2014 Year in Review: July-December
Anniversary Year The theme of this year’s edition of the Tadeusz Ochlewski Composers’ Competition was an original composition for small, secondary level orchestra inspired by Polish folk… Read more »
02. February 2015
The Polish Music Center is 30!
January 2015 marks the 30th anniversary of the Polish Music Center at USC—a library and outreach center established for the promotion of Polish music and… Read more »
Cracow Duo at USC and Beyond
On Tuesday February 24 at 7:30 p.m., Polish musical heritage will be celebrated on the USC campus. The Cracow Duo—a cello and piano ensemble of… Read more »
New PMC Gift
Pianist Marek Szlezer, currently visiting Los Angeles to research Zygmunt Stojowski’s manuscripts at USC’S Polish Music Center, has kindly donated to us two of his latest… Read more »
Meyer Premiere In Łódź
In 2015, the Artur Rubenstein Philharmonic Orchestra in Łódź is celebrating its centenary. In celebration, on February 17 the ARPO will hold an Anniversary Gala… Read more »
Zubel Premiere In California
…an engagingly unsettled chamber work that alternated abruptly between passages of eerie calm and others of frantic unsteadiness.” —Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle (1/26/2015)… Read more »
Bagiński Premiere In Kielce
The World Premiere of Overture for symphony orchestra by Zbigniew Bagiński will take place during a concert at the Philharmonic in Kielce on February 6,… Read more »
Polish Premiere of Górecki’s 4th in Łódź
Led by Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk, the Henryk Mikołaj Górecki Silesian Philharmonic will give the Polish premiere of Górecki’s Fourth Symphony in the concert hall of… Read more »
“Composing Commissions” 2015-2016 – Results
On January 28, Poland’s Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (MKiDN) published the results of the call for applications for the 4th edition of the… Read more »
Exploring Mieczyław Weinberg in Chicago
Music of beauty and enormity… it is a perfect masterpiece… it is a hymn to humanity… to the international solidarity of those who, subjected… Read more »
Ptaszyńska to Lead Chicago’s Prestigious ‘Contempo’
Award-winning Polish composer Marta Ptaszyńska will succeed Shulamit Ran as the artistic director of Contempo, the University of Chicago’s renowned contemporary music collective. Ran, the… Read more »
Synthetis 2015
The SYNTHETIS 2015 International Summer Course for Composers will take place in Radziejowice (near Warsaw) between July 13 – 25, 2015, organized by the Music… Read more »
Treliński & Beczała at The Met
There was a strong Polish presence at the January 29 opening of the Metropolitan Opera’s new double-bill of two rarely performed operas: Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta and… Read more »
Lutosławski on Google
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… Read more »
Stojowski in Szczecin
A performance of Zygmunt Stojowski‘s Violin Concerto and Romance for violin and orchestra takes place at the Szczecin Philharmonic on Friday, February 6, at 7:00 p.m.… Read more »
Nat’l Chopin Competition In Florida
The 9th National Chopin Piano Competition of the U.S. will take place from February 20-March 1, 2015 in Miami, Florida. Initiated in 1975, and held… Read more »
Meccore Quartet US Tour
Winner of the 2nd prize at the 2012 London International String Quartet Competition, the Meccore String Quartet from Poland will perform across the US throughout… Read more »
Grabsky & Felder Bring Chopin to L.A.
The end of February usually brings annual Chopin celebrations, and this year is no exception. Since 2015 marks the 205th anniversary of Chopin’s birth, a… Read more »
Competition for Music Critics
It’s rare for music critics to be invited to compete for prizes but this year they’ll finally have a chance to do so in the… Read more »
Stańko to Give U-M’s Copernicus Lecture
From February 4-5, 2015, the Copernicus Program in Polish Studies at the University of Michigan welcomes Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stańko to campus. The New Yorker… Read more »