Penderecki in Memoriam Podcast is produced and hosted by Max Horowitz, Crossover Media. Created by Anna Perzanowska and Klaudia Ofwona Draber, and presented by Polish Cultural Institute New York.
Penderecki in Memoriam Podcast unveils a multifaceted portrait of Krzysztof Penderecki, with commentary from musicians, colleagues, radio programmers, and writers who lend insight and memories of Poland’s greatest modern composer. This podcast is part of Penderecki in Memoriam Worldwide project, honoring the life and legacy of the great composer. Thank you to project partners DUX, NAXOS, Ludwig van Beethoven Association, and Schott EAM for sharing Krzysztof Penderecki’s music with the world.
Jurek Dybał is the General Director and Chief Conductor of The Orchestra of the Royal Capital City of Krakow Sinfonietta Cracovia, an acclaimed conductor and a musician of the famous Vienna Philharmonic. His charismatic personality has been valued by the audience of many European music venues, in which he has made an appearances with the Beethoven Orchester Bonn, Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich, Radio Symphonie Orchester Wien, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo, L’Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova, Wiener KammerOrchester, Wiener Concert-Verein, Concerto Köln, Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie, Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra, Kuopio Symphony Orchestra, Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Polish Radio Orchestra, Silesian Chamber Orchestra, Wrocław’s Leopoldinum and National Forum of Music Symphony Orchestra as well as Philharmonic Orchestras in Poznań, Krakow, Łódź and Gdańsk. As a conductor he collaborated with such eminent soloists as Gidon Kremer, Martin Grubinger, Katia and Marielle Labèque, Xavier de Maistre, Cameron Carpeneter, Lawrence Power, Erwin Schrott, Tomasz Konieczny, and singers of the Vienna State Opera among others.
Jurek Dybał is a founder and a director of the Krzysztof Penderecki International MusicFestival – Level 320 held in the historical hall of Guido mine in Zabrze. The artist premiered there a number of Pendereckis works. His recordings can be found on the albums by Sony Classical and Warner Classics among others.
Tracks:
Penderecki Sinfonietta No. 1 & 2https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.572212 Sinfonietta No. 3 youtube Polish Requiem https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.557386-87 Credohttps://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.572032 3 Pieces in Old Style; No. 3https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.572212 Concertino per tromba e orchestra youtube UBU REX youtube
