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January

concert

Krzysztof Penderecki
p e rfor m e rs : National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and Choir (Poland) p l ac e : National Philharmonic, Warsaw (Poland)

krzysztofpenderecki.eu

February

CD

Re:PRESS
p erfor m er : DJ Lenar p u b li sher : Bt Records (Polska)
Musical archeology and the art of the record player: sound miniatures inspired by works by Eugeniusz Rudnik, pioneer of Polish electroacoustic music.

award

Witold Lutosawski scholarschip

l au re at e : Tomasz J. Opaka (composer) fou n d e r: The Witold Lutosawski Society (Polska)
The prestigious scholarship from the Witold Lutosawski Society is given annually upon the recommendation of the jury for the purpose of pursuing further musical studies abroad. Tomasz J. Opaka, is a composer of classical and film music, also a teacher and activist in musical circles, and a laureate of a scholarship of the Berlinale Talent Campus, Berlin 2011.

boltrecords.pl

tomaszjakubopalka.com

magazine

CD

Glissando No. 19 Polska Music Junge Komponisten aus Polen auf Deutsch
publisher: Glissando

Debussy Szymanowski
perfor mer: Rafa Blechacz (pianist) publisher: Deutsche Grammophon

(Germany)
The recording was recognized in April 2013 with the Fryderyk Award in the Album of the Year Category: Classical Music. The Fryderyk Award is the only such award given in Poland by the Society of Audio and Video Producers and the Polish Recording Academy.

with Adam Mickiewicz Institute (Poland)

Special German edition of a magazine devoted to new music presents the latest review of the Polish music scene, supported by audio recordings.

glissando.pl

blechacz.net zpav.pl/fryderyk

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April

opera

Oresteja
com pos er: Agata Zubel director: Maja Kleczewska l ibret to: Ajschylos organizer: National Theatre, Warsaw (Poland) pl ace: National Theatre, Warsaw (Poland) com m iss ioned by: National Theatre (Poland)

festival

28th Festival Musica Polonica Nova

art ist ic dir ec tor: Andrzej Chopecki dir ecto r : Andrzej Kosendiak place: Filharmonia Wrocawska, Wrocaw (Polska)
The Festival reaches beyond referencing the names of well-known Polish composers. More than half of the works are world premieres. In this edition, two thematic threads were especially evident in commissioning works that related to the particular attributes of the town as well as to the opus of Henryk Mikoaj Grecki.

The dramato-opera project seeking to redefine stylistic boundaries in a cycle called Terytoria [Territories], presenting the most important contemporary musical works alongside the debuts of music by Polish composers. Agata Zubel is a controversial juxtaposition of ancient tragedy with contemporary texts designed to help in examining the family archetype.

teatrwielki.pl

CD

musicapolonicanova.pl/en

Meadow Quartet Unexpected

w ykonawca: Meadow Quartet w ydawca: Multikulti Project (Polska)
An attempt to create a platform for divergent influences of contemporary chamber music, jazz, improvised music, film music, and a fundamental common denominator of traditional Jewish music. (meadowquartet.com)

magazine

No. 1 PRESTO
editor: Kinga Anna Wojciechowska publisher: Redwood Project (Poland) The popular-science magazine brings its readers closer to classical music. Its the first publication of this profile.

prostoomuzyce.pl

Reaching for the Jewish modes is like a plunge into deep waters by young ensembles. Unless youre strong, its easy to drown. [] Its a sign that such a phenomenon is worthy of further study. (jazzarium.pl)

meadowquartet.com

CD

Quaardvarktet Debutee
perfor m er: Quaardvarktet publ is h er: Quaardvarktet (Poland)
Enriched by a trumpet, the Aardvark Trio self-published their debut album as the Quaardvarktet. In this eclectic project of linking genres, the young instrumentalists are looking for new and hybrid versions of contemporary jazz.

quaardvarktet.bandcamp.com

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June

composition

String Quartet No. 5

c o m p o se r: Hanna Kulenty performe rs : Kronos Quartet prem iere : De Doelen, Rotterdam (The Netherlands) c o m m issione d b y: Kronos Quartet
For the second time, Kronos Quartet commissioned Hanna Kulenty to write a work for string quartet. Her String Quartet No. 4 (A Cradle Song) has been performed by Kronos over twenty times across the world, including Sydney Opera House and Carnegie Hall in New York.

festival

Music Installations Festival A Friendly Match

c u r ator : Pawe Mykietyn org a n i ze r : New Theathre, Warsaw (Poland) pl ac e : Krlikarnia, Warsaw (Poland)
A symphony performed by 111 bicyclists, a piano speaking with a human voice, and music heard from the deep. (nowyteatr.org) An idea to bring contemporary music to the people. A cultural event as an antidote to a sporting event. Pleasant, picnic-like format. Karol Nepelski

hannakulenty.com kronosquartet.org maj-sierpie

nowyteatr.org/pl/event/ mecz_towarzyski

exhibition

Sounding the Body Electric. Experiments in Art and Music in Eastern Europe 1957-1984
c u rators : Daniel Muzyczuk, David Crowley pl ac e: Museum of Art, d (Poland)
Experimental music and sound art presenting a wide spectrum of trends in Eastern Europe for the first time since 1989.

award

Global Music Awards The Excellence Award

l au re at e : Krzysztof Kaczka (flautist) org a n i ze r : Global Music Awards pl ac e : La Jolla (USA)
The performer was awarded, together with percussionist Nicholas Reed, for the recording Nostalgy: Chopin for Flute and Marimba. The jury was especially impressed by the originality of the transcriptions.

Everything that was collected is admirable for its timeliness, constructivist zeal, conscious use of modern techniques in art, and utopian sweep. Monika Pasiecznik

msl.org.pl/en

pearlflutes.com/161 thegma.net

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July

award

Kranichstein Music Prize distinction

laur eat e: Jagoda Szmytka (composer) fo under : 46. Internationale Ferienkurse fr Neue Musik, Darmstadt (Germany) o rg anizer : Internationales Musikinstitut, Darmstadt (Germany)
The award is given for composing or performing a work of exceptional quality and strength of expression. For Travelers like Angels and Vampires performed by the Ensemble BESIDES is an apotheosis of the physicality of musical instruments and performance art as an occupation. (jagodaszmytka.com)

CD

Kilar: Classical and Film Music

com p o s er: Wojciech Kilar p u bl is h er: Sony Music/RMF Classic (Polska)
The two-CD album presents the best-known themes from film soundtracks such as Dracula, Death and the Maiden, The Promised Land, as well as heretofore unpublished works inspired by folk music from Southern Poland.

internationales-musikinstitut.de/ en/

wojciechkilar.pl

nagroda

Kranichstein Music Prize distinction

laur eat e: Wojtek Blecharz (composer) fo under : 46. Internationale Ferienkurse fr Neue Musik, Darmstadt (Niemcy) o rg aniz er : Internationales Musikinstitut, Darmstadt (Niemcy)
Kan for steel drum and 130 mallets (a part of the opera, Transcryptum, premiered in May of 2013 as part of Project P) By the sheer force of their talent, these composers [Szmytka i Blecharz] have entered the international arena. They took two of the total of five prizes. Hundreds of composers from all over the world competed for these awards. Monika Pasiecznik

