2015 Paderewski Festival

The 2015 Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles kicked off this Thursday, November 5, and will run until Sunday, November 8. The schedule is packed with diverse concerts of excellent musicians, including: a multimedia concert with the City of Angeles Saxophone Quartet, a selection of modern Polish music interpreted for the accordion by the dynamic Motion…Continue Reading 2015 Paderewski Festival

PMC Celebrates 30!

Polish Music Center is thirty years old this year. In honor of this important milestone, we have launched a month-long crowdfunding campaign. We invite PMC enthusiasts around the world to participate in our “30 for 30” fund drive, in recognition of the work we have accomplished since 1985 and in support of the projects we…Continue Reading PMC Celebrates 30!

Paderewski Festival Extravaganza

The 2015 Paderewski Festival once again promises to deliver a great variety of concerts with fascinating music, great ambiance provided by historic venues and charming wineries, and world-famous performers. This year’s concert calendar begins on Thursday, November 5 with a concert by the City of Angels Saxophone Quartet. Held in the barrel room of Cass…Continue Reading Paderewski Festival Extravaganza

2015: Musica Antiqua Polonica

A survey of early Polish music with Adam Knight Gilbert and USC Thornton Baroque Sinfonia Sunday, October 18, 2015 | 7:00 p.m. Alfred Newman Recital Hall, USC (see AHF on campus map) 3616 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA 90089 Reception to follow the concert Friday, October 9, 2015 | 8:00 p.m. Baroque Sinfonia presents works by Polish, German…Continue Reading 2015: Musica Antiqua Polonica

Previous Paderewski Festival Gala Artist Performs In Torrance

Russian pianist Nikita Mndoyants—who previously won the Paderewski Competition in Bydgoszcz and subsequently served as the Gala performer for the 2008 Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles—will perform at the El Camino College Center for the Arts in Torrance, CA on October 30. His program will include: Haydn’s Sonata in E Major, Hob XVI No. 31;…Continue Reading Previous Paderewski Festival Gala Artist Performs In Torrance

2015 Paderewski Lecture-Recital

On October 18, the musical treasures of the late Renaissance and Baroque period in Poland will be showcased at this year’s Paderewski Lecture-Recital in celebration of the PMC’s 30th anniversary. Presented by Adam Knight Gilbert and the USC Thornton Baroque Sinfonia ensemble, this program will feature rarely-heard vocal and instrumental masterpieces by Wojciech Długoraj (1550-1619),…Continue Reading 2015 Paderewski Lecture-Recital

Polish and Ukrainian Visitors at PMC

Two distinguished guests from Poland and Ukraine paid a courtesy call at PMC in early August. Adam Bala, Director of the Discovering Paderewski Festival, and Marianna Humetska, Artistic Director of the same Festival, came on a brief visit to California and were given a tour of the Polish Music Center and the USC campus. During…Continue Reading Polish and Ukrainian Visitors at PMC

Paderewski Fundraiser in Paso

On Saturday, August 8, 2015, the Discovering Paderewski Festival in Lviv, Ukraine, represented by Director Adam Bala and Artistic Director Marianna Humetska, presented the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles with a handsome bronze bust of Paderewski, an award recognizing the Festival’s contributions to promoting Paderewski and Polish music. This tribute is granted annually to five…Continue Reading Paderewski Fundraiser in Paso

The 2015 Paderewski Exchange: A Chronicle

By Marek Żebrowski Read or print the full article at: https://polishmusic.usc.edu/files/2015/08/aug15_fest-exchange.pdf Jointly run by the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles and Tarnów Province in Poland, the 2015 edition of the Cultural Exchange Program was held June 27-July 6 at Paderewski’s former manor house in Kąśna Dolna, Poland. Initiated with an official agreement signed in 2008, this…Continue Reading The 2015 Paderewski Exchange: A Chronicle