A new work by Wojtek Blecharz, Body-Opera is dedicated to the audience and questions the model of music perception based on mere sitting, listening and watching. This opera installation explores the relations between the human body and the ways we perceive sound, reminding us of its physical nature. If sound is frequency, or a vibration, it can “touch”…Continue Reading Premiere of Wojtek Blecharz: Body-Opera
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
Thank you so much to all of our wonderful donors who made our online *Website Reboot* fundraising campaign such a success!…Continue Reading PMC *Website Reboot* Finale
Thank you to those who attended our recent concert at the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust. Dedicated to “The Music of Roman Ryterband,” the program was a great success, and was witnessed not only by members of the Ryterband family but also other Holocaust survivors from the city of Łódź. It was a deeply…Continue Reading PMC @ LAMOTH: Videos Now On YouTube
On Saturday, July 1, the Paderewski Festival presents Paso Pops, the annual patriotic-themed concert and Independence Day celebration in Paso Robles combining great wine, beer and food with live music, family-friendly activities and fireworks at the Paso Robles Horse Park. The 2017 “Pops” program has been announced, with an important reminder to those planning to…Continue Reading 2017 Paso Pops
On May 19 in Palermo, Brut (2014) by Polish composer Artur Zagajewski (b. 1978) and Reachings (2014) by young Finnish composer Sebastian Hilli (b. 1990) were the works selected by radio music producers participating in the 64th International Rostrum of Composers (IRC) held in Palermo from May 16 to 20, 2017. A flagship program of…Continue Reading Zagajewski Wins International Rostrum Of Composers 2017
Polish pianist Szymon Nehring won the first prize at the 15th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition, which brought together more than 30 pianists from all over the world. Nehrig also won the Yehuda and Dolinie Izrael Audience Award, the Junior Jury Prize, the Best Performer of a Chopin Piece Prize and the Advance Studies…Continue Reading Nehring Wins Rubinstein Competition
The winners of the International Opera Awards 2017, sponsored by Mazars in association with BBC Radio 3 and Opera Magazine, were announced on Sunday 7th May in a ceremony held at the London Coliseum. Winners were selected by an international jury chaired by John Allison, editor of Opera Magazine and classical music critic with The…Continue Reading Nowak/National Opera Win International Opera Award For Goplana