From Lynwood F. Bronson, our longtime friend in northern California and a distinguished piano pedagogue, we received a rare and beautifully produced copy of Paderewski’s June 6, 1931 recital at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris. It was first of Paderewski’s benefit performances for the Debussy monument fund drive. This Saturday afternoon program was quite extensive,…Continue Reading Gifts to PMC October 2017
By Marek Zebrowski The Polish Music Center’s 2017 Paderewski Lecture-Recital featured music of Kraków based composer, Marcel Chyrzyński. A student of Marek Stachowski and Krzysztof Penderecki, Chyrzyński is a professor of composition at the Kraków Music Academy and since 2016 has served as President of the Kraków branch of the Polish Composers’ Union[ZKP]. The October 15 concert at USC’s…Continue Reading World Premiere at PMC!
The 2017 Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles celebrates the legacy of Paso Robles’ most famous resident, Ignacy Jan Paderewski – virtuoso pianist, composer, international politician, local landowner, and winemaker – with four days of concerts and special events featuring internationally-renowned performers. Held in venues throughout Paso Robles, California from November 2-5, 2017, this year’s Festival lineup includes…Continue Reading 2017 Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles
Born This Month 1 September 1900 – Kazimierz WIŁKOMIRSKI, cellist, conductor, teacher (died in 1990) 5 September 1924 – Krystyna MOSZUMAŃSKA-NAZAR, composer 5 September 1938 – Piotr LACHERT, pianist, composer, pedagogue 6 September 1916 – Tadeusz DOBRZAŃSKI, composer and conductor 7 September 1943 – Elzbieta STEFAŃSKA, harpsichordist 9 September 1921 – Andrzej DOBROWOLSKI, composer (died in…Continue Reading September Anniversaries
With great sadness we note the passing of musicologist Maciej Jabłoński, who died in Poznań on September 13. He was 55 years old. A graduate of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, since 1987 Dr. Jabłoński worked at the Musicology Institute of his alma mater. His interests included music aesthetics, methodology, and the history and…Continue Reading Maciej Jabłoński
Krzysztof Meyer – Works for Choir and Orchestra Krzysztof Meyer (b. 1943): Hommage a Johannes Brahms for Orchestra, Op. 59 (1982) • Concerto for Flute and Orchestra No. 2, Op. 61 (1983) • Farewell Music for Orchestra, Op. 88 (1997) • Mass for Mixed Choir, Organ and Orchestra, Op. 68 (1987-1996) András Adorján – flute; Andrzej Białko – organ;…Continue Reading New Music by Meyer
Szymon Laks String Quartets String Quartet No. 3 “On Polish Folk Themes” (1945); String Quartet No. 4 (1962); String Quartet No. 5 (1963). Messages Quartet: Małgorzata Wasiucionek (violin); Oriana Masternak (violin); Maria Dutka (viola); Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska (cello). DUX 1286 The recent recording for DUX label by the Messages String Quartet of three strings quartets by…Continue Reading In Praise of New Laks CS by Messages
The 18th annual Festival “Organy Środmieścia” [City Center’s Organs] began in Warsaw on September 3 and will continue through October 22. Launched in 2000 by a Warsaw-based organist Przemysław Kapituła, during most Sundays in September and October the audiences can listen to several concerts in the heart of Poland’s capital. The central area of the…Continue Reading Organs of Central Warsaw
Yes! The little Silesian town of Głogówek has big musical ambitions and, for well over a dozen years now, it has hosted world class musicians during its own Beethoven Festival. Actually, the town has musical history that reaches back to the mediaeval era, with such composers as Mikołaj z Koźla, Bartłomiej Pękiel, Georg Brikner, Johannes Selatzek,…Continue Reading Beethoven in Silesia?
The 9th International Festival ‘Muzyka na szczytach‘ [Music on the Heights] closes on September 16 with a concert presented by the Kwadrofonik ensemble and vocalist, ethnomusicologist and poet, Adam Strug. Kwadrofonic members, percussionists Magdalena Kordylasińska-Pękala and Miłosz Pękala and pianists Emilia Sitarz and Bartłomiej Wąsik, presented Requiem ludowe [A Folk Requiem]. The program also included Tryptyk rzymski [A Roman Triptych], a poem…Continue Reading ‘Muzkya Na Szczytach’ 2017