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During the 58^th Wratislavia Cantans International Festival on September 7-17, 2023, oratorio and cantata music will be heard in the acoustically excellent halls of the National Forum of Music and in four cities of Lower Silesia. The title of this year's edition – ‘Mother Nature’ - was inspired by Haydn's Seasons.

During the inaugural concert, the Wrocław Philharmonic, the Polish National Youth Choir and soloists (soprano Iwona Hossa, tenor Paweł Skłuba and bass Jerzy Butryn) will perform Krzysztof Penderecki's Cosmogony conducted by Christoph Eschenbach.

There will also be performances by Andreas Scholl, Tõnu Kaljuste from the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Wayne Marshall, Alicia Amo and Musica Boscareccia, Accademia del Piacere, Giovanni Antonini from Il Giardino Armonico, European Union Baroque Orchestra, as well as NFM ensembles: Wrocław Baroque Orchestra, NFM Choir, NFM Boys Choir and NFM Girls Choir.

More: https://www.nfm.wroclaw.pl/festiwale/wratislavia-cantans 

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

On the occasion of the opening of the International Conference of Orchestras organized by the NFM, the multimedia performance Projection by Paweł Mykietyn will be presented in an extended version on the 6^th of September, 2023 at 20.00.

This event combines elements of music, theatre, visual arts and choreography. During the ‘to visit’ concert, the audience will wander around the NFM building, discovering successive parts of this live sound installation, an important element of which are the musicians' original costumes.

The premiere of the composition took place in September 2021 at the Szczecin Philharmonic. Now the Wrocław audience will hear it performed by the instrumentalists of the National Forum of Music.

Ticket information: https://www.nfm.wroclaw.pl/component/nfmcalendar/event/10641 

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

For the 7^th time, the Association of Polish Chamber Musicians invites you to Cracow’s musical salons: to large ballrooms and intimate interiors, and even to apartments! Free concerts popularizing chamber music of Polish composers will take place between September 5-28, 2023.

This year's edition will be unique not only because of the diverse repertoire, but also the performers and concert venues. This year duo Katarzyna Drogosz (piano) and Agnieszka Oszańca (cello), duo Bartosz Koziak (cello) together with Grzegorz Mania (piano), Michał Marcol (violin), Krzysztof Karpeta (cello), Monika Kruk (piano) , Aleksandra Kubas-Kruk (soprano), Anna Bernacka (mezzo-soprano), Jolanta Kowalska-Pawlikowska (soprano), Dominika Grzybacz (piano), and Polish Violin Duo (Marta Gidaszewska and Robert Łaguniak) in a quartet with Magdalena Bojanowicz (cello) and Piotr Różański (piano) will perform.

The concerts will take place at the Villa Decius Institute of Culture, the Institute of Musicology of the Jagiellonian University, the Museum of Cracow - Krzysztofory Palace and the Music Salon at Studencka street.

Free tickets are required for the concerts - https://app.evenea.pl/event/7ksm/

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

On September 5-22, 2023, in Katowice, the most talented young musicians from around the world will take part in the 2^nd International Karol Szymanowski Music Competition. Participants will compete in four categories - piano, violin, string quartet and voice. The final gala of the Competition, where you can listen to the winners, will take place on the 23^rd of September at 6 p.m. at NOSPR.

In each category, the participants will be judged by international jury composed of recognized figures from the world of music, and the audience. With a prize pool of nearly €300,000 and guaranteed CD recordings and concert invitations, winning the competition can be a turning point in every participant's life.

The technological partner of the second edition of the Szymanowski Competition is YouTube – a platform owned by Google. The cooperation covered a wide range of support, including live broadcasts on the NOSPR YouTube channel.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

Eleven concerts featuring recognized musicians of the Polish music scene will take place from the 2^nd of September to the 1^st of October, 2023. 18^th International Festival of G. G. Gorczycki titled ‘Evolutions’ aims to show the greatest changes in music that took place in two epochs: Baroque and modern times. Three premieres will take place as well. Free entrance!

During the 18^th edition, such ensembles will perform as: the Silesian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra, Camerata Silesia Singers' Ensemble of the City of Katowice, Fortis Quartet, Silesian Chamber Music Quintet, Workshop Choir 'Chórtownia' as well as soloists and conductors: Łukasz Długosz, Agata Kielar-Długosz, Piotr Baron, Anna Szostak, Aleksandra Gajecka-Antosiewicz, Leszek Kołodziejski, Marek Wroniszewski, and many others.

The artists will premiere works by Tota pulchra est Renāte Stivriņa, Tango by Leszek Kołodziejski for accordion and harpsichord, and Sonata by Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil for 2 flutes and piano (the composition was created as part of the ‘Composers' Commissions’ programme implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance).

Detailed programme of the Festiival available at www.gorczycki.pl 

SEE: video announcing the Festival: https://youtu.be/-0Ucmvd4jY4