Celebrate Poland’s and modern Europe’s first constitution, of 1791, with music, dance, theater, and delicious food! Seattle’s Polish Constitution Day assembly will feature a piano recital by acclaimed pianist Mateusz Krzyżowski playing award-winning renditions of the works of Szymanowski, Paderewski, and Chopin. There will also be rousing performances of traditional Polish folk dance by the group Syrena Seattle – this is their first performance at the Polish Cultural Center, so cheer them on! You can
Seattle’s latest and most exciting word in chamber music is the extraordinary wind ensemble Viridian Winds, who will be presenting a night of “Musica Polonia”. The melodies of a flute, an oboe, a clarinet, a horn, a bassoon, and a piano will seamlessly intertwine in the stylings of Chopin, Bacewicz, Tansman, Muczynski, and Coleman. Buy your tickets now for the chance to savor a diverse musical fare–from scherzos to suites to sonatas. Since debuting at
The Polish Home Association and Marzena Lilian Szlaga Piano Studio are delighted to present an enchanting piano recital in celebration of Frédéric Chopin’s 224th birthday. Join us for an afternoon filled with beautiful melodies and exceptional performances by the talented students of the piano studio. This event is free and opened to the public. The program includes: Lilian Szlaga – Fantaisie Impromptu Op.66 Selina Shen, 7 – Polonaise B Flat Op.Posth. Veronika Cox, 10 –
Polish Cultural Center invites you to an enchanting recital concert paying homage to the famous singer Anna Jantar whose life was cut short tragically in 1980 at the age of 30. Before her death she was one of the most popular Polish singers, with multiple golden disks and song-of-the-year awards. The recital features the talented duo Paulina Grochowska-Stekla and Wojciech Stekla. Artists who are married both in life and in music bring a unique blend
Mark your calendars for a wonderful piano duet performance featuring the electrifying chemistry between two gifted musicians at the top of their game. Piotr Różański and Grzegorz Mania will transport you with their thoughtfully curated menu of musical delights, from Paderewski to Żeleński to Tansman–and more. Piotr Różański, who teaches as an Assistant Professor in the Piano Department at the Academy of Music in Krakow after graduating with Distinction from the same institution, has won
The UW School of Music presents The Zarębski Piano Duo – Grzegorz Mania and Piotr Różański – in a free lecture-recital of music by contemporary Polish women composers. The idea behind the lecture-recital program is to popularize piano duets for four hands, written by contemporary Polish women composers. This type of chamber ensemble has an important representation in the works of many Polish women authors, including Hanna Kulenty, Anna Rocławska-Musiałczyk, Katarzyna Kwiecień-Długosz, Anna Ignatowicz-Glińska, and
The Polish Cultural Center invites everybody to Opłatek, a wafer & goodwill sharing event that has been a long-standing tradition of the Polish community. This is an open and free event – everybody is welcome to come and enjoy the holiday cheer. The program includes a round of Christmas wafer sharing & well-wishing and singing Polish & American carols, as well as sharing of food and desserts. As usual, the Polish Choir Vivat Musica will
The Polish Cultural Center invites everybody to the annual New Year’s Eve party. Festive dinner by Sebi’s Bistro includes: hot courses, appetizers, dessert, hot and cold beverages, a glass of champaign at midnight. Music by DJ Justin. Drink of the night is Vesper Martini. Cost is $100 for PHA members, $120 non-members. For tickets, reservations and more info call Halina at (206) 484-3549, or buy tickets on Eventbrite. More: Must be 21+ to attend. Party webpage
Celebrated composer Bogdan Pawłowski’s gorgeous ballet “Snow White and The Seven Dwarves”–inspired by the Grimm Brothers’ fairy tale–arrives in Seattle just in time for the holiday season and brings in a welcome alternative to the children holiday perennial “Nutcracker”. Performed by the extraordinarily talented and mission-driven company Grand Kyiv Ballet (which also adds some Disney flair to their interpretation of Pawłowski’s work), “Snow White” stars brilliant prima ballerinas Kateryna Kukhar and Petra Conti, as well
Enjoy a free 50-minute performance by the Freszel Duo featuring Chopin’s mazurkas and more! This action-packed program celebrates the dynamic mazurka, beginning with Chopin and continuing through a lineage of inspiration that includes Paderewski, Szymanowski, Tansman, and Friedman, who each put their own spin on the art form. The program presents a compelling narrative of musical geniuses evolving the mazurka across lifetimes, interspersed with more than a few lovely songs by these same composers, a