CD

Eugeniusz Morawski: Symphonic Poems

com p o s er: Eugeniusz Morawski p u bl is h er: CD Accord (Polska)
A new album with three symphonic poems (to texts by Cervantes and Poe), performed by Sinfonia Varsovia led by Monika Woliska. Eugeniusz Morawski is a notable but underrated composer, painter, lecturer and pedagogue, active during the first half of the 20th century, who recently began to be duly recognized.

internationales-musikinstitut.de/ en/
http://www.culture.pl/baza-muzyka-pelnatresc/-/eo_event_asset_publisher/eAN5/ content/wojtek-blecharz

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August

performance

Harnasie
comp oser s: Karol Szymanowski, Wojciech Kilar orga n i zer : Mieczysaw Karowicz Association (Poland) p lac e : International Festival of Chamber Music Muzyka na Szczytach, Krokwia Place, Zakopane (Poland)
A dance spectacle inspired by Wojciech Kilars symphonic poem, Krzesany, and Karol Szymanowskis ballet-pantomime, intended to introduce elements of folklore into the high culture of the theatre. An example of interdisciplinary approach, with performers from across Poland invited to present various dance styles and methods. Janusz Wawrowski

composition

Symphony III Song of Angels

com p os e r: Pawe ukaszewski p e rfor m e rs : Maris Sirmais (conductor), the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, the National Choir of Latvia p re m i e re : 15th International Sacred Music Festival, St. Peters Church, Riga (Latvia)
An oratorio in two parts based on the Ethiopian Book of Enoch in a new Latin translation, as well as the analogous studies from Catholic Church documents. Pawe ukaszewski is a choral music composer as well as the founder and leader of the excellent Musica Sacra choir. W wydawnictwie Hyperion Records ukazay si do tej pory trzy pyty z jego twrczoci.

karlowicz.org

lukaszewski.org.uk sierpie-listopad

festival

award

Transatlantyk Festival
di rec to r : Jan A.P. Kaczmarek p lac e : Pozna (Poland)
An open, courageous and glocal festival linking the cinema and musical performances, seeking to inspire discussion about the social context of film and music. Accompanied by a prestigious open film scoring competition, the festival draws talent from across the world. It also includes a host of meetings and extra musical events.

13th International Biennale for Architecture distinction

l au re at e : Katarzyna Krakowiak (artist), Micha Libera (curator) fou n d e r: International Biennale for Architecture, Venice (Italy)
The sound sculpture Making the Walls Quake as if They Were Dilating with the Secret Knowledge of Great Powers shown at the Polish Pavilion was noted as an exceptional architectural presentation in the category of auditory experience. Here is the proof that one doesnt need to be a composer in order to create a musical work of great merit for the listeners. Its enough to interpret the sound creatively and place it in a particular context to have an engaging and challenging composition for the audience. Jacek Plewicki

transatlantyk.org/en/

labiennale.org/en krakowiak.hmfactory.com

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September

festival

Sacrum Profanum
art ist ic dir ec tor: Filip Berkowicz o rg aniz er : Krakw Festival Office (Poland) place: Cracow (Poland)
This edition of the interdisciplinary festival had a noteworthy series of concerts presenting young Polish composers Aleksandra Nowaka, Marcina Staczyka, Cezarego Duchnowskiego, Agaty Zubel, Sawomira Kupczaka and a Polish Icons project a reinterpretation of the DJ tradition.

festival composition

sacrumprofanum.com/en aleknowak.com/en/ marcinstanczyk.com duchnowski.pl zubel.pl kupczak.com.pl

Means of Protection for female voice, cello, and prepared accordion

com p o s er: Wojtek Blecharz p e rfo r m ers : Anna Radziejewska (vocal), Magdalena Bojanowicz (cello), Maciej Frckiewicz (prepared accordion) p re miere: 55th International Festival of Contemporary Music Warsaw Autumn, National Philharmonic, Warsaw (Poland) com miss ioned by: 55th International Festival of Contemporary Music Warsaw Autumn(Poland)
Inspired by the case of Annette Messager, a musical catalogue of safety features as seen by a mind enslaved by the persecution complex. The composition designed to inspect the operatic means of expression. (warszawskajesien.art.pl) This emotion-filled contemporary composition is also a demonstration of compositional techniques that can be easily understood by an average listener. Jacek Plewicki

HMG Festival 2012. 2nd International Henryk Mikoaj Grecki Festival of Contemporary Music
artistic director: Micha Kwiatkowski organizer: Fundacja Pro Music Nova (Poland) pl ace: Cracow (Poland)
Among the performers were the technically accomplished Royal String Quartet, the avantgarde performance project Muzyka Centrum Duo (Marek Chooniewski, Kazimierz Pyzik), and the Silesian Philharmonic Choir. The commemoration of a Polish composers, and presentations of contemporary music in historical venues. dr Iwona Lindstedt

festival

5th Film Music Festival

art ist ic dir ec tor: Robert Piaskowski o rg aniz er : Krakw Festival Office, Cracow (Poland), RMF Classic Radio (Poland) place: Cracow (Poland)

Single-themed concerts and film music retrospectives as well as film and music spectacles done with flair and care regarding technological innovations.

hmgfestival.pl promusicanova.pl muzykacentrum.krakow.pl

fmf.fm/en

festival

http://www.culture.pl/baza-muzykapelna-tresc/-/eo_event_asset_ publisher/eAN5/content/wojtekblecharz warsaw-autumn.art.pl listen: soundcloud.com/wojtek-4/ means-of-protection

55th International Festival of Contemporary Music Warsaw Autumn and the 2nd Youth Warsaw Autumn Festival
art ist ic dir ec tor: Tadeusz Wielecki o rg aniz er : Zwizek Kompozytorw Polskich (Polska) place: Warsaw (Poland)

Voice in its diverse applications was the common denominator in this edition of the festival: voice as a performing medium in music and the analysis of the human voice as an expressive means in contemporary music form.

warsaw-autumn.art.pl

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September-December

festival

Contemporary Music Does Not Bite. Series of educational meetings.

organizers : Polish Association of Contemporary Music pl ace: Lokal Uytkowy, Warsaw (Poland)
A cycle of conversations with authors about the character, traits and goals of contemporary music. A unique opportunity to directly meet contemporary composers of various generations. dr Iwona Lindstedt

composition

composition

Not I for soprano, chamber ensemble and electronics

comp oser : Agata Zubel p erfor m er s: Agata Zubel (vocal), Klangforum Wien (Austria) p re mi e re: Festival Sacrum Profanum, Cracow (Poland) commi ss io ned by: Krakw Festival Office, Cracow (Poland)
A composition based on the motives from Samuel Becketts experimental monologue. Drama and exceptional vocal techniques, maturity of style and a profound interpretation of Samuel Becketts text outstandingly performer by the composer. Maciej Jaboski

