The 2017 Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles will be held from Thursday, November 2 through Sunday, November 5 in various venues around this beautiful wine country location once beloved by Ignacy Jan Paderewski. The 2017 lineup of world class artists include: Hyuk Lee, the 19 year-old South Korean phenom who recently won the prestigious International Paderewski Piano Competition in…Continue Reading Paderewski Festival 2017 Preview
This July and August, the Polish Music Center is again honored to host several scholars from the State Archives in Warsaw. For the second time, we will be visited by archivist and Paderewski specialist, Dr. Robert Górski, and UN certified preservation specialist, Anna Czajka. This visit marks the sixth installment in the ongoing professional exchange between our two…Continue Reading State Archives Scholars Return to PMC
By Marek Żebrowski Polish violinist Jerzy Milewski died in Curitiba, Brazil, on 23 June 2017. He was 70 years old. Born in Warsaw on 17 September 1946, Milewski succumbed to cancer after a very difficult, year-long fight. He is survived by his wife, Aleida, and two children, Christopher and Pamina. It was the tone—his tone—deep and…Continue Reading The Sound Man