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Warsaw | Sinfonia Varsovia „Resounds. New Polish Music”

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The next edition of the Sinfonia Varsovia series „Resounds. New Polish Music” will open with a concert on 11 January 2010 at 7.00 p.m. in the Witold Lutosławski Polish Radio Concert Studio in Warsaw. The programme will include compositions by Agata Zubel, Emil Młynarski and Luciano Berio. Adam Siebers will perform as a soloist, the orchestra will be conducted by Wilson Hermanto.

Fireworks (2018) by Agata Zubel is the composer's musical view on the hundred years of the Polish nation – its tradition and contexts of broadly understood culture. The eight-minute work for extended symphony orchestra is filled with fireworks of musical thoughts, impressions and sound reminiscences, freely combined with each other. The composition reached international audiences, arousing widespread admiration. It was performed, among others at London's Royal Albert Hall as part of the BBC Proms festival and Konzerthaus in Berlin. In August 2018, Fireworks brought Agata Zubel the European Composer Award.

The pretext for a musical retrospective to the interwar period is the 100th anniversary of the premiere of the Second Violin Concerto in D major by an outstanding violinist, conductor, composer and organizer of Warsaw's musical life – Emil Młynarski. The work will allow to observe the changes in the composer's language of expression over the century and understand the context of the new Polish music. Set in the tradition of European music, with a virtuoso solo party compared to Wieniawski's concerts, it will be performed by the outstanding violinist of the young generation, the second concert master of Sinfonia Varsovia, Adam Siebers.

The programme will also include Rendering (1989) by Italian composer Luciano Berio. Its genesis is associated with the discovery of sketches of the unfinished 10th Symphony in D major by Franz Schubert, which form the foundation of the composition. The premiere performance of the work took place exactly 30 years ago at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.

The concert will be preceded by a meeting with Agata Zubel led by Jacek Hawryluk (6.00 p.m.).

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information at: www.sinfoniavarsovia.org 

Warsaw | Paderewski, Borodin i Dukas performed by Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra

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A concert of the Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra conducted by Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk with the laureate of the Stanisław Moniuszko International Polish Music Competition in Rzeszów, pianist Pavel Dombrovsky will take place on 25 January 2020 at 7.00 p.m. at the Concert Hall of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. The artists will present works by Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Alexander Borodin and Paul Dukas.

Alexander Borodin, the oldest of a group of composers which went down in the history of music as the Mighty Handful, was a chemist by education and profession who only occasionally wrote music. Although a ‘dilettante’, as he would introduce himself on many occasions, his technique was excellent, and his works entered the canon of Russian music as its centrepieces. Ecstatic, exotic and energetic, the Polovtsian Dances (the Polovtsians being a mystery people from the steppes of the present-day Kazakhstan and fringe of Siberia whom the eponymous character invades) were among the fragments which the author wrote first, and nowadays – performed as a separate piece – they are regarded as symphonic ‘hits’.

Paul Dukas, a contemporary and friend of the famous Claude Debussy, is an author somewhat forgotten in the present day. While only few of his works reappear on stage at concert halls and theatres, his name has been immortalized by a symphonic scherzo The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, based on J.W. Goethe’s playful ballad.

Pavel Dombrovsky, an outstanding Russian pianist and winner of many prestigious competitions, performs the Piano Concerto in A minor by Ignacy Jan Paderewski, a pianist, composer and statesman. Full of spectacular virtuosity, this piece was written by Paderewski at 28, on the brink of his fame, which came relatively late. The success of the world premiere (with the participation of Anette Essipoff, performing under the baton of the great Hans Richter) confirmed that his work was a masterpiece, marking the beginning of his long career on the world’s stages. Of course, through its beautiful stylisations of national motifs, it is close to the Polish audience’s heart in particular.