Ksiycowy Pierrot
com p os e rs : Maciej Jaboski, Przemysaw Fiugajski p e rfor m e rs : Agata Zubel (vocal), Sawomir Pacek (actor), Szymon Bywalec (conductor), Orkiestra Muzyki Nowej p re m i e re : 55th International Festival of Contemporary Music Warsaw Autumn, National Philharmonic, Warsaw (Poland) com m i ss i on e d by: 55th International Festival of Contemporary Music Warsaw Autumn(Poland)
The work was designed as a modern, multilayered collage, both in terms of content (lack of self-acceptance, alienation, frustration, politically incorrect thinking, and personality disorders), and form (parallel video narration, spatial, and multimedia dimensions). http://www.culture.pl/baza-muzyka-pelnatresc/-/eo_event_asset_publisher/eAN5/ content/maciej-jablonski

ptmw.art.pl

Ocrober

zubel.pl klangforum.at en.biurofestiwalowe.pl

http://www.culture.pl/bazamuzyka-pelna-tresc/-/eo_event_ asset_publisher/eAN5/content/ przemyslaw-fiugajski warsaw-autumn.art.pl

CD

festival

Grecki: Miserere
com p os e r: Henryk Mikoaj Grecki p e rof e m rs : Los Angeles Master Chorale p u bl i s h e r: Decca Classics (UK)
A spectacle designed to present a different face of Henryk Mikoaj Greckis music to the public which continues to identify the composer with his Third Symphony. Produced by one of the best choirs in the US, this album is a moving tribute to the life and work of Grecki Krysta Close & Marek ebrowski

Unsound Festival
cur ators : Mat Schulz, Magorzata Pysa organizer: Fundation Tone Music and New Art Forms pl ace: Cracow (Poland)
This event is distinguished by its uncompromising approach to electronic music and the latest discoveries in the European club scene in the widest possible spectrum of its scope. A festival that includes experimental electronic and club music, commissions new works and supports all kinds of projects. Jacek Plewicki

deccaclassics.com/en
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Stojc z daleka
com pos er: Ignacy Zalewski perfor m ers : Varsoviae Regii Cantores Chamber Choir and The Holy Trinity Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession Childrens Choir, Warsaw (Poland) prem iere: New Music Festival, The Holy Trinity Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession, Warsaw (Poland) com m iss ioned by: Varsoviae Regii Cantores Association and Choir (Poland)
The first part of the triptych by a young composer (born in 1990) dedicated to Gods expressions of faith. The composition is constructed as a dialogue between the choir of doubters and the choir of the innocent (childrens choir).

festival

Ad Libitum Festival
art ist ic dir ec tor: Krzysztof Knittel o rg aniz er : Polish Music Council Foundation (Poland) per fo r mer s: Kwartludium (ensemble) place: Center for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw (Poland)
A festival devoted to improvised music, promoting the atmosphere of collaboration and a search for new means of expressions through marathon concerts and workshops.

vrc.art.pl http://www.polmic.pl/index. php?option=com_mwosoby&id=10 49&view=czlowiek&Itemid=5&lan g=pl

ad-libitum.pl csw.art.pl

concert

New Music Festival

perfor m ers : Varsoviae Regii Cantores Chamber Choir (Poland) organizer: Varsoviae Regii Cantores Association and Choir (Poland) pl ace: The Holy Trinity Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession, Warsaw (Poland)
Besides the world premiere of Ignacy Zalewskis work, Kamil Staszowskis Messa dellUomo Moderno was also performed. This composition touches upon the role of faith in the life of modern man. It links an unusual group of instruments and freely-adapted forms with the ossified Latin liturgy of the Tridentine Mass. Piotr Tabakierniks Xopancuicatl [Spring Song] written to texts in the Nahuatl language with spoken elements and additional sound effects was performed at the end.

[konferencja] tytu: John Cage: czowiek dzieo paradoks organizator: Marek Chooniewski, Krzysztof Szwajgier, Barbara Bogunia miejsce: Akademia Muzyczna, Krakw (Polska) Midzynarodowa konferencja z seri koncertw; oryginalny zestaw zaproszonych goci, artystw z Polski i zagranicy (Chris Cutler, Stewart Collinson, Julius Fujak). Marek Chooniewski cage-conference.pl

http://www.kulturalna.warszawa. pl/osoby,1,7941,Kamil_Staszowski. html?locale=pl_PL http://www.kulturalna.warszawa. pl/osoby,1,1721,Piotr_Tabakiernik. html?locale=pl_PL vrc.art.pl

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festival

New Music Festival

p erfor m er s: Varsoviae Regii Cantores Chamber Choir (Poland) orga n i zer : Varsoviae Regii Cantores Association and Choir (Poland) p lac e : The Holy Trinity Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession, Warsaw (Poland)
Besides the world premiere of Ignacy Zalewskis work, Kamil Staszowskis Messa dellUomo Moderno was also performed. This composition touches upon the role of faith in the life of modern man. It links an unusual group of instruments and freely-adapted forms with the ossified Latin liturgy of the Tridentine Mass. Piotr Tabakierniks Xopancuicatl [Spring Song] written to texts in the Nahuatl language with spoken elements and additional sound effects was performed at the end.

15th Silesian Days of Contemporary Music

organizer: Polish Composers Union, Katowice Section (Poland) perfor m ers : Jan Jakub Monowid (contratenor), Jos Maria Florncio (conductor), NOSPR (Katowice) pl ace: Katowice (Poland)
The festivals goal is to present new music from the region juxtaposed against international repertoire of the 20th and 21st century. Besides music by foreign composers, works by Piotr Warzecha and Aleksander Lasocomposers connected to the region of Silesiawere also performed.

zkp.org.pl

http://www.kulturalna.warszawa.pl/osoby,1,7941,Kamil_ Staszowski.html?locale=pl_PL http://www.kulturalna.warszawa.pl/osoby,1,1721,Piotr_ Tabakiernik.html?locale=pl_PL vrc.art.pl

November

festival

Festival NeoArte New Music Spectrum

orga n i zer : NeoQuartet p erfor m er s: Kwartludium (ensemble) p lac e : Zatoka Sztuki, Sopot (Poland)
The festivals remit is to promote the authors and performers of contemporary art, and places where such art is thriving. Contemporary applications of chamber music are especially favored. In this edition, works by Steve Reich and Pawe Szymaski were performed.

neoquartet.pl/festiwal

composition

Kapelusz
com pos er: Sawomir Kupczak perfor m ers : Karolina Gb, Katarzyna Kubacka, Adrianna Kumierz, Daniel Malchar, Marta Mazurek, Jan Sobolewski, ukasz Stawowczyk, Weronika Wronka prem iere: Pastwowa Wysza Szkoa Teatralna, Cracow (Poland) com m iss ioned by: Pastwowa Wysza Szkoa Teatralna, Cracow (Poland)
A radio broadcast based on Oliver Sacks book, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. Attractive, contemporary musical-literary radio art., done with flair for the genre. Micha Mendyk

festival

Playback Play # 06
cu r ator : Micha Libera p lac e : Warsaw (Poland)
A cooperative project among musicians from various countries, inspired by American traditions of blues and spoken word. Proof of the success of creating ones own myths and narratives (like Susanne Burners Vanishing Point) or findinf the forgotten ones (following the work of Alan Lomax) rather than concentrating on building yet another monument to something thats obvious and well-known. Jacek Plewicki

kupczak.com.pl pwst.krakow.pl

boltrecords.pl
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aXes Three Days of New Music

o rg aniz er s: Academy of Music, Composition Department, Cracow (Poland), Deutscher Musikrat (Germany) place: Cracow (Poland)
Linking composition and performance workshops, conferences and presentations from various academic centres throughout Europe, and concert featuring the world premieres of works by the youngest generation of composers performer by young new music ensembles (The Ukraine, Poland, Germany). Karol Nepelski

