- PMC Gifts – February 2025
New item for Kaper Collection An unexpected and truly treasured gift came to us from our dear friend, Andrew Justice, Head of the Music Library at the Thornton School of Music. It is a rare…Continue Reading PMC Gifts – February 2025 - 2025 PMC Spring Concert: AKA Duo at USC
On March 29, the AKA Duo makes a triumphant return to Los Angeles for the Polish Music Center’s Spring Concert in USC’s Newman Recital Hall. Comprised of violinist Seina Matsuoka and pianist Yuto Kiguchi, this acclaimed Japanese…Continue Reading 2025 PMC Spring Concert: AKA Duo at USC - Polish Composers in a Seattle Electroacoustic Concert
On February 13, new music enthusiasts in the Pacific Northwest will have the opportunity to attend a concert showcasing contemporary compositions, with a special focus on electroacoustic music. The event will take place at 8:00…Continue Reading Polish Composers in a Seattle Electroacoustic Concert - Zarębski Piano Duo: Polish Music for 4-Hands in LA
On March 1, audiences in Southern California will have the pleasure to hear the Zarębski Piano Duo in an all-Polish program of works for piano four-hands, as a part of the Duo’s 2025 US tour. Held at…Continue Reading Zarębski Piano Duo: Polish Music for 4-Hands in LA - Sikora on Film!
Elżbieta Sikora’s fascinating life and career in music can be seen in a new, short documentary film. Entitled L’Envers des sons [The Other Side of Sounds], the film was recently released on YouTube. Filmed in…Continue Reading Sikora on Film! - Bacewicz’s “Concerto for String Orchestra” at LA Phil
The LA Phil’s upcoming program shines a spotlight on the groundbreaking work of Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz, an iconic composer in 20th-century Polish music. Bacewicz is not only important to Polish music, as a groundbreaking…Continue Reading Bacewicz’s “Concerto for String Orchestra” at LA Phil - Paderewski Center Stage!
The Paderewski Music Society in Bydgoszcz, Poland, has just announced the 13th edition of the Paderewski International Piano Competition. Co-organized by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, City of Bydgoszcz, Governor of the Kuyavia-Pomerania…Continue Reading Paderewski Center Stage! - 2025 K. Penderecki Composition Competition
Szymon Morus, Artistic Director of the NDI Sopot Classic International Music Festival and the Polish Chamber Philharmonic Sopot, invites young composers to take part in the 8th Krzysztof Penderecki Composition Competition, held in conjunction with…Continue Reading 2025 K. Penderecki Composition Competition - PMC Dir. Zebrowski Honored with W. Celichowski Medal
We are proud to announce that the Director USC Polish Music Center, Marek Zebrowski, has been awarded the prestigious Witold Celichowski Medal in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the promotion of Polish culture abroad,…Continue Reading PMC Dir. Zebrowski Honored with W. Celichowski Medal - PMC Gifts: January 2025
The Museum of the City of Łódź just sent us a great publication, Paweł Klecki i Muzyka Łodzi/Paweł Klecki and the Music of Łódź. This compact and richly illustrated book presents one of the city’s…Continue Reading PMC Gifts: January 2025
The Polish Music Newsletter (ISSN 1098-9188) is a chronicle of news and events happening around the world related to Polish classical, jazz and folk music. Published monthly since 1994, it has been edited by Krysta Close since June 2003, with editorial assistance provided by Daniel Kamiński from June 2005 until June 2010.
From May 2002-2004, the Newsletter was co-edited by Krysta Close/Wanda Wilk.
Before May 2002, the Newsletter was co-edited by Maja Trochimczyk/Wanda Wilk. (From December 1994-September 2000, it was called the PMRC Newsletter.)
The Newsletters are financially supported by a generous donation from the Dr. & Mrs. Matthew S. Mickiewicz Family Fund, California.