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Zofia Kilanowicz
Zofia Kilanowicz (born 15 May 1963) is a Polish operatic soprano who has performed internationally, with a focus on Polish music. She appeared as Roxana in Szymanowski's '' King Roger'' in Paris and New York City, and recorded Górecki's Second Symphony (Copernican Symphony) and Third Symphony (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs). Life She was born in Nowy Targ. After graduating from the School of Music in her hometown, she studied at the Academy of Music in Kraków with Helena Łazarska. Already during her studies, she was a prize winner of the Ada Sari Vocal Art Competition in Nowy Sącz (1986), the Karol Szymanowski Competition in Łódź, and the Karol Szymanowski Competition in Karlovy Vary. She received the Elly Ameling Award at the International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch in 1988. Kilanowicz made her debut at the Warsaw Chamber Opera in 1989, as Konstanze in Mozart's '' Die Entführung aus dem Serail''. In 1990, she first performed at La Monnaie in Brussels, as Drus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nowy Targ
Nowy Targ (Officially: ''Royal Free city of Nowy Targ'', Yiddish: ''Naymark'', Goral Dialect: ''Miasto'') is a town in southern Poland, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It is located in the Orava-Nowy Targ Basin at the foot of the Gorce Mountains, at the confluence of the Czarny Dunajec and the Biały Dunajec. It is the seat of the Nowy Targ County and the rural Gmina Nowy Targ, as well as the Tatra Euroregion. With 33,293 inhabitants, Nowy Targ is the largest town and the historic capital of Podhale, as well as its main commercial, communication and industrial center. The town has the Podhale State Vocational University and the highest located airport in Poland. Established before 1233, Nowy Targ received city rights on June 22, 1346 from King Casimir the Great. The historic architectural and urban complex of the town with a medieval market square has been preserved to this day. Toponymy In 1233, a settlement called in pl, Stare Cło, lit=Old Toll ( la, Antiquum T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théâtre Des Champs-Élysées
The Théâtre des Champs-Élysées () is an entertainment venue standing at 15 avenue Montaigne in Paris. It is situated near Avenue des Champs-Élysées, from which it takes its name. Its eponymous main hall may seat up to 1,905 people, while the smaller Comédie and Studio des Champs-Élysées above the latter may seat 601 and 230 people respectively. Commissioned by impresario Gabriel Astruc, the theatre was built from 1911 to 1913 upon the designs of brothers Auguste Perret and Gustave Perret following a scheme by Henry van de Velde, and became the first example of Art Deco architecture in the city. Less than two months after its inauguration, the Théâtre hosted the world premiere of the Ballets Russes' '' Rite of Spring'', which provoked one of the most famous classical music riots. At present, the theatre shows about three staged opera productions a year, mostly baroque or chamber works more suited to the modest size of its stage and orchestra pit. It also houses an imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karol Szymanowski
Karol Maciej Szymanowski (; 6 October 188229 March 1937) was a Polish composer and pianist. He was a member of the modernist Young Poland movement that flourished in the late 19th and early 20th century. Szymanowski's early works show the influence of the late Romantic German school as well as the early works of Alexander Scriabin, as exemplified by his Étude Op. 4 No. 3 and his first two symphonies. Later, he developed an impressionistic and partially atonal style, represented by such works as the Third Symphony and his Violin Concerto No. 1. His third period was influenced by the folk music of the Polish Górale people, including the ballet ''Harnasie'', the Fourth Symphony, and his sets of Mazurkas for piano. ''King Roger,'' composed between 1918 and 1924, remains Szymanowski's most popular opera. His other significant works include ''Hagith'', Symphony No. 2, ''The Love Songs of Hafiz'', and '' Stabat Mater''. Szymanowski was awarded the highest national honors, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann-Werner Prein
Johann-Werner Prein (; born 3 January 1954) is an Austrian operatic bass-baritone who made an international career, performing at major houses and festivals based in Germany. He performed leading roles of both the baritone repertoire such as Wagner's Sachs in ''Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg'' and bass roles such as Mozart's Sarastro in '' Die Zauberflöte''. In recordings, he has focused on operas of the early 20th century, such as Busoni's '' Turandot'' and Schulhoff's '' Flammen'' in its 1994 premiere. Career Born in Trofaiach, Prein first studied psychology, philosophy and pedagogy, before he turned to voice studies at the Graz Musikhochschule in 1977, with Herma Handl-Wiedenhofer. He began his career as a concert singer and lieder singer from 1979. In 1980, he made his stage debut in Krenek's '' Jonny spielt auf'' at the Theater an der Wien. Prein received international recognition when he first appeared at the Bayreuth Festival in 1984, as Donner in '' Der Ring des Nib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Karasiak
Andreas Karasiak (born 1968) is a German classical tenor in opera and concert. Career Andreas Karasiak studied voice at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz with Claudia Eder. He studied Baroque music at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis with René Jacobs in Basel. Starting in 1999, he sang at the National Theatre Mannheim Mozart parts such as Tamino, Ferrando and Belmonte. In the field of historically informed performance he has worked with Gustav Leonhardt, Marcus Creed and Philippe Herreweghe, taking part in the project of Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir ''Dieterich Buxtehude – Opera Omnia'' to record the complete works of Dieterich Buxtehude (begun 2005, in progress). He has also performed with Helmuth Rilling and Sylvain Cambreling, among others. In 1998 and again in 2007, he sang the tenor part of Hermann Suter's '' Le Laudi'' in Wiesbaden with the Chor von St. Bonifatius, conducted by Gabriel Dessauer. In 2000, he performed and recorde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Dessauer
