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… Read more »
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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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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,… Read more »
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… Read more »
Zarębski Piano Duo in LA from March 9-11
The Zarębski Piano Duo is comprised of Piotr Różański and Grzegorz Mania—two professors of piano from the prestigious Penderecki Music Academy in Kraków, and co-founders of the Polish Chamber Musicians… Read more »
Earth Singing Project with Katarzyna Sadej
On Wednesday March 22nd, mezzo-soprano Katarzyna Sadej will be at USC as a guest speaker in collaboration with USC Levan Institute for the Humanities’ “Sound… Read more »
Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra: Wróblewski and Wars
On February 18th the Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra will perform compositions by legends of Polish Music at the Witold Lutosławski Polish Radio Concert Studio. The… Read more »
Silesian Quartet: Mieczysław Weinberg Series
On February 11, NOSPR will host another concert of the Silesian Quartet, as part of their series ‘Mieczysław Wajnberg – all string quartets – following… Read more »
Witold Lutosławski Festival ‘Chain XX’
The 20th iteration of the Witold Lutosławski ‘Chain’ festival has started! From January 28 – February 12, 2023 concerts will take place at the Polish… Read more »
A Blizzard of Late 2022 Gifts
The rapid approach of the holidays and the New Year on the horizon must have motivated many of our friends to contribute a number of… Read more »
PMC GIFTS/January 2023
Dr. Małgorzata Sieradz sent us recently the Vol. II of Adolf Chybiński—Ludwik Bronarski, Korespondencja 1922-1952. Vol. II of this series covers the years 1941-1952, ending… Read more »
Ryszard Gabryś 80th Birthday Celebration & Premieres
On November 26, the Polish Composers Union (ZKP) held a concert in celebration of the 80th birthday of former vice president of the Katowice branch… Read more »
Elżebieta Sikora Honored in Wrocław
On December 2 in Wrocław, a plaque was unveiled in honor of composer Elżbieta Sikora and her work with Witold Lutosławski National Forum of Music… Read more »
January 2023: Czarakcziew/Kowal Duo Celebrate Bruzdowicz & Katz
During the first week of January 2023, the USC Polish Music Center and Holocaust Museum of L.A. will host the Czarakcziew/Kowal Duo—an ensemble from Kraków,… Read more »
Support the PMC into 2023!
Dear Friends of Polish Music, We hope that 2022 proved to be a much better year for you, as it certainly was for us. During… Read more »
All-Polish Programs for Independence Day
Jakub Kuszlik in LA On November 6, the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Los Angeles presented a program performed by pianist Jakub… Read more »
Ryterband in Łódź: Independence Day Premiere & Beyond
On Friday November 11, the Łódź Philharmonic hosted a very special, all-Polish Independence Day concert. The program began with the world premiere of three movements… Read more »
World Premiere of Psalm No. 5 by Roman Palester
On October 28 at the Youth Palace in Tarnów, a concert inaugurating the 11th edition of the Beethoven Academy Orchestra‘s original cycle entitled ‘Jeszcze Polska… Read more »
20th and 21st Century Music Competition for Young Performers
The concert of the Laureates of the 14th edition of the 20th and 21st Century Music Competition for Young Performers, co-organized with Program 2 of… Read more »