Dr. Grzegorz Mania, pianist and member of the Society for Poland’s Chamber Musicians [SPMK] gave us his recently published volume, Konteksty kultury—Konteksty edukacji, profesjonalne kształcenie I upowszechnianie muzyki [Cultural Contexts—Educational Contexts: the professional teaching and popularizing music], co-edited by Dr. Mania and Dr. Monika Gardoń-Preinl. This publication features a number of fascinating articles and case…Continue Reading Gifts to PMC March 2018
The Polish Music Center’s pioneering website has been serving musicians, scholars and the interested public worldwide since 1994. In 2017, we announced our intention to overhaul and update our antiquated web portal with a “Website Reboot” fundraising campaign, which was overwhelmingly supported from all corners of the globe, by small individual donors and large angel…Continue Reading New PMC Website is Live!
Paso Pops—the annual Paderewski Festival-sponsored patriotic concert and Independence Day celebration in Paso Robles combining wine, beer, food, family-friendly activities, live music and fireworks—will be held on Wednesday, July 4, 2018. The event moves to the Main Stage at the Paso Robles Event Center with a three-year agreement as part of this venue and date change….Continue Reading 2018 Paso Pops
The Winter 2017 issue of Classical Guitar Magazine features the article “Lukasz Kuropaczewski Honors Poland’s Composers, Teaches Next Generation.” In it, author Steve Mann interviews Polish guitarist Dr. Łukasz Kuropaczewski and explores his quickly rising career. Although Kuropaczewski has studied and performed extensively abroad, his calling card in the crowded field of classical guitarists has been his dedication to…Continue Reading Kuropaczewski In Classical Guitar Magazine
The aim of the Frédéric Chopin Institute in Switzerland is to promote the work of the greatest Polish composer and to organize musical events focused mainly on a young audience. In October 2018, the Institute will organize the first edition of the “Jeune Chopin” International Piano Competition for Children & Youth, which will take place at the Waddilove…Continue Reading ‘Jeune Chopin’ International Competition for Children & Youth
Having toured Italy together last November, the world renowned pair of Polish pianist Krystian Zimerman and Polish conductor Grzegorz Nowak returned to that country on March 11 to reprise a similar program with the Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice in Genova. The concert featured Zimerman as soloist in Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2, “Age of Anxiety” and he chose to…Continue Reading Zimerman & Nowak In Italy
Presented in partnership with the Chopin Foundation of the United States, the Frost Chopin Academy will be held for pianists up to the age of 28 from June 24-30, 2018. Accepted applicants will be given room and board for one week at the state-of-the-art facilities of the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. Participants will…Continue Reading 2018 Chopin FDN Opportunities For Young Pianists
Related to her recent performances as Prince Charming in Ottawa, Canada, mezzo-soprano Katarzyna Sądej gave an interview on February 16 that is available on www.youtube.com. Casual yet informative, her discussion of her career highlights is interspersed with excerpts of varied performances from around the world. She talks of her love of performing recitals of lesser know Polish song…Continue Reading Interview with Katarzyna Sądej
The 22nd annual Beethoven Festival will take place March 16-30 at the National Philharmonicin Warsaw and will feature a number of distinguished musicians and ensembles in thirteen orchestral concerts, three chamber music events and two solo recitals. Such world-class soloists as Rudolf Buchbinder, Steven Isserlis, Anne Sophie Mutter, and Krystian Zimerman will be joined by maestros Christoph Eschenbach,…Continue Reading Beethoven Eastertide Festival
Success For Wawrowski’s Brillante Violinist Janusz Wawrowski recorded his last album, Brillante (Warner Classics 0190295808440), with the Stuttgarter Philharmoniker and Daniel Raiskin, and it was released at the end of 2017. To date, the track of Wieniawski’s Violin Concerto No. 2 has already been listened to by 80,000 people on Spotify. The album has also received great reviews: Gramophone Magazine: “Wawrowski…Continue Reading March Discography