Ptaszyńska at PMC & in the Headlines!
Major Gift of Manuscripts and Published Scores Just a few weeks ago, the Polish Music Center received another priceless donation of manuscripts and various other… Read more »
Performances
2023 PMC Spring Concert: Duo Karolina Mikołajczyk & Iwo Jedynecki
…an ensemble that sounds like one instrument… – violinist Maxim Vengerov On March 25, the Polish Music Center will present one of the brightest stars… Read more »
Penderecki’s ‘Fedra’ Opera Premiere
On February 17-18, ensembles of the Warsaw Philharmonic performed the music of Krzysztof Penderecki and César Franck, conducted by Jurek Dybał. In the first half,… Read more »
550th Birthday of Copernicus & 45th Anniversary of Polish Chamber Choir
On February 18, 2023, the Polish Chamber Choir hosted a concert in celebration of the 550th birthday of Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernico. Copernico is most… Read more »
Zarębski Piano Duo in LA from March 9-11
The Zarębski Piano Duo is comprised of Piotr Różański and Grzegorz Mania—two professors of piano from the prestigious Penderecki Music Academy in Kraków, and co-founders of the Polish Chamber Musicians… Read more »
Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra: Wróblewski and Wars
On February 18th the Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra will perform compositions by legends of Polish Music at the Witold Lutosławski Polish Radio Concert Studio. The… Read more »
Silesian Quartet: Mieczysław Weinberg Series
On February 11, NOSPR will host another concert of the Silesian Quartet, as part of their series ‘Mieczysław Wajnberg – all string quartets – following… Read more »
Witold Lutosławski Festival ‘Chain XX’
The 20th iteration of the Witold Lutosławski ‘Chain’ festival has started! From January 28 – February 12, 2023 concerts will take place at the Polish… Read more »
Ryszard Gabryś 80th Birthday Celebration & Premieres
On November 26, the Polish Composers Union (ZKP) held a concert in celebration of the 80th birthday of former vice president of the Katowice branch… Read more »
Elżebieta Sikora Honored in Wrocław
On December 2 in Wrocław, a plaque was unveiled in honor of composer Elżbieta Sikora and her work with Witold Lutosławski National Forum of Music… Read more »
All-Polish Programs for Independence Day
Jakub Kuszlik in LA On November 6, the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Los Angeles presented a program performed by pianist Jakub… Read more »
Ryterband in Łódź: Independence Day Premiere & Beyond
On Friday November 11, the Łódź Philharmonic hosted a very special, all-Polish Independence Day concert. The program began with the world premiere of three movements… Read more »
World Premiere of Psalm No. 5 by Roman Palester
On October 28 at the Youth Palace in Tarnów, a concert inaugurating the 11th edition of the Beethoven Academy Orchestra‘s original cycle entitled ‘Jeszcze Polska… Read more »
20th and 21st Century Music Competition for Young Performers
The concert of the Laureates of the 14th edition of the 20th and 21st Century Music Competition for Young Performers, co-organized with Program 2 of… Read more »
Fabiańska-Jelińska Premiere in Zielona Góra
On October 7, 2022, the Zielona Góra Philharmonic performed the premiere of Ewa Fabiańska-Jelińska‘s Suite for trombone quartet and symphony orchestra. This piece was created… Read more »
Kosciuszko Fdn x Blues Alley Jazz Club in D.C.
Poland has long and rich jazz traditions. Jazz has been a very popular and cultivated genre since the end of the Second World War. Under communism, jazz was tied… Read more »
On Wanda Landowska
The Library of Congress has posted a very interesting video of a lecture and concert held at the Library’s Coolidge Auditorium on 25 May… Read more »
Concert, Recording & Wieniawski Festival Kickoff
Together with Polish Music Publishers (PWM Edition) and ANAKLASIS Records, the Henryk Wieniawski Musical Society of Poznań will present the online concert “The Legend Anew.”… Read more »
Noskowski Concert with Maestro Antoni Wit
An important element of the mission of the Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra is the restitution of forgotten masterpieces of Polish music in concert practice. A… Read more »
The Final Veil: World Premiere
The Final Veil is a movement opera co-created by composer JL Marlor and dancer/director Cassandra Rosebeetle. Through the mediums of opera and dance, The Final… Read more »