2015 in Review – Festivals
The UK premiere of Krzysztof Penderecki’s Seven Gates of Jerusalem inspired a four-day festival of Polish culture held at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. The Seven Gates:… Read more »
2015
2015 in Review – Publications
In collaboration with William Smialek, former PMC Director Maja Trochimczyk wrote the 2nd Edition of Frédéric Chopin: A Research and Information Guide for the Routledge Music Bibliographies… Read more »
2015 in Review – PMC Donations
The month of December encourages world-wide a Holiday spirit of gift-giving, and this year especially the Polish Music Center found itself on the receiving end… Read more »
2015 in Review – Discography
The first concert played by the Warsaw National Philharmonic in its hall, newly-reconstructed after war-time destruction, was given on Feb 21, 1955. The recording of… Read more »
2015 in Review – Premieres
The late Henryk Mikołaj Górecki’s Symphony No. 4 “Tansman Episody”— the final version was orchestrated by Górecki’s son, Mikolaj Górecki—had its US Premiere on Jan 16-18, 2015… Read more »
2015 in Review – PMC News
For two weeks in February, Jan Kalinowski and Marek Szlezer from the Kraków Music Academy conducted extensive research in the Polish Music Center’s Zygmunt and Luisa Stojowski Collection. On February… Read more »
2015 in Review- Performances
2015 began with one-time performances of two rarely heard but groundbreaking operas, presented by the Poznań Opera Theatre. The first was Mieczysław Weinberg’s The Portrait, presented at… Read more »
2015 in Review – Obituaries
Paweł Buczyński, a composer and lecturer at the Chopin Music University, and member of the Polish Composers’ Union, died January 5 at the age of… Read more »
2015 in Review – News
One of the newest installments in Google’s Cultural Institute initiative is the exhibit Witold Lutosławski 1913-1994, an interactive exploration of the life and works of the… Read more »
2015 in Review – Anniversaries
2015 marks the 30th anniversary of the Polish Music Center at the USC Thornton School of Music—a library and cultural outreach center established in 1985 for… Read more »
2015 Fund Drive
Los Angeles, 1 December 2015 Dear Friend, 2015 proved to be a busy year at the PMC! This year marked our 30th anniversary, and we… Read more »
Update On The Polish National Archives Collaboration
From October 1 – November 15, 2015, the Polish Music Center hosted Robert Górski, a scholar and archivist with the Central Directorate of the Polish… Read more »
Recent Donations to the PMC
Thank you for expanding our collection! From Thomas Pandolfi (2 self-released CDs): Polish Masters featuring works by Paderewski, Godowsky, Labunski and… Read more »
New York Times Features Agata Zubel
Young Polish composer, singer and percussionist Agata Zubel was recently featured in the prestigious New York Times. Read an excerpt from the article by Ginanne… Read more »
Komorowski Premieres at the 25th Portraits of Composers
The Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP) will celebrate its 70th anniversary with its annual concert series, Portraits of Composers. The event will be hosted at the… Read more »
Pawel Przezwanski Premiere
The world premiere of Pawel Przezwanski’s latest piece, Immer-ten-sion for orchestra and live electronics, is sure to dazzle audiences on December 11. Inspired by the… Read more »
Maciej Balenkowski US Premiere
On December 4 in their program entitled “Twenty Somethings (1875-Present),” the Urban Playground Chamber Orchestra (UPCO) will perform several compositions originating from Prague to Poland.… Read more »
Lutos Air & Lutosławski Qtet Perform New Polish Music
An all-Polish concert will be performed by the Lutosławski Quartet (Bartosz Woroch and Marcin Markowicz – violins, Artur Rozmysłowicz – viola, and Maciej Młodawski –… Read more »
Nehring And Satander Orch On Tour
Honorable Mention and Audience Prize winner of the 2015 Chopin Competition Szymon Nehring, who was also the only Pole among this year’s laureates, is currently… Read more »
Celebrating Young Composers and Traditional Instruments
On December 6, Maestro Szymon Bywalec will lead the New Music Orchestra (OMN) and soloists Jadwiga Czarkowska and Tomasz Żymła – clarinet and Bartłomiej Duś… Read more »