POINTS WELL MADE We recently received a fascinating and richly illustrated collection assembled by Boosey & Hawkes and Sikorski music publishers. Turning Points—Music by Persecuted and Exiled Composers in the Shadow of World War II is a catalogue of works by European Jewish composers interspersed by recordings lists and extensive scholarly articles sharing the most…Continue Reading PMC Gifts: November 2025
Dear Friend, This year marked the completion of the fortieth anniversary of the Polish Music Center’s presence on the USC campus. Since 1985, we have continued the work and sustained the legacy of Wanda Wilk, our founder and first director. Last fall we launched our celebrations with a concert of music by Henryk Wars, whose…Continue Reading 2025 PMC Year-In-Review
On November 22 in Chicago, popular jazz vocalist and culture curator Grażyna Auguścik will present a program entitled “Music of Victor Young” at the Academy of Music of the Paderewski Symphony Orchestra. Auguścik will be joined onstage by the following quartet: Vijay Tellis-Nayak – piano, Ethan Philion – bass, Jon Deitemyer – drums and John…Continue Reading Auguścik & the Music of Victor Young
On November 11, 2025, the Art Mintaka Foundation presented the world premiere of Rafał Gorzycki’s contemporary opera Lustro [The Mirror] in the Opera Hall of the New Campus of the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz. The performance, directed by Kamila Siwińska with a libretto by Małgorzata Sikorska-Miszczuk, brought together several leading Polish ensembles…Continue Reading Premiere of Gorzycki Opera “Lustro” – Recording Now Available
On November 23, 2025, Teatr Wielki in Poznań will present the world premiere of Dorian Gray, a new opera by acclaimed composer Elżbieta Sikora and directed by David Pountney. Additional performances are scheduled for November 25, 27, and 29. Sikora’s opera draws on Oscar Wilde’s well-known novel, tracing the story of a young man who…Continue Reading World Premiere of Sikora Opera “Dorian Gray”
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