Taking the Last Step
An Obituary of Stefan Wenta by Marek Zebrowski Stefan Wenta, a world-renowned dancer and choreographer, author, chess master and bibliophile, died in Los Angeles… Read more »
Obituaries
If Music Be the Food of Love… A Tribute to Joanna Bruzdowicz
By Marek Zebrowski With great sadness we announce the sudden passing of Joanna Bruzdowicz on November 3, 2021 at her home in the French Pyrenees.… Read more »
Dr. Teodor Polak In Memoriam
With great sadness, we note passing of one of Polish Music Center’s friends and supporters, Dr. Teodor Polak. After a long illness, he died in… Read more »
In Memoriam: Kazimierz Kord
The distinguished conductor Kazimierz Kord died on 29 April 2021 at the age of 90. His artistic biography is a great chapter of Polish culture.… Read more »
Marcin Błażewicz Obituary
Professor Marcin Błażewicz, composer, lecturer at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, and member of the Polish Composers’ Union died on 5 April 2021 in… Read more »
Jan Węcowski Obituary
Composer and musicologist Jan Węcowski died in Warsaw on 11 February 2021, at the age of 89. Since 1964, he was a member of the… Read more »
In Memoriam Zbigniew Ciechan
Composer, pianist, arranger, teacher, and music journalist Zbigniew Ciechan passed away on 24 January 2021 at the age of 91. Initially, Ciechan studied at the… Read more »
Obituary: Elżbieta Markowska
The tragic news about the death of Elżbieta Markowska, former director of the Polish Radio – Channel 2 and president of the Witold Lutosławski Society,… Read more »
In Memoriam: Jan Krenz
Maestro Jan Krenz, an outstanding conductor, composer, and honorary member of the Polish Composers’ Union, died on 15 September 2020 at the age of 94.… 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 »
In Search of Harmony: An Obituary of Joe Herter
By Marek Zebrowski Joseph Anthony Herter, conductor, author and scholar, professor of music and concert producer, died in Warsaw on 12 December 2019. He was… Read more »
Jan Kulma Obituary
Jan Kulma, theater and television director, musician, philosopher, writer, Home Army soldier, participant in the Warsaw Uprising, husband of poet Joanna Kulmowa, and co-founder of… Read more »
Bogusław Schaeffer Obituary
Polish composer Boguslaw Schaeffer died on July 1, 2019 in Salzburg. Born on June 6, 1929 in Lviv, he was 90 years old. Schaeffer made… Read more »
Farewell Dr. Zbysław Petryka
By Marek Żebrowski With great sadness, we note the passing of Dr. Zbysław Petryka, a longtime friend and supporter of the Polish Music Center. He… Read more »
Musical Epitaph in Memory of Paweł Adamowicz
The Polish premiere of Epitaph for Paweł Adamowicz composed by Katarzyna Kwiecień-Długosz will take place on January 18. Monika Kaźmierczak will perform the piece on the carillon of… Read more »
Milewski Remembered In Brazil
Just over a year ago, on 23 June 2017, Polish virtuoso violinist, Jerzy Milewski, died in Brazil after a long illness. Shortly thereafter, we published… Read more »
Obituary: Henryk (Henry) Jordan Stojowski
Son of the world-famous pianist and post-romantic composer, Zygmunt (Sigismond) Stojowski, and acclaimed pianist and teacher Luisa Stojowska, Henry passed away in Richmond, Virginia USA… Read more »
Polish jazz trumpeter Tomasz Stanko has passed away
Tomasz Stanko, renowned Polish jazz musician, died on July 29 in a Warsaw hospital at the age of 76. He had been diagnosed with lung… Read more »
Kazimierz Rozbicki Has Passed Away
On July 2nd, at the age of 86, Kazimierz Rozbicki passed away. He was a composer, conductor, journalist (for “Ruch Muzyczny”, among others), teacher. He… Read more »
Obituary: Prof. Stanisław Moryto
Former president of the Chopin Music University in Warsaw, Professor Stanisław Moryto died on June 5 after a long illness. He was 71. One of… Read more »