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12 Polish Composers You Should Know (Who Aren’t Chopin)
Intro here Everyone loves the music of Fryderyk Chopin, Poland’s most well-known composer. But, how many other Polish composers do you know? Learn more about… Read more »
Krakow Philharmonic 74th Season Opening Concert
During the season opening concerts of their 74th season on October 5 and 6, the Orchestra and Choir of the Krakow Philharmonic will perform under… Read more »
Polish Independence Celebration in Lyon, France
Marek Zebrowski will give a lecture entitled “Paderewski and World Politics” and perform a solo piano recital (works by Chopin & Paderewski) at the Conservatoire… Read more »
Chopin–Górecki: Sources and Inspirations Music Festival
The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw announced its 19th Intensive Music Course and Festival entitled “Chopin–Górecki. Sources and Inspirations,” which will take place… Read more »
Lutoslawski “Derwid” Recordings
Katarzyna Sadej (mezzo-soprano) and Barbara Bochenek (pianist) are working on recording the 33 songs composed by Witold Lutoslawski under the pen name “Derwid.” These “pop”… Read more »
Polish Independence Celebration in Santa Monica
Marek Zebrowski will be giving a lecture on 11 August titled “Through Music to Freedom: Paderewski and World Politics,” followed by a performance of Paderewski’s… Read more »
Warsaw Philharmonic Announces Auditions
Warsaw Philharmonic has announced that they are holding auditions for the post of: ORCHESTRAL TUTTI MUSICIAN – 2nd VIOLIN (FULL-TIME). Auditions for 1st and 2nd… Read more »
The Musical Adventures of Szymon Rywalski
Almost exactly one year ago, the PMC heard from a dear old friend (and a fabulous conductor of the National Philharmonic Orchestra), Piotr Gajewski. Piotr… Read more »
2018 Witold Lutosławski Society Stipend
The Witold Lutosławski Society has announced its 2018 competition for a scholarship granted by the Composer’s Family. A scholarship of $10,000 USD for master’s education… Read more »
PWM’s May Composer of the Month: Andrzej Kwieciński
Young, resourceful, ambitious, unconventional, surprising and courageous—these epithets accompanied the selection of Andrzej Kwieciński (b.1984) as Composer of the Month, named by Poland’s largest music… Read more »
Gorzów Phil Anniversary
May 18 marked the seventh birthday of the Gorzów Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2011 a beautiful new building was opened with an inaugural concert featuring Beethoven’s… Read more »
Bruzdowicz Birthday!
Polish composer Joanna Bruzdowicz celebrated her 75th birthday this month. A longtime friend of the Polish Music Center and one of the first distinguished lecturers… Read more »
Kinga Augustyn Explores her Career as a Violinist
In her extensive May 8 interview for the Nowy Dziennik, a Polish language newspaper in New York, violinist Kinga Augustyn shared her insights on studying… Read more »
PWM Composer of the Month: Zygmunt Krauze
PWM Editions’s April “Composer of the Month” campaign will familiarize music lovers with the œuvre of Zygmunt Krauze. He is an extraordinary figure in the… Read more »
PWM’s ‘100 for 100’
Polish Music Publishers (PWM) is planning to publish and record one hundred works by over eighty Polish composers, written between 1918 and 2018. This project… Read more »
Kuropaczewski In Classical Guitar Magazine
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… Read more »
‘Jeune Chopin’ International Competition for Children & Youth
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… Read more »
2018 Chopin FDN Opportunities For Young Pianists
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… Read more »
Interview with Katarzyna Sądej
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,… Read more »