On June 2, 2016 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, the Academie du Disque Lyrique announced the winners of its prestigious annual “Golden Orpheus” Awards. Three of this year’s laureates are from the catalog of DUX—one of Poland’s premiere recording labels: Prix Hector Berlioz for the best recording of sacred music: Ignaz Ritter von Seyfried Missa Solemnis in…Continue Reading DUX Wins 3 Golden Orpheus Awards
The new CD by Meccore String Quartet, entitled Szymanowski & Debussy (Warner Music Poland), has been conquering Europeman market and has now won the Supersonic Awardfrom Pizzicato classical music magazine (Luxembourg), which acknowledged Meccore as one of the best string quartets in Europe. Established in 2007, the Meccore String Quartet is considered one of the most distinguished Polish string quartets and…Continue Reading Meccore Goes Supersonic
On June 14, the winners of the 2016 Tadeusz Baird Competition for Young Composers were announced at the Warsaw headquarters of Polish Music Publishers PWM. Formerly called the Youth Competition of Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP), the Baird Competition has been organized annually since 1958. Its aim is to help young Polish composers launch their careers…Continue Reading Baird Competition
During his Masters and Doctoral studies at USC’s Thornton School of Music, percussionist Daniel Kaminskiserved as a Project Assistant at the PMC from 2005-2010, during which time he became an indispensable part of the PMC staff. Highly motivated, organized and self-directed, Daniel’s range of expertise in matters musical, clerical and technical far exceeded what we had…Continue Reading PMC Colleague Soaring to New Heights
Many faithful Polish Music Center visitors and Polish Music Newsletter readers may have noticed that our URL has recently changed to pmc.usc.edu. This is due to server upgrade work that is being carried out by the University and will not affect the content of our site. Please also be aware that our old web address will continue to…Continue Reading New Interim Web Address
On May 11 as a part of the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts, New York-based Polish violinist Kinga Augustyn performed a recital with pianist Benjamin Laude at the beautiful Preston Bradley Hall of Chicago’s Cultural Center. The concert was broadcast live on WFMT 98.7 fm and streamed live at wfmt.com. The program consisted of: Henryk Wieniawski (1835 – 1880): Legende,…Continue Reading Augustyn Recital: Live and Streaming
On May 11, the Beethoven Academy Orchestra presented the next installment of their series “Jeszcze polska muzyka…” [More Polish Music]. The program included Suita pamięci Piotra Czajkowskiegoop. 13 by Henryk Pachulski, Finale molto presto by Franciszek Lessel, Symphony No. 7 in A Major op. 92 by Ludwig van Beethoven, as well as Canticum Canticorum by young Iranian composer Mohammad Hadi Ayanboda,…Continue Reading Jeszcze Muzyka Polska
On May 26, ChamberMusicNY presented the American Modern Ensemble in a season finale evening of vocal works by composers who are (or were) percussionists. The concert was held in Merkin Concert Hall at the Kaufman Music Center. Entitled “Voice of Thunder,” the program included Liquid Light for mezzo-soprano by Marta Ptaszyńska, a Polish composer and percussionist who, since 1998, has served on the music…Continue Reading Ptaszyńska’s Music in NY
The Goethe Institute in Los Angeles is an elegant and modern venue located in the Mid-Wilshire/Museum-Mile district. With a well-stocked library of books, magazines, sound recordings and many rare DVDs, it is a very attractive place to visit and become familiar with German culture today. On Saturday, June 4, the Institute hosted a special event celebrating 25 years of Polish-German…Continue Reading Polish Accents at the Goethe Institute – a Review by Marek Zebrowski
Niccolo Paganinni: 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1 Niccolo Paganinni: 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1 Kinga Augustyn, violin RovenRecords (also available on amazon.com) Kinga Augustyn on her relationship with the 24 Caprices: “Niccolo Paganini 24 Caprices, Op.1 have kep]t me company since a long time. ‘When I was a teenager, scales were my water,…Continue Reading Kinga Augustyn CD