Polish Music Newsletter Vol. 18, no. 12 Paderewski Festival Recap Poland Honors Festival Organizers On November 10, 2012 in the historic Paso Robles Inn Ballroom, the government of the Republic of Poland honored six women integrally involved in the current and past operations of the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles with the Medal of Merit to Polish…Continue Reading December 2012
Polish Music Newsletter Vol. 18, no. 11 PMC News Paderewski Festival 2012: The Young Have It! What can be better than a report about a bunch of young musicians, who are gifted, industrious, and interested in Polish music? It would certainly be listening to their live concerts during the first half of November, and this is something…Continue Reading November 2012
Polish Music Newsletter Vol. 18, no. 10 PMC News 2012 Paderewski Lecture-Recital On October 14, the 2012 Paderewski Lecture-Recital will celebrate 75th anniversary of Karol Szymanowski’s death with a lecture exploring his repertoire for violin, and a recital spanning the range of his many stylistic changes as displayed by his music for voice and piano. Join lecturer…Continue Reading October 2012
Sunday, October 14, 2012 | 4:00 p.m. University of Southern California – Newman Recital Hall (see AHF on campus map) 3616 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA Admission is FREE and open to the public Campus Parking: $10 – enter Gate 3 at Figueroa St. & McCarthy Way (Parking Structure X) Coming Up: The 2012 Paderewski Lecture-Recital…Continue Reading 2012: Karol Szymanowski
Polish Music Newsletter Vol. 18, no. 9 PMC News Sunset At The Ridings The 2012 Paderewski Festival Fall Fundraiser, September 23, 4-7 p.m., will marry unparalleled views and a glorious sunset as seen from the spectacular residence of Marilyn and Ken Riding in the Adelaida hills on Paso Robles’ Westside with a brilliant concert by Dr. Lorenzo Sanchez featuring music by…Continue Reading September 2012
Polish Music Newsletter Vol. 18, no. 8 PMC News Sunset At The Ridings The 2012 Paderewski Festival Fall Fundraiser, September 23, 4-7 p.m., will marry unparalleled views and a glorious sunset as seen from the spectacular residence of Marilyn and Ken Riding in the Adelaida hills on Paso Robles’ Westside with a brilliant concert by Dr. Lorenzo…Continue Reading August 2012
Polish Music Newsletter Vol. 18, no. 7 Obituary Lessons In Music & Life: In Memoriam Stefan Stuligrosz By Marek Żebrowski With the passing of Stefan Stuligrosz on June 15, the music world of his native city of Poznań and that of all of Poland lost a highly influential and indeed truly towering figure. Popularly referred to as…Continue Reading July 2012
Polish Music Newsletter Vol. 18, no. 6 Roman Totenberg In Memoriam Remembering Roman Totenberg (January 1, 1911 – May 8, 2012) by Marek Żebrowski It was a mid-winter evening in the early 1980s. The backstage corridor of Harvard University’s Paine Hall was empty and dark. Roman Totenberg and I waited to go on stage. He was clearly ready…Continue Reading June 2012
Polish Music Newsletter Vol. 18, no. 5 PMC News Paderewski Festival Fundraiser Join concert pianist Marek Zebrowski in the vineyard at Cass Winery for a program of featured works by Franz Schubert and Johannes Brahms, accompanied by the Upstream Ensemble—Joel Pargman, violin; Thomas Lea, viola; Simone Vitucci, cello; and Maggie Hasspacher, double bass. A special stage has…Continue Reading May 2012
Polish Music Newsletter Vol. 18, no. 4 PMC News ‘Mozart & Marek’ In San Miguel On April 14, Symphony of the Vines will present a program entitled “Mozart & Marek” at the historic Mission San Miguel. Maestro Gregory Magie will lead the Symphony of the Vines chamber orchestra with piano soloist, Marek Żebrowski, in a concert of…Continue Reading April 2012