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 »
2022
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 »
45th Karol Szymanowski Music Days in Zakopane
The program of the 45th Karol Szymanowski Music Days which took place between the 24th and 31st of July in Zakopane was dominated by the… Read more »
Taube PMC Digital Archive has launched!
(L-R): Consul General Jarosław Łasiński, PMC Director Marek Zebrowski, Dianne and Tad Taube, Executive Director Shana Penn of Taube Philanthropies, and Thornton Dean Robert Cutietta.… Read more »
Ryterband on the Festival Circuit
On July 25 in Cardiff, Wales, the Harplino Duet—Amelia Tokarska (harpist) with Jesse Reis (violinist)— presented an homage to Polish-Jewish composer Roman Ryterband (1914-1979) at… Read more »
Gifts to the PMC: July 2022
July 2022 was another month of several very important donations to the Polish Music Center. Gifts came from various friends and partners and they will… Read more »
Save the Date: 2022 Paderewski Lecture-Recital
The 2022 Paderewski Lecture-Recital celebrates Hanna Kulenty (b. 1961), a brilliant contemporary composer who divides time between her native Poland, the Netherlands and France. With… Read more »
Taking the Last Step
An Obituary of Stefan Wenta by Marek Zebrowski Stefan Wenta, a world-renowned dancer and choreographer, author, chess master and bibliophile, died in Los Angeles… Read more »
10th ‘Emanacje’ Festival: Wieniawski Cycle and Pianohooligan
Recognized jazz musicians and all Polish participants of the 16th Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition in Poznań took part in this year’s jubilee edition of… Read more »
5th Royal Opera Polish Music Festival & Krauze Premiere
This year the Polish Royal Opera hosted its 5th Festival featuring a plethora of Polish music from July 2nd to July 24th. The Festival included… Read more »
NIMiT on Streaming Platforms
The National Institute of Music and Dance (NIMiT) now has recordings available on major streaming platforms such as Spotify. As streaming has become an increasingly… Read more »
Celebration of Wojciech Kilar’s 90th Birthday
Wojciech Kilar was one of Poland’s greatest twentieth century symphonic composers. He studied piano with Władysława Markiewiczówna and composition with Bolesław Szabelski at the State… Read more »
The Final Veil: World Premiere
The Final Veil is a movement opera co-created by composer JL Marlor and dancer/director Cassandra Rosebeetle. Through the mediums of opera and dance, The Final… Read more »
Music & Migration: The story of Felix Yaniewicz in Scotland
From the end of June to October there will be a new exhibition at the Georgian House in Edinburgh, Scotland which will tell the story… Read more »
Upcoming Concerts at the Jazz Café POSK
There are over 3500 pubs and bars in the bustling city of London, and among those is the Jazz Café POSK. Known as one of… Read more »
PMC Gifts: Marcel Chyrzyński
Spring has sprung (as it annually does) and this time around it also brought a shower of fine gifts to the Polish Music Center. There… Read more »