Piotr Maculewicz

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information at: https://sinfoniaiuventus.pl/ 

Przesłuchania do Polskiej Orkiestry Sinfonia Iuventus im. Jerzego Semkowa: wiolonczele i kontrabasy

POSIPolska Orkiestra Sinfonia Iuventus im. Jerzego Semkowa ogłasza przesłuchania dla muzyków do 30 roku życia na stanowiska „Wiolonczele tutti” i „Kontrabasy tutti”. Termin przesłuchania: 13 lutego 2020 roku. Przesłuchania odbędą się w stolicy, w Studiu Koncertowym Polskiego Radia im. Witolda Lutosławskiego, Studio S3.

Osobom, które pomyślnie przejdą przesłuchania Polska Orkiestra Sinfonia Iuventus im. Jerzego Semkowa może zaoferować: umowę o pracę, atrakcyjne wynagrodzenie, pracę pod kierunkiem wybitnych dyrygentów, szeroko zakrojoną edukację artystyczną oraz zdobycie doświadczenia pracy w orkiestrze.

Zgłoszenia można dokonać wyłącznie poprzez stronę internetową. Link do rejestracji: https://bit.ly/2lSyTLU 

Do zgłoszenia należy dołączyć: życiorys w języku polskim i podpisane oświadczenie (do pobrania na stronie https://sinfoniaiuventus.pl/przesluchania/)

Termin nadsyłania zgłoszeń: 9 lutego 2020 roku.

Kandydat, w przypadku odwołania swojej obecności na przesłuchaniu, zobowiązany jest do poinformowania instytucji drogą e-mailową lub telefonicznie najpóźniej na 2 dni przed terminem przesłuchania.

Szczegółowe informacje – na stronie https://sinfoniaiuventus.pl/przesluchania/ 

„One Hundred Years of Musical Emigration” – second edition available for sale!

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Untold stories of eminent personalities – "One hundred years of musical emigration. Polish composers abroad (1918-2018)” is a book that makes you think innovatively about history, culture and artists today.

The book based on the concept by Marlena Wieczorek, PhD (MEAKULTURA Foundation) under the substantive supervision of Beata Bolesławska-Lewandowska, PhD (Polish Academy of Sciences) is the first publication in Polish literature that comprehensively explores the emigration of 20th-century composers. The compendium contains profiles of artists from the circle of classical, jazz, film, and even popular music. Its formula combines 15 extensive cross-sectional texts and biographies in the form of 63 expert interviews. In these various forms specialists present composers' personalities in an interesting way and reveal compelling anecdotes.

The publication of "One Hundred Years of Musical Emigration ..." is also an element of celebrating the Centenary of Independence – the century of musical emigration culture, modernized thanks to 50 authors who analyze life, works and motivations of over 200 composers. The whole is complemented by a unique visual layer – almost 100 illustrations by Max Skorwider, PhD, a valued graphic artist. Krzysztof Moraczewski, Prof. AMU, PhD Habil., in an editorial review indicates that – (...) It is often about outstanding work, but not well known in Poland. This ignorance is also one of the problems of artistic emigration. Like any good book about art, this one will also force you to revise your own knowledge and beliefs, re-evaluate and look for new ways of understanding the artistic situation we are in.

The patron of the publication is the ZAiKS Association of Authors. The media patron of the book is the Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC .

The first edition of the book was exhausted in a few days, the second edition is now available for sale.

More information at: http://fundacjameakultura.pl/projekty#wydawnictwa-sto-lat-muzycznej-emigracji-kompozytorzy-polscy-za-granica-1918-2018 

Przesłuchanie w Filharmonii im. M. Karłowicza w Szczecinie - kontrabas

FSFilharmonia im. M. Karłowicza w Szczecinie ogłasza przesłuchanie na kontrabas – głos tutti (umowa o pracę, cały etat). Przesłuchanie odbędzie się 25 lutego 2020 roku o godz. 14.00 w Sali kameralnej Filharmonii Szczecińskiej. Termin złożenia dokumentów: do dnia 10 lutego 2020.

