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Augustyn’s Interview

Nowy Dziennik, the New York City based Polish weekly, featured an extensive interview in Polish with violinist Kinga Augustyn. Published on 14 February 2021, the… Read more »

Tagged Discography, February 2021, Publications

Ptaszyńska on YouTube

New York Dance and Art Innovations [NYDAI] has posted a video conversation with Marta Ptaszyńska, a distinguished Polish composer living in the United States since… Read more »

Tagged #stayathome, February 2021, Ptaszynska

PMC Gifts: January 2021

Bacewicz by Fierro Pianist Nancy Fierro, a longtime PMC friend and a Grażyna Bacewicz expert, recently made another important donation to our library. It includes… Read more »

Tagged February 2021, Gifts to PMC

Preview of Opałka’s Party Crasher

A teaser for the new electroacoustic work by Tomasz Jakub Opałka, entitled Party Crasher, is now up online. It features performances on the cello by… Read more »

Tagged Electroacoustic, February 2021, News, Premieres

First Complete Edition of Ballads by Jadwiga Sarnecka

The first complete edition of six Ballads for piano solo composed by Jadwiga Sarnecka (1873? -1913) has been published by the Eufonium publishing house. This… Read more »

Tagged February 2021, Musicology, Publications

Musicological Conferences in Poland Go Online

“Hear the Future” from Szczecin  What will the future sound like? On 16 February 2021, the Mieczysław Karłowicz Philharmonic in Szczecin held a conference to… Read more »

Tagged Conferences, February 2021

Recent Polish Recordings

LUTOSŁAWSKI, W.: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 Symphonic works by Witold Lutosławski (1913 – 1994) Finnish Radio Symphony, Hannu Lintu – cond. Ondine ODE 1332-5… Read more »

Tagged Discography, February 2021

UPDATED: Jazztopad ‘Great Improvisation’ series Livestreams in February

Please note: the performers originally slated for February 19 (Maniucha & Ksawery) are unable to perform due to Covid-19 quarantine—they will return to the Jazztopad… Read more »

Tagged #stayathome, February 2021, Jazz, Performances, PMC News

Online Piano Academy

The Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City will conduct an Online Piano Academy February 26-28, 2021. Open to all aspiring artists under the age of… Read more »

Tagged Competitions, February 2021, News

Jarociński Archive at IS-PAN

The Special Collections Department of the Institute of Art of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IS-PAN) recently acquired the archive of Stefan Jarociński, an outstanding… Read more »

Tagged February 2021, Musicology, News

New Release: Polish Heroines of Music

Polish Heroines of Music Elżbieta Sikora (b. 1944): Sonosphère V. Wanda Landowska; Hanna Kulenty (b. 1961): Aisthetikos; Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969): Contradizione; Agata Zubel (b. 1978):… Read more »

Tagged Discography, February 2021, News

Polityka’s Passports 2020 Winners

On 26 January 2021, for the 28th time, Polityka magazine awarded outstanding artists with their coveted ‘Passports’—one of the most important cultural awards in Poland.… Read more »

Tagged Awards, January 2021

In Memoriam Zbigniew Ciechan

Composer, pianist, arranger, teacher, and music journalist Zbigniew Ciechan passed away on 24 January 2021 at the age of 91.  Initially, Ciechan studied at the… Read more »

Tagged January 2021, Obituaries

Obituary: Elżbieta Markowska 

The tragic news about the death of Elżbieta Markowska, former director of the Polish Radio – Channel 2 and president of the Witold Lutosławski Society,… Read more »

Tagged January 2021, Obituaries

4th Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers

The Kraków Branch of the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP) announces 4th Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers. The subject of the competition is a… Read more »

Tagged Competitions, January 2021

Jazztopad ‘Great Improvisation’ series Livestream

The Jazztopad Festival, in partnership with Polish Cultural Institute New York, presents The Great Improvisation series online live streamed from the National Forum of Music… Read more »

Tagged Festivals, Folk, Jazz, PMC Events, PMC News

Maestro Gajewski Online

Maestro Piotr Gajewski and the US National Philharmonic are streaming their 2020/2021 concert season from their home in The Music Center at Strathmore in North… Read more »

Tagged #stayathome, January 2021, October 2020

2020 Kosciuszko Fdn Wieniawski Competition Winners

Among many cultural programs that the Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City carries out, competitions promoting Polish music and commemorating Poland’s most important artists are… Read more »

Tagged Awards, January 2021

PMC Gifts: January 2021

Muzyka Polska za Granica vol 3

Polish Music Abroad The Art Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences [IS-PAN] just published the third volume in the series, Muzyka polska za granicą… Read more »

Tagged Gifts to PMC, January 2021, PMC News

2020 PMC Recap ~ Please support us into 2021!

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Dear Friends of the Polish Music Center, Before sharing the annual PMC summary and our latest news, we would first like to express hope that… Read more »

Tagged December 2020, PMC News

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The Polish Music Newsletter is a chronicle of news and events happening around the world related to Polish classical, jazz and folk music. Published monthly since 1994, it has been edited by Krysta Close since June 2003, with editorial assistance provided by Daniel Kamiński from June 2005 until June 2010.

From May 2002-2004, the Newsletter was co-edited by Krysta Close/Wanda Wilk.
Before May 2002, the Newsletter was co-edited by Maja Trochimczyk/Wanda Wilk. (From December 1994-September 2000, it was called the PMRC Newsletter.)

The Newsletters are financially supported by a generous donation from the Dr. & Mrs. Matthew S. Mickiewicz Family Fund, California.

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