Category: February 2024

Upcoming Polish Music Livestreams out of London

Silesian String Quartet @ Wigmore Hall Monday, February 19, 2024 | 7:30PM London / 11:30AM PacificSilesian String Quartet (Szymon Krzeszowiec violin, Arkadiusz Kubica violin, Lukasz Syrnicki viola, Piotr Janosik cello and Mats Lidström cello)Details: www.wigmore-hall.org.uk Program:   Mieczyslaw Weinberg (1919-1996): String Quartet No.7, Op.59   Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994): String Quartet   Witold Maliszewski (1873-1939): String Quintet in D Minor, Op.3London’s Wigmore Hall Livestreamed ConcertsWigmore Hall, London, UK Diana Cooper @…Continue Reading Upcoming Polish Music Livestreams out of London

Spotlight on Film: ‘Wielka droga’ at USC

On Monday, February 5, the PMC hosted Dr. Dorota Lekka, Head of the International Department at the National Film Archive – Audiovisual Institute in Warsaw. Dr. Lekka is currently visiting southern California with lectures and screenings of the 1946 epic film, Wielka droga, directed by Michał Waszyński. Using documentary footage gathered by Waszyński in Soviet…Continue Reading Spotlight on Film: ‘Wielka droga’ at USC

“Wielka Droga” Film Screening & Lecture in LA-area

At the beginning of February, a unique film made in 1946, Wielka Droga [The Great Way], will be screened several times in the Los Angeles area. It will be presented by the Modjeska Art & Culture Club in Tujunga, CA on February 4, and the USC Polish Music Center in downtown Los Angeles on February 5. Both…Continue Reading “Wielka Droga” Film Screening & Lecture in LA-area