- 2024 PMC Spring Concert: Celebrating Bacewicz & SzymanowskiOn March 23, the USC Polish Music Center welcomes to campus the esteemed Verona Quartet, presenting the annual PMC Spring Concert in collaboration with guest pianist and USC Thornton faculty member Bernadene Blaha. Entitled “Celebrating Bacewicz &…Continue Reading 2024 PMC Spring Concert: Celebrating Bacewicz & Szymanowski
- Cracow Duo: ‘From Polonaise to Tango’ on March 10Beloved by Los Angeles audiences, the Cracow Duo returns to USC on March 10. Comprised of cellist Jan Kalinowski and pianist Marek Szlezer, the duo will perform an evocative collection of some of their favorite…Continue Reading Cracow Duo: ‘From Polonaise to Tango’ on March 10
- Zarębski Piano Duo Returns to the USThe Zarębski Piano Duo, an ensemble formed a decade ago in Kraków and specializing in repertoire for piano four-hands, will be visiting the United States in the coming weeks. The ensemble’s pianists, Grzegorz Mania and…Continue Reading Zarębski Piano Duo Returns to the US
- Save the Date: PMC Spring Concert (March 23)On Saturday, March 23 at 4:00 pm, the USC Polish Music Center presents the annual PMC Spring Concert, featuring the Verona String Quartet with USC Thornton faculty member Bernadene Blaha. The program highlights works by…Continue Reading Save the Date: PMC Spring Concert (March 23)
- “Wielka Droga” Film Screening & Lecture in LA-areaAt the beginning of February, a unique film made in 1946, Wielka Droga [The Great Way], will be screened several times in the Los Angeles area. It will be presented by the Modjeska Art & Culture…Continue Reading “Wielka Droga” Film Screening & Lecture in LA-area
- Freszel Duo at HMLAOn Sunday, December 3, the Freszel Duo will perform ‘Works by great Polish composers of Jewish descent’ at the Holocaust Museum in Los Angeles. Their program features compositions spanning the years immediately before, during, and…Continue Reading Freszel Duo at HMLA
- Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles: 2023 ArtistsMedia Contact: Melissa Chavez | 805.423.7163paderewskifestpaso@gmail.com The 2023 Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles is pleased to announce this year’s lineup of concerts. For the first time since 2019, Thursday night concerts are back on the…Continue Reading Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles: 2023 Artists
- 2023 Paderewski Lecture-Recital: Oct 7-8The USC Polish Music Center presents the Paderewski Lecture-Recital, an annual concert event that commemorates pianist and composer Ignacy Jan Paderewski by spotlighting current achievements in Polish music. This year marks the anniversaries of several…Continue Reading 2023 Paderewski Lecture-Recital: Oct 7-8
- Lecture: Karol Rathaus and His Work in Europe and the USOn Friday at noontime, Dr. Mateusz Strzelecki—violinist and scholar from the Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Poland—will present a fascinating lecture at USC on the composer Karol Rathaus (1895-1954). Born to a Jewish family in…Continue Reading Lecture: Karol Rathaus and His Work in Europe and the US
- Save The Date – Paderewski Festival 2023The Paderewski Festival is pleased to announce the return to four days of music, wine, and world class musicians from November 2nd to November 5th. Paderewski Patrons and Friends of Paderewski passes as well as general public…Continue Reading Save The Date – Paderewski Festival 2023
In addition to our services as a library and research center, the Polish Music Center produces annual concerts at USC—including the Spring Concert in March and Paderewski Lecture-Recital in October—as well as the Paderewski Festival and related events in Paso Robles, CA. We also periodically organize other concerts, exhibits and scholarly conferences on a variety of topics, both on campus and beyond, often in collaboration with other departments and organizations.
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