12.06.2020 Literature, Music, News

#PolishCultureKatchUp – Barbara Bogoczek & Tony Howard

Translation power couple Barbara Bogoczek and Tony Howard share their music, film and poetry recommendations for you to #KatchUp with.

Tony Howard is Professor of English at the University of Warwick. Barbara Bogoczek is a translator and interpreter based in London. Their joint translations include works by Tadeusz Różewicz, Ewa Lipska, Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska and Stanisław Wyspiański. For #PolishCultureKatchUp they recorded a short podcast about the poetry of Janusz Różewicz, Krzysztof Kieslowski’s films, and music of Zbigniew Preisner or band Dagadana.

Listen to the whole podcast here and watch the stunning music video from Dagadana below.

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Violin Concertos by Duranowski, Janiewicz & Mozart:

The NIFC label presents an new recording of violin concertos by 18th century Polish-born composers August Frederik Duranowski and Felix Janiewicz with early symphonies by WA Mozart, featured on the recording is the acclaimed oh Orchestra, with violinist, and concertmaster of the St Gallen Symphony Orchestra, Chouchane Silanossian.
01 06.2024 31 12.2024 Music, News

AGA ZARYAN QUARTET with Alicja Śmietana String

On the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising, we invite you to a concert with the repertoire from the moving jazz album "Beauty is Dying" (“Umiera Piękno”) performed by the outstanding vocalist Aga Zaryan and her band, with the participation of Alicja Smietana's string quartet!
03 08.2024 Events, Music, News

Karol Szymanowski’s Symphony No 3 at Classical

Polish composer Karol Szymanowski's Symphony No 3, Song of the Night will by performed by the London Symphony Orchestra at this year's Classical Pride Festival at the Barbican.
07 07.2024 Events, Music