During the past two months our library holdings have been expanded by a few significant donations. Dr. Piotr Hapanowicz, curator and head of the Krzysztofory Palace Museum, gifted us a fascinating book, Zagadkowy Kraków [The Puzzling Kraków], covering the history of Poland’s first major capital. Filled with engaging facts, captivating stories and graced by fine…Continue Reading Gifts to PMC: Sept-Oct 2025
This year, Unsound New York is part of the overarching Unsound Festival’s WEB theme, connecting events in New York, Kraków and Osaka. Taking place between October 27 – November 6, Unsound New York will be held in several venues across the city. The opening night of Unsound New York is on October 27 at Pioneer Works, with a double…Continue Reading Unsound New York 2025
In 2025, the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP) celebrates its 100th anniversary with a Centenary Festival “100 lat ZKP” taking place from November 3–15 in Warsaw at the Polish Radio Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio, the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, and the Warsaw Philharmonic. Co-organized by the National Institute of Music and Dance and Polish Radio…Continue Reading Centenary of the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP)
Polish pianist and composer, Tomasz Kamieniak, currently living in Berlin, will be heard in two solo recitals in California in the coming weeks. His first program is at the Incarnation Episcopal Church in San Francisco on Thursday, October 30 at 7:30 p.m. and Mr. Kamieniak has chosen to present a fascinating repertoire of lesser-known (and…Continue Reading Kamieniak in California
The Paderewski Music Society in Los Angeles will hold the 2026 American International Paderewski Piano Competition on February 8-15, 2026. It is open to pianists ages 16-31. 25 semi-finalists will be admitted to the Competition after the preliminary stage is held via video recording. There will be six finalists. Application deadline: November 15, 2025. With…Continue Reading Piano Competition Auditions in LA
The highly anticipated results of the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw were delivered on October 21. Out of 640 pianists aged 16 to 30 who applied, only eleven had been admitted to the Competition’s final round, where the contestants appeared with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Andrzej Boreyko. First…Continue Reading 2025 Chopin Competition Winners Announced!
On Saturday, October 25th, 2025, the USC Polish Music Center welcomed a group of students from the Polish School in Los Angeles (Polska Macierz Szkolna) for a special educational event dedicated to Polish music and history. The lecture, delivered by PMC Director Marek Zebrowski, focused on the life and legacy of Ignacy Jan Paderewski—one of…Continue Reading Polish School Students Visit the PMC for Lecture on Paderewski
During fall of 2025, the Salastina Music Society will present the music of Mieczysław Weinberg in beautiful chamber music spaces throughout Southern California. Entitled “Main Series No.1: Exile, Return, and Reinvention,” the program also includes Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, and Igor Stravinsky, and it will be presented in West LA, South Bay, Orange County, Santa Barbara and…Continue Reading Salastina Presents Weinberg Across Southern CA
Magdalena Majewska’s Paderewski, published by PWM as part of their “little monograph” series, was a huge hit with Polish readers almost as soon as it appeared in 2024. Now, thanks to editing assistance from the Polish Music Center, this entertaining little volume has been published in an English translation. This new version was officially introduced…Continue Reading New Paderewski Biography in English
On Saturday, September 27, a Los Angeles-based pianist Aron Kallay presented a fascinating recital of music representing well over two centuries of piano literature. Entitled “Dreams of Love and War,” Kallay’s program opened with an intimate reading of Brahms’s Intermezzo, Op. 119, no. 1. In a striking contrast to this deeply introspective work, Kallay then…Continue Reading Kallay Performs Polish Music at Boston Court in LA