CD

award

Experiment: Penderecki
p e rfo r m er: Piotr Orzechowski aka Pianohooligan (pianist) p u bl is h er: DECCA Classics/Universal Music Polska (Poland)
A jazz pianists unusual variations based on works by Krzysztof Penderecki were met with particular appreciation by the composer. An unusual, path-breaking re-intepretation of Pendereckis music. dr Iwona Lindstedt

Prix France Musique - SACEM de la musique de film Award

l aureate: Pawe Mykietyn (composer) organizer: Theatre Trianon, Paris(France)
Radio France and SACEM [French Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers] recognized Pawe Mykietyns score for Jerzy Skolimowskis film, Essential Killing. Mykietyn is also working on a Radio France commission for a work for the next edition of a competition.

http://www.culture.pl/kalendarzpelna-tresc/-/eo_event_asset_ publisher/L6vx/content/axestriduum-muzyki-nowej

culturepl-mykietyn.gu.ma

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Audiomat. XX AudioArt Festival

o rg aniz er s: Music of the Center. Artistic Association art ist ic dir ec tor: Marek Chooniewski place: Cracow (Poland)
Festiwal prezentuje projekty czce eksperymenty dwikowe z performansem i instalacj. Podczas Festiwalu Audio Art 2012 swoj premier mia Audiomat - urzdzenie edukacyjno-promocyjne w postaci szafy vendingowej zawierajcej wycznie muzyk. W Audiomacie, na rnych nonikach (pyty CD, karty pamici SD, download codes etc.) znajduj si utwory wybranych artystw zwizanych z Krakowem, Festiwalem Audio Art oraz Polskim Stowarzyszeniem Muzyki Elektroakustycznej. An unusually-themed Festival, with performers from around the world, exploring the boundaries of the art. Of sound and music, and interdisciplinary arts. Karol Nepelski

pianohooligan.com deccaclassics.com/en/

universalmusic.pl

composition

Sonatina for Orchestra

com pos er: Henryk Wars perfor m ers : Dariusz Tabisz (conductor), Orkiestra Symfoniczna Filharmonii Dolnolskiej prem iere: Filharmonia Dolnolska, Jelenia Gra (Poland)
The world premiere of a composition dedicated to Maurice Ravel, presented in celebration of Independence Day. Discovered in 2002, the manuscripts of Sonatina and other works and compositional sketches from the years 1947-1951 were given to the Polish Music Center at the University of Southern California in 2005. (pwm.com.pl)

http://www.pwm.com.pl/szczegoly.php?&Wars_ Henryk&aukcja=0&grupa_p=6&grp=&pwd[6]=&sortu j=sattr_83&grupuj=&przedm=865465&strona=2&chan ge_lang=1&change_skin=103374

award

ARBORETUM
l aureate: Bartosz Kowalski-Banasewicz (composer) founder: Minister of Culture and National Heritage (Poland), President of Radom City (Poland) perfor m ers : Maciej towski (conductor), Radom Chamber Orchestra, Radom (Poland) organizer: Radom Chamber Orchestra, Radom (Poland) prem iere: Krzysztof Pendereckis Concert Hall, Complex of Music Schools, Radom (Poland)
A recurring competition for composers for an original composition for strings that leads to a concert. Bartosz Kowalski-Banasewicz won the First Prize for his Prismatic shapes. W przypadku pierwszej nagrody zdecydowaa wietna technika kompozytorska ju u tak modego czowieka. Z maego motywu napisa utwr trwajcy 10 minut. Mao kto to potrafi. Bardzo zawone rodki pokryy si z bardzo ciekaw form. Krzysztof Penderecki (za gazeta.pl)

au.diom.at

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festival

X Brand New Music Festival

di rec to r : Szymon Bywalec orga n i zer s: Academy of Music in Katowice (Poland), Polish Composers Union. The Katowice Branch (Poland) p lac e : Katowice (Poland)
Presentation of works by the young generation of composers, including Aleksander Nowak, Krzysztof Woek, Karol Nepelski and Dobromia Jaskot.

CD

Zarbski/eleski: Piano Quintet & Piano Quartet

com pos ers : Juliusz Zarbski, Wadysaw eleski perfor m ers : Jonathan Plowright (pianist), Szymanowski Quartet (ensemble) publ is h er: Hyperion (UK)
Two important chamber music compositions by unduly neglected composers of the 19th century, performed by a Polish-Ukrainian musical ensemble. Zarbski in particular is a gem largely hidden outside his native Poland He composed the Piano Quintet in the last year of his life (1885) and it rivals any other example of the genre. One of these days, it will be more widely recognised for the masterpiece that it is. Adrian Thomas

aleknowak.com/en/ krzysztofwolek.com karolnepelski.com jaskot.info zkp.org.pl

hyperion-records.co.uk

CD

Edena
p erfor m er : Piotr Kurek p u b li sher : Sangoplasmo Records (Poland)
The recording issued by Wrocaw-based Sangoplasmo i san example of how discriminating an average listener can be. This amateur-composer works without any grants or a supporting community. An interesting composers take on a refined sound and narrative in the form of synthesizer music. Jacek Plewicki

CD
tytu: Satin w ykonawca: TWOgeth er Duo Magdal ena Bojanow icz ( w iolonczel a), Maciej Fr ckiew icz (akordeon) w ydawca: Sarton Records (Pol s k a)
Debiut laureatw Paszportu Polityki 2012 w kategorii Muzyka Powana. Prestiow nagrod Polityki dla modych talentw rnych dziedzin sztuki dostali za dojrzae i wyraziste interpretacje wspczesnego repertuaru. Za odwag, ryzyko i konsekwencj (za polityka.pl)

piotrkurek.bandcamp.com sangoplasmo.storenvy.com

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CD

Witold Lutosawski Centenary Edition. Gold Collection

compo ser : Witold Lutosawski publisher : Polskie Nagrania (Poland)

CD

polskienagrania.com.pl

Polish Radio Experimental Studio

publ is h er: Bt Records (Poland)
A series of recordingsthe first official digital publisher with recordings made at the legendary Warsaw studio. Documents an important period in Polish 20th century music, retrieving forgotten musical experiments and composers. Ewa Schreiber

