Anna Czajka is a world-renowned preservation specialist at the Archive Conservation Laboratory of the Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych [Central Archives of Historical Records, or AGAD]. Czajka is a longtime colleague of the PMC as well. She has been a crucial participant in the 10+ year collaboration between the PMC and the Head Office of the…Continue Reading Anna Czajka Awarded for Cultural Heritage Preservation
Regarding Word War II During the month of June, the Polish Music Center received several books related to Poland’s history. Dr. Jarosław Rabiński, director of the Centrum Badań nad Historią Polskiego Państwa na Uchodźstwie [Center for historical studies of the Polish Government-in-Exile] at the John Paul II Catholic University in Lublin sent us a large…Continue Reading June 2024 PMC Gifts – Books on Polish History
Spring surprises kept coming to the PMC during the month of April. Unlike the traditional “donation-by-mail” method, this time most gifts were conveyed to us personally. The first tranche of treasures, handed in by our dear longtime friend, Betty Harford-Naszódy, will benefit the PMC library and our files on composers. A hardbound copy of The…Continue Reading PMC Gifts: April 2025
By Marek Zebrowski More on Wars and UNESCO Thanks to our great friends at the National Archives in Warsaw, we received three two-volume sets of beautifully produced catalogues released in conjunction with anniversary of the Memory of the World UNESCO program in Poland. During the June 2024 ceremonies at the Ministry of Culture and the…Continue Reading PMC Gifts: March 2025
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
For many decades now, the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Los Angeles has been—and continues to be—one of our most important partners in presenting Polish music to the American audiences. Recently, we were very pleased to receive an official letter from the Honorable Paulina Kapuścińska, congratulating us on the fortieth anniversary of…Continue Reading PMC Recognized Far and Near
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
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!