H.M. Górecki International Composers’ Competition
2020 marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki. To commemorate the composer and give young artists an opportunity to present and… Read more »
March 2020
Announcing the 62nd Tadeusz Baird Young Composers Competition
The Tadeusz Baird Young Composers Competition is open to Polish composers (with Polish citizenship or a Polish passport) who are under 35 years of age.… Read more »
“Musique est une femme” video competition
The TAK Foundation is hosting a video competition as part of the “Musique est une femme” project co-financed by the Creative Europe Programme, Ministry of Culture… Read more »
In Memoriam Krzysztof Penderecki
By Marek Zebrowski One cannot predict anything, but I would nonetheless like my music to survive, just like Szymanowski’s. Times have changed, yet Chopin’s music… Read more »
New & Award-winning on CD Accord
Apparition Maurice Ravel – Shéhérazade; Samuel Barber – 4 Songs op. 13; George Crumb – Apparition; Karol Szymanowski – Songs of the Fairytale Princess op.… Read more »
US National Chopin Competition Results & Chopin Int’l Competition Dates Announced
On Feb 29 and March 1, the semifinalists of the US National Chopin Piano Competition competed for the top prizes and special prizes. The winners… Read more »
Fryderyk Awards 2020
The annual Fryderyk Awards—Poland’s equivalent of the Grammy Awards in the US—were given in ten classical music categories at a gala evening held at the… Read more »
PMC Closure and Cancellations
Dear Newsletter Readers and all Friends of the Polish Music Center: With a heavy heart and much regret, we must share with you the news… Read more »
CANCELLED: Cracow Duo at LA Museum of the Holocaust
This event has been cancelled. Please stay tuned for rescheduled date in Fall 2020. On Sunday, March 29, the Los Angeles Museum of the… Read more »
CANCELLED: PMC Spring Concert: California Dreamin’
This event has been cancelled. Please stay tuned for rescheduled date in Fall 2020. Event Details Saturday, 28 March 2020 | 4:00 pm California… Read more »
March Anniversaries
Born This Month 1 March 1810 – Fryderyk Chopin, virtuoso pianist, composer 2 March 1927 – Witold Szalonek, composer (d. 2001) 3 March 1922 – Kazimierz… Read more »