Category: PMC News

2015 Paderewski Festival: Preview

Held annually in November, the Paderewski Festival is a four-day musical festival on California’s Central Coast. Celebrating the rich heritage of Paso Robles and its most famous resident, Ignacy Jan Paderewski—virtuoso pianist, composer, international politician, local landowner, grower and winemaker—the Festival hosts concert and master classes by world renowned musicians, exhibits, lectures and film screenings,…Continue Reading 2015 Paderewski Festival: Preview

Ryterband Collection Continues To Expand

On May 12, 2015, a box containing correspondence from the family of Roman Ryterband was delivered to the PMC. Carefully maintained by Clarissa and Astrid Ryterband, the composer’s widow and daughter, and meticulously organized and delivered by Diana Eisele, his other daughter, these letters represent exchanges between Ryterband and his family and friends from the…Continue Reading Ryterband Collection Continues To Expand

CMCF ‘Day At The Races’

The generous founders of the Polish Music Center, Dr. Stefan and Wanda Wilk, were not only crucial supporters of Polish culture and the arts in Los Angeles—their philanthropy also extended to Dr. Wilk’s medical profession, in particular, medical care for children and the training of doctors in that field back in his native Poland. It…Continue Reading CMCF ‘Day At The Races’

Stankiewicz & Oleszkiewicz In Paso Robles

On May 9, the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles, CA brings two Polish jazz virtuosos—pianist Kuba Stankiewicz and bassist Darek ‘Oles’ Oleszkiewicz—to the stage of the Park Ballroom in the heart of downtown Paso Robles for a concert and wine reception. Stankiewicz and Oleszkiewicz will be joined by Kristina Raymond, a percussionist and drummer who…Continue Reading Stankiewicz & Oleszkiewicz In Paso Robles

PMC Welcomes Another Exciting Collection

On April 17 we received a very special gift from a very special person. Precisely at noon, Diana Eisele arrived at Stonier Hall with a trunkful of boxes, cases, folders and framed artwork, all related to her late father—the distinguished composer, Roman Ryterband (1914-1979). Born to a family of lawyers and musicians in Łódź, Roman…Continue Reading PMC Welcomes Another Exciting Collection

An Evening Of Sound And Image

Held on March 28, 2015, this year’s PMC spring concert was a truly special affair. Organized as part of the prestigious Visions & Voices event series at USC, it celebrated ‘visual music’ through the juxtaposition of live musical performance and short film or animation projections. Entitled “Measures & Frames,” the concert’s goal was the exploration…Continue Reading An Evening Of Sound And Image

PMC Director About Town

Marek Zebrowski

Pacific Symphony / Osher Lifelong Learning Institute In addition to preparing for this summer’s Paderewski Festival Youth Cultural Exchange (June/July), and the fall’s Paderewski Lecture (Oct. 18) and Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles (Nov. 5-8), during the month of April PMC Director Marek Zebrowski will be involved in several musical events in L.A. First is…Continue Reading PMC Director About Town

Recent Donations To The PMC Library

Thank you for expanding our collection! From Polish dermatologist Michal Kasperkiewicz, who is currently doing research at USC: Ignacy Jan Paderewski by Marian Marek Drodowski (Book) From Marek Szlezer and Jan Kalinowski of the Cracow Duo: 4. Dni Muzki: Andrzej Panufnik; 19-26 Pazdziernika 2014 (Program) From Clarissa Ryterband and her daughter Astrid Ryterband: Greta D….Continue Reading Recent Donations To The PMC Library

Cracow Duo at PMC

For two weeks in February, Jan Kalinowski and Marek Szlezer conducted extensive research in the Polish Music Center’s Zygmunt and Luisa Stojowski Collection. The two performers, scholars, and faculty members at the Kraków Music Academy came to Los Angeles on a grant from their institution to survey the manuscripts of various cello and piano works…Continue Reading Cracow Duo at PMC

Cracow Duo Shines At Newman

A Review by Marek Zebrowski On Tuesday, 24 February, the large crowd gathered in USC’s Alfred Newman Recital Hall greeted the onstage entrance of cellist Jan Kalinowski and pianist Marek Szlezer—otherwise known as the Cracow Duo—with hearty applause. Without much fuss, the two young musicians quickly launched into Chopin’s Op. 3 Polonaise and dispatched it…Continue Reading Cracow Duo Shines At Newman