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Harold Pinter 1930-2008 With all the recent mendacious publicity concerning the imminent awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize, I would refer you to the Nobel Prize for Literature Lecture 'Art, Truth and Politics' delivered in 2005 by the eminent English playwright of genius, Harold Pinter.  The Nobel Prize in Literature 2005 was awarded to Harold Pinter  "... who in his plays uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle and forces entry into oppression's closed rooms." Conclusions concerning the nature of truth in the lecture are inescapable as moral values oscillate in the wider world. This link will transport you to the official Nobel website that contains a live delivery of the lecture and its written transcription. His voice is slightly affected as, although still working as a playwright, he was courageously fighting esophageal cancer from which he ultimately died.  Although not referring directly to our dark days, in view of the current unspeakable events, it...

THE WARSAW CONCERTO Sunday 13 th  July at 7:00 pm Edinburgh Society of Musicians 3 Belford Road, Edinburgh EH4 3BL The recital is a joint presentation by these two bodies Some photographs of this extraordinarily received recital in Edinburgh https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1B2ZumAkV8/?mibextid=WC7FNe *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * STEINWAY HALL, LONDON, WELCOMED RAPHAEL LUSTCHEVSKY IN A  PERFORMANCE OF THE WARSAW CONCERTO ON 9th JULY  BIOGRAPHY: Raphael  Lustchevsky's   international career began at the age of 16 with a successful debut alongside the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. Since 2003, he has been listed as a Steinway Artist on the  Steinway & Sons Artists’ Roster  in New York, which features some of the world’s finest pianists. With a concert career spanning over 25 years,  Lustchevsky  has performed in many of the world’s premier venues, including Théâtre du Châtelet (Paris), the...

The Paderewski Memorial in Paderewski Park, Warsaw     Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941) [Piotr Betlej 2016 © Galerie Roi Doré] Paderewski is such an underestimated composer of affecting lyrical and poetic piano music which speaks directly to the heart and sensibility rather than burdening the intellect with high seriousness.  As an example of relieving humour, at the Paris Peace Conference Georges Clemenceau (the 'old Tiger') came up to Paderewski and wickedly asked  'Are you a cousin of the famous pianist Paderewski?'  When Paderewski replied  'It is I, Monsieur le Pr ésident , ' Clemenceau observed, acting as if greatly surprised  'And you the famous artist have become Prime Minister? What a come-down!' Paderewski at Versailles Naturally, being a great patriot, Paderewski wrote many Polish mazurkas and polonaises but much of his piano music reminds me of a superb film score for say an intensely romantic French love affair set in ...

Chopin in the Drawing Room of Prince Antoni Radziwill,  Henryk Siemieradzki 1887 The music of Chopin enters chambers of the heart and soul no other composer touches  In the horrifying  conflagration  that  approaches,   faith, spiritual nourishment and emotional consolation is of utmost  importance   The music of  Chopin  has become once   again  profoundly   meaningful  for  humanity   (Michael Moran) The XVI International Fryderyk Chopin Competition Warsaw, October 2010 http://www.michael-moran.com/2010/10/the-xvi-international-fryderyk-chopin.html XVII International Fryderyk Chopin Competition Warsaw, October 2015 http://www.michael-moran.com/2015/10/17th-international-fryderyk-chopin.html XVIII International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition Preliminary Round Warsaw, 12-23 July 2021 http://www.michael-moran.com/2021/07/xviii-international-fryderyk-chopin.html XVIII International Fryderyk Chopin Comp...

May 1st 2025 - 21st Anniversary of the miracle of Polish Accession to the EU as a sovereign nation During the first half of 2025, Poland will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union May 1st, May Day, is a State Holiday in Poland also Polish Constitution Day State Holiday May 3rd If you are fortunate enough to be living in Australia, love the music of Fryderyk Chopin and wish to hear an outstandingly brilliant pianist and musician, make strenuous efforts to attend this remarkable recital   https://www.friendsofchopin.org.au/rafael-luszczewski-in-recital I have heard  Rafal Luszczewski   give many exceptional and well-received recitals in Warsaw, surely the informed critical home of many of today's greatest Chopin interpretations. The prodigious International Chopin Piano Competition will be launched once again later this year in Warsaw. The Preliminaries are already in progress. Luszczewski  is also to be commended on his many musical a...