On February 18th the Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra will perform compositions by legends of Polish Music at the Witold Lutosławski Polish Radio Concert Studio. The soloist of the evening will be the saxophonist Henryk Miśkiewicz, who will perform a piece by Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski. The second part will feature the Symphony No. 1 by Henryk…Continue Reading Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra: Wróblewski and Wars
On February 11, NOSPR will host another concert of the Silesian Quartet, as part of their series ‘Mieczysław Wajnberg – all string quartets – following dedications’. The overall series includes 17 string quartets performed in 6 concerts by the ensemble. On this program, the Silesian Quartet will present the composer’s String Quartet No. 4 Op. 20, String Quartet No….Continue Reading Silesian Quartet: Mieczysław Weinberg Series
The 20th iteration of the Witold Lutosławski ‘Chain’ festival has started! From January 28 – February 12, 2023 concerts will take place at the Polish Radio’s Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio. At the festival, there will be Polish premiers of works by Alexander Goehr, Wallingford Riegger, Per Nørgård, Sándor Szokolay, Frank Martin, Sándor Veress and Willem…Continue Reading Witold Lutosławski Festival ‘Chain XX’
The rapid approach of the holidays and the New Year on the horizon must have motivated many of our friends to contribute a number of fascinating items to the Polish Music Center’s book and media libraries at the end of 2022. As always, we are delighted to be on the receiving end of such generosity…Continue Reading A Blizzard of Late 2022 Gifts
Dr. Małgorzata Sieradz sent us recently the Vol. II of Adolf Chybiński—Ludwik Bronarski, Korespondencja 1922-1952. Vol. II of this series covers the years 1941-1952, ending with Prof. Chybiński’s death on 31 October 1952. It is the continuation of a fascinating exchange of letters between the legendary Polish musicologist—who was active in Kraków, Zakopane, Lwów and,…Continue Reading PMC GIFTS/January 2023
On November 26, the Polish Composers Union (ZKP) held a concert in celebration of the 80th birthday of former vice president of the Katowice branch of the union—composer, educator, publicist and musical organizer, Ryszard Gabryś. Entitled ‘Camerata to the Composer,’ the concert was performed by Camerata Silesia in the chamber hall of NOSPR in Katowice….Continue Reading Ryszard Gabryś 80th Birthday Celebration & Premieres
On December 2 in Wrocław, a plaque was unveiled in honor of composer Elżbieta Sikora and her work with Witold Lutosławski National Forum of Music (NFM) in Wrocław. Following the commemoration of Sikora, the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic held a concert consisting of several pieces, including a masterpiece by Elżbieta Sikora herself: Oliwa Concerto. Premiered in…Continue Reading Elżebieta Sikora Honored in Wrocław
During the first week of January 2023, the USC Polish Music Center and Holocaust Museum of L.A. will host the Czarakcziew/Kowal Duo—an ensemble from Kraków, Poland, that specializes in seeking out outstanding but unknown music of the 20th and 21st century. In these concerts, pianist Piotr Kowal and cellist Paweł Czarakcziew will weave together strands…Continue Reading January 2023: Czarakcziew/Kowal Duo Celebrate Bruzdowicz & Katz
Dear Friends of Polish Music, We hope that 2022 proved to be a much better year for you, as it certainly was for us. During this season of joy and holiday gatherings, we wanted to share the exciting news of formally receiving a two-million-dollar gift from Taube Philanthropies for archiving and digitizing the Polish Music…Continue Reading Support the PMC into 2023!
Jakub Kuszlik in LA On November 6, the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Los Angeles presented a program performed by pianist Jakub Kuszlik. Prizewinner of both the Paderewski and Chopin Competitions in Poland, Kuszlik wowed the audience gathered in Thayer Hall of the Colburn School of Music in downtown L.A. with works…Continue Reading All-Polish Programs for Independence Day