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"Marnie" opera based on Alfred Hitchcock's movie live form The Metropolitan Opera on November 10th

MetMarnie is another contemporary work staged at The Metropolitan Opera that is inspired by a film script. Nica Muhly's new opera is based on Alfred Hitchcock's movie and the novel by Winston Graham. Broadcast to cinemas around the world will be held on November 10, 2018. In the Praha Cinema, it will take place at 6:35 pm.

Composer Nico Muhly unveils his second new opera for the Met with this gripping reimagining of Winston Graham’s novel, set in the 1950s, about a beautiful, mysterious young woman who assumes multiple identities. Director Michael Mayer and his creative team have devised a fast-moving, cinematic world for this exhilarating story of denial and deceit, which also inspired a film by Alfred Hitchcock. Mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard sings the enigmatic Marnie, and baritone Christopher Maltman is the man who pursues her—with disastrous results. Robert Spano conducts.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information at: http://www.kinopraha.pl

Gdańsk | Premiere of the spectacle "I dreamed a dream about the Independent"

Teatr Otwarty w Gdańsku

The premiere of the music and dance spectacle Wyśniłem sen o Niepodległej (I dreamed a dream about the Independent) will be held on November 10, 2018 at 5.00 p.m. in the Artus Court in Gdańsk under the National Patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda in the 100th Anniversary of Regaining Independence.

The spectacle consists of patriotic songs compiled by the composer Kamil Cieślik who is the music manager of the project. The author of the script and the director of the show is the director of the Open Theater in Gdańsk, Dariusz S. Wójcik. Apart from the popular patriotic songs performed by the instrumental group "Mea Patria" and soloists, there will be songs and piano works by Michał Kleofas Ogiński, Fryderyk Chopin, Stanisław Moniuszko and Ignacy Jan Paderewski. The spectacle will include poetry by C. K. Norwid, K. Wojtyła, M. Konopnicka and Cz. Milosz and the performance of the Song and Dance Ensemble "Jantar" of the University of Gdańsk.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

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Warsaw | Constellations: Polish Music 1918-2018

KonstelacjeThe exhibition entitled "Constellations: Polish Music 1918-2018" will be held at the Fryderyk Chopin Museum in Warsaw untill March 3, 2019.

Constellations ‒ a kind of map in which unconnected points intersect in a certain geometric plane. Threads and concepts in Polish music of the last century create such a network. The constellations at the Fryderyk Chopin Museum include a commentary on the attitudes of composers towards history, tradition and modernity, written for nearly 70 works. The map of Polish artists is complemented by recordings and descriptions of works as well as comments by composers and musicologists in the form of films.

Visitors will have the opportunity to look at the most important compositions of Polish artists of the last century, including Grażyna Bacewicz, Tadeusz Baird, Witold Lutosławski, Paweł Mykietyn, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Roman Palestra, Andrzej Panufnik, Krzysztof Penderecki, Kazimierz Serocki, Elżbieta Sikora, Karol Szymanowski, Paweł Szymański and Agata Zubel.

The accompanying events will include an introductory lecture by dr hab. Iwona Lindstedt (November 13, 6.00 pm) and discussion panel "What is Polish music today?" (December 11, 6.00 pm) led by Jan Topolski and attended by Hanna Kulenty, dr Katarzyna Naliwajek-Mazurek, prof. Szábolcs Esztényi and Piotr Peszat. 

Admission to the exhibition included in the price of a ticket to the Museum, on Sundays the admission is free. Tickets for the accompanying events can be reserved at: www.bilety.nifc.pl 

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

Warsaw | Paderewski to Chopin

NIFCThe "Paderewski to Chopin" exhibition will be held at the Fryderyk Chopin Museum from November 9, 2018 to January 13, 2019.

Paderewski – a pianist, composer and politician, without whom it is impossible to think about Polish independence. What is his contribution to Chopin? This question is answered by the exhibition of memorabilia belonging to the collections of the Fryderyk Chopin Museum and the Library of the National Fryderyk Chopin Institute: valuable musical manuscripts, concert programmes and preserved iconography. The exhibition is a unique opportunity to look at Paderewski as a performer, editor and promoter of Chopin's legacy, which was a source of inspiration throughout his life. The character of the exhibition is special: some of the artist's souvenirs will be presented for the first time.

The exhibition will be accompanied by Michał Szymanowski's concert on January 8, 2019 at 6.00 pm, featuring works of Fryderyk Chopin and Ignacy Jan Paderewski.

Admission to the exhibition included in the price of a ticket to the Museum, on Sundays the admission is free

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

Information on tickets at: www.chopin.nifc.pl 

Subcarpathia for the Independent

Podkarpacie

"Subcarpathia for the Independent" ("Podkarpacie dla Niepodległej") festival will last until November 10, 2018.

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of regaining independence, the Sucarpathian Foundation for Developement of Culture organized a series of events aimed at deepening the sense of patriotism among the inhabitants of Subcarpathia.

Performed by the Accademia dell'arco Chamber Orchestra from Bydgoszcz, we will hear works by the most eminent Polish composers such as Chopin, Górecki, Ogiński, Paderewski, Twardowski, and Wieniawski. The events will also present the history of the region and personalities who contributed in a significant way to regaining freedom by Poland in the territory of Subcarpathia. The concert will be complemented by a multimedia presentation of the valuable photographs from the period 1860-1920, prepared by the Historical Museum in Sanok. The audience will also have a chance to sing patriotic songs with the accompaniment of the orchestra.