Pozostae wydarzenia w 2012 roku: [program] nazwa: Zamwienia kompozytorskie, Kompozytor-Rezydent koordynator: Instytut Muzyki i Taca miejsce: Polska Inicjatywa otwarta na rne prdy w polskiej muzyce wspczesnej: kompozytorzy modej generacji maj szans zaprezentowa i wypromowa po kilka kompozycji, w tym jedn nowo napisan na zamwienie. Zaoony w 2010 Instytut stanowi zaplecze eksperckie dla programw wspierania rodowisk muzycznych i taca. imit.org.pl

boltrecords.pl

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January

composition

E-motions for accordion, string orchestra and percussion

com p os e r: Hanna Kulenty per for m e rs : Eneasz Kubit (accordion), Ernst Kovacic (conductor), Wrocaw Chamber Orchestra Leopoldinum (Poland) pr em i e re : Wrocaw Philharmonic, Wrocaw (Poland)
Bravura performance of the accordion part by Eneasz Kubit and the Wrocaw Leopoldiunum Orchestra, precisely led by E. Kovacic. Rhythm, energy, dance an excellent world premiere! Izabela Duchnowska

hannakulenty.com leopoldinum.art.pl

concert
com pos er: Pawe Szymaski perfor m ers : Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Antoni Wit (conductor), National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra (Poland) m iejs ce: Inauguration of the Lutosawski Year, National Philharmony, Warsaw (Poland)
At the end of a concert devoted to Lutosawskis works, the Sostenuto for Symphony Orchestra by Pawe Szymaski was also performed. Utwr dedykowany Witoldowi Lutosawskiemu w 100. rocznic urodzin Mistrza. O takich ludziach sdzi si, e s wieczni. Dlatego, kiedy odszed - jak w Jego ostatnim utworze - tak bardzo SUBITO, trudno byo w to uwierzy, bo by przecie tak bardzo SOSTENUTO... - Pawe Szymaski (za polmic.pl)

project

Table Around Cage

orga n i zer : Karbido (Poland)
Stolik to audio-spektakl eksperymentalnej grupy Karabido, wyrniony nagrod The Best Fringe World Performance 2012 - grany na specjalnym, elektroakustycznym, drewnianym stole. Prototypowy instrument wymylony i zbudowany przez muzykw, to urzdzenie dwikotwrcze zoone z szeregu instrumentw zespolonych pod blatem, na ktrym graj performerzy. A new project, full of exceptional colour and dynamic narration. Besides the arrangements of Cages works (including his string quartet Four, for example), other compositions inspired by Cages philosophy were also featured. Izabela Duchnowska

CD

Lutosawski: The Symphonies

com pos er: Witold Lutosawski perfor m ers : Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra publ is h er: Sony Music Classical
A complete edition of four symphonies by Witold Lutosawski with a new interpretation of Symphony No. 1

karbido.com

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festival

1st Kilar Contemporary Music Festival

organizer: Monika Woliska perfor m ers : Monika Woliska (conductor), Gorzw Philharmonic (Poland) pl ace: Gorzw Philharmonic, Gorzw Wielkopolski (Poland)
A new festiwal presenting contemporary music. Gorzw has a modern space, support from the City, and a strong, well-developed local audience. In addition, Monika Woliska once again demonstrated that theres nothing impossible for her. Maria Peryt

wojciechkilar.pl

festival

Festival Chain X
o rg aniz er : The Witold Lutosawski Society (Poland) place: Warsaw (Poland)
Concert programs contained mostly the rarely-performed works by the composer. The events were accompanied by an educational mini-festival (acuszek) for children, and a series of Master Classes for students and young graduates with music degrees in various fields. The Festival grows in importance. I begin to notice that this event is becoming better known also among non-musicians. Tomasz J. Opaka

composition

lutoslawski.org.pl/en/
February

Ukiyo-e for string orchestra

com pos er: Marcel Chyrzyski perfor m ers : Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra AMADEUS prem iere: Pozna Musical Images, Adam Mickiewicz University, Pozna (Poland) com m iss ioned by: Institute of Dance and Music (Poland)
The piece was constructed to resemble the Japanese deconstruction of a woodblock cut. Kiedy na naszym kontynencie wznoszono budowle z marmuru, ktre miay przey wszystkich krlw Japoczycy zachwycali si przemijalnoci. Miaa ona charakteryzowa kad sztuk. Ta wraliwo emocjonalna powizana ze smutkiem i melancholi wynikaa z zetknicia si z ulotnoci pikna zewntrznego. - Marcel Chyrzyski (za pwm.com.pl)

composition

D.N.A. Concerto for Bass Clarinet and Chamber Orchestra

compo ser : Tomasz J. Opaka pr emier e: Festival Chain X, Warsaw (Poland) commissio ned by : The Witold Lutosawski Society (Poland)

marcel.ch.w.interia.pl imit.org.pl

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Attractive-sounding and aesthetically different artists endeavour. The bass clarinettist Jadwiga Czarkowska is a discovery. prof. Krzysztof Baculewski

tomaszjakubopalka.com
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Grammy Award for the Best Classical Compedium

l aureates : Krzysztof Penderecki (composer), Antoni Wit (conductor) founders : The National Academy of Recording Arts & SciencesNARAS (USA) perfor m ers : National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra (Poland) publ is h er: Naxos recording director: Andrzej Sasin and Aleksandra Nagrko (CD Accord)
The recording with a number of different compositions by Krzysztof Penderecki received the Grammy Award for the Best Compendium of Classical Music.

cdaccord.com.pl grammy.com
[kompozycja] ZDJCIE ANCLSUNR kompozycja przestrzenna z orkiestr na pierwszym planie kompozytor: Ewa Trbacz organizator: Polskie Radio Program 2, Stowarzyszenie Kompozytorw ZAiKS, Zwizek Kompozytorw Polskich premiera: cykl koncertw Generacje XVI, Studio Koncertowe Polskiego Radia im. Witolda Lutosawskiego, Warszawa (Polska) zamawiajcy: Instytut Muzyki i Taca (Polska) Ewa Trbacz is oriented towards experimental media, focusing on spatial aspects of the experience of a work of art, with a special focus on the two immersive techniques: ambisonics and stereoscopy. Wyjtkowy pomys na zastosowanie nagra pogosw z rnych miejsc i powizanie ich z materi orkiestrow. prof. Krzysztof Baculewski ewatrebacz.com

CD

Zikaron-Lefanai
p erfor m er : IRCHA Clarinet Quartet i n i ti ato r : Mikoaj Trzaska p u b li sher : Kilogram Records
The recording was awarded the 2012 Record of the Year in Poland by readers of the jazzarium.pl website. Mikoaj Trzaska was awarded Musician of the Year in the same competition. An exceptional clarinet quartet presenting a modern vision of Jewish music. Bartomiej Chaciski

jewishfestival.pl kilogram.pl

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composition

Wax Music
com pos er: Pawe Mykietyn prem iere: Ars Musica International Contemporary Music Festival, Brussels (Belgium) com m is ioned by: National Audiovisual Institute (Poland)
The composer combines the analog medium with digital transmission: Pawe Mykietyn transcribed electronic sounds for piano and a record player. Every single performance of this 23-minute long piece is unique, since record players produce sound from wax cylinders that are gradually degraded in the process. This work link sold and new technologies in an unusual way. It commemorates the past and the fact that sound and its carrying media vanishes. Ewa Schreiber

composition

Passio et Mors Domini Nostri Iesu Christi Secundum Ioannem

compo ser : Dariusz Przybylski per fo r mer s: Vokalensemble Phnix16, Timo Kreuser (director) pr emier e: The Holy Trinity Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession, Warsaw (Poland)
This composer and organist who is barely thirty years old, seems to be a Wunderkind of Polish contemporary music. He composes complex symphonic works where a solid learning and gift for creating interesting, transparent and manifold formal designs can be seen.

