Józef Świder World Premiere
Thirty years after the Polonaise for oboe, clarinet and bassoon was composed by Józef Świder (1930-2014), it is finally being published by PWM Edition, Poland’s… Read more »
05. May 2018
New Szymanowski Competition – Application Deadline: May 31
After many years of efforts and the perseverance of the whole music community, the city of Katowice—which, since 2015, is a UNESCO Creative City of… Read more »
Recent Gifts to PMC
Books & Scores from PWM Dr. Daniel Cichy, Director and Editor-in-Chief for PWM [Polish Music Publishers] was recently in Los Angeles and stopped by the… Read more »
Gorzów Phil Anniversary
May 18 marked the seventh birthday of the Gorzów Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2011 a beautiful new building was opened with an inaugural concert featuring Beethoven’s… Read more »
Bruzdowicz Birthday!
Polish composer Joanna Bruzdowicz celebrated her 75th birthday this month. A longtime friend of the Polish Music Center and one of the first distinguished lecturers… Read more »
New Publication on Lutosławski
The U.K. based Boydell & Brewer just announced the publication of Lutoslawski’s Worlds, a collection of English-language essays about Witold Lutosławski and his music. The… Read more »
Warsaw Phil Honors Polish Independence
Under the title “Powstało w wolnej Polsce” [Created in Independent Poland], the Warsaw National Philharmonic’s April 27-28 concerts featured Paderewski’s Overture for Symphony Orchestra and… Read more »
Kinga Augustyn Explores her Career as a Violinist
In her extensive May 8 interview for the Nowy Dziennik, a Polish language newspaper in New York, violinist Kinga Augustyn shared her insights on studying… Read more »
Sembrich Competition at Kosciuszko
The Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City announced the names of jurors for the 2018 Marcella Sembrich International Voice Competition. They are: Joshua Winograde, Associate… Read more »
New Production of Moniuszko’s Haunted Manor
In recognition of the 100th anniversary of regaining independence by Poland, the Cleveland Opera will create a new production of The Haunted Manor [Straszny dwór]… Read more »
Włodek Pawlik in NYC
The first Polish jazz musician to receive a Grammy Award, pianist Włodek Pawlik, and his Trio will be featured at New York’s venerable Blue Note… Read more »
Warsaw Music Encounters 2018 – Premieres, Conferences and more
The 32nd edition of the “Warsaw Music Encounters” Festival will take place from May 12-19, 2018. Founded in 1986 by composer Władysław Słowiński, the Festival… Read more »
100 songs for 100 years of Independence
The concert series “100 songs for 100 years of Independence”—in which the leading soloists of the Łódź Opera Theater seek to convey what the most… Read more »
Wanda Wiłkomirska Obituary
Wanda Wiłkomirska, the great Polish violinist associated for decades with the Warsaw Philharmonic died on May 1. She was 89 years old. Born on 11… Read more »
Young Chopinists at the Kosciuszko Foundation
Winners of the first Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Competition for Young Pianists, held in Washington DC in early March, will be presented in a recital at… Read more »
A Magnificat Concert!
Under the title “Music of Warsaw and Dresden,” the Exsultemus vocal ensemble of Cambridge and the instrumentalists of Newton Baroque will jointly present works by… Read more »
Sądej Interviewed by James Strecker
Polish mezzo-soprano Katarzyna Sądej, now living in Los Angeles, was recently interviewed by a well-known Canadian journalist James Strecker. Published on his blog, which has… Read more »
‘Chopin for All’ Free Concert Series presents Drew Petersen
Presented by the Chopin Foundation of the U.S. and Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, the ‘Chopin for All’ Free Concert Series concludes its current season… Read more »
New Contemporary Music Platform for Scores & Recordings
BabelScores is a new, French-based website that grew out of the need to diffuse and promote contemporary music from the last 40 years, rendering information… Read more »