The concerts were already held in Łańcut and Krosno. The next events will take place in Sanok, Rymanów, Przemyśl and Ustrzyki Dolne. Admission free.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information at: https://niepodlegla.interpiano.pl/pol 

Kraków | 12th International Percussion Festival "Sources and Inspirations"

AM

On November 7-10, 2018, the Academy of Music in Kraków will host the 12th International Percussion Festival "Sources and Inspirations".

The Festival will begin with a concert of two percussion groups: the Krakow Amadrums and the percussion group of Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg under the direction of prof. Radosław Szarek. The programme will include, among others, Siderals by Marta Ptaszyńska for two percussion quintets and a light projection.

During the next days we will hear many guests from abroad: Ernesto Simpson, a Cuban drummer permanently living in London, performing with a whole range of jazz musicians, Amir Bresler and Liquid Saloon from Tel Aviv, Vladislav Nadishana Trio from Berlin, and Mr. Savolainen Trio from Helsinki.

The final concert will be performed by percussion students of Polish music schools with a special guest, Dalbergia Duo – a duet of two percussion graduates of the Music Academy of Lodz and Krakow, which have recently been very successful in entering the international percussion scene. In addition, workshops will be held by artists performing at the festival.

Full programme available at: https://www.amuz.krakow.pl/25574-2/ 

Giving the name of Ignacy Jan Paderewski to the FCUM Senate Hall and the presentation of an album with Paderewski's manuscripts

Paderewski

The Senate of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in the ruling of May 15, 2018 decided to give the Senate Hall the name of Ignacy Jan Paderewski. The ceremony took place on November 8, 2018 at 12.00 p.m., during an extraordinary meeting of the UMFC Senate.

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Poland's regaining its independence, the Chopin University Press published an unusual publication: a facsimile edition of selected manuscripts of Ignacy Jan Paderewski – a great pianist, composer, and charismatic statesman.

The manuscripts come from a collection owned by the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music. The collection consists of works written between 1879 and 1898. These are mostly piano compositions, but also violin, chamber, orchestral and vocal pieces. There are many sketches and rough copies as well as completed manuscripts.

Rector of the FCUM, prof. dr hab. Klaudiusz Baran emphasizes: "A facsimile edition of selected manuscripts of Ignacy Jan Paderewski on the 100th anniversary of regaining independence, and on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the nationalisation of the Warsaw Institute of Music and its rename as the State Conservatory of Music, with Paderewski's active participation as prime minister and minister of foreign affairs of the Second Polish Republic, Fryderyk Chopin University of Music pays homage to the Great Pole, whose legacy is part of the world's cultural heritage. " 

NOSPR celebrates the centenary of Poland regaining Independence

NOSPR

In the jubilee year marking the centenary of Poland regaining its Independence, the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra will celebrate this wonderful anniversary with three concerts on November 11!

An event that is a kind of prelude to the celebration will be held on November 9 at 7:30 pm. During the concert, Faithful Journey – A Mass for Poland by Roxanna Panufnik will be performed for the first time. The premiere of the work will be preceded by Sinfonia sacra by Andrzej Panufnik. The programme will thus combine the works of father and daughter, becoming a beautiful symbol of attachment and respect for patrimony.

On a day of great historical significance, 11th November 2018, the NOSPR will perform under the baton of Michał Klauza with the NFM Choir, Polish National Youth Choir and soloists: Iwona Hossa, Ewa Wolak, Łukasz Załęski and Wojciech Gierlach. The programme of the concert at 12.00 pm will feature works of great Polish composers of the 20th century: Wojciech Kilar's Bogurodzica and Te Deum, Henryk Mikołaj Górecki's Totus Tuus and Krzysztof Penderecki's Fanfare for the Independent Poland, specially composed for this occasion.

The next event will take place in the evening, at 7.00 pm. Music lovers will be invited not only to listen to the Polish Fantasy in G sharp minor for piano and orchestra by Ignacy Jan Paderewski performed by Piotr Sałajczyk and NOSPR under the baton of Tomasz Chmiel, but also to join in the singing of patriotic songs.

The celebration day will end with Miuosh's project – "NIEPODLEGŁA music" (at 9.00 pm).

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information at: http://www.nospr.org.pl/pl/ 

Katowice | 18th Silesian Days of Contemporary Music

Solaris

The premiere of Solaris / landscapes and paraphrases by Stanisław Bromboszcz  will take place on November 8, 2018 at the Katowice Academy of Fine Arts at 7.00 p.m. as part of the 18th Silesian Days of Contemporary Music.

The composition for electronics, video projection and stage movement is author's interpretation of fragments of one of the most famous novels by Stanisław Lem. The experience of an inhuman situation in which the heroes of the novel found themselves as a result of the incomprehensible operation of the surrounding ocean was translated into three complementary media: sound, motion and video projections.

The music emitted from the 12 speakers that surround the viewers creates the planet's environment (the eponymous landscapes), where the tragedy of the two heroes: Kelvin and Harea takes place. Their fate is echoed both in dance and in dynamic typography –  fragments of text cast directly on the walls. Cool electronic sounds collide with the bodies of dancers, as if warning that "every" guest "when he appears is almost a phantom ...".

The premiere of Stanisław Bromboszcz's work was co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage as part of the "Composing Commissions" programme implemented by the Institute of Music and Dance. Admission to the event, organized by the Polish Composers' Union, is free.

More information at: https://asp.katowice.pl/

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