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Only Urbaniak can make Herbie Hancock play for Warsaw

Having been evacuated from Warsaw just a day before the Uprising broke out, Poland’s foremost violinist counts himself as lucky to be alive. Wojciech Olkuśnik/PAP

Released to mark the 75th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, Michał Urbaniak’s latest album corals some of the biggest names in the world of jazz.

The violinist who can!

Sergiusz recalls the time when, against the odds, violinst Patrycja Piekutowska came up with the perfect solution for saving Poland’s largest children’s hospital.

Top 5 articles:

Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
Old black and white photos of Warsaw Uprising brought to life in incredible colour
One of Egypt’s oldest churches dating back to the 4th century found hidden behind ancient basilica wall
Britain’s new BREXIT passports to be made in Poland

Art & Culture | History

King Sobieski monument erected in Kraków after Vienna says it’s too controversial

Fearing that the monument of King Jan III Sobieski leading hussars into battle during the Siege of Vienna may be perceived as anti-Turkish, Vienna mayor Michael Ludwig said that it was not an appropriate time to erect military monuments – despite a long-term plan to have it on the capital’s Kahlenberg hill.

The first report:

Equalising EU farm subsidies would cost over EUR 20 bln
New Polish government wins vote of confidence
Our goal is to make Poland Europe's best place to live - PM
Poznan Zoo might transport five rescued tigers to Spain on Sunday
Pharmaceutical market to grow by 8.7 percent y/y in 2019

Vanishing lives: Descendants of 17th century bearded radicals who fled to Poland from Russia to avoid religious persecution are now facing a new crisis as their numbers slowly dwindle out

It is easy to miss their presence - the three-barred crosses, the wooden banyas and the modest churches – unless you know what to look for. TFN travelled to the regions of Mazury and Suwalszczyzna in north-east Poland to track down the Old Believers, a minority which has almost disappeared, yet which still lingers among the hills, fields and virgin forests in the land of a thousand lakes.

Dan Session
Gone but not forgotten: Leonard Cohen, thanks for the dance!

Why So Serious?
Sergiusz takes a look at two of Poland’s phenomenal female writers.

Events

27/09 - 15/12 Interwar architecture exhibition showcases five themes in five cities
05/11 - 14/01 Fascinating story of Vasa kings brought to life at Warsaw’s Royal Castle
04/12 PAP to hold Media of the Future conference
21/04 March of the Living to be held on April 21

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