The long-awaited premiere of string arrangements of music by Henryk Wars based on the materials held in the PMC Wars Collection was finally realized thanks to the Polish Chamber Musicians’ Association (SPMK) and a grant they secured for this unusual project. They were presented at the Kraków Music Salon, an annual concert series organized by…Continue Reading Wars/Vars World Premiere & SPMK Performances in the US
Philanthropist and civil servant Thaddeus “Tad” Taube passed away on September 13, 2025 at the age of 94, at his home in San Mateo County, California. Born in Kraków in 1931, he left Poland with his family before the outbreak of World War II, and dedicated his life and philanthropy to furthering the Polish-Jewish dialogue…Continue Reading Honoring Tad Taube
The 68th International Festival of Contemporary Music ” Warszawska Jesień” [Warsaw Autumn] will be held September 19-28, 2025. As Warsaw Autumn Director Jerzy Kornowicz emphasizes, this year’s theme of “Glimmer” symbolizes “…a new stage, an opening, and an opportunity—both from a social and individual perspective. It refers to the hope we would like to have…Continue Reading 2025 ‘Warsaw Autumn’ Festival: World Premieres, Former PMC Employees & More!
On Sunday, September 14, the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of the Polish Radio in Warsaw will host a landmark event inaugurating the centennial celebrations of Polish Radio. Titled “4/10/100 + 1 = ∞”, the concert marks the beginning of Polish Radio’s yearlong project dedicated to commissioning and premiering new works by leading Polish composers from…Continue Reading Celebrating 100 Years of Polish Radio with New Music Premieres
On Saturday, September 27, Grammy®-nominated pianist and Piano Spheres Core Artist Aron Kallay will perform at the Boston Court in Pasadena, presenting an evening of solo piano music. His program features works by Beethoven, Brahms, Bruzdowicz, Liszt, Messiaen, Prokofiev, PMC Director Marek Zebrowski, and others. Notably, Kallay will perform Zebrowski’s Capriccio notturno (2025), which he…Continue Reading Kallay Performs Zebrowski at Boston Court in LA
Stanisław Soyka, renowned Polish musician, has died at the age of 66. Known for his distinctive voice and emotional interpretations, Soyka blended jazz, pop, soul, classical music and sung poetry, becoming one of the most celebrated interpreters of Polish song. Born in Żory and educated in Gliwice, he debuted at the Jazz Jamboree festival at…Continue Reading Stanisław Soyka (1959–2025): Obituary
By Marek Zebrowski During the gloriously sunny summer months in Los Angeles, just as it seemed that vacation time is upon us with slower-than-usual traffic on campus, we were kept rather busy at the PMC. Besides working on preserving items from the Stojowski Collection with great and invaluable assistance from Anna Czajka, our expert in…Continue Reading PMC Gifts: July 2025
August was a time of many guests and meetings at the Polish Music Center, where there is truly never a dull moment in our summers! An excellent visit and knowledge-sharing session with our colleagues from the Wende Museum took place in mid-August, and included other esteemed PMC partners—Sonia Matheus from the Museum of Tolerance and…Continue Reading PMC Gifts & News: August 2025
From June 22 to July 12, 2025, the Polish Music Center was honored once again to host Anna Czajka, world-renowned preservation specialist from the Archive Conservation Laboratory of the Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych [Central Archives of Historical Records, AGAD] in Warsaw. Czajka has been a longtime partner of the PMC through our ongoing collaboration with…Continue Reading Anna Czajka Helps Preserve PMC Collections
The Polish Society for Contemporary Music [Polskie Towarzystwo Muzyki Współczesnej] invites international submissions for the 19th Kazimierz Serocki International Composers’ Competition, which is held under the honorary patronage of the Polish Composers’ Union [Związek Kompozytorów Polskich, or ZKP]. The deadline for applications is October 1, 2025. This year’s competition focuses on chamber works for ensembles…Continue Reading 2025 Serocki Int’l Composers’ Competition