nina.org.pl culturepl-mykietyn.gu.ma watch: ninateka-wax-music.gu.ma

performance
perfor m ers : Orkiestra Haasu organizer: Academy of Music, Electroacoustic Music Studio, Cracow (Poland) pl ace: Contemporary Art Center Solvay, Cracow (Poland)
The concert of the Noise Orchestra followed the competition for building an intonarumori according to Luigi Russolos projects, celebrating the centenary of the Art of Noise

(ruchmuzyczny.pl) dariuszprzybylski.eu

performance

Pasja, czyli caa ta ch...a piosenka aktorska

o rg aniz er : Sultan Hagavik and Friends place: A Revue of Actors Songs, Trend OFF, Wrocaw (Poland)
Jacek Sotomski and Mikoaj Laskowski, two Wrocaw-based composers, presenting a program of crazy improvisations with taped sound. The show won the top prize at the event. Izabela Duchnowska

sme.amuz.krakow.pl

CD

When Snakeboy Is Dying

perfor m er: Robert Piotrowicz publ is h er: Musica Genera

The Robert Piotrowicz and Anna Zaradny Publishers distribute and promote improvised and composed electroaccoustical music.
A mature work presenting Robert Piotrowicz as one of the most important contemporary electroacoustic music composers. Micha Mendyk

ppa.wroclaw.pl/en/

robertpiotrowicz.bandcamp.com annazaradny.net musicagenera.net

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festival

XXI witokrzyskie Days of Music

artistic director: Jacek Rogala organizer: Kielce Philharmonic (Poland) pl ace: Kielce Philharmonic (Poland)
The new formula for the Festival (revived since 2002) is focused on presenting Polish contemporary music with a special emphasis on works not yet performed by the Kielce Philharmonic. The 21st edition of the Festival included new works by Krzysztof Meyer, Sawomir Zamaszko and Janusz Stalmierski, as well as the world premiere of Bartosz Kowalskis Saxophone Concerto and an audio-visual performance by Marek Chooniewski. Festival concerts were linked to by film-themed events.

concert

Augucik Sings Lutosawski

p erfor m er : Grayna Augucik (vocal) orga n i zer : Ludwig van Beethoven Association (Poland) p lac e : Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival, Studio Koncertowe Polskiego Radia im. W. Lutosawskiego, Warsaw (Poland)
Augucik is an excellent jazz singer who is always pushing her musical boundaries while also honoring her roots Krysta Close & Marek ebrowski

filharmonia.kielce.com.pl

composition

Gniew Wiatru
com pos er: Bartosz Kowalski-Banasewicz prem iere: XXI witokrzyskie Days of Music, Kielce Philharmonic (Poland) com m iss ioned by: Institute of Dance and Music (Poland)
Composer, performer and lecturer Bartosz Kowalski-Banasewicz is the co-founder of the Sonofrenia Ensemble. Pawe Gusnar is a versatile saxophonist who performs classical music and jazz, and is ready to collaborate with young composers on preparing their works.

beethoven.org.pl/en/

April

Unusually expressive with good compositional skills as well as an excellent performance by the soloist, saxophonist Pawe Gusnar, and orchestra. Kinga Wojciechowska

festival

42th International Pozna Spring Contemporary Music Festival

a rti sti c dir ecto r : Artur Kroschel orga n i zer : Polish Composers Union. The Pozna Branch (Poland) p lac e : Pozna (Poland)
Gestures and outlines are the recurrent themes in this edition of the Festival. The Wiosna Modych cycle is continued with a goal of bringing composers closer to young audiences. This initiative successfully promotes contemporary music also because admission to all concerts is free of charge.

bartoszkowalski.com/en/ gusnar.eu

wiosnamuzyczna.pl zkp.org.pl

opera

Qudsja Zaher
com pos er: Pawe Szymaski director: Eimuntas Nekroius l ibret to: Maciej J. Drygas perfor m ers : Wojciech Michniewski (conductor), The National Theathre Choir and Orchestra (Poland), the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music Choir of Boys (Poland) prem iere: National Theater, Warsaw (Poland) com m iss ioned by: National Theater (Poland)
A multicultural opera with Polish musicians led by a Lithuanian conductor in a story of an Afghan refugee. A sign of deep changes in the musical theater aesthetics that have taken place over the past two decades. The work links contemporary themes with old sagas and mythology. Ascetic in terms of music, moving and thought-provoking. Ewa Schreiber

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Cyprian Bazylik: Complete Works

com pos er: Cyprian Bazylik perfor m ers : Ars Nova (ensemble) publ is h er: Travers Music (Poland)
A complete performance of the composers works (four-part motets, psalms and hymns) is still insufficient to present this little-known 16th century composer, writer and translator. Founded in 1981, the Ars Nova group (currently led by Jacek Urbaniak and Krzysztof Owczynik) is one of the leading early instrument ensembles in Poland.

arsnovapolonia.eu travers-music.com

festival

5th Festival of Premieres. The Most Recent Polish Music.

art ist ic dir ec tor: Joanna Wnuk-Nazarowa o rg aniz er : National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra NOSPR (Poland) place: Katowice (Poland)
The Festival seeks to present the latest compositions, those written after 2005, to listeners of Polish Radio Program II. During the Festival we heard interesting world premieres of works by Tomasz J. Opaka (L.A. Concerto for Violin and Symphony Orchestra) and Dariusz Przybylski (Concerto for Cello and Symphony Orchestra). Uncensored contemporary music. Maria Peryt

festiwalprawykonan.pl/en/index.php nospr.org.pl/english

composition

Holocaust Memorial Cantata

com pos er: Marta Ptaszyska perfor m ers : Piotr Gajewski (conductor), Polish Orchestra Sinfonia Iuventus, National Philharmonic Choir (Poland) prem iere: National Philharmonic, Warsaw (Poland)
The Polish premiere, given at the concert commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. Marta Ptaszyskas 1992 composition-prayer about remembrance was revised and augmented following a suggestion by Yehudi Menuhin. An important commemoration of Polish history through music. As director of the National Philharmonic in Washington, D.C., Gajewski plays a major role in popularizing Polis music in the US. Krysta Close & Marek ebrowski

composition

Canzon de baci for tenor and orchestra

compo ser : Andrzej Kwieciski per fo r mer s: Karol Kozowski (tenor), Marek Mo (director) Chamber Orchestra of the City of Tychy AUKSO pr emier e: 5th Festival of Premieres. The Most Recent Polish Music, Katowice (Poland) commissio ned by : Institute of Dance and Music (Poland)
The d Philharmonics Artist-in-Residence, Andrzej Kwieciski, is also a Lutosawski Society and Ministry of Culture fellow. His music represents the mannerisms of the Italian Baroquesharp contrasts, chromaticisms and sublimity []; on the other hand a strict, classical counterpoint, spectral techniques that broaden the possibilities of creating sonoristically treated harmonies, and a new style of sound calligraphy. (dwutygodnik.com)

martaptaszynska.com fiharmonia.pl

andrzejkwiecinski.com nospr.org.pl/english

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CD

Zarzycki & eleski: Piano Concertos

comp oser s: Aleksander Zarzycki, Witold eleski p erfor m er s: Jonathan Plowright (pianist), ukasz Borowicz (conductor), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (UK) p u b li sher : Hyperion (UK)
Two big, sweeping Romantic piano concertos by almost-unknown Polish composers turn out to be buried treasure. Harriet Smith

