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 of Polish-Lithuanian composer Felix Yaniewicz. With the exhibition there will also be lecture-recitals, musical performances, and a program of talks about Yaniewicz’s life and history in Scotland. The planned events…Continue Reading Music & Migration: The story of Felix Yaniewicz in Scotland
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 London’s top jazz clubs, Café POSK is run by volunteers who share a passion for live music and love to make space for new and upcoming musicians. Café POSK is…Continue Reading Upcoming Concerts at the Jazz Café POSK
The Frost School of Music at the University of Miami is once again partnering with the Chopin Foundation to present the 4th annual Frost Chopin Academy and Festival with the generous support of the M. Lee Pearce Foundation, the Patrick Park Foundation, and Olga and David Melin. This year’s live in-person Academy and Festival offers…Continue Reading 4th Frost Chopin Festival in Miami: June 19-26
On Wednesday, April 27 in Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, the London Sinfonietta celebrated contemporary musical life in Poland. Entitled “Leaning East: The New Polish School,” the program included two new pieces by Polish composers Wojciech Błażejczyk and Paweł Mykietyn, commissioned by the International Centre for Contemporary Music (ICCM). The Sinfonietta was led by conductor…Continue Reading Mykietyn & Błażejczyk World Premieres in London
By Marek Zebrowski Among Polish pianists, Raul Koczalski (1884-1948) is considered among the most important interpreters of Chopin. Born in Warsaw, he made his first public appearance at the age of four and shortly thereafter was admired by the great Anton Rubinstein in St. Petersburg and became a student of Karol Mikuli (one of the…Continue Reading PMC Gifts, May 2022: Koczalski on Record