Niezbędne wymagania: dyplom ukończenia studiów wyższych magisterskich na kierunku instrumentalistyka, specjalność „Gra na instrumencie (kontrabas)”, lub zaświadczenie o odbywaniu ostatniego roku studiów magisterskich. Wymagane dokumenty: życiorys artystyczny, list motywacyjny, kopie dokumentów potwierdzających wykształcenie i dodatkowe kwalifikacje, oświadczenie o wyrażeniu zgody na przetwarzanie danych osobowych do celów rekrutacji.

Filharmonia oferuje:

▪ Możliwość uczestniczenia w nowatorskich projektach realizowanych przez Filharmonię im. M. Karłowicza w Szczecinie, w tym obejmujące wydawnictwa muzyczne;

▪ Możliwość rozwoju zawodowego poprzez dostęp do nowoczesnej i bardzo dobrze wyposażonej Fonoteki;

▪ Pracę w profesjonalnym zespole, w przyjaznej atmosferze;

▪ Komfortowe warunki pracy w nowoczesnym gmachu szczecińskiej filharmonii, wyróżnionym wieloma nagrodami m.in. Główną Nagrodą Unii Europejskiej im. Miesa van der Rohe 2015 dla współczesnej architektury;

▪ Szeroki pakiet świadczeń socjalnych m.in. dofinansowanie do działalności kulturalno-oświatowej i sportowo-rekreacyjnej, zwrotną pomoc na cele mieszkaniowe, prywatną opiekę medyczną w Centrach Medicover w Polsce;

▪ Dodatkowo oferujemy w atrakcyjnych cenach: prywatną opiekę medyczną w Centrach Medicover w Polsce dla członków rodzin pracowników oraz pakiety sportowe OK System.

Dokumenty opatrzone tytułem: „Przesłuchania – kontrabas” należy przesłać na adres e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (decyduje data wpływu korespondencji).

Filharmonia zapewnia akompaniatora.

Filharmonia zastrzega sobie prawo zaproszenia na przesłuchanie wybranych kandydatów. Osoby zakwalifikowane do przesłuchania otrzymają indywidualne informacje drogą mailową. Po zakończeniu procesu rekrutacji i wyborze najlepszego kandydata, zostanie zawarta umowa.

Szczegółowe informacje, program przesłuchań (w tym materiały nutowe do pobrania) dostępne na stronie: www.filharmonia.szczecin.pl w zakładce "Praca". Aby uzyskać więcej informacji należy kontaktować się z Panią Magdaleną Grączewska-Głogowską, organizatorem pracy artystycznej, adres e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Atom String Quartet tours the US for the second time

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The Atom String Quartet will tour the United States on 7-16 January 2020. In less than two weeks, the quartet will play 7 concerts in various parts of the country. The American tour will begin the celebrations of the quartet's 10th anniversary.

It will be the ensemble's second tour in the United States, which this time will include cities such as Minneapolis, Madison, San Francisco, Phoenix, Baltimore and New York. The artists will present a diverse programme composed of works by Krzysztof Penderecki (from the ensemble's last album Penderecki), Zbigniew Seifert and musicians of the quartet. A special event will be held at Dizzy`s Club – Jazz at Lincoln Center, one of the most prestigious jazz clubs in the world. Atom String Quartet will perform there twice on 16 January: at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.

Atom String Quartet is one of the most intriguing string quartets in the world, and also one of best Polish jazz bands. The group combines the capabilities of a string quartet (i.e. two violins, viola and cello) with improvisation in its broad sense. The set of instruments of a chamber music ensemble, which is most classic and firmly established in music tradition, enables the artists to search for new sound and formal achievements. It is difficult to define, in an explicit way, the music style of the group. Its music output, besides jazz, shows sources of inspiration coming from Polish folk, music of various regions of the world, and also contemporary and classical music.

The American ASQ tour has been co-financed within the "Polish Culture in the World" programme of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute.