Polish Home Association invites everybody to an Andrzejki dance party at the Polish Cultural Center. In Poland, Andrzejki used to be the last party of the season, on the St. Andrew’s Eve, and its traditions include fortune telling with wax poured on water. The restaurant will be open for dinner and appetizers from 5 pm to 10 pm, the bar will be open downstairs and upstairs. Party dancing from 8 pm with a DJ playing Polish
Tango the night away at the Polish Cultural Center to the live music of the celebrated Polish ensemble Bandonegro! At once both inimitable and iconic, Bandonegro are known the world over for their traditional Argentine tango and tango nuevo, as well as their own innovative stylings that weave in jazz and classical music. They burst onto the tango scene by winning the international competition “PIF Castelfidardo” in Italy at the age of eighteen. Since that
This concert series, titled “Musical Delicacies”, seeks to tantalize and satisfy the musical palate while also expressing a message of friendship and solidarity between two cultures. Ganna Krupina, the coordinator of the PNW Kobzar Project says, “As a gratitude to Polish people for their support of Ukraine, I decided to organize the recitals of classical music of our two nations as good friends and neighbors with rich musical cultures.” A menu of melodious delights awaits
The local Polish Scout Troop invites everybody to the Polish Cultural Center at for a celebration of the Polish Independence Day commemorating Poland emerging as an independent nation on November 11, 1918, after over a century of partitions. The program prepared by Iwona Bernacki consists of a medley of patriotic songs, poems and fragments of prose commemorating all heroes who fought for freedom of Poland. The program will be performed by the scouts and their
Garrick Ohlsson, the 1970 winner of the famous Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland (and only American to have taken the top prize), brings Seattle an evening program featuring four Chopin pieces: Impromptu No. 2 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 36 Barcarolle in F-sharp Minor, Op. 60 Fantasy in F Minor, Op. 49 Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 39 as well as pieces by Beethoven, Mamlok, and Schubert. According to The New York
World-class pianist Mateusz Krzyżowski brings the music of Chopin, Szymanowski, and Paderewski to life during an unforgettable performance this fall. Get out of the rain and take in a lovely evening of classical music by some of Poland’s best-known composers at the Polish Cultural Center. Krzyżowski himself boasts an impressive resume, most recently earning 1st prize at the International Piano Competition “Warsaw Piano Grand Prix” and 1st prize at the I. J. Paderewski International Piano
Don’t miss this concert featuring prize-winning pianists from the Chopin Academy of Music! In the past, the Chopin Academy has sent its talented young musicians and alumni to Benaroya Hall and Carnegie Hall, as well as national and international festivals, where they have been recognized for their brilliant performances. This time they play at the Polish Cultural Center in Seattle. The following young artists will play at the event: William Feng, Farrah Lee, Lucas Lee,
This event is in Polish. Dom Polski w Seattle i Szkoła Polska im. ks. Jana Twardowskiego w Bellevue serdecznie zapraszają na spektakl “Sentymentalne Metamorfozy” w wykonaniu artystów z Teatru Hybrydy Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego w Warszawie. “Sentymentalne Metamorfozy” to spektakl muzyczny o przewrotnych relacjach damsko-męskich w formie lekkich i zabawnych skeczy kabaretowych autorstwa Stefanii Grodzieńskiej, Juliana Tuwima i Mariana Hemara, przeplatanych wesołymi szlagierami z okresu międzywojennego oraz lat 60. I 70. XX w. W programie znajdują się
Polish Festival Seattle returns to its usual venue at the Seattle Center Armory and the Mural Amphitheater this year. The festival will open with a parade from the Mural Amphitheatre to the Armory Food & Event Hall at 12 p.m. There will be the usual attractions – folk group performances, a Chopin concert, exhibitions, movies, workshops, Polish food and a beer garden as well as booths with arts and craft vendors and different organizations. Brand new
The Polish Cultural Center presents Ada Witczyk and Wyatt Smith in a baroque music concert featuring authentic baroque violin and French double keyboard harpsichord. This one-hour recital includes the following violin compositions played by Ada Witczyk with a harpsichord accompaniment by Wyatt Smith: Erik Valdemar Sköld (b. 1991) – ‘The Spectre’ for baroque violin & harpsichord (4’) J.S. Bach (1685-1750) – Sonata for violin and Harpsichord No. 4 in c minor BWV 1017 (20’) Oscar