Krzysztof Penderecki: Complete Symphonies

com pos er: Krzysztof Penderecki perfor m ers : Polish Orchestra Sinfonia Iuventus (Poland) publ is h er: DUX (Poland)
The first complete recording of Pendereckis symphonic oeuvre. Krysta Close & Marek ebrowski

hyperion-records.co.uk

dux.pl

award

May

Fryderyk. Artist of the Year

lau reat e: Pawe ukaszewski (composer) fou n der : The Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry
With a reduced number of awards that raised the prestige of the event, the Polish Recording Academy Award was given to Pawe ukaszewski for his achievements as Artist of the Year Classical Music Category. Three of his recordings received nominations in various categories. zpav.pl/fryderyk/

lukaszewski.org.uk

festival

5th Festival of Traditional and Avant-Garde Music CODES

festival com m iss ioner: Jerzy Kornowicz organizer: Centre for Intercultural Creative Initiatives Crossroads (Poland) pl ace: Lublin (Poland)
The Festival seeks to find common ground among forms from seemingly distant times and styles. Meetings of contemporary music and avantgarde composers and performers with traditional and folk music practitioners, as well as with those closer to the coarse folksiness and conceptual sultriness of the avant-garde than to the glibness of popular culture. (kody-festiwal.pl) Reaching for all music sources. Goka Ispohording

codes-festival.com

award

Gwarancje Kultury
lau reat es: Krzysztof Penderecki (composer/conductor), Piotr Beczaa (tenor) orga n i zer : TVP Kultura, Warsaw (Poland)
The annual TVP Kultura awards are given to the most important and fascinating personalities on Polands art scene. The Special Prize was given to Krzysztof Penderecki for his lifetime achievements in music. Piotr Beczaa was honored in the Classical Music category.

krzysztofpenderecki.eu/en/ beczala.com

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The Great Learning Cornelius Cardew

o rg anizer : Jan Bernad wo r k sho ps co n d u c tor: John Tilbury place: 5th Festival of Traditional and Avant-Garde Music CODES, Lublin (Poland)
Open rehearsals of The Great Learning led by John Tilbury, followed by a concert presentation. A chance for participatory, open, and socially-conscious avant-garde musical practice. Micha Mendyk

codes-festival.com

composition

Greetings from a Doppelgnger

compo ser : Jagoda Szmytka per fo r mer s: Ensemble Garage (Germany) pr emier e: , Acht Brcken Festival, Koln (Germany) commissio ned by : Ensemble Garage (Germany)
Ensemble Garage is a group dedicated to exploring the ideas and conceptual procedures of the new generation authors. A constant appetite for experimenting and searching for new sound possibilities. Goka Isphording

composition

Symphony No. 4
com pos er: Zbigniew Bagiski perfor m ers : Polish Orchestra Sinfonia Iuventus organizer: Polish Composers Union, Warsaw Section (Poland) prem iere: XXVII Warsaw Music Encounters. Early Music New Music, Warsaw (Poland) com m iss ioned by: Institute of Dance and Music (Poland)
Warsaw Musical Encounters successfully convinced early music fans and traditionalists to get to know the contemporary canon. Zbigniew Bagiski is a composer with a rich and varied catalogue, a recognized lecturer in composition, theory and music history. He describes his works that attempt a dialogue with specific traditional elements as constructivism on the way to self-improvement.

jagodaszmytka.com beta.ensemble-garage.de listen: soundcloud.com/jagoda-szmytka/greetingsfrom-a-doppelgaenger

http://www.culture.pl/baza-muzyka-pelna-tresc/-/eo_event_asset_publisher/eAN5/content/zbigniew-baginski

wsm.art.pl imit.org.pl

composition

Collisions of the Matter for symphonic orchestra

com pos er: Tomasz J. Opaka perfor m ers : Polish Orchestra Sinfonia Iuventus organizer: Polish Composers Union. The Warsaw Branch (Poland) prem iere: XXVII Warsaw Music Encounters. Early Music New Music, Warsaw (Poland) com m iss ioned by: Polish Composers Union, Warsaw (Poland)

festival

XXVII Warsaw Music Encounters. Early Music New Music

dir ecto r : Wadysaw Sowiski o rg aniz er : Polish Composers Union. The Warsaw Branch (Poland) place: Warsaw (Poland)
This Festival presents listeners with the latest trends and various music styles.

Tomasz J. Opakas music ended up in one of Maja Baczyskas documentary films in the Composers Portraits cycle. Kilka pyta o syszenie wiata was dedicated to four young composers with greatly differing styles and personalities. Besides Opaka, the documentary also featured Pawe Przezwaski, Pawe Pudo, and Kamil Staszowski. tomaszjakubopalka.com

http://www.polmic.pl/index.php?option=com_mwosoby&id=582&vie w=czlowiek&Itemid=5&lang=pl

wsm.art.pl zkp.org.pl

musicpudlo.com/en http://www.kulturalna.warszawa.pl/osoby,1,7941,Kamil_ Staszowski.html?locale=pl_PL wsm.art.pl zkp.org.pl youtu.be/yu8KKwEB4KM

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CD

Perseidy for Chamber String Orchestra

comp oser : Adrianna Furmanik pe rfor mer s: Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra AMADEUS o rga n i zer : Polish Composers Union. The Warsaw Branch (Poland) premi er e: XXVII Warsaw Music Encounters. Early Music New Music, Warsaw (Poland) commi ss io ned by: Polish Composers Union, Warsaw (Poland)
A new name in the pantheon of Polish contemporary music. prof. Krzysztof Baculewski

Polonaises
perfor m er: Marcin Masecki (pianist) publ is h er: Lado ABC (Poland) with National Audiovisual Institute (Poland)
Jazz and avant-garde pianist, Marcin Masecki, already known for his collaboration with Raphael Rogiski, Maccio Moretti and the Alchemik group, represents the post-modernist aesthetics of collage and defect. A new publisher creatively transforms the traditional national dance forms, linking various influences, including the classically-oriented compositional techniques, 19th century elegance and a provincial march orchestra. (nina.gov.pl) An inventively treated presentation of music for winds, with a sly and humorous look at Polish musical tradition. Bartomiej Chaciski

wsm.art.pl zkp.org.pl

composition

Concerto for Accordion and String Orchestra

comp oser : Marcin Baewicz p re mi e re: Royal Castle, XXVII Warsaw Music Encounters. Early Music New Music, Warsaw (Poland) commi ss io ned by: Polish Composers Union, Warsaw (Poland)
http://www.culture.pl/baza-muzyka-pelna-tresc/-/eo_event_asset_ publisher/eAN5/content/marcin-blazewicz

marcinmasecki.com./en ladoabc.com nina.gov.pl

wsm.art.pl zkp.org.pl

opera

Project P: Transcryptum
com pos er: Wojtek Blecharz l ibret to: Wojtek Blecharz conductor: Marta Kluczyska prem iere: National Theatre, Warsaw (Poland) com m iss ioned by: National Theatre (Poland)

initiative

Penderecki European Music Center

orga n i zer : Krzysztof Penderecki p lac e : Lusawice (Poland)
A center for developing young musical talents from Poland and Europe, especially in terms of solo, chamber and orchestral music performance, through the master-student relationship and other programs.

