Past events

The Secret Story of An "AK"  Home Army Fighter is Revealed!

Emmy® award-winning journalist, TV host, and New York Times bestselling author Rita Cosby has always asked the tough questions in her interviews with the world's top newsmakers. Now, in a compelling and powerful memoir, she reveals how she uncovered an amazing personal story of heroism and courage, the untold secrets of a man she has known all her life: her father.
Years after her mother's death, Rita finally nerved herself to sort through her mother's stored belongings, never dreaming what a dramatic story was waiting for her. Opening a battered tan suitcase, she discovered it belonged to her father-the enigmatic man who had divorced her mother and left when Rita was still a teenager.

Since its formation in 2005, Trio Respiro has become one of the foremost chamber ensembles of our day. This unique group differs from the standard piano trioo configuration of violin, cello and piano with the inclusion of a vocal artist often replacing the cello. This variation allows the ensemble to explore a vast and broader range of repertoire.

Lara Nie, mezzo-soprano

Antoni Miller, violin

Brandt Fredriksen, piano

Special guests:

Mindy Kaufman, flute

Rita Porfiris, viola

Mihai Tetel, cello

The Kosciuszko Foundation presents

Marc P. Smith's newest play

"Karski" 

The powerful story of Polish Resistance hero, Jan Karski, described as the man who tried to stop the Holocaust. Karski's courage and chutzpah are revealed in this compelling play.

One performance only

Piotr Uzarowicz presenting a preview screening of his documentary "The Officer's Wife" at the Kosciuszko Foundation.

Produced by Academy Award winner Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, THE OFFICER'S WIFE follows a son who makes a startling discovery. After the death of his father, a forgotten safe deposit box reveals his grandmother's autobiography, old photos of an army officer and a mysterious postcard that all link to a concealed crime: the Katyn Forest massacre. Weaving dramatic interviews with bold animation, THE OFFICER'S WIFE probes the collision of truth, justice and memory in a shrouded family tragedy.

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Polish Theatre Institute pays tribute to victims of Smolensk tragedy and for those who died 70 years ago in Katyn. 

At 3:00 pm (in Polish) at 6:00 pm (in English)

Performers:

Janina Katelbach  (Nina Polan)     

Małgorzata Staniszewska

Wojciech Bukalski

at the piano Pablo Zinger

Edward Auer, a leading interpreter of the works of Chopin will give a special benefit concert, supporting the Kosciuszko Foundation Cultural Fund. 

We are counting on the presence of all who appreciate the long lasting tradition of classical music at the KF House.

Program

Kosciuszko Foundation's Katyn Conference at The Library of Congress

The Kosciuszko Foundation recommends the Carnegie Hall mini-series performances called 

The Szymanowski Project.

Two tickets to the May 2nd concert are being raffled at our 75th Annual Dinner and Ball.

 Soprano LAUREN SKUCE and pianist MARIJA STROKE will perform in the Chamber Music Series of the Kosciuszko Foundation. Their program features a set of songs by Chopin, commemorating the bicentennial of the composer's birth; and "Songs of Life and Love", by New York-based composer Bruce Adolphe. The afternoon includes the popular song-cycle Frauenliebe und Leben, of Robert Schumann; and ends with four songs of Richard Strauss.

The Kosciuszko Foundation celebrates its 75^th Diamond Anniversary Dinner and Ball in the Grand Ballroom of New York's elegant Waldorf=Astoria Hotel.  

Come to learn the whole story of Janusz Korczak with a wonderful book by Tomek Bogacki The Champion of Children

 Camerata New York, one of New York's most distinguished chamber ensembles, returns to the Kosciuszko Foundation. The group's music director, Richard Owen, will conduct and introduce the program. Tickets are $25 ( $15 for KF members). 

Celebrate the 200th birthday of one of the world's most beloved composers, Frederic Chopin!