"If I miss one day of practice, I notice it. If I miss two days, the critics notice it. If I miss three days, the audience notices it". (Ignacy Jan Paderewski)
The Paderewski Music Society in Los Angeles, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization,
was established in 2008 by a group of prominent musicians and music lovers alike
to uphold the legacy of the great Polish pianist, statesman and philanthropist,
Ignacy Jan Paderewski, who throughout his life was deeply engaged in the
promotion of music and culture and its all-important place in
society.
Our main goal is to encourage and help the young generation of
pianists following in Paderewski’s footsteps through the invitation to the
International Paderewski Piano Competition-Los Angeles. The first AMERICAN PADEREWSKI PIANO
COMPETITION took place in May 2010, and it was an instant artistic and
organizational success. Now we are undertaking preparations for even larger and
more complex the Second International Paderewski Piano Competition-LA that will
take place in 2013.
We would like to encourage you to follow Paderewski’s
example! Please support the Competition and the Society with your generous,
tax-deductible donation. In our economically difficult times it is
especially important that we support the arts since they 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.
Therefore, let us help the world’s best young pianists who
will come to Los Angeles to compete again in 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.
Suggested, tax
deductible, donation of one hundred dollarsor more would be
greatly appreciated and listed in the Competition program. Contributions of any
amount will be sincerely valued.
Thank you in advance for your
generosity.
Our mission is to study, preserve, and promote Ignacy Paderewski’s rich and everlasting legacy.
The Society is a non-membership organization; the membership is exclusively
honorary through the voluntary financial support, intellectual contributions,
and participation in our events. We do not have any paid office
staff. All work is done as an act of good will, in memory of one of the
greatest Poles, Ignacy Paderewski, and to the benefit of all lovers of
classical piano. Please visit our Donations
page to find out about the gifts we offer for supporting us.
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Our mission is to study, preserve, and promote Ignacy Paderewski’s rich and everlasting legacy. 
