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During the last concert of the family concert series “Philharmonic: What’s It All About?!” the Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Grzegorz Wierus will tell us some fascinating musical stories.
For several years now museums, galleries and other cultural institutions in Łódź have been opening their doors to all night owls one night in May.
Rome, a city with an extraordinary history, stunning fountains and ancient monuments, attracts crowds of tourists. And it was the capital of Italy that inspired Ottorino Respighi to compose the original “Roman triptych”...
Broadway is probably the most famous street in Manhattan, New York. The musical theatres located in its middle section, in the famous Times Square, attract throngs of tourists from every...
“No other young Polish composer is capable of taming the energy of musical processes in such purely sensual and spontaneous way, despite always having a precise and logical plan.
Pablo Casals used to say “The cello is like a beautiful woman who has not grown older, but younger with time, more slender, more supple, more graceful”.
Although Ravel was not a very good pianist himself, he demanded exceptional skills from the performers of his works.
We have probably all heard the legend of mermaids, mythological creatures who tempted sailors with their beautiful voices.
It is a well-known fact that combinations of gold, silver and black colours are deemed elegant by fashion designers.
The “Łódź Easter Music Festival” concert series will be concluded with a moment of reflection, offering some of the most moving music of the last few decades.
Although the first piece that comes to our minds when we think about the word “unfinished” is Schubert’s symphony, many other pieces like that are to be found in the history of music.
“Had I known that such a cello concerto as that could be written I would have tried to compose one myself” – Brahms said, moved after listening to Dvořák’s Cello concerto in B Minor.
At a carnival fair in Saint Petersburg, a puppet theatre show is going on. The audience watches as the main protagonist, Petrushka the clown, competes with a Moor for a beautiful ballerina...
This evening of early music will transport the audience to 17th and 18th century Italy.
It is not a mere coincidence that in the past men would sing amorous serenades under the windows of their sweethearts.
During the first concert in March the traditional stage-audience division will no longer hold, as the multilevel lobby of the Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic...
“What warmth and passion in his melodic phrases, what teeming vitality in his harmony, what originality and beauty in the turn of his piquant and ingenious modulations and rhythms...
Tango is a dance that is sometimes referred to as “the lovers’ argument”, full of conflicting emotions, lust and true passion.
With a hypnotizing rhythm and oriental clarinet music in the background, Salome begins her dance.
“How gravity should be dressed if ‘a joke’ wears dark veils?” – asked Robert Schumann, confounded after listening to Chopin’s Scherzo in B minor, Op. 20.
“A difficult character, a quite untamed personality” – thus Goethe described Beethoven in 1812. As a matter of fact, the composer’s stubbornness and persistence also influenced his works.
If someone asks which of the Russian composers is the most popular today, most music lovers will probably say Piotr Tchaikovsky.
In the 18th century, composers like Handel, Vivaldi, and Rameau often repurposed their own work to create fabulous theatrical evenings that showcased the greatest artists of their day.
The first symphonic concert in the New Year will be a true musical firework. The featured ensemble will indeed be impressive...
There are few literary characters who have been as often referred to in music works as Goethe’s Doctor Faust.
Marcin Dymiter, also known as emiter, is an eminent musician, improviser and music producer specializing in electronic music.
The first thing that comes to mind when we think about Hungary is the cuisine – hot and savoury.
Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima was composed in 1960 by Krzysztof Penderecki and was first piece to bring him international recognition.
The three-movement Concerto in D Major, Op. 21, Military is one of the four most popular violin concertos by Karol Lipiński.
The world around us is full of various rhythms, like the sound of train wheels, loud footsteps in the corridor, or the steady beat of our hearts.
Outstanding Russian cellist Natalia Gutman, a natural heiress of the interpretive tradition developed by Mstislav Rostropovich and Sviatoslav Richter...
Piotr Anderszewski, a pianist of worldwide fame, draws the attention of music lovers wherever he appears. Bold and unconventional, he carefully chooses his repertoire as well as his venues.
Beautiful, inaccessible, and mysterious—such women are most fascinating both in life and on the silver screen.
The guitar is very rarely used as a solo instrument in symphony concerts; it seems to possess intrinsic chamber qualities.
A performance of the complete Chopin piano études by Louis Lortie will open the third edition of the concert series “Piotr Anderszewski and Friends”.
Flute concerto in D Major is one of the most frequently performed works by Carl Reinecke (1824-1910).
