Born This Month 1 January 1872 – Tadeusz JARECKI, conductor (d. 1955) 1 January 1911 – Roman TOTENBERG, violinist and pedagogue 1 January 1927 – Juliusz LUCIUK, composer, musicologist 2 January 1894 – Artur RODZIŃSKI, conductor, music director (d. 1958) 2 January 1907 – Henryk GADOMSKI, composer and conductor (d. 1941, Auschwitz) 3 January 1885…Continue Reading January Anniversaries
Category: Anniversaries
2015 in Review – Anniversaries
2015 marks the 30th anniversary of the Polish Music Center at the USC Thornton School of Music—a library and cultural outreach center established in 1985 for the promotion of Polish music and culture that has no equal anywhere in the world. Read an overview of the anniversary in our Feb 2015 Newsletter. Poland’s premiere music publishers, Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne…Continue Reading 2015 in Review – Anniversaries
2015 Jubilees
Twardowski 85th Birthday June 17, 2015 is the 85th birthday of Romuald Twardowski—composer, teacher and author of orchestral, choral and theatre music. Encompassing almost all genres, his oeuvre is a boundless source of varied repertoire, from religious music, through song cycles to great orchestra forms. Below is an excerpt from “Romuald Twardowski. The Master of…Continue Reading 2015 Jubilees
PWM Celebrates 70 Years
Poland’s premiere music publishers, Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne SA (PWM), celebrates 70 years of operations in 2015. It is appropriate that this anniversary lines up with the PMC’s own celebration of 35 years, as it was the close relationship with PWM—cultivated by PMC founder Wanda Wilk—that led to the development of the PMC’s extensive collection of…Continue Reading PWM Celebrates 70 Years
Twardowski Celebrations In Lublin
In 2015 the world will celebrate the 85th birthday of Romuald Twardowski. Born in 1930 in Vilnius, Twardowski is one of the greatest composers of Polish choral music. Apart from vocal works, he is also the author of numerous theatre and symphonic compositions. His keen sense for melodic invention, instrumentation, original form and the unique…Continue Reading Twardowski Celebrations In Lublin
Strugała Anniversary
On March 13, the Warsaw National Philharmonic will celebrate the 80th birthday of Maestro Tadeusz Strugała, who has long been associated with the Philharmonic and continues to serve as deputy Artisitic Director and permanent guest conductor. Since his career began 60 years ago, as an oboist with the Wrocław Symphony Orchestra, Strugała has been a…Continue Reading Strugała Anniversary
Chopin’s 205th Birthday Celebrations
Warsaw, Poland Vietnamese pianist Dang Thai Son joined the National Philharmonic Orchestra in Warsaw at a special Fryderyk Chopin birthday concert on Sunday, March 1, marking the 205th anniversary of Chopin’s birth. In 1980, Dang Thai Son became the first Asian pianist to win the prestigious Chopin Competition, and indeed any major international piano competition….Continue Reading Chopin’s 205th Birthday Celebrations
2014 Anniversary Year
Panufnik In New York Times On November 28, the New York Times published an interesting article about the life and music of Polish émigré composer Sir Andrzej Panufnik on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Entitled “His Nightmares Starred Communists, Not Nazis – Celebrating Panufnik, a Polish Composer in London” and written by Michael White,…Continue Reading 2014 Anniversary Year
Ryterband Anniversary Year
by Marta Gargas-Borowy Composer Roman Ryterband was born in Poland in 1914, and thus his centenary has been celebrated throughout 2014. Having left Poland during World War II, Ryterband and his family settled in Palm Springs, CA in 1967 and his life became forever intertwined with the cultural fabric of Southern Calfornia. Marking November as…Continue Reading Ryterband Anniversary Year
Panufnik Anniversary Year
Panufnik 100 In London On 30 November 2014, the Brodsky Quartet and the Panufnik family and friends present Panufnik 100: A Family Celebration, a chamber music festival to mark the centenary of Anglo-Polish composer Andrzej Panufnik’s birth. Held at Kings Place London, the Panufnik family brings together an impressive roster of artists to celebrate the life and…Continue Reading Panufnik Anniversary Year