Gabriel Dessauer (born 4 December 1955) is a German cantor, concert organist, and academic. He was responsible for the church music at St. Bonifatius, Wiesbaden from 1981 to 2021, conducting the Chor von St. Bonifatius until 2018. He is an internationally-known organ recitalist, and was an organ teacher on the faculty of the Hochschule für Musik Mainz. In 1985, he founded the German-English project choir, Reger-Chor. He has lectured at international conferences, especially about the music of Max Reger, who was a member of the St. Bonifatius parish. Career Dessauer was born in Würzburg, the son of Guido Dessauer and his wife Gabrielle. He received his '' Abitur'' at the Kolleg St. Blasien in 1974. He then studied church music at the Richard-Strauss-Konservatorium in Munich for a year, studying organ with Elmar Schloter. From 1975 to 1980, he studied church music and concert organ at the Musikhochschule München with Diethard Hellmann and . He continued his studies with F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Morath-Pusinelli
Petra Morath-Pusinelli (* 1967) is a German organist. She studied Catholic Church Music at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts. Since 1984 she has been an organist at the church St. Kilian, Wiesbaden, and accompanied various choirs, including the Reger-Chor from the late 1980s and the Bachchor Mainz, conducted by Ralf Otto. She has been a lecturer at the University of Mainz since May 2006. In 1990, Petra Morath was the organist in John Rutter's ''Requiem'' in the version for chamber ensemble, with the Reger-Chor, Monika Fuhrmann (soprano) and instrumentalists, conducted by Gabriel Dessauer, recorded live in St. Bonifatius, Wiesbaden. In 2008 she played the organ part in Otto's album ''Noël: French Romantic Music for Christmas'' (2008). In November 2009 she played Duruflé's Requiem with a choir of volunteers in a memorial concert against Antisemitism Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is hostility to, prejudice towards, or discri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chor Von St
Chor may refer to: People with the name * Chor Chee Heung, Malaysian politician * Chor Hooi Yee, Malaysian badminton player * Chor Lau Heung, fictional character * Chor Yeok Eng, Singaporean politician * Chor Yuen, Chinese film director and actor Other uses * Chor, Sindh, a town in Pakistan * River Chor, a river in England * CHOR, a Canadian radio station See also * * Choir * Chore (other) * Chors (other) * Khor (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Laudi
''Le Laudi'' (''The Praises''), Op. 25, is an oratorio by the Swiss composer Hermann Suter. The full title is ''Le Laudi di San Francesco d'Assisi (Cantico delle creature)'' (''The Praises of St. Francis of Assisi (Canticle of the Creatures))''. The text is Francis of Assisi's Canticle of the Sun in the original Italian. Suter scored the work for soloists, choir, children's choir, organ and large orchestra. It was premiered in 1924, with the composer conducting the Basler Gesangverein on the occasion of its centenary. The oratorio of around 70 minutes is one of Suter's most important works and has been championed by conductors such as Wilhelm Furtwängler, who conducted the first performance in Vienna in 1926 and further performances in Europe. Although now performed relatively rarely elsewhere, it has been presented regularly in Switzerland. It was also recorded in 1991 and 2007. History Suter composed the oratorio to mark the 100th anniversary of the (Basel Choral Societ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Songs (Chopin)
Although Frédéric Chopin is best known for his works for piano solo, among his extant output are 19 songs for voice and piano, set to Polish texts. Background Chopin wrote these songs at various times, from perhaps as early as 1827 when he was 17, to 1847, two years before his death. Only two of them were published in his lifetime (''Życzenie'' and ''Wojak'' were published in Kiev in 1837 and 1839 respectively).Kornel Michałowski and Jim Samson.Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek. ''Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online''. Retrieved 7 January 2011. In 1857 the 17 then known songs were collected for publication by Julian Fontana as Op. 74, but they were not arranged in chronological order of composition within that opus. Due to censorship restrictions, he was only able to publish 16 of them initially. These appeared in Warsaw as ''Zbiór śpiewów polskich Fryderyka Chopina'' (''A Collection of Polish Songs by Frédéric Chopin''), published by Gebethner & Wolff; and in Berlin as '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoni Wit
Antoni Wit (born February 7, 1944) is a Polish conductor, composer, lawyer and professor at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music. Between 2002 and 2013, he served as the artistic director of the National Philharmonic in Warsaw. Life and career Wit was born in Kraków. He graduated from the Kraków conservatory (then called ''Państwowa Wyższa Szkola Muzyczna'') in 1967. He studied conducting under Henryk Czyż and composition under Krzysztof Penderecki. He went on to study in Paris under Nadia Boulanger (1967–68). In 1969, he also graduated in law from the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. From 2002 to 2013 he was music director of the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra. He also collaborated with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra in Pamplona from the 2010–2011 to the 2016–2017 season, serving as their first guest conductor. In May 2013 he was nominated Artistic Director of the ensemble. He has conducted the Berlin Philharmonic, Staatskapelle Dresden, the Orchestra dell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (NOSPR), is one of Poland's radio orchestra and premier musical institutions. It was founded in 1935 in Warsaw. In 1945 the orchestra was re-established in Katowice and since 2006 it has become a "National Cultural Institution". History The symphonic orchestra was created in 1935 and led by Grzegorz Fitelberg until the outbreak of World War II. In March 1945 Witold Rowicki revived the orchestra in Katowice. In 1947, Grzegorz Fitelberg, upon his return from abroad, took over the post of the artistic director. After his death in 1953, the orchestra was headed in succession by Jan Krenz, Bohdan Wodiczko, Kazimierz Kord, Tadeusz Strugała, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Stanisław Wisłocki, Jacek Kaspszyk, Antoni Wit, Gabriel Chmura and, once again, Jacek Kaspszyk. In September 2000, Joanna Wnuk-Nazarowa was appointed the general and programme director. From 2012 to August 2019 Alexander Liebreich was Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the NOSPR.c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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