Bartosz Koziak at the Berlin Philharmonic

Cellist Bartosz Koziak, previous PMC Paderewski Lecture-Recital performer, will perform on March 27 at the Berlin Philharmonic. He will perform Krzysztof Meyer’s Canti Amadei Cello Concerto accompanied by Kammersymphonie Berlin. Koziak has previously recorded this with the Polish Chamber Philharmonic Sopot. Listen to the recording here. March 27, 2023 | 8 PM Bartosz Koziak Performs…Continue Reading Bartosz Koziak at the Berlin Philharmonic

Ptaszyńska at PMC & in the Headlines!

Major Gift of Manuscripts and Published Scores Just a few weeks ago, the Polish Music Center received another priceless donation of manuscripts and various other published materials from our longtime friend and the 2005 Paderewski Lecturer, Marta Ptaszyńska. The large donation of mostly oversized items was graciously conveyed to PMC Director Marek Zebrowski at the…Continue Reading Ptaszyńska at PMC & in the Headlines!

Feb 2023: PMC Gifts

Pump Out the Music! Virtuoso accordionist Wiesław Ochwat (above) teamed up with maestro Maciej Tworek and the Sinfonietta Cracovia ensemble to record two new concertos for accordion and orchestra for the Opus label (86 | 2022). Their CD features Maciej Zimka’s Concerto for Accordion and Chamber Orchestra and Mikołaj Majkusiak’s Concerto In Between for the…Continue Reading Feb 2023: PMC Gifts

2023 PMC Spring Concert: Duo Karolina Mikołajczyk & Iwo Jedynecki

…an ensemble that sounds like one instrument… – violinist Maxim Vengerov On March 25, the Polish Music Center will present one of the brightest stars of the young Polish chamber music scene: Duo Karolina Mikołajczyk & Iwo Jedynecki. Both virtuosos in their own right, Mikołajczyk and Jedynecki bring great energy to the stage, shining a…Continue Reading 2023 PMC Spring Concert: Duo Karolina Mikołajczyk & Iwo Jedynecki

Penderecki’s ‘Fedra’ Opera Premiere

On February 17-18, ensembles of the Warsaw Philharmonic performed the music of Krzysztof Penderecki and César Franck, conducted by Jurek Dybał. In the first half, excerpts from an unfinished opera by Penderecki titled Freda were given their world premiere. The composer began working on Freda with text by Jean-Baptiste Racine, but did not complete the…Continue Reading Penderecki’s ‘Fedra’ Opera Premiere

550th Birthday of Copernicus & 45th Anniversary of Polish Chamber Choir

On February 18, 2023, the Polish Chamber Choir hosted a concert in celebration of the 550th birthday of Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernico. Copernico is most famous for being one of the first to propose the idea that the sun is stationary and that the earth revolves around it, juxtaposed with the opposite that was believed…Continue Reading 550th Birthday of Copernicus & 45th Anniversary of Polish Chamber Choir