Music

‘Here I write different music…’ Remembering Penderecki, through his garden…

When not at his main home in Kraków, the sprawling grounds in Lusławice were the place where Krzysztof Penderecki spent most of his time, reportedly getting up at 6am each morning for a walk in the gardens. Mark Bebłot/luslawice.com

VIDEO: When not at his main home in Kraków, the sprawling grounds in Lusławice were the place where Krzysztof Penderecki spent most of his time, reportedly getting up at 6am each morning for a walk in the gardens. On the first anniversary of his death, TFN takes a look at the importance of the place to his legacy.

Kraków ballet company reconstructs ‘extremely difficult’ 17th century dance to commemorate composer’s death

The Cracovia Danza Court Ballet, a professional dance ensemble that revives old court dances, spent two months reconstructing the dances to German composer Michael Praetorius’ “Terpsichore”.

Forgotten composer who played for Polish king and co-founded Edinburgh Festival rediscovered after distant relative finds online ad for his rare piano

Josie Dixon had little idea that her great-great-great-great grandfather Felix Yaniewicz was one of the 19th century’s most notable composers until a chance conversation about a Stradivarius violin led her on a path of discovery.

Kielce guitar whizz wows rock royalty with mind-blowing rendition of Led Zeppelin epic

VIDEO: The jaw-dropping performance by 20-year-old Marcin Patrzałek has now gone viral with leading heavyweight rock stars and music journals describing the performance as ‘genius’.

Music to our ears! Warsaw’s Marta Gardolińska becomes first ever female musical director at prestigious French opera house

The 33-year-old conductor told TFN: “It’s a source of great pride for me that I can take part in the shaping of cultural life in Nancy, a city on which Polish King Stanisław Leszczyński had such a great influence. I hope I will be able to be a worthy representative of Polish culture in Nancy.”

‘Heroines of music’ take centre stage on powerful new recording to promote female composers

Directed by award-winning conductor Marzena Diakun, the CD entitled ‘Polish Heroines of Music’ aims to create and popularise a new canon of Polish female composers’ works.

Rzeszów monk sets up music school in war-torn African state to teach child soldiers to take up music instead of weapons

Capuchin monk Brother Benedykt Pączka decided to offer children an alternative to being child soldiers and try to sow the seeds of future peace in the country by teaching them to prefer a guitar over a Kalashnikov.

Very SPICE indeed! Gdańsk musician adds Victoria Beckham to his latest string of commercial hits

From Paul Smith and Calvin Klein through to BMW, Vogue and Cyberpunk 2077, one man has become the go-to musician for soundtracks – Gdańsk’s Piotr Kaliński. And now he’s just added Victoria Beckham’s latest Beauty ad to his list.

Warsaw Science Centre beams live concert to planets 12 LIGHT YEARS away to promote new George Clooney film

VIDEO: Made in collaboration with Netflix to help celebrate the release of George Clooney’s latest movie ‘The Midnight Sky’, the concert which will reach planets circling the Tau Ceti star in 12 light years has now attracted over half a million earthly views.

Red hot chilli farmers: Lublin couple at forefront of Poland’s spicy food revolution

Merging artisan methodology with maverick ideas, Marcel and Diana Galiński have become leading figures on the nation’s hot sauce circuit, and in the process have helped introduce a new wave of heat-seeking Poles to the life-affirming joys of rocket-fired condiments.

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