Elżbieta Sikora: French and World Premieres
On March 26, audiences in Paris will hear Liquid Air by Elżbieta Sikora. Composed in 2021 and commissioned by the Warsaw Autumn Festival, Liquid Air… Read more »
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Bartosz Koziak at the Berlin Philharmonic
Cellist Bartosz Koziak, previous PMC Paderewski Lecture-Recital performer, will perform on March 27 at the Berlin Philharmonic. He will perform Krzysztof Meyer’s Canti Amadei Cello… Read more »
Ptaszyńska at PMC & in the Headlines!
Major Gift of Manuscripts and Published Scores Just a few weeks ago, the Polish Music Center received another priceless donation of manuscripts and various other… Read more »
Feb 2023: PMC Gifts
Pump Out the Music! Virtuoso accordionist Wiesław Ochwat (above) teamed up with maestro Maciej Tworek and the Sinfonietta Cracovia ensemble to record two new concertos… Read more »
2023 PMC Spring Concert: Duo Karolina Mikołajczyk & Iwo Jedynecki
…an ensemble that sounds like one instrument… – violinist Maxim Vengerov On March 25, the Polish Music Center will present one of the brightest stars… Read more »
Penderecki’s ‘Fedra’ Opera Premiere
On February 17-18, ensembles of the Warsaw Philharmonic performed the music of Krzysztof Penderecki and César Franck, conducted by Jurek Dybał. In the first half,… Read more »
550th Birthday of Copernicus & 45th Anniversary of Polish Chamber Choir
On February 18, 2023, the Polish Chamber Choir hosted a concert in celebration of the 550th birthday of Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernico. Copernico is most… Read more »
Zarębski Piano Duo in LA from March 9-11
The Zarębski Piano Duo is comprised of Piotr Różański and Grzegorz Mania—two professors of piano from the prestigious Penderecki Music Academy in Kraków, and co-founders of the Polish Chamber Musicians… Read more »
Earth Singing Project with Katarzyna Sadej
On Wednesday March 22nd, mezzo-soprano Katarzyna Sadej will be at USC as a guest speaker in collaboration with USC Levan Institute for the Humanities’ “Sound… Read more »
Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra: Wróblewski and Wars
On February 18th the Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra will perform compositions by legends of Polish Music at the Witold Lutosławski Polish Radio Concert Studio. The… Read more »
Silesian Quartet: Mieczysław Weinberg Series
On February 11, NOSPR will host another concert of the Silesian Quartet, as part of their series ‘Mieczysław Wajnberg – all string quartets – following… Read more »
Witold Lutosławski Festival ‘Chain XX’
The 20th iteration of the Witold Lutosławski ‘Chain’ festival has started! From January 28 – February 12, 2023 concerts will take place at the Polish… Read more »
A Blizzard of Late 2022 Gifts
The rapid approach of the holidays and the New Year on the horizon must have motivated many of our friends to contribute a number of… Read more »
PMC GIFTS/January 2023
Dr. Małgorzata Sieradz sent us recently the Vol. II of Adolf Chybiński—Ludwik Bronarski, Korespondencja 1922-1952. Vol. II of this series covers the years 1941-1952, ending… Read more »
Ryszard Gabryś 80th Birthday Celebration & Premieres
On November 26, the Polish Composers Union (ZKP) held a concert in celebration of the 80th birthday of former vice president of the Katowice branch… Read more »
Elżebieta Sikora Honored in Wrocław
On December 2 in Wrocław, a plaque was unveiled in honor of composer Elżbieta Sikora and her work with Witold Lutosławski National Forum of Music… Read more »
January 2023: Czarakcziew/Kowal Duo Celebrate Bruzdowicz & Katz
During the first week of January 2023, the USC Polish Music Center and Holocaust Museum of L.A. will host the Czarakcziew/Kowal Duo—an ensemble from Kraków,… Read more »
Support the PMC into 2023!
Dear Friends of Polish Music, We hope that 2022 proved to be a much better year for you, as it certainly was for us. During… Read more »
All-Polish Programs for Independence Day
Jakub Kuszlik in LA On November 6, the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Los Angeles presented a program performed by pianist Jakub… Read more »
Ryterband in Łódź: Independence Day Premiere & Beyond
On Friday November 11, the Łódź Philharmonic hosted a very special, all-Polish Independence Day concert. The program began with the world premiere of three movements… Read more »