2014 Paderewski Festival Preview
The Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles continues to grow from strength to strength. Each year there are more events presenting various facets of Polish culture… Read more »
07. July 2014
Recent Donations to the PMC
Dąbrowski Paderewski Program Gift To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the recovery of Polish national freedom, on June 4 2014 the Grand Theatre National Opera… Read more »
Kolberg Concert at ‘Kolory Polski’
The 15th “Colors of Poland” Travelling Festival of the Łódź Philharmonic is held in a variety of locations in Poland throughout the summer months. It… Read more »
In The Footsteps Of Kolberg & Chopin
On June 28, the “Krokowski Summer of Music 2014” was inaugurated with the concert entitled “In the Footsteps of Kolberg and Chopin” at the Regional… Read more »
Kolberg CD Of Songs
Oskar Kolberg: Songs for voice with piano Oskar Kolberg (1814-1890): Pod twym okienkiem; Do dziewczyny; Młodo zaswatana; Talizman; Zakochana; Przyczyna; Jaskółka; Wyjazd; Kochanka do gwiazdy;… Read more »
Poland’s New Minister Of Culture
On Tuesday, June 18, President Bronisław Komorowski installed Małgorzata Omilanowska as Poland’s new Minister of Culture and National Heritage. Omilanowska replaces outgoing Minister Bogdan Zdrojewski,… Read more »
World Premieres at the Instalakcje Festival
From June 14-15, Warsaw’s Nowy Teatr hosted the 3rd ‘Instalakcje’ Festival of musical installations, curated by composers Wojciech Blecharz and Paweł Mykietyn. The theme of… Read more »
Kołodziejczyk World Premiere In Brzeziny
The World Premiere of Nikola Kołodziejczyk’s Concerto brzeziński for trumpet, two typewriters, sewing machine, brass quartet, trombone, vocals, and jazz trio will take place on… Read more »
Przybylski World Premiere In Berlin
On June 20, the Deutsche Oper Berlin gave the World Premiere of two chamber operas by young Polish composer Dariusz Przybylski: Fall (2013) and Musical… Read more »
Weinberg & Posmysz At Lincoln Center
The Passenger—Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s uncompromising 1968 opera about the Holocaust, set to a libretto by Alexander Medvedev and based on the book The Passenger by Polish… Read more »
The Chopin Project In Astoria, OR
By popular demand, two of the Astoria Music Festival’s most popular shows will combine for a night of New Media Futuristic Art and Modern Dance,… Read more »
‘Monsieur Chopin’ in Berkeley
“Felder’s rapturous, emotionally charged playing of more than a dozen pieces by Chopin is the show’s most glorious element…Music was Chopin’s solace. And when Felder… Read more »
Ochlewski Composers’ Competition
The theme of this year’s edition of the Tadeusz Ochlewski Composers’ Competition is an original composition for small orchestra inspired by Polish folk music. The… Read more »
Transatlantyk Calls All Young Composers
To be held from August 8-14, 2014, the Transatlantyk Festival Poznań is a festival of ideas. Perhaps the most important of them is to give young talents… Read more »
2014 US Piano Competition Applications: Due October 3
Paderewski Festival Youth Piano Competition – Paso Robles, CA The Board of Directors of the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles invites piano teachers in California’s… Read more »
Lira Ensemble Celebrates 50 Years
In 2015, the Lira Ensemble will celebrate its 50th Anniversary. Lira began as a small group of talented young women singers, but today the Lira Ensemble… Read more »
New Edition Of PWM’s Quarta/Kwarta
PWM’s Polish contemporary music magazine Quarta publishes news, interviews, essays and reviews concerning Polish composers and music. Originally published as two separate language editions—Quarta and… Read more »
Paweł Łukaszewski Wins Orphée d’Or
Polish composer and 2011 Paderewski Lecturer Paweł Łukaszewski was granted the 2014 Hector Berlioz Prize of the prestigious Orphées d’Or at a ceremony on June… Read more »
55th Baird Competition For Young Composers
Winners in the Tadeusz Baird Competition for Young Composers have been announced by the 2014 jury, which consisted of Krzysztof Knittel – chairman, Marek Chołoniewski… Read more »
Festival Of Polish Music
The 10th edition of the Festival of Polish Music will be held from July 4-20, 2014, in Kraków. The essence of the festival is not… Read more »