Upcoming Concerts for Ukraine: LA, NY, & Illinois
Please see below for information about several benefit concerts being held in support of humanitarian relief for Ukrainians, organized and supported by Polish organizations throughout… Read more »
2022
Ptaszyńska Fêted in Chicago
On March 18, the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Chicago organized a gala event celebrating Marta Ptaszyńska, a distinguished Polish composer who… Read more »
Perspectives on the Paderewski Competition in LA
The semi-final and final rounds of the Third American International Paderewski Piano Competition in Los Angeles are taking place at Loyola Marymount Universityv in Los Angeles from… Read more »
2022: California Dreamin’ – Celebrating Dianne & Tad Taube’s Transformational Gift
Event Details Saturday, March 26 | 4:00 p.m. Concert; 5:30 p.m. Reception California Dreamin’: Celebrating Dianne & Tad Taube’s Transformational Gift feat. Cracow Duo &… Read more »
Sikora Premiere at the Szczecin Philharmonic
The world premiere of Elżbieta Sikora’s The Sixth Commandment will take place at the Szczecin Philharmonic on March 27. The piece will be performed together with Quando stanno morendo. Diario polacco No.2 by Luigi Nono. This… Read more »
New CD by Linus Roth: Weinberg and Bach
Another recording by Linus Roth with music by Mieczysław Weinberg (Piano Trio Op. 24, Sonata for 2 violins Op. 69 and 2 Songs without words) has been released by EPR Classic.… Read more »
Opałka Opera Premiere
The premiere performance of the opera Ars Moriendi. Requiem Giocoso by Tomasz J. Opałka will take place on March 17 at the Polish Radio Witold… Read more »
The Charm and Elegance of Orliński and Biel
A Review by Marek Zebrowski Jakub Józef Orliński, the internationally-acclaimed countertenor, presented a solo recital at the Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica… Read more »
Peter Jablonski Plays Grażyna Bacewicz
Listen to Peter Jablonski Plays Grażyna Bacewicz Piano Works Track List (Total of 20 Tracks) Ten Concert Etudes – 22:48 Two Etudes on Double Notes… Read more »
East-West Chamber Orchestra Weinberg Recording
The East-West Chamber Orchestra has just released their latest under the NAXOS label, Mieczysław Weinberg’s 2nd and 4th Chamber Symphonies. This completes the series, as… Read more »
Penderecki Remembered, in Film & Podcast
Polish composer and conductor Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020) was one of the progenitors of avant-garde music of the 1960s. Creator of his own compositional idiom, “sonorism,”… Read more »
New Bruzdowicz Collection at the PMC
For almost two decades now, four manuscript scores by Joanna Bruzdowicz—Trio dei due mondi, Tre contre tre, Concerto pour piano et orchestre symphonique, and Marlos… Read more »
Bruzdowicz Memorial Concert
On Saturday, March 12, the Chopin Music University in Warsaw will present a concert entitled “Z bliska i z oddali – In memoriam Joanna Bruzdowicz”… Read more »
PMC Gifts: February 2022
Musical Messages Praised for their recordings of string quartets by Szymon Laks, Stanisław Moniuszko, Andrzej Panufnik and Krzysztof Penderecki, the Messages String Quartet has yet… Read more »
Bartosz Koziak: Canti Amadei
DUX label has released a CD of Bartosz Koziak‘s recording of Krzysztof Meyer’s Concerto Canti Amadei Op. 63 for cello and chamber orchestra with Polish Chamber… Read more »
Cracow Duo Back in California
During the second half of March, the celebrated Cracow Duo—comprised of cellist Jan Kalinowski and pianist Marek Szlezer—returns for a tour of California. The Strad magazine… Read more »
Dariusz Swoszowski Premiere
Dariusz Swoszowski’s new work–Dźwięki historii Tarnowa–premiered during a concert at the Music School Complex in Tarnów. The concert, entitled “In the World of Rhythm,” was… Read more »
Winners of 1st Composers’ Competition for an Instrumental Duo with Harp
The results for the First Composer’s Competition for an Instrumental Duo with Harp, have been announced. Organized by the Stanislaw Moniuszko Academy of Music in… Read more »
New on Opus Series Records
Opus Series Records aims to present contemporary music in a manner that can be broadly understood by a wide audience. The last few decades have… Read more »
PMC Gifts: January 2022
The Holiday Season brought us a few nice surprises as soon as we returned to campus after the New Year and collected the PMC mail.… Read more »