Tomasz Kamieniak, a Polish pianist and composer based mainly in Berlin, Germany, will appear as soloist in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 58 with the London International Concert Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Alexander Walker. The May 4concert will be heard at the Hampstead Garden Suburb Free Church in London’s North Square. The…Continue Reading Kamieniak on Stages in England and Poland
A workshop performance of A Single Man, a contemporary opera by Polish composer Wojciech Stępień to a libretto by Amanda Hollander based on the novel by Christopher Isherwood, will take place on Sunday, April 27 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles. Admission is free, but attendees are asked to RSVP in advance. Wojciech…Continue Reading New Opera in Workshop – “A Single Man” in LA
Warsaw Memories: Klezmer Glitch Music commemorates the 82nd anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising with a powerful evening of music and multimedia performance. The concert will feature the San Diego debut of renowned Polish avant-garde composer and cellist Marcin Krzyżanowski, a leading figure in the Low Definition Art and Noise Music movement. Sharing the stage…Continue Reading ‘Warsaw Memories: Klezmer Glitch Music’ by Marcin Krzyżanowski
On April 15, 2025, LA-based pianist Aron Kallay will perform a concert titled Friends and Family. The program of the event is centered around two new commissions written in memory of loved ones. Among them is Capriccio notturno (2025) by PMC director Marek Zebrowski, composed in honor of Kallay’s grandmother, Cecilia Viola Kallay. The piece…Continue Reading Zebrowski Premiere at Kallay’s Los Angeles Concert
There is a new extraordinary audiovisual project blending contemporary chamber music with the art of animation. This short animated movie demonstrates how modern classical music belongs not only to the audio sphere, but to the visual sphere as well. Directed by Michał Janicki and brought to life by a team of talented creators, the animation…Continue Reading Opałka’s ‘The Glitch’ Project with Cracow Duo
by Marek Zebrowski At USC The celebrations of the fortieth anniversary of the USC Polish Music Center, which began last fall with the ‘Celebrating Henryk Wars’ events, continued at the very end of March with more Polish music performed by truly excellent foreign-born performers. Held on Saturday March 29, our annual Spring Concert featured the…Continue Reading AKA Duo Conquers Los Angeles!
As a part of the ongoing collaborative series presented by the PMC and the Holocaust Museum LA, the AKA Duo will perform a program of historic works by Polish-Jewish composers at the Museum on March 30. The unmistakable tones of acclaimed Japanese violinist Seina Matsuoka and pianist Yuto Kiguchi will reverberate through this poignant and sonorous…Continue Reading AKA Duo Concert at the Holocaust Museum LA
The annual NOSPR Festival of Premieres will take place at NOSPR Hall in Katowice from March 14-16, 2025. Below is how organizers as the Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra describe this huge undertaking, with bold letters added to those composers and pieces that will be premiered: The Festival of Premieres is a celebration of discoveries – both the latest ones and those which had to…Continue Reading NOSPR Festival of Premieres
On Saturday, March 15, 2025, at 7 PM, the Colburn School of Music will host Recovered Voices: The Music of Poland, a concert dedicated to the works of Mieczysław Weinberg. This program, performed by the RVC Ensemble under the baton of Aleksandra Melaniuk, Alena Hove on Violin and Martha Chan on Flute, features three of…Continue Reading Recovered Voices: The Music of Poland
Established in 1975 by Lady Blanka A. Rosenstiel, the Chopin Foundation of the United States celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. The Foundation is dedicated to supporting young American pianists and fostering the appreciation of Frédéric Chopin’s music in this country. Through its flagship National Chopin Piano Competition, held every five years, the Foundation provides…Continue Reading Chopin Foundation of the US Celebrates 50th Anniversary