July Anniversaries
Born This Month July 04, 1904 – Artur MALAWSKI, composer (d. 1957) July 06, 1837 – Władysław ŻELEŃSKI, composer (also a doctor of philosophy, d.1921) July… Read more »
July 2016
Rare Zimerman Appearance in London
On June 30, 2016, Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra closed out the 2015/2016 Barbican season in London with Polish pianist Krystian Zimermanperforming Brahms’s Piano Concerto No… Read more »
Paderewski Musical Marathon
On the occasion of Ignacy Jan Paderewski’s 75th death anniversary, the National Center of Culture in Warsaw organized a Musical Marathon to commemorate the great composer. It… Read more »
New on DUX
Przybylski: Songs and Piano Works Dariusz Przybylski: Orpheus and Euridice Op. 20, poem for piano; 6 Songs to Words by Halina Poświatowska Op. 14 for… Read more »
Weinberg in Review
Mieczysław WEINBERG (1919-1996) Concertino for Violin and String Orchestra, Op. 42; Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes, Op. 47/3 (arr. Ewelina Nowicka); Symphony No. 10 for String… Read more »
The Colors of Poland
The 17th ‘Kolori Polski’ [The Colors of Poland] Festival is organized by the Łódź Philharmonic and takes place from June to September 2016, and celebrates appreciation for… Read more »
Warsaw Summer Jazz Days
The Warsaw Summer Jazz Days Festival (July 7-10, 2016) is happening for the 25th time this year and, as always, this July concert series brings leading international… Read more »
Young Arts Festival
The new Young Arts Festival will be held from June 30 – July 10, 2016 in Krosno, Poland. Festival guests included such esteemed artists as Szymon Krzeszowiec,… Read more »
Nova Music and Architecture in Toruń
For the twentieth edition of the Nova Music and Architecture Festival in Toruń, organizers have prepared an extraordinary repertoire to celebrate this jubilee and invited a host… Read more »
Ogrody Muzyczne 2016
During the month of July, the 16th annual Ogrody Muzyczne [Musical Gardens] Festival will be held in the Courtyard of the Warsaw Castle. This year’s honored guest… Read more »
Festival of Polish Music
The 12th Festival of Polish Music will be held from July 8-17, 2016 at various venues throughout Kraków. The organizers have prepared a wide repertoire for this… Read more »
Polish Radio Choir Salon Series – Mykietyn
On July 10, the Polish Radio Choir will host an evening with composer Paweł Mykietynand a performance of his music—Shakespeare Sonnets for voice and piano and for piano and tape—as… Read more »
Roemer, Strzelec and Zubel Premieres at Men Festival
The 7th edition of the Tauron Musica Electronica Nova Festival (MEN) was held from May 19-22, 2016, for the first time in its new home… Read more »
Premieres at Kilar Festival
From May 12-26, 2016, the Gorzów Philharmonic Orchestra hosted the Kilar Contemporary Music Festival. This Festival has become one of the most important musical events in… Read more »
Winners and Premieres in ‘Sinfonietta per Sinfonietta’
On June 6, the Sinfonietta Cracovia Orchestra announced the winners of the 2016 International “Sinfonietta per Sinfonietta” Composition Competition. The purpose of the Competition was to encourage the… Read more »
DUX Wins 3 Golden Orpheus Awards
On June 2, 2016 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, the Academie du Disque Lyrique announced the winners of its prestigious annual “Golden Orpheus” Awards.… Read more »
Meccore Goes Supersonic
The new CD by Meccore String Quartet, entitled Szymanowski & Debussy (Warner Music Poland), has been conquering Europeman market and has now won the Supersonic Awardfrom Pizzicato classical music magazine (Luxembourg),… Read more »
Baird Competition
On June 14, the winners of the 2016 Tadeusz Baird Competition for Young Composers were announced at the Warsaw headquarters of Polish Music Publishers PWM.… Read more »
PMC Colleague Soaring to New Heights
During his Masters and Doctoral studies at USC’s Thornton School of Music, percussionist Daniel Kaminskiserved as a Project Assistant at the PMC from 2005-2010, during which… Read more »
New Interim Web Address
Many faithful Polish Music Center visitors and Polish Music Newsletter readers may have noticed that our URL has recently changed to pmc.usc.edu. This is due to server upgrade… Read more »