The Paderewski Music Society in Los Angeles, a nonprofit organization, was established only two years ago by a group of prominent musicians and music lovers alike to promote the legacy of the great Polish pianist, statesman and philanthropist, Ignacy Jan Paderewski.
On February 27, 2010, the Chopin Year, our Society celebrated Chopin 200th Anniversary with a concert at Zipper Hall at the prestigious Colburn School in downtown Los Angeles. The event was hosted by the popular actress, friend, and benefactor of the Society, Jane Kaczmarek.
That venue was also the site of our main event of 2010, the first AMERICAN PADEREWSKI PIANO COMPETITION. The goals of the competition were twofold: to encourage and help the young generation of pianists following in Paderewski’s footsteps and, in a broader context, to promote music and culture and its all important place in society. Throughout his life Paderewski was deeply engaged in promotion of both of those aims. He dedicated his life to artistic and humanistic ideals whether as a concert pianist, diplomat and statesman, or philanthropist.
We would like to encourage you to follow Paderewski’s example! Please support the Competition and the Society with your generous, tax-deductible donation. We plan to organize a world-class, recurring competition but it will not happen without you. In these economically difficult times it is especially important that we support the arts, which usually are the first to suffer. Yet, it is also in difficult times that we realize even more strongly how important the arts are to our lives and how truly essential and indispensable they are if the artistic soul of us as a people is to be preserved.
Please support also the world’s best young pianists who will come to Los Angeles to compete in the 2nd Paderewski International Piano Competition - Los Angeles 2013. Let us celebrate music and the continuity of tradition. Let us promote the simple goodness, dignity and generous humanity exemplified by the great Paderewski.
Please make your donation by using PayPal or if you prefer to send a check, please make it out to the Paderewski Music Society and mail to: 8504 Independence Avenue, Canoga Park, California 91304.