An opera, part of the exceptionally successful Project P, initiated by Mariusz Treliski and Jan Topolski. The event was an artistic operation, a procedure containing a record of trauma, including all the characteristic steps that lead into it. (teatrwielki.pl)

http://www.culture.pl/baza-muzyka-pelna-tresc/-/eo_event_asset_publisher/eAN5/content/wojtek-blecharz

teatrwielki.pl

penderecki-center.pl/en/

opera

Project P: for voices and hands

com pos er: Jagoda Szmytka l ibret to: Jagoda Szmytka, Micha Zadara conductor: Marta Kluczyska prem iere: National Theatre, Warsaw (Poland) com m iss ioned by: National Theatre (Poland)
A brave step into a contemporary music theatre that is both artistically and socially important, and breaks the aesthetically ossified and bureaucratically inept stereotype of public cultural institutions. Micha Mendyk
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Pneuma III
compo ser : Pawe Przezwaski o rg anizer : ForMusic Foundation (Poland) pr emier e: Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, Warsaw (Poland) commissio ned by : Institute of Dance and Music (Poland)
The third part of the Pneuma cycle, commissioned by ForMusic. Guitarist, composer and arranger, Pawe Przezwaski, specializes in large-scale compositions for big instrumental groups and in quartertone harmony. Presented by the ForMusic Foundation, this IMiT project continues to bear fruit Krysta Close & Marek ebrowski

award

http://www.polmic.pl/index.php?option=com_mwosoby&id=582&vi ew=czlowiek&Itemid=5&lang=pl

UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers Award

l aureate: Agata Zubel (composer) organizer: International Musical Council UNESCO, Prague (Czech Republic)
Agata Zubels composition Not I, representing the Polish Radio entry, was given the highest honor by a landslide majority of votes at the 60th International Composers Tribune. One of the most prestigious international accolades a composer can be given. Krysta Close & Marek ebrowski

formusic.org.pl

composition

Vides ut Alta for baryton and percussion

compo ser : Miosz Bembinow o rg anizer : ForMusic Foundation (Poland) pr emier e: Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, Warsaw (Poland) commissio ned by : Institute of Dance and Music (Poland)
The ForMusics foundation project Classics Served Differently promotes unusual arrangements of various compositions. In spite of their diversity, works by Miosz Bembinow focus on vocal and choral repertoire. Winner of two Fryderyk Awards, Bembinow is also a conductor, lecturer, and musical activist.

zubel.pl

initiative
com pos er: Mikoaj Henryk Grecki nam e: manuscripts partners : PWM Edition, publisher DUX (Poland) pl ace: Cracow (Poland)
20 choral works by Grecki, found in the house of composer, were given to PWM Edition and will be published posthumously. Also to be recorded by DUX.

bembinow.com formusic.org.pl

pwm.com.pl dux.pl

concert

Genius Lutos
compo ser : Witold Lutosawski per fo r mer s: Gamelan Percussion Orchestra, PSOUU o rg anizer : Szczecin Philharmonic, (Poland) place: Szczecin Philharmonic (Poland)
This project is part of the Lutosawski Year celebration and seeks to bring mentally handicapped persons to participate in music culture. The main organizer of the initiative is the Gamelan Percussion Orchestra of the Koo Society for the Mentally Handicapped in Szczecin.

award

Toru Takemitsu Award

com pos er: Marcin Staczyk founder: Toru Takemitsu, Tokio (Japan)
The Toru Takemitsu Award, the most important music award in Japan, is given by a single juror to young composers for orchestral works. Marcin Staczyk received it for his SighsHommage a Fryderyk Chopin. The worlds most prestigious annual competition for composers. Krysta Close & Marek ebrowski

filharmonia.szczecin.pl

marcinstanczyk.com operacity.jp/en/concert/award/
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Cyberiada
comp oser : Krzysztof Meyer li b ret to : Krzysztof Meyer p erfor m er s: Grand Theater Choir and Orchestra, Pozna (Poland) orga n i zer : the Grand Theatre, Pozna (Poland) p re mi e re: the Grand Theatre, Pozna (Poland)
The libretto for a comic opera was based on short stories by Stanisaw Lem about the adventures of designers Trurl and Klapaucjusz as well as from Robots Tales. Dating from 1968-1970, the work was finally premiered in Poland in 2013. Its fortunate that it was staged now to coincide with the revival of 1960s aesthetics and discussions about the successes of the so-called Polish composers school. Cyberiada is also a pastiche, allowing for various graceful stylistic approaches. (polityka.pl) http://www.culture.pl/baza-muzyka-pelna-tresc/-/eo_event_asset_ publisher/eAN5/content/krzysztof-meyer

opera.poznan.pl June

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initiative
com pos er: Marian Sawa nam e: new edition of works by Marian Sawa coordinator: Marian Sawa Society (Poland)
Composer, organist, musicologist and pedagogue who left an exceptionally rich legacy. A step towards promotion of new music composers. Kinga Wojciechowska

Instalactions. Music Festival

cu r ator s: Anna Kwiatkowska, Pawe Mykietyn, Wojtek Blecharz orga n i zer : New Theater, Warsaw (Poland) p lac e : Center for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw (Poland)
Musical installations in the post-industrial space of a former city garage in the Old Mokotw district of Warsaw. Festival, retrospective, and a gallery of installations. We look in one direction and bend the ear elsewhere. We do museum walk. Jan Topolski

mariansawa.org

nowyteatr.org/pl/event/instalakcje csw.art.pl

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Astrolabium Sings Bembinow

compo ser : Miosz Bembinow per fo r mer s: Astrolabium (Poland) publisher : Sarton S.C. (Poland)
The Astrolabium Choir from Toru performs contemporary works of Miosz Bembinow that are inspired by religious culture and folksy devotion.

astrolabium.art.pl bembinow.com sarton.pl

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Back to the Future Shock

per fo r mer s: LXMP Macio Moretti & Piotr Zabrodzki publisher : Lado ABC (Poland)
A two-person project for bass guitar, percussion and synthesizer. The recording was commissioned by the Unsound Festival. An ambitious, world-class undertaking of adapting Herbie Hancocks classic recording Future Shock for a duet.. Bartomiej Chaciski

lxmp.net ladoabc.com

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Klasyka w Lokalu. Lokal na Powanie

organizer: Lokal Uytkowy, Warsaw (Poland) performers: Sonofrenia (ensemble) place: Lokal Uytkowy, Warsaw (Poland)
Sonofrenia is a trio of composers (Bartosz Kowalski-Banasewicz, trumpet, flute and computer; Krzysztof Kozowski, piano and keyboards; Wojciech Baejczyk, electric guitar, violin and computer). They perform improvised music from the fringe of contemporary music, minimalism, sonorism, and electronic music. (wojciech.blazejczyk.eu)

lokaluzytkowy.org wojciech.blazejczyk.eu

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