Kosciuszko Foundation’s 2019 Chopin Piano Competition
by Marek Zebrowski During the last weekend of March, the Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City held their 66th Chopin Piano Competition. The preliminary auditions… Read more »
March 2019
Moniuszko Bicentenary Gala at Carnegie Hall
The Polish Government has declared 2019 the Year of Stanisław Moniuszko, who is known as the father of Polish Opera. Celebrations of this bicentennial will… Read more »
3rd Chopin in the City Festival
The 3rd Annual Chopin IN the City Festival took place from February 22 – March 1 at various locations throughout Chicago. The prolific line-up of Polish… Read more »
Discography – March 2019
A Century of Polish Piano Miniatures – Anna Szałucka I.J. Paderewski: Humoresques de concert, Op. 14: Book 1, “À l’Antique”; K. Szymanowski: 20 Mazurkas, Op.… Read more »
Gifts to PMC March 2019
A few weeks ago we received another gift of books and sound recordings from the Millenium Library, a venerable institution connected to the Polish school… Read more »
“Szymanowski / Poland/ World” Festival
The Kraków Philharmonic presented the first edition of the “Szymanowski / Poland / World” Festival from March 26-30, 2019. Highlighting music from 1850-1950, the festival portrayed… Read more »
ICMA Awards for NFM
The prestigious International Classical Music Awards, or ICMA, have been awarded for 2019 and Polish artists were honored in four of the categories. See below… Read more »
Premieres by Śmigasiewicz and USC Thornton’s Adams at POLIN Music Festival
The second edition of the POLIN Music Festival was held from 15-17 February 2019 in Warsaw. Organized by the POLIN Museum of the History of… Read more »
Fryderyk Music Awards
This year, the Fryderyk Music Awards (the Polish equivalent of the Grammys in the US) have changed the formula by opening up the the Awards… Read more »
8th Festival of Premieres “Polish Modern Music”
The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (NOSPR) invites music lovers to a special event during the last weekend of March: the 8th Festival of Premieres: “Polish… Read more »
Stanisław Barańczak re-imagines Schubert’s ‘Winterreise’
When Polish bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny and his pianist Lech Napierała step before their audience at New York’s Kosciuszko Foundation to perform perhaps the most famous… Read more »
Daniel Wnukowski at LA Museum of the Holocaust
On 3 March 2019, the LA Museum of the Holocaust will present a rare Los Angeles performance by Polish-Canadian pianist Daniel Wnukowski, who will perform an… Read more »