{"id":10362,"date":"2023-04-11T03:40:19","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T03:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsm.art.pl\/?page_id=10362"},"modified":"2023-08-18T08:53:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T08:53:54","slug":"2023-w-orkiestra-polskiego-radia-w-warszawie-en","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wsm.art.pl\/?page_id=10362","title":{"rendered":"2023 w. ORKIESTRA POLSKIEGO RADIA W WARSZAWIE EN"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The history of this orchestra dates back to 1934. Wishing to fill broadcasting time with music, and taking other European radio stations as a model, Polish Radio decided to set up its own choirs and ensembles, the most important of which became the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Warsaw, created by Grzegorz Fitelberg. In forging the new orchestra\u2019s repertoire, considerable emphasis was placed on documenting musical culture in all its dimensions: symphonic classics, stage music and new works. Thanks to exchanges with foreign broadcasters, the orchestra helped to promote Polish music on the international stage.<\/p>

In 1945, following the turmoil of war, the conductor and violinist Stefan Racho\u0144 established in Warsaw the Polish Radio Orchestra, and that is the moment when our ensemble\u2019s history begins. Led by Racho\u0144, the orchestra not only organised concerts, but also made numerous recordings, including for Polish Television. For thirty years, the core repertoire was popular and light music. In the mid-seventies, crucial changes began to take place in the orchestra\u2019s artistic profile. W\u0142odzimierz Kamirski, who led the orchestra from 1976 to 1980, consistently introduced new repertoire, seeking to transform the ensemble into a symphony orchestra. His work was continued by Jan Pruszak (1980\u20131988) and Mieczys\u0142aw Nowakowski (1988\u20131990). In 1990, under the direction of Tadeusz Struga\u0142a (1990\u20131993), the ensemble began rehearsals and concerts at its new home: Polish Radio\u2019s Witold Lutos\u0142awski Concert Studio. During Wojciech Rajski\u2019s stint as artistic director (1993\u20132006), the improved working conditions and lofty artistic standards enabled the orchestra to travel abroad, presenting mainly music by Polish composers. From 2007 to 2015 the orchestra was led by \u0141ukasz Borowicz. Under his tenure, it became a tradition to launch the new artistic seasons with concert performances of unknown or forgotten Polish operas. They included Statkowksi\u2019s Maria, Moniuszko\u2019s Flis [The raftsman] and Verbum Nobile, Dobrzy\u0144ski\u2019s Monbar and Noskowski\u2019s Zemsta za mur graniczny [Revenge for the boundary wall]. In 2015 Micha\u0142 Klauza became the orchestra\u2019s artistic director. The main strand to the work of this highly professional orchestra fulfils the fundamental mission of Polish Radio, namely, the promotion and popularisation of Polish music.<\/p>

In keeping with a long-standing tradition, successive seasons have begun with concert performances, commissioned by Polish Radio 2, of vocal-instrumental works by Polish composers: Ogi\u0144ski\u2019s Z\u00e9lis i Valcour, czyli Bonaparte w Kaire [Z\u00e9lis and Valcour, or Bonaparte in Cairo], Nowowiejski\u2019s Powr\u00f3t syna marnotrawnego [Return of the prodigal son], Kurpi\u0144ski\u2019s Szarlatan, czyli wskrzeszanie umar\u0142ych [The charlatan, or raising the dead], Stanis\u0142aw Moniuszko\u2019s Hrabina [The countess] and Karol Szymanowski\u2019s Hagith. The performance of this last work was recorded onto CD (for that album, the Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw received a Fryderyk 2020 award from the Polish record industry in the Album of the Year (Oratorio and Opera Music) category. Under the tenure of Micha\u0142 Klauza, Polish Radio has also released the first ever recording of the symphonic works of Henryk Wars: Maalot, Szkice miejskie [Urban sketches], the Piano Concerto and Symphony No. 1. They were performed from the scores discovered by the composer\u2019s widow El\u017cbieta Wars in the late 90s. In 2019 the ensemble recorded the masses of Stanis\u0142aw Moniuszko, in keeping with the composer\u2019s original notation, that is, with orchestra. For that CD, in December 2020, the Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw received the Phoenix Prize 2020 of the Association of Catholic Publishers in the Classical Christian Music category.<\/p>

The Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw has been conducted with great success by such maestri as Jerzy Maksymiuk, Jacek Kaspszyk, Antoni Wit, Jan Krenz, Marek Mo\u015b, Mikhail Agrest and Daniel Raiskin, and it can boast excellent concert performances and recordings with outstanding soloists, including Iwona Hossa, Izabella K\u0142osi\u0144ska, Aleksandra Kurzak, Olga Pasichnyk, Ewa Podle\u015b, Jadwiga Rapp\u00e9, Ma\u0142gorzata Walewska, Piotr Becza\u0142a, Tomasz Konieczny, Mariusz Kwiecie\u0144, Artur Ruci\u0144ski, Krzysztof and Jakub Jakowicz, Konstanty Andrzej Kulka, Rafa\u0142 Blechacz, Charles Richard-Hamelin, Krzysztof Jab\u0142o\u0144ski, Piotr Paleczny and Dang Thai Son.<\/p>

The last thirty years have seen the orchestra\u2019s first disc recordings of Polish symphonic and operatic music, most often in connection with important anniversaries. For example, in the 2008\/2009 season, Roman Statkowski\u2019s opera Maria was revived and popularised. Over subsequent years, the orchestra also prepared contemporary premieres of other forgotten masterworks, such as Szymon Laks\u2019s L\u2019hirondelle inattendue and Ignacy Feliks Dobrzy\u0144ski\u2019s Monbar, czyli Filibusterowie [Monbar, or the filibusters]. To mark the centenary of the birth of Gra\u017cyna Bacewicz and the fortieth anniversary of her death, the orchestra recorded and released her three violin concertos and radio opera Przygoda kr\u00f3la Artura [King Arthur\u2019s adventure]. Radio recordings of works by Andrzej Panufnik conducted by \u0141ukasz Borowicz were released on four discs, and in January 2015 they were honoured with an International Classical Music Award, while a disc recorded with cellist Dominik Po\u0142o\u0144ski received a Fryderyk award (2007).<\/p>

Another important part of the orchestra\u2019s work is performing light and film music. Over recent years, the Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw\u2019s recordings have included Antoni Komasa-\u0141azarkiewicz\u2019s music to Filip Bajon\u2019s film Kamerdyner [The butler], the CD of which won a Fryderyk award in the Illustrative Music category (2019). For years now, the Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw has been giving concerts of film music, including thematic concerts and monographic concerts devoted to Wojciech Kilar and Hans Zimmer. The orchestra has performed many times at renowned festivals and competitions, such as the Witold Lutos\u0142awski \u2018Chain\u2019 Festival, La Folle Journ\u00e9e, the Beethoven Easter Festival, Witold Lutos\u0142awski International Cello Competition and Warsaw Autumn Festival of Contemporary Music.<\/p>

On 29 May 2019, after three decades working under the name Polish Radio Orchestra, the ensemble returned to its historical name and is now known as the Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw. It is currently the only artistic ensemble within the structure of the national radio broadcaster Polskie Radio S.A.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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