- AKA Duo Concert at the Holocaust Museum LA
As a part of the ongoing collaborative series presented by the PMC and the Holocaust Museum LA, the AKA Duo will perform a program of historic works by Polish-Jewish composers at the Museum on March 30….Continue Reading AKA Duo Concert at the Holocaust Museum LA - NOSPR Festival of Premieres
The annual NOSPR Festival of Premieres will take place at NOSPR Hall in Katowice from March 14-16, 2025. Below is how organizers as the Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra describe this huge undertaking, with bold letters added to those composers and pieces that…Continue Reading NOSPR Festival of Premieres - Recovered Voices: The Music of Poland
On Saturday, March 15, 2025, at 7 PM, the Colburn School of Music will host Recovered Voices: The Music of Poland, a concert dedicated to the works of Mieczysław Weinberg. This program, performed by the…Continue Reading Recovered Voices: The Music of Poland - Chopin Foundation of the US Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Established in 1975 by Lady Blanka A. Rosenstiel, the Chopin Foundation of the United States celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. The Foundation is dedicated to supporting young American pianists and fostering the appreciation of…Continue Reading Chopin Foundation of the US Celebrates 50th Anniversary - PMC at 40!
In January 2025, the USC Polish Music Center entered its fortieth year of operations on the USC campus in Los Angeles. What began as the Polish Music Reference Center in one small basement room of USC’s Doheny Library in 1985 has since become an internationally recognized institution with worldwide reach located in USC’s Stonier Hall….Continue Reading PMC at 40! - Premiere of Lost Work by Koffler: String Qtet Op. 20
At the end of March, audiences will hear the premiere of a work that was created 90 years ago by Józef Koffler, Poland’s first dodecophonist composer whose life and career were cut short by the…Continue Reading Premiere of Lost Work by Koffler: String Qtet Op. 20 - 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
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.