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
In January 2025, the USC Polish Music Center entered its fortieth year of operations on the USC campus in Los Angeles. What began as the Polish Music Reference Center in one small basement room of USC’s Doheny Library in 1985 has since become an internationally recognized institution with worldwide reach located in USC’s Stonier Hall….Continue Reading PMC at 40!
On March 29, the AKA Duo makes a triumphant return to Los Angeles for the Polish Music Center’s Spring Concert in USC’s Newman Recital Hall. Comprised of violinist Seina Matsuoka and pianist Yuto Kiguchi, this acclaimed Japanese ensemble has focused much of their repertoire on Polish composers. In 2023, they became the first Asian winners of the…Continue Reading 2025 PMC Spring Concert: AKA Duo at USC
We are proud to announce that the Director USC Polish Music Center, Marek Zebrowski, has been awarded the prestigious Witold Celichowski Medal in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the promotion of Polish culture abroad, as well as his artistic and scholarly achievements. The medal was awarded by the decision of Agata Sobczyk, Governor of…Continue Reading PMC Dir. Zebrowski Honored with W. Celichowski Medal
The Museum of the City of Łódź just sent us a great publication, Paweł Klecki i Muzyka Łodzi/Paweł Klecki and the Music of Łódź. This compact and richly illustrated book presents one of the city’s prominent musicians—the world-famous conductor and recently rediscovered composer, Paweł Klecki (1900-1973) —and serves as a companion to an exhibit at…Continue Reading PMC Gifts: January 2025
By: Marek Zebrowski Artistic creativity, boundless imagination, indomitable courage to explore topics and worlds unknown, and infinite fascination with almost everything that surrounded him throughout his life does not even come close to describing David Lynch, my dear friend of some twenty-five years. Looking back to a dark and chilly December evening in Łódź, just…Continue Reading Polish Night Music: Remembering David Lynch
It is the time of year when we reach out to the Friends of the USC Polish Music Center, to celebrate our accomplishments of the last year and ask you to support us into the next. Since our last report, there have been many exciting developments at the PMC, and we’d like to take this…Continue Reading Year-in-Review: PMC in 2024
This month we received several wonderful publications from good friends of the Polish Music Center. Dr. Paweł Freus, Senior Research Specialist from Muzeum Ghetta Warszawskiego (The Warsaw Ghetto Museum) gifted us with 4 books pertaining to the history of Jewish communities in Poland. These publications include: In addition to these publications, Tomasz Wiśniewski from POLONICA…Continue Reading PMC Gifts: November 2024
The 2024 Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles will be held October 31 – November 3, when events will extend down into neighboring San Luis Obispo for a symphonic Gala experience. Tickets for this year’s history-making events and exciting artists, as well as exclusive passes that include access to all concerts, are on sale now! Perks…Continue Reading 2024 Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles
On Tuesday September 10, Dr. Andrzej Ślązak returns to USC’s campus to present two lectures along with his colleague, Krystian Krauz. These two scholars are from the Music Institute at Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Poland, where Dr. Ślązak serves as Director of the Institute and a Fulbright Ambassador. They will discuss two leading Polish…Continue Reading Lecture: Modern Polish Piano Music