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Symphonic concert closing the 71^st artistic season of the Opole Philharmonic will take place at 19.00. The whole event will be conducted by the director of the Philharmonic, Przemysław Neumann, and Jakub Kuszlik - the best Polish pianist of the 18^th International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw - will perform as a soloist.

The artists will perform Fryderyk Chopin's Piano Concerto in E minor. Among the comic operas by Richard Strauss, the most famous is Der Rosenkavalier, or The Knight of the Rose. In the interpretation of the Opole Philharmonic Orchestra we will hear a suite from this opera.

Ticket information: https://filharmonia.opole.pl/wydarzenia/zakonczenie-71-sezonu-artystycznego/ 

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Hashtag Ensemble will present the project ‘Introverts'Collective’, on the 15^th of June, 2023 at 19.00 in their new place. The event will be a concert by Rafał Zapała with the participation of the composer himself.

The concert is also an attempt to depart from the linearity of the musical course, to exploit the possibilities of ubiquitous technology to go beyond the stereotypical interaction of musicians and the audience and enter a situation of truly partner dialogue, horizontality of communication and openness to the unpredictable.

‘Introverts' Collective’ is the result of the Fulbright scholarship (Fulbright Senior Award 2021), and the programme of the evening consists of four pieces from the years 2018-2021: Futility, Judge Me Again, Scrolling to Zero and a composition created especially for this project, from which the whole was named: Introverts' Collective.

After the concert, there will be a meeting with the composer, led by Piotr Tkacz-Bielewicz.

More: https://hashtaglab.pl/event/introverts-collective/ 

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On the 13^th of June, 2023, a press conference was held at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw announcing the 3^rd International Competition of Polish Music, which will take place from the 2^nd to the 9^th of July at the Artur Malawski Podkarpacie Philharmonic in Rzeszów. The event popularizes less known Polish music of the 19^th and 20^th centuries both among international performers and the audience. The winners of the third edition, in addition to financial prizes worth over EUR 100,000, will also receive many interesting concert proposals.

The conference was attended by: Wanda Zwinogrodzka - Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Paula Lis -Sołoducha - Director of National Institute of Music and Dance, Prof. Marta Wierzbieniec - Director of the Podkarpacka Philharmonic, Lech Dzierżanowski - Deputy Director of the National Institute of Music and Music, and invited journalists.

Honorary Patronage over the Competition was taken by the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda. The competition is financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage and of the funds of the Marshal of the Podkarpacie Voivodeship.

At the meeting on the 31^st of May 2023, the Presidium of the Main Board of the Polish Composers' Union, awarded two this year's Honorary Awards of the Polish Composers' Union for merits in the promotion of Polish contemporary music.

Tomasz Konieczny received the award for the promotion of Polish songs, in particular the works of Romuald Twardowski, Henryk Czyż and Aleksander Nowak. The outstanding singer, performing on the most important opera stages in the world, does not forget about the Polish repertoire, giving it a new life with his interpretations.

The Kwartludium ensemble was awarded for 20 years of consistent promotion of the latest Polish and world music, documented by dozens of first performances in Poland and abroad.

The award ceremony is planned during the 66^th International Festival of Contemporary Music ‘Warsaw Autumn’ on the 20^th of September 2023.

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The Sfera Harmonii Foundation invites instrumentalists to participate in the Akademia PRO 2023-2024 project implemented by the Hashtag Ensemble. Participation in the PRO Academy is free of charge. Program participants will be selected through an online audition. The deadline for submitting applications is the 15^th of June, 2023.

The PRO Academy is addressed to students and graduates of Polish music academies, as well as professional musicians with no age limit and to foreigners living in Poland who play the following instruments: violin, viola, cello, double bass, flute, clarinet, accordion, percussion.

Rules and regulations - on the website www.hashtaglab.pl