Kinga Reigns on YouTube!

The New York-based Polish violinist Kinga Augustyn continues to be very active in a variety of recordings and collaborative video projects. One of these, launched a few weeks ago in mid-April 2021, is a beautiful, one-hour long film about one of the greatest American painters, John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) and his pronounced love of music….Continue Reading Kinga Reigns on YouTube!

Lofty Praise for Maestro Nowak

Polish Conductor Grzegorz Nowak’s interpretations on a variety of CDs over the past decade have elicited much praise from critics worldwide. Regardless of whether he records symphonies, operas or concertos, or whether these compositions are well known or just being discovered, Maestro Nowak’s magic baton gives them much vigor and luster, with a variety of…Continue Reading Lofty Praise for Maestro Nowak

2020 Paderewski Lecture with Krzysztof Meyer: Lecture Transcript

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 Paderewski Lecture was conducted as an interview via Zoom on 22 August 2020, and broadcast to the worldwide public via USC ThorntonLIVE on 10 October 2020. The interview, transcribed below, features composer Krzysztof Meyer (KM) and his wife, musicologist Danuta Gwizdalanka (DG), in conversation with PMC director Marek…Continue Reading 2020 Paderewski Lecture with Krzysztof Meyer: Lecture Transcript

PMC GIFTS April & May 2021

The Stojowski Collection Expanded! In late March, quite unexpectedly, we received an email from Professor Frank Martignetti, chair of the Department of Music and Performing Arts at the University of Bridgeport, Connecticut. He shared with us some truly stunning news about the materials that once belonged to Zygmunt Stojowski (1870-1946) and were stored at the University…Continue Reading PMC GIFTS April & May 2021

35th Warsaw Music Encounters

The 35th-anniversary edition of the Warsaw Music Encounters will be held on 7-12 May 2021. All concerts combining early and new music will be available online for free via Facebook and YouTube. The Warsaw Music Encounters have been organized since 1986 by the Warsaw Branch of the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP). It is the only…Continue Reading 35th Warsaw Music Encounters

Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra online: Zygmunt Stojowski

Maestro Antoni Wit is one of the most valued conductors of his generation, admired on stages worldwide and a devoted promoter of Polish music. The music of his motherland, represented by compositions by a single composer and rendered in a neo-romantic expressive spirit, will fill the entire program of a monographic concert on 8 May…Continue Reading Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra online: Zygmunt Stojowski

Extended Submission Deadline for the 2nd International Competition of Polish Music

Due to the ongoing pandemic situation and the attendant restrictions, the organizers have decided to meet the candidates’ expectations and extend the deadline for submissions to the 2nd Stanisław Moniuszko International Competition of Polish Music until 31 May 2021. – We are in touch with the potential competition participants. In response to their feedback, we…Continue Reading Extended Submission Deadline for the 2nd International Competition of Polish Music