PMC Gifts: December 2021
PWM / Anaklasis December is a time of gifts and we are very fortunate at the Polish Music Center to have so many dedicated and… Read more »
Newsletter
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New Bacewicz Bio by Sendłak
Review by Marek Zebrowski Joanna Sendłak, granddaughter of composer Grażyna Bacewicz, is the author of the latest biography in the PWM “Małe monografie” series. A… Read more »
PMC in 2021 and beyond…
Dear Friends of Polish Music, First of all, we would like to extend our best wishes to you and your family in these admittedly trying… Read more »
Chopin & Friends Finale – Polaczyk & Jabri Premieres
The 23rd Chopin & Friends Festival concluded in New York City with a November 19 finale concert at the Consulate General of the Republic of… Read more »
“Online Meetings at the Composers’ Union” – Zygmunt Mycielski
On 16 December 2021 at 4:00 p.m. Central European Time, the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP) will host an online meeting devoted to the life and… Read more »
‘Rubinstein in Memoriam’ Competition Winners
On December 10, winners of the 12th International Competition for Young Pianists—Artur Rubinstein in Memoriam in Bydgoszcz were announced. The First Prize and 30,000 PLN… Read more »
New Music Premieres in Katowice
The National Symphony Polish Radio Orchestra Hall (NOSPR) will host the Orkiestra Muzyki Nowej [New Music Orchestra] in a December 19 concert of world premieres… Read more »
Krauze’s Diamond Anniversary & Premiere
The Polish Radio Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio in Warsaw will be the site of celebrations for Zygmunt Krauze’s 60th anniversary of work as a composer.… Read more »
If Music Be the Food of Love… A Tribute to Joanna Bruzdowicz
By Marek Zebrowski With great sadness we announce the sudden passing of Joanna Bruzdowicz on November 3, 2021 at her home in the French Pyrenees.… Read more »
Kulenty World Premiere by Sinfonia Iuventus
The fundamental mission of the Jerzy Semkow Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra is to promote Polish historical and contemporary music. The ensemble finds great joy and… Read more »
PCMA/SPMK Autumn Offerings
Women in Music The Polish Chamber Musicians’ Association [PCMA, or SPMK in Polish] organized their first international festival promoting women composers and their work. It… Read more »
Paderewski Festival in Warsaw
The Ave Arte Foundation in Poland is organizing another edition of their annual International Paderewski Festival in Warsaw. It will be held in several prestigious… Read more »
Paderewski in Silesia
On October 29, a symphonic concert at the Silesian Philharmonic will commemorate the 120th anniversary of the only concert played by Ignacy Jan Paderewski in… Read more »
Regina Chłopicka Obituary
Regina Chłopicka – an outstanding musicologist, professor at the Academy of Music in Kraków and member of the Polish Composers’ Union since 1981 – has… Read more »
Anderszewski Wins 2021 Gramophone Award
JS Bach Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 (Excerpts) Piotr Anderszewski, piano Warner Classics (January 2021) Polish pianist, and former USC Thornton School of Music student, Piotr… Read more »
Liu Triumphs at Chopin Competition in Warsaw
Canadian pianist Bruce (Xiaoyu) Liu has been named the First Prize winner of the 18th Chopin Competition in Warsaw. Held every five years, the 2020… Read more »
Nowak in Madrid
Maestro Grzegorz Nowak continues to lead orchestras all across Europe and present musically interesting programs with excellent young soloists. One of Nowak’s most recent appearances… Read more »
Paderewski Gala in NYC
The year 2021 marks the eightieth anniversary of Ignacy Jan Paderewski’s death. He died after a short illness at the Buckingham Hotel in New York… Read more »
Ptaszyńska World Premiere
The latest opus by the distinguished Polish composer, Marta Ptaszyńska, will be world-premiered on Sunday, October 17. The concert will be held at the Witold Lutosławski… Read more »
Premieres by Wojciech Ziemowit Zych and Maciej Jabłoński
A concert of flautists Łukasz Długosz and Agata Kielar-Długosz took place on 24 September 2021 at the Paderewski Centre in Kąśna Dolna (pictured below). The… Read more »