In addition to four manuscript scores of works by Krzysztof Meyer personally delivered by the composer during his recent PMC visit, we have received other fascinating items for our library, including a variety of CD recordings as well as books and commemorative albums. Most importantly, our Manuscript Collection has been augmented by four new scores…Continue Reading A Spring Shower of Gifts to PMC
By Marek Zebrowski At long last, in early April 2022 the Polish Music Center had the great honor of hosting Krzysztof Meyer, a distinguished composer and author, as well as a longtime and cherished friend. Originally invited as PMC’s Paderewski Lecturer in 2007, Meyer was denied the U.S. visa only a few days before his…Continue Reading Krzysztof Meyer at PMC
Musical Messages Praised for their recordings of string quartets by Szymon Laks, Stanisław Moniuszko, Andrzej Panufnik and Krzysztof Penderecki, the Messages String Quartet has yet another exciting release to their credit. Joined by pianist Julia Kociuban, the Messages’ latest album (DUX 1792) features two Piano Quintets by Grażyna Bacewicz and Aleksander Tansman’s Musica a cinque…Continue Reading PMC Gifts: February 2022
PWM / Anaklasis December is a time of gifts and we are very fortunate at the Polish Music Center to have so many dedicated and generous friends who think of us this time of year. Once again, PWM (Polish Music Publishers) and Editor-in-Chief Dr. Daniel Cichy rose to the top of the list with a…Continue Reading PMC Gifts: December 2021
This year’s Małopolska Akademia Talentów [Małopolska Talent Academy] was held June 27 – July 4 in the charming southern Polish mountain town of Łącko. Organized and headed by the Kraków Music Academy professors Jan Kalinowski (cello) and Marek Szlezer (piano), this summer music camp attracted a total of 44 students from the Małopolska region and…Continue Reading Paderewski Connects Łącko and Vinnytsia
On August 20, the violin and piano duo of Judith Ingolfsson and Vladimir Stoupel released an exciting new CD (OC 491). Recorded at the Jesus-Christus-Kirche in Berlin-Dahlem—a space with superb acoustics—the repertoire on this Oehms Classic CD features sonatas for violin and piano by Karol Rathaus (1895-1954), Heinz Tiessen (1887-1971), and Paul Arma (1905-1987). These…Continue Reading Rathaus Sonata and More!
A sizeable collection of scores by Polish contemporary composers was recently donated to us by Katherine Quittner, a film music composer, orchestrator, music editor and music supervisor on dozens of big Hollywood films since the mid-1980s. Some of the titles Ms. Quittner worked on included Father of the Bride, A River Runs Through It, Dracula,…Continue Reading The Quittner Collection Donation
About two weeks ago we received a FedEx notice that several large parcels, weighing a total of over 120 lbs., were on their way to the PMC. As the delivery date neared, our excitement rose about the contents of this huge shipment. When it finally arrived at the PMC and we opened it, the delight…Continue Reading Mega-Donation from PWM to PMC
By Marek Zebrowski Long dedicated to the promotion of lesser-known composers and repertoire from Central Europe, EDA Records just came out with a terrific new offering—a two-CD set of songs by Szymon Laks (1901-1983). This recording is a truly remarkable achievement for many reasons, especially because Laks is remembered these days mainly for only one…Continue Reading Laks—Viva Voce
By Marek Zebrowski Another visit in Poland earlier this summer brought about a veritable shower of gifts donated to us by friends and supporters of the Polish Music Center. Each of them is incredibly valuable and important to us and each will greatly enrich our library holdings. As soon as all of these items are…Continue Reading Marta Ptaszyńska in Residence