All Penderecki articles
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FeatureSentimental Work: Anne-Sophie Mutter on Penderecki’s Metamorphosen
Interviewed for The Strad August 2018, violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter discusses Penderecki’s Second Violin Concerto, a work that harbours undiscovered secrets
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ReviewSilesian Quartet: Penderecki
Emotional and committed retrospective of 20th-century composer’s string quartets
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ReviewSueye Park: Journey through a Century
Treasure trove of a solo recital spans a hundred years of violin music
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NewsAnne-Sophie Mutter pays tribute to Krzysztof Penderecki
The German violinist honours the Polish conductor and composer whose death was announced yesterday, describing his loss as ‘a huge void in my heart’
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ReviewÃtma Quartet: Szymanowski, Panufnik, Penderecki
Highly promising debut recording of Polish music measures up well to the big players
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NewsAnne-Sophie Mutter on Penderecki
In the August 2018 issue of The Strad, Anne-Sophie Mutter talks about her relationship with Penderecki’s second violin concerto ‘Metamorphosen’, a piece she came back to in 2017 after resting it for several years
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VideoJennifer Pike: Penderecki Capriccio
Filmed on 14 October 2017 during an all-day Polish music festival at the Wigmore Hall curated by violinist Jennifer Pike, this video features Pike herself performing the UK premiere of Krzysztof Penderecki’s Capriccio for solo violin
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ReviewSonata Song - Bach: Chaconne; Penderecki: Sarabande; Carter: Figment IV; Harbison: Sonata for viola; Khachaturian: Sonata-Song; Britten: Elegy; Silvestrov: Lacrimosa
The Strad Issue: October 2017Description: A vivid, varied recital of music for viola aloneMusicians: Milan Milisavljević (viola)Composer: Bach, Penderecki, Carter, Khachaturian, Britten, Silvestrov etc.Catalogue Number: DELOS DE 3519 This most recommendable recital by Serbian-born Milan Milisavljević, assistant principal viola at New York’s ...
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ReviewSoli. Bartók: Sonata for Solo Violin. G. Benjamin: Three Miniatures. Carter: Four Lauds – nos.1 & 3. Kurtág: Six Miniatures. Penderecki: Cadenza
The Strad Issue: August 2015Description: Tamsin Waley-Cohen alone in a sequence of solo worksMusicians: Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin)Composer: Bartók, G. Benjamin, Carter, Kurtág, PendereckiThe opening Chaconne of Bartók’s adieu to music is spaciously conceived by Tamsin Waley-Cohen (taking 14 minutes to the 9 of its dedicatee Menuhin), without ...
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BlogsRecording solo violin music is a daunting task
Tamsin Waley-Cohen's new album of solo works by Bartók, Penderecki, Benjamin, Carter and Kurtág pushed the violinist to the physical and emotional extremes
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ReviewSchnittke: String Trio Weinberg: String Trio. Kurtág: Signs, Games and Messages (excerpts) Penderecki: String Trio
The Strad Issue: January 2015Description: Stylish performances that lack interpretative fireMusicians: Ensemble EpomeoComposer: Schnittke, Kurtág, PendereckiFor its second disc – generously filled, and rewardingly programmed – string trio Ensemble Epomeo focuses on music composed in Eastern Europe and Russia in the late 20th century, playing with a ...
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ArticleCellist wins £8,000 first prize at 2013 Penderecki Competition
French–Armenian cellist Astrig Siranossian has won the first prize at the second International Krzysztof Penderecki Cello Competition. The 25-year-old (pictured) received PLN40,000 (£8,000) and performance opportunities with a number of Polish orchestras. She was also awarded two special prizes, including one for the best performance of Penderecki’s ...