Ryszard Gabryś 80th Birthday Celebration & Premieres
On November 26, the Polish Composers Union (ZKP) held a concert in celebration of the 80th birthday of former vice president of the Katowice branch… Read more »
2022
Elżebieta Sikora Honored in Wrocław
On December 2 in Wrocław, a plaque was unveiled in honor of composer Elżbieta Sikora and her work with Witold Lutosławski National Forum of Music… Read more »
Support the PMC into 2023!
Dear Friends of Polish Music, We hope that 2022 proved to be a much better year for you, as it certainly was for us. During… Read more »
All-Polish Programs for Independence Day
Jakub Kuszlik in LA On November 6, the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Los Angeles presented a program performed by pianist Jakub… Read more »
Ryterband in Łódź: Independence Day Premiere & Beyond
On Friday November 11, the Łódź Philharmonic hosted a very special, all-Polish Independence Day concert. The program began with the world premiere of three movements… Read more »
World Premiere of Psalm No. 5 by Roman Palester
On October 28 at the Youth Palace in Tarnów, a concert inaugurating the 11th edition of the Beethoven Academy Orchestra‘s original cycle entitled ‘Jeszcze Polska… Read more »
20th and 21st Century Music Competition for Young Performers
The concert of the Laureates of the 14th edition of the 20th and 21st Century Music Competition for Young Performers, co-organized with Program 2 of… Read more »
5th Anniversary Concert: Polish Music School in London
On November 5 in the Theater of the Polish Social and Cultural Center in London, a concert celebrating the 5th anniversary of the Polish Music… Read more »
Cate Blanchett on Górecki in Gramophone
After playing the role of a conductor in upcoming film Tar, Cate Blanchett discusses how music has informed her life and her work in a… Read more »
Fabiańska-Jelińska Premiere in Zielona Góra
On October 7, 2022, the Zielona Góra Philharmonic performed the premiere of Ewa Fabiańska-Jelińska‘s Suite for trombone quartet and symphony orchestra. This piece was created… Read more »
Fitelberg Conductors’ Competition
The application period for the Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors, one of the most prestigious Polish performance competitions, is now open. Started in 1979,… Read more »
‘The Last Recital’: Concert of Zygmunt Krauze
A concert paying homage to Zygmunt Krauze’s 60 years of piano experience was given on October 4 at the Nowy Teatr in Warsaw. This concert… Read more »
Szymanowska on Spotify
Los Angeles based pianist Nancy Fierro, known for her championship of women composers, has recorded and performed in concert a number of works by Polish… Read more »
COMPETITION FOR YOUNG COMPOSERS
The Kraków branch of the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP) just announced the Sixth International Krzysztof Penderecki Competition for Young Composers. Composers under the age of… Read more »
Kosciuszko Fdn x Blues Alley Jazz Club in D.C.
Poland has long and rich jazz traditions. Jazz has been a very popular and cultivated genre since the end of the Second World War. Under communism, jazz was tied… Read more »
On Wanda Landowska
The Library of Congress has posted a very interesting video of a lecture and concert held at the Library’s Coolidge Auditorium on 25 May… Read more »
Concert, Recording & Wieniawski Festival Kickoff
Together with Polish Music Publishers (PWM Edition) and ANAKLASIS Records, the Henryk Wieniawski Musical Society of Poznań will present the online concert “The Legend Anew.”… Read more »
PMC Gifts: August 2022
Augustyn Plays Bacewicz The month of August began with a parcel that arrived at the Polish Music Center from our friend and collaborator Kinga Augustyn,… Read more »
2nd ArteFonie Music Festival
The Association of Young Artists of the Wejherowo Region and the Vocal Group Art’n’Voices are hosting the second edition of the ArteFonie Music Festival, which… Read more »
Noskowski Concert with Maestro Antoni Wit
An important element of the mission of the Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra is the restitution of forgotten masterpieces of Polish music in concert practice. A… Read more »