As a part of the ongoing collaborative series presented by the PMC and the Holocaust Museum LA, the AKA Duo will perform a program of historic works by Polish-Jewish composers at the Museum on March 30. The unmistakable tones of acclaimed Japanese violinist Seina Matsuoka and pianist Yuto Kiguchi will reverberate through this poignant and sonorous…Continue Reading AKA Duo Concert at the Holocaust Museum LA
The annual NOSPR Festival of Premieres will take place at NOSPR Hall in Katowice from March 14-16, 2025. Below is how organizers as the Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra describe this huge undertaking, with bold letters added to those composers and pieces that will be premiered: The Festival of Premieres is a celebration of discoveries – both the latest ones and those which had to…Continue Reading NOSPR Festival of Premieres
On Saturday, March 15, 2025, at 7 PM, the Colburn School of Music will host Recovered Voices: The Music of Poland, a concert dedicated to the works of Mieczysław Weinberg. This program, performed by the RVC Ensemble under the baton of Aleksandra Melaniuk, Alena Hove on Violin and Martha Chan on Flute, features three of…Continue Reading Recovered Voices: The Music of Poland
Established in 1975 by Lady Blanka A. Rosenstiel, the Chopin Foundation of the United States celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. The Foundation is dedicated to supporting young American pianists and fostering the appreciation of Frédéric Chopin’s music in this country. Through its flagship National Chopin Piano Competition, held every five years, the Foundation provides…Continue Reading Chopin Foundation of the US Celebrates 50th Anniversary
In January 2025, the USC Polish Music Center entered its fortieth year of operations on the USC campus in Los Angeles. What began as the Polish Music Reference Center in one small basement room of USC’s Doheny Library in 1985 has since become an internationally recognized institution with worldwide reach located in USC’s Stonier Hall….Continue Reading PMC at 40!
At the end of March, audiences will hear the premiere of a work that was created 90 years ago by Józef Koffler, Poland’s first dodecophonist composer whose life and career were cut short by the Nazis. Details of Koffler’s largely unknown oeuvre are richly discussed in the PMC’s Polish Music History Series No. 8, Józef…Continue Reading Premiere of Lost Work by Koffler: String Qtet Op. 20
New item for Kaper Collection An unexpected and truly treasured gift came to us from our dear friend, Andrew Justice, Head of the Music Library at the Thornton School of Music. It is a rare LP featuring a large selection of Bronisław Kaper’s most famous film and song compositions, including Mutiny on the Bounty, Lili,…Continue Reading PMC Gifts – February 2025
On March 29, the AKA Duo makes a triumphant return to Los Angeles for the Polish Music Center’s Spring Concert in USC’s Newman Recital Hall. Comprised of violinist Seina Matsuoka and pianist Yuto Kiguchi, this acclaimed Japanese ensemble has focused much of their repertoire on Polish composers. In 2023, they became the first Asian winners of the…Continue Reading 2025 PMC Spring Concert: AKA Duo at USC
On February 13, new music enthusiasts in the Pacific Northwest will have the opportunity to attend a concert showcasing contemporary compositions, with a special focus on electroacoustic music. The event will take place at 8:00 p.m. at the Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, WA. This concert will feature three pieces by Polish composers…Continue Reading Polish Composers in a Seattle Electroacoustic Concert
On March 1, audiences in Southern California will have the pleasure to hear the Zarębski Piano Duo in an all-Polish program of works for piano four-hands, as a part of the Duo’s 2025 US tour. Held at the Santa Monica Public Library, the performance will include works by Ignacy Friedman, Hanna Kulenty, Maurycy Moszkowski, Anna Rocławska-Musialczyk, Aleksander Tansman,…Continue Reading Zarębski Piano Duo: Polish Music for 4-Hands in LA