Katowice | Film Music performed by the Silesian Philharmonic Choir and Symphony Orchestra

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On 10 January 2020 at 7:00 p.m. the Henryk Mikołaj Górecki Silesian Philharmonic will hold a concert of film music. The Symphony Orchestra and the Silesian Philharmonic Choir under the direction of Maciej Sztor will perform pieces from the most recent and classical productions.

Rich orchestrations, expressive sound motifs, moving themes and energetic sequences will certainly bring to mind vivid images from the world cinema. The programme will include works by Ennio Morricone, James Horner, Nino Rota, David Arnold and Wojciech Kilar. We will listen to the music from such movies as The Hateful Eight, Magnificent Seven, The Godfather, Avatar and Independence Day, as well as Salt of the Black Earth directed by Kazimierz Kutz.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information at: https://filharmonia-slaska.eu/ 

Kielce | Carnival concert "Not only waltz..."

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A carnival concert entitled "Not only waltz..." will take place on 10 January 2020 at 7 p.m. at the Oskar Kolberg Świętokrzyska Philharmonic in Kielce.

A lot of film music themes, beautiful waltzes by Johann Strauss II, Franciszek Lehár, and Henry Mancini, popular songs (such as Mamma Mia or Song of Helena by Krzesimir Dębski) and the most beautiful arias from operettas (among others Die Fledermaus, Merry Widow) will fill the programme of the carnival evening at the Świętokrzyska Philharmonic. The soloist of the concert will be Katarzyna Dondalska (coloratura soprano). The Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra will be led by an excellent conductor Tadeusz Wicherek – the current director of the Warsaw Symphony Orchestra and the Karol Namysłowski Symphony Orchestra in Zamość.

More information athttp://filharmonia.kielce.pl/ 

Warsaw | Ludomir Różycki's "Casanova"

Rózycki

On 10 and 11 January 2020, the Warsaw Philharmonic will present Ludomir Różycki's opera Casanova in the concert performance as part of the "Written in Free Poland" project.

The 1922/23 musical season in Warsaw was cramped with major developments and events in the arts: there was the first performance of Karol Szymanowski’s Violin Concerto No. 1, while Grzegorz Fitelberg premiered Stravinsky’s The Firebird and Petrushka, and concert goers had their first chance to listen to leadings works of the modernists, including Scriabin’s Prometheus, Schönberg’s Chamber Symphony No. 1 and Paul Hindemith’s music, until then unknown in the Polish capital. Conservative critics who could not even tolerate Mahler’s symphonies, tried to outdo one another in showering insults on the new music and its champions. Therefore, the ear-catching melodies of Ludomir Różycki’ opera Casanova, performed at the end of the season, debuted at the right time and found a public that perfectly matched its taste. Caton’s waltz To dawny mój znajomy from the third act enjoyed unparalleled popularity and is still sung by successive generations of sopranos. However, with the exception of this fragment the opera remains practically unknown. After the war, Casanova was not staged in Warsaw even once, while in the 1990s it was only briefly included in the repertoire of the Roma Musical Theatre and the Grand Theatre of Łódź.

The premiere of the opera at the Grand Theatre in May 1923 under the musical direction of Artur Rodziński was one of the highlights of Różycki’s career. So why exactly did Casanova go out of fashion and why is no album recording of the piece available? By today’s standards, the subject chosen by the composer is rather outmoded and it would probably be difficult to find producers interested in staging the performance. Its commercialised musical idiom, its explicit references to Puccini’s oeuvre, among others, and its balance between an opera and an operetta do not make things easier. Nonetheless, it cannot be denied that Casanova was written with great élan. Różycki portrayed scenes from the life of the Italian adventurer and lady-killer Giacomo Casanova in a very colourful and spectacular way, offering the audience an opera of immense charm.

More information at: http://www.filharmonia.pl/koncerty-i-bilety/repertuar/koncert-symfoniczny185