Gifts to PMC: Sept 2020
In spite of the worldwide pandemic and music stages having fallen silent, our friends in the music world continue to be active and supply the… Read more »
September 2020
2020 “Music on the Heights” Festival
The 12th edition of the ‘Muzyka na Szczytach’ [Music on the Heights] International Chamber Music Festival, organized by the Mieczysław Karłowicz Association in Zakopane, ran… Read more »
2020 ‘Wratislavia Cantans’ Festival
The 55th International Andrzej Markowski Festival ‘Wratislavia Cantans’ was held on 11-13 September 2020 in Wrocław under the theme ‘Lights to the World’. Events were… Read more »
Piano Concerto Discovery
English piano virtuoso, Jonathan Plowright, has devoted much of his life and career to championing works by a number of lesser-known Polish composers, including Friedman,… Read more »
In Memoriam: Jan Krenz
Maestro Jan Krenz, an outstanding conductor, composer, and honorary member of the Polish Composers’ Union, died on 15 September 2020 at the age of 94.… Read more »
“Fantasia on a rafting song” premiere in Toruń
On 5 September 2020, the Pomeranian Music Society in Toruń held an online concert during which the Fantasia on a rafting song, written by several Polish composers,… Read more »
2020 Warsaw Autumn Festival
Music is a language, but language carries its own music. In our festival’s programme, these two elements will intertwine in various ways, touching upon issues such… Read more »
Rathaus by Stoupel
Karol Rathaus, composer Works by Karol Rathaus (1895-1954) continue to be gradually rediscovered by a growing circle of performers and audiences worldwide. Born in Tarnopol,… Read more »
Virtual Performance Darek Oles with Otmaro Ruiz
On Saturday, Sept 5, at 6 pm (PT), the limited music series Show me That! will spotlight a performance and conversation with Darek Oles along with the… Read more »
PMC Re-opens on Tuesdays!
As of September 1, the Polish Music Center will now be available on a limited basis on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. PDT. … Read more »
Cracow Duo: Live From Krakow’s Jewish Quarter
On Sunday September 13, the newly re-branded Holocaust Museum LA (formerly the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust) will present a livestream broadcast of Cracow… Read more »
Sikora & Mykietyn Premieres in Gdańsk
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of Solidarność, or Solidarity, and the signing of the Gdańsk August Agreements. Founded in 1980 as… Read more »
Premieres of Miniatures from Poznań Academy
In August and September, the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań will present a new concert series entitled “Contemporary Chamber Miniature in the… Read more »
Krauze Premieres
Zygmunt Krauze is preparing two new compositions for the beginning of the season. On September 2, during the 12th CODES Festival of Traditional and Avant-garde… Read more »
20th Sinfonia Varsovia to Its City Festival
The 20th edition of the Franciszek Wybrańczyk ‘Sinfonia Varsovia to Its City Festival’ will be held between 2 August and 3 September 2020. The Festival… Read more »
4th Film Scoring Workshops with Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
From 19-25 October 2020, the Gdynia Film School presents the 4th edition of the film scoring workshop with the Oscar-winning composer Jan A.P. Kaczmarek. The workshops… Read more »
2020 Int’l Moniuszko Competition of Polish Music
The Institute of Music and Dance [IMiT] has announced the 2nd edition of the Stanisław Moniuszko International Polish Music Competition in Rzeszów. This Competition promotes… Read more »
Zygmunt Krauze Award & Performances
Krauze’s Virtual Salon On alternate Fridays, beginning in July and running until September, the YouTube and Facebook channels of PWM Editions will feature pianist and… Read more »