Day: January 15, 2019

PMC Director Talks Paderewski in “Stories from the Eastern West”

“Stories From The Eastern West” is a new podcast series that reveals hidden history from Central and Eastern Europe in telling little-known stories that changed the world. Intertwining in-depth interviews, rich sound design and original music to build compelling narrative stories, the podcast is considered the flagship digital brand of Poland’s Adam Mickiewicz Institute. Entitled…Continue Reading PMC Director Talks Paderewski in “Stories from the Eastern West”

2018 Paderewski Festival in Paso

Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles logo

By Marek Zebrowski Held November 1-4, the 2018 Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles celebrated this year the centenary of Poland’s regained independence with concerts, a world premiere of a musical, and performances by Cultural Exchange Program students from Poland and Ukraine who arrived in California during the last week of October. The music began to…Continue Reading 2018 Paderewski Festival in Paso

PMC Celebrated Poland’s Centenary of Independence in Poland and France

In Poland Held under the title “Kontrasty-Niepodległa” [Contrasts-Independence], the 56th Bydgoszcz Music Festival celebrated the centenary of Poland’s regained independence with a wide-ranging presentation of concerts at the Bydgoszcz Philharmonic Hall between September 14 and October 5. A widespread repertoire—representing compositions from the Polish baroque to music by such contemporary masters as Kilar, Lutosławski, Penderecki…Continue Reading PMC Celebrated Poland’s Centenary of Independence in Poland and France