09. September 2020 – Page 2 – Polish Music Center

Cracow Duo: Live From Krakow’s Jewish Quarter

Author By Kevin Allen
Publication date September 2, 2020
Categories: 09. September 2020, 2020, Events, Newsletter, Performances, Premieres

On Sunday September 13, the newly re-branded Holocaust Museum LA (formerly the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust) will present a livestream broadcast of Cracow Duo: Live From Krakow’s Jewish Quarter. This special live performance by cellist Jan Kalinowski and pianist Marek Szlezer—known collectively as the Cracow Duo—will be streamed from the Center for Jewish…Continue Reading Cracow Duo: Live From Krakow’s Jewish Quarter

Sikora & Mykietyn Premieres in Gdańsk

Author By Kevin Allen
Publication date September 2, 2020
Categories: 09. September 2020, 2020, Newsletter, Performances, Premieres

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of Solidarność, or Solidarity, and the signing of the Gdańsk August Agreements. Founded in 1980 as a trade union in the Gdańsk Shipyard, Solidarity became a leading political force in the defeat of the Communist regime in Poland. Eventually the Polish government was forced to negotiate…Continue Reading Sikora & Mykietyn Premieres in Gdańsk