2015 Fund Drive
Los Angeles, 1 December 2015 Dear Friend, 2015 proved to be a busy year at the PMC! This year marked our 30th anniversary, and we… Read more »
December 2015
Update On The Polish National Archives Collaboration
From October 1 – November 15, 2015, the Polish Music Center hosted Robert Górski, a scholar and archivist with the Central Directorate of the Polish… Read more »
Recent Donations to the PMC
Thank you for expanding our collection! From Thomas Pandolfi (2 self-released CDs): Polish Masters featuring works by Paderewski, Godowsky, Labunski and… Read more »
New York Times Features Agata Zubel
Young Polish composer, singer and percussionist Agata Zubel was recently featured in the prestigious New York Times. Read an excerpt from the article by Ginanne… Read more »
Komorowski Premieres at the 25th Portraits of Composers
The Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP) will celebrate its 70th anniversary with its annual concert series, Portraits of Composers. The event will be hosted at the… Read more »
Pawel Przezwanski Premiere
The world premiere of Pawel Przezwanski’s latest piece, Immer-ten-sion for orchestra and live electronics, is sure to dazzle audiences on December 11. Inspired by the… Read more »
Maciej Balenkowski US Premiere
On December 4 in their program entitled “Twenty Somethings (1875-Present),” the Urban Playground Chamber Orchestra (UPCO) will perform several compositions originating from Prague to Poland.… Read more »
Lutos Air & Lutosławski Qtet Perform New Polish Music
An all-Polish concert will be performed by the Lutosławski Quartet (Bartosz Woroch and Marcin Markowicz – violins, Artur Rozmysłowicz – viola, and Maciej Młodawski –… Read more »
Nehring And Satander Orch On Tour
Honorable Mention and Audience Prize winner of the 2015 Chopin Competition Szymon Nehring, who was also the only Pole among this year’s laureates, is currently… Read more »
Celebrating Young Composers and Traditional Instruments
On December 6, Maestro Szymon Bywalec will lead the New Music Orchestra (OMN) and soloists Jadwiga Czarkowska and Tomasz Żymła – clarinet and Bartłomiej Duś… Read more »
Urbaniak & Auguscik – First Duo Concert
“Don’t Play the Music! Let the Music Play!” – M. Urbaniak On December 4, Polish musicians Michał Urbaniak and Grażyna Auguścik will come together for… Read more »
Beczała Sings Rigoletto At The Met, Vegas-Style
Polish tenor Piotr Beczała is currently performing in the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Verdi’s Rigoletto, in the role of the licentious Duke. Serbian baritone Željko… Read more »