hall of the Academy of Music in Katowice a graduation concert of students of the Department of Composition and Music Theory will take place. We will hear their latest works for the first time.

During the concert, three compositions by undergraduate and graduate students will be premiered. The Maxime Orchestra, organist Mariusz Kozieł and pianist Aleksandra Gawrońska-Kozieł conducted by Andrzej Mandryka, Krystian Wołczański and Miłosz Korpol will perform.

The programme includes Kinga Wójcik's Movement for string septet (class of Prof. Aleksander Lasoń and Prof. Peter Beyer), Monika Kozakiewicz's Cracow Poem for symphony orchestra and electronics (class of Prof. Aleksander Nowak) and Wojciech Laskowski's Double Concerto for organ, piano and orchestra (Prof. Aleksander Nowak's class).

Additional information: https://fb.me/e/2twULjO4Q 

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The 11^th Festival of Contemporary Music ‘New Music’, organized by the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Branch of the Polish Composers' Union, the Municipal Cultural Center, the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music and the Faculty of Music Education of the Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, will take place on May 14-22, 2023. Admission to all concerts is free!

This year, the programme consists of 6 concerts with as many as 46 compositions, including 17 world premieres of works by Piotr Moss, Edward Sielicki, Ewa Fabiańska-Jelińska, Piotr A. Komorowski, Rafał Tworek, Natalia Kaszubska, Przemysław Pack, Bohdan Riemer, Piotr Sutt, Magdalena Cynk, Marcin Kopczyński and Aleksandra Brejza.

Detailed programme - on the website: http://www.nowamuzyka.bydgoszcz.pl/program2023  ​

The 90^th anniversary of Krzysztof Penderecki's birth is an important jubilee for Polish and world culture in 2023. In the context of Lusławice, it takes on a special meaning: it coincides with the 10^th anniversary of the inauguration of the Krzysztof Penderecki European Center for Music. The jubilee gala ‘10 years in Lusławice’ will take place on the 15^th of May, 2023 at 18.00.

The European Union Youth Orchestra conducted by Daniel Rowland will present a unique repertoire: Krzysztof Penderecki's Ciaccona, Harrison Birtwistle's Cortege, Terry Riley's In C.

The world premiere of Carmen Fizzarotti's composition inspired by Vivaldi's The Four Seasons - a 4-movement The [Uncertain] Four Seasons will take place. A piece with a timeless message will open the ‘Earth4All’ tour of the European Union Youth Orchestra, whose main idea is the wellbeing of our planet and improvement of the climate.

Additional information: http://www.penderecki-center.pl/ 

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

After many years of absence, the 25^th Kłodzko Piano Competition is back on the Lower Silesian music scene, thanks to the cooperation of the Lower Silesian Society of Fryderyk Chopin and Fryderyk Chopin Music School in Kłodzko.

The competition is addressed to students of grades 1-4 of the 6-year cycle, grades 1-2 of the 4-year cycle of all types of music schools and will take place in three age categories on the 2^nd of June, 2023 at the Fryderyk Chopin Music School in Kłodzko. The deadline for submitting applications is the 15^th of May.

Rules and regulations available on the website: http://www.chopinwroclaw.eu/aktualnosci/64-xxv-klodzki-konkurs-pianistyczny