- Violin Made in K. L. Dachau Discovered!
During World War II, Polish-Jewish luthier Franciszek “Franz” Kempa was imprisoned at Dachau, the first concentration camp established by the Nazis in 1933 in southern Germany. Based on the discovery of a note hidden in…Continue Reading Violin Made in K. L. Dachau Discovered! - Wawrowski records Bacewicz on a Stradivarius
Janusz Wawrowski, acclaimed Polish violinist and professor at the Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, is using an extraordinary instrument — the Stradivarius Polonia — to record violin works by Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz. In…Continue Reading Wawrowski records Bacewicz on a Stradivarius - Karolina & Iwo Duo Perform Recently Discovered Chopin Waltz
During their recent tour of the U.S. and Switzerland, the Karolina & Iwo Duo visited the Morgan Library and Museum in Washington to perform their arrangement of a previously unknown Waltz by Fryderyk Chopin. Discovered…Continue Reading Karolina & Iwo Duo Perform Recently Discovered Chopin Waltz - 2025 Jazztopad NYC Festival
From June 13–18 in New York City, the 2025 Jazztopad Festival will present a lineup including: Immanuel Wilkins with the Lutosławski Quartet (World Premiere – watch live here), Michiyo Yagi with Hamid Drake, Patricia Brennan…Continue Reading 2025 Jazztopad NYC Festival - Zubel’s “Non-Academic Overture” Premieres in Wroclaw
The 2025 season finale of the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic on May 30 will mark a significant artistic moment with the world premiere of the Non-Academic Overture by Agata Zubel. Born in Wrocław, composer Agata Zubel…Continue Reading Zubel’s “Non-Academic Overture” Premieres in Wroclaw - 35th Int’l Music Course in Opole
The 35th edition of the International Music Course in Opole, held in conjunction with the 18th Silesian Summer of Music Festival, will take place from August 5 to 16, 2025. Supported by the Ministry of…Continue Reading 35th Int’l Music Course in Opole - “Chopin Inspirations” Composition Competition
The Polish Chamber Musicians’ Association (SPMK), publisher of Notatnik Pianistyczny, invites composers to participate in the “Chopin Inspirations” composition competition. Celebrating the enduring legacy of Fryderyk Chopin, the competition seeks original piano miniatures inspired by…Continue Reading “Chopin Inspirations” Composition Competition - Jadwiga Rappé Obituary
On May 16th, Jadwiga Rappé, an outstanding Polish soprano, mentor to many remarkable musicians, and our dear Friend, passed away. She will remain in our memory as an exceptional interpreter of music from all eras….Continue Reading Jadwiga Rappé Obituary - Opera Premiere of “The Monster’s Voice” by Alek Nowak
The Monster’s Voice is a new opera with music by renowned composer Alek Nowak and acclaimed librettist Robert Bolesto, and staged by visionary film director Agnieszka Smoczyńska. Premiering on June 27 and 28 at Aula…Continue Reading Opera Premiere of “The Monster’s Voice” by Alek Nowak - A Signal Achievement
A Review by Marek Zebrowski Christopher Isherwood’s A Single Man, first published in the mid-1960s, has returned to the public eye and ear in recent years. A film adaptation of this celebrated novel by Tom…Continue Reading A Signal Achievement
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.