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Celebrating 40 Years of the USC Polish Music Center
Established in 1985, the USC Polish Music Center proudly celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2025! From humble beginnings in a library basement to becoming an internationally recognized institution, the PMC continues its mission by organizing concerts, supporting research, curating archives, and engaging in global outreach. Here’s to the next 40 years!
Events
- 2025 Paderewski Festival Preview
This year’s edition of the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles is the twentieth since it was restarted as a single concert at Cass Winery in 2006, at the initiative of the USC Polish Music Center. The Festival has since blossomed…Continue Reading 2025 Paderewski Festival Preview - Zebrowski Premiere at Kallay’s Los Angeles Concert
On April 15, 2025, LA-based pianist Aron Kallay will perform a concert titled Friends and Family. The program of the event is centered around two new commissions written in memory of loved ones. Among them is Capriccio notturno (2025) by…Continue Reading Zebrowski Premiere at Kallay’s Los Angeles Concert - 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. The unmistakable tones of acclaimed…Continue Reading AKA Duo Concert at the Holocaust Museum LA - 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 ensemble has focused much of…Continue Reading 2025 PMC Spring Concert: AKA Duo at USC