Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 5, no. 5 News Flash Chopin Piano Competition Winners The Kościuszko Foundation in New York has announced the winners of the 1999 Chopin Piano Competition: I Prize: Michael NAMIEROWSKI II Prize: Dawn CHAN III Prize: Mimi SOLOMON The first prize consists of a $2,500 cash scholarship and invitations to perform at the Chopin…Continue Reading May 1999
Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 5, no. 4 News Flash New Name: USC Thornton School Of Music On 23 March 1999, USC President, Steven B. Sample and Dean of USC School of Music, Larry Livingston announced the largest gift ever given to an American music school – $25 million donated to the USC School of Music Endowment Fund…Continue Reading April 1999
Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 5, no. 3 News Flash Penderecki Wins Two Grammy Awards Krzysztof Penderecki’s Violin Concerto No. 2 (“Metamorphosen”) received two GRAMMY’99 awards in the field of classical music. The work itself received an award for “Best Classical Contemporary Composition” and its performance by violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter with the London Symphony conducted by the composer…Continue Reading March 1999
February-March 1999: Series of lectures by Polish pianists at USC….Continue Reading The Heritage of Chopin
Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 5, no. 2 News Flash Winners Of The 1998 Wilk Prizes For Research In Polish Music PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY ($1000): Asst. Prof. Halina GOLDBERG, Indiana University, Bloomington Title of the Paper: “Chopin in Warsaw Salons” STUDENT CATEGORY ($500): Ms. Dorota ZAKRZEWSKA, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Title of the Paper: “Alienation and Powerlessness: Adam Mickiewicz’s Ballady and Chopin’s Ballades“ Halina Golberg is…Continue Reading February 1999
Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 5, no. 1 News Flash Winners Of The 2nd International Tansman Competition Grand Prix (1st place): Gergely Ittzes /Hungary/ – flute, 12.000 USD 2nd Prize (2nd place): Pierre Martens /Belgium/ – bassoon, 7.000 USD 3rd Prize: Dmitri Prokofiev /Russia/ – cello, 4.000 USD 4th Prize: Piotr Tomaszewski /Poland/ – guitar, 2.000 USD Special Prize for the best performance of a piece…Continue Reading January 1999
Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 4, no. 12 News Flash! Winners Of The 4th International Paderewski Piano Competition The Fourth International Paderewski Piano Competition at Bydgoszcz was held between the 3rd and 14th of November, 1998. The winners include: I Prize: Tonomi Okumura of Japan II Prize: Michael Schneider of the U.S. III Prize: Katarzyna Borek of Poland 20-year old Ms. Okumura won two…Continue Reading December 1998
November 1998: With participants from five countries, including Poland, Germany, Israel, Canada, and the U.S. Papers from the Conference are published in the Polish Music Journal, vol. 6, no. 1 (2003)…Continue Reading Polish/Jewish/Music! International Conference
Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 4, no. 11 News Flash! Winners Of The 3rd International Stanislaw Moniuszko Vocal Competition Grand Prix ($15,000): None awarded Female Category: I Prize: soprano Aleksandra Kurzak, Poland ($10,000). II Prize: mezzo-soprano Elena Wiszniewska, Ukraine ($8,000). III Prize (tied): mezzo-soprano Guo Ling Li, China & soprano Katarzyna Trylnik, Poland ($6,000). Male Category: I Prize:…Continue Reading November 1998
Polish Music Reference Center Newsletter Vol. 4, no. 10 News Flash! Polish Music Journal We are pleased to announce the creation of a new electronic journal. This an academic, peer-reviewed publication devoted to musicological studies of Polish music and music in Poland. The Journal’s purpose is to provide a convenient, modern forum for publication of studies of the music…Continue Reading October 1998