Based in New York City since 1925, the Kosciuszko Foundation marked its 100th anniversary with a series of major events in Warsaw and Kraków during October and November. A large delegation of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees, led by President and Executive Director Marek Skulimowski (shown below, left) and Chairman of the Board Alex of…Continue Reading A Century of the Kosciuszko Foundation in NY
Dr. Magdalena Baczewska, a Polish-born pianist and harpsichordist as well as Chair of the Music Performance Program at Columbia University, was recognized by the Board of Directors of the Pilsudski Institute with the Ignacy Paderewski Arts and Music Award for her distinguished contribution to promoting Polish classical music worldwide. The 2025 Gala Award Ceremony was…Continue Reading Baczewska Honored in New York
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
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
by Marek Zebrowski I devoted my entire life to editorial work—that is to helping other authors avoid the improper use of words. Because, I think, words are the most important thing we have. -Teresa Chylińska, from the interview “O wszystkim z kulturą” with Polskie Radio Dwójka [undated] With great sadness and much regret, we note…Continue Reading The Lady Is Not for Turning