violinist

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 such a notable 19th century composer until a chance conversation about a Stradivarius violin led her on a path of discovery. With kind permission of Josie Dixon

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.

Blast from the past: lost wartime concerto lives again after being pieced together

The Różycki concerto got its first airing after years of painstaking work reconstructing the piece from unpublished scores.

Only Urbaniak can make Herbie Hancock play for Warsaw

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.

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