Both the Penderecki (1982) and Halffter (1985) cello concertos were written for Mstislav Rostropovich and are further tributes to that artist`s unwavering commitment to the contemporary cello ...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Krzysztof Penderecki, an award-winning conductor and one of the world’s most popular contemporary classical music composers whose works have featured in Hollywood films like “The ...

Schulhoff’s brainstorm received a performance of searing intensity and charm by the Penderecki, which was founded in 1986 in Poland at the urging of composer Krzysztof Penderecki (pen-der-ETS-ski).

Following its stunning interpretation of the music of Polish jazz violinist Zbigniew Seifert on Seifert (Zbigniew Seifert Foundation, 2017), Atom String Quartet turns its attention to the oeuvre of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WARSAW, Poland — Krzysztof Penderecki, an ...

Naxos’s valuable and ongoing Penderecki series here couples the Second Cello Concerto of 1982 and the Viola Concerto of 1983. Penderecki made his reputation in the late 1950s as a master of striking, ...