Waltraud Meier is the most acclaimed singer performing Richard Wagner’s stage works, monumental operas and dramas inspired by Germanic mythology.
The Estonian ensemble “Heinavanker” is going to present an extraordinary choice of repertoire: Johannes Ockeghem’s Renaissance vocal polyphonic piece and Estonian folk songs.
St John Passion is one of the two musical renderings of the Passion of Jesus Christ composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Due to sudden illness of conductor Marck Minkowski, the concert of Sinfonia Variovia`s orchestra is cancelled. New date of concert will be scheduled for May or June. Tickets will stay valid...
A 25-year-old violinist, Hrachya Avanesyan has already won two prestigious international contests: he was awarded first prize both at the 2006 Yehudi Menuhin Competition and the 2008 Carl Nielsen Competition in Denmark.
The European Union Youth Orchestra gave a concert in Łódź in August last year – and what a success it was!
La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie) is one of the few internationally renowned operas that has a happy end and lets the audience leave the theatre in a joyful mood.
An ensemble acting as a music machine–in a nutshell, this is the Dutch band "BROOOMM!".
The world-famous Tokyo String Quartet is going to give a performance in Łódź during its European tour.
Folklore is an important source of inspiration for composers, but it is usually associated with Chopin’s Mazurkas, or perhaps with 19th century national opera.
“He who sings prays twice” said St. Augustine. Every religion and every denomination seems to hold that God looks favourably at those who sing, even if opinions on dancing or instrumental music may vary.
The Vocal Meeting “Gębofon” is going to explore bruitism (from the French bruit meaning noise, crack, or sound) and phonetics, but with plenty of room for subtlety and variety.
Franz Liszt was the first virtuoso in history, a touring celebrity who travelled all over Europe and composed extremely difficult études and concertos to expand his repertoire.
This year’s carnival is unusually long, lasting as many as 61 days! Thus, why not spend one night listening to music rather than dancing?
Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor turned out to be a milestone in the musical career of the acclaimed British cellist Natalie Clein.
Music lovers usually cherish Johann Sebastian Bach’s genius in his solo works (fugues, partitas) or grand-scale passions and oratorios, but his chamber pieces are also worth appreciating.
It is common knowledge that film music sounds just as well in cinema auditoriums as in concert halls.
Musicians from Poznań’s an_ARCHE NewMusicEnsemble break the barriers between academic classical music and contemporary trends in electronic, film and theatre music
The first concert in the New Year is going to usher the audience into the carnival in dance rhythms.
Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, a student of Johann Sebastian Bach and a court musician with Count von Keyserling, lent his name to the famous variations by Bach.
Artur Zagajewski (born in 1978) has presented his works at numerous festivals, including the Fokus Łódź Biennial, the Colours of Poland...
Johannes Brahms claimed that he had been born too late. Perhaps he should have lived in the 17th century, as indicated by his fondness of using passacaglias and fugues?
The concerts of the Łódź Schumanniana 2010 Festival offer important but relatively rarely performed pieces by Schumann in celebration of the bicentenary of his birth.
At the conclusion of the Chopin Year, the Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic brings to its audiences Jeffrey Swann.
Gods, heroes, and mortals all come together in a performance of scenes from Ercole amante (Hercules in Love) – a baroque opera written by Francesco Cavalli...
Premiere performances of works by a contemporary composer almost a quarter of a century after his death may come as a surprise, but not in the case of Aleksander Tansman...
At 23, Mark Zdunik has already become a leading Polish cellist. Recently, he has won the 2010 Fryderyk award for his debut CD...
The Bach family is the most famous and the most numerous musical family in history. The progenitor of the family was Veit Bach the miller, who lived in Wechmar in the 16th century.
“Should he direct his magic wand where the powers of the masses in chorus and orchestra may lend him their forces...
Jazz versions of Chopin’s works have already become bread and butter for many musicians. But how about a jazz/ragtime/avant-garde/electronic take on Chopin?
The performance by Katarzyna Drogosz affords a rare opportunity to listen to pieces by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven played on a piano dating back to their times, and not on a 20th century instrument.
On Saturday, October 9, we invite you to see live broadcast from ‘The Metropolitan: Live in HD’. On this occasion you will see ‘The Rhine Gold’(Das Rheingold) by Richard Wagner.
The series of three concerts under this title presents works by 20th century composers in the context of Frederic Chopin’s music.
During this Chopin Bicentennial year Celebrations in addition to the concert series of his piano composition, his songs also must not be missed.