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Bielsko-Biała, Szczyrk | 3rd Beskid Classics Festival 'Beskid Classics'

POLMICMedia patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

The slogan of the 3rd Beskid Classics Festival ‘Beskid Classics’, which will be held between the 8th and 10th of September 2022 in Bielsko-Biała and Szczyrk under the honorary patronage of the Mayor of Bielsko-Biała and the Mayor of Žilina (Slovakia), will be ‘The Closest to Music. All the concerts will take place in venues of extraordinary character, where the audiences will have the opportunity to listen to artists in an almost intimate atmosphere, which can be experienced even in the modern Cavatina Hall with nearly 1000 seats.

We will hear, among others works by Stanisław Moniuszko, Mieczysław Karłowicz, Eugen Suchoň, Myrosław Skoryk and the Polish premiere of the composition Home by Ihar Komar.


Detailed programme and ticket information: www.klasyka.eu 

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Sopot | 22nd Festival ‘Maria Fołtyn Kaleidoscope of Music Forms'

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POLMIC22nd Festival ‘Maria Fołtyn Kaleidoscope of Music Forms’ which will be held on September 9–24, 2022, is dedicated to the patron of the festival on the 10th anniversary of her death.

The festival is a multi-year project referring to the pre – war music traditions of Sopot, concerning classical music presentations. Due to its interesting and unconventional setting, to the performances of eminent artists the festival is highly appreciated by the critics, the Tri-City audience and guests, from Poland and from abroad.

The festival has become a permanent part of Culture Map of Poland and Europe and one of the summer, tourist showcases of Pomerania presenting music from the Baroque period till modern times. This year it will host artists such as Dariusz Wójcik, Edyta Piasecka, Magdalena Cornelius-Kulig, Maciej Zimka, Duo Fortecello.

 

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Bisztynek | 2nd Festival of Beautiful Music in Bisztynek

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This year's edition of the festival will fill three September dates with the beauty of music: September 9, 10, and 17. We want these meetings to show a new perspective on the role of music in today's world. Therefore, we will look at the „Horyzont” (tr. the Horizon), which will be present with us as the guiding slogan. It will be a story about young artists who want to go beyond their own and the horizons outlined by the world. It is also a chance to see and even hear the phenomena that appear on the horizon ... in the concerts entitled „W zenicie" (tr. At the Zenith) and „W pełni” (tr. To the Full).

The festival is dedicated to every recipient, regardless of age and place of residence. We are inviting whole families, young and old, residents and tourists of the regionto participate and enjoy the beauty of music. We hope for a meeting full of inspiration, which will result in the continuation of the festival and the creation of new musical initiatives. Admission to all events is free.


 
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57th Andrzej Markowski International Wratislavia Cantans Festival

Dangerous Liaisons - this is the motto for the concerts of the 57th edition of the Andrzej Markowski International Wratislavia Cantans Festival which will take place between the 9th and 18th of September 2022. We already know the programme of the Festival in Wrocław.

Wratislavia Cantans was founded as an oratorio festival, which is why oratorios will be performed during the first and last concert. Oratorios by 17th century composer Emilio de 'Cavalieri, San Giovanni Battista by Alessandro Stradella, as well as an oratorio of the Ukrainian composer Oleksandr Szymko Wyraj will be performed at the Festival.

This year's festival is traditionally also about premiere perfomances. We will hear the Symphony No. 8 by Paweł Łukaszewski, one of the most popular living Polish composers.. The commission of Łukaszewski's work was co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage as part of the ‘Composers’Commissions’ programme implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

Ticket sales have just begun: www.bilety.nfm.wroclaw.pl 

Detailed programme www.wratislaviacantans.pl 

 

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Wejherowo | 2nd ArteFonie Music Festival

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The Association of Young Artists of the Wejherowo Region and the Vocal Group Art'n'Voices would like to invite you to Wejherowo to the second edition of the ArteFonie Music Festival, which will take place on September 8-11, 2022.

ArteFonie is an exceptional musical stop on the map of northern Poland.  It is the point where different visions of musical art collide.  Its idea is to present a wide spectrum of genres such as jazz, early, organ, chamber and ambient music.

The Festival will open on the 8th of  September at the Kashubian Philharmonic with a concert of Leszek Możdżer. The pianist will be accompanied by the Art'n'Voices Vocal Ensemble (vocal octet from Wejherowo, winner of the 2021 Fryderyk Music Award).

The list of concerts for the following days:

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New portal 'Heritage of Polish Music in Open Access’ now available!

POLMICUnique music sources - prints and old prints, music manuscripts and autographs of authors from the Middle Ages to the beginning of the 20th century - are now available online thanks to digitization. The invaluable library resources of a dozen or so institutions from all over Poland can now be researched without leaving home in the new portal ‘The Heritage of Polish Music in Open Access’:https://polish.musicsources.pl/pl 

The project has just ended. It is an extension of the ‘Chopin Heritage in Open Access’ project already finalized by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute. The final result is a portal enabling searching of sources, viewing and downloading them, and performing music analysis.

Over 25,000 documents and over 6,500 digital transcriptions of unique music sources, most of them previously unpublished, have been placed in free access. The clear interface of the website allows you to easily and quickly find interesting materials on the basis of, among others, where they are stored, type of document and subject matter

Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.
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Cracow | 6th Edition of the Festival 'Cracow Music Salon'

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For the sixth time, the Polish Chamber Musicians’ Association invites you to the Jan Matejko House - a branch of the National Museum in Cracow. Outstanding performers, masterpieces of chamber music, and also premieres of new works will be presented at the Festival! From the 5th to the 29th of September, six concerts and two lectures will take place. The concerts will also be rebroadcast online on the YT SPMK channel. Admission to all events is free.

The idea of ​​the festival is to restore traditions of salons from the 19th century, as well as to present the works of forgotten composers. The programme of the Festival encompasses works by among others Z. Noskowski, Z. Stojowski, K. Szymanowski, S. Kisielewski, G. Bacewicz, Z. Mycielski, J. Łuciuka, J. Nowakowski, P. Kędzierski, H. Kulenty, M. Pawełek, A. Ignatowicz-Glińska. Lectures will be given by Dr. Agnieszka Draus and Dr. Maciej Negrey.


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Warsaw | Jubilee Concert on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of Sinfonia Iuventus and the inauguration of the Orchestra's artistic season 2022/2023

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POLMICOn the 3rd of September, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of the Polish Radio in Warsaw, there will be a Jubilee Concert on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of Sinfonia Iuventus and the inauguration of the Orchestra's artistic season 2022/2023. The honorary patronage over the event was taken by Prof. Piotr Gliński, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. The ensemble conducted by Marek Pijarowski will present works by Beethoven, Schumann and Lutosławski. Tomasz Strahl will perform as the soloist.

The season we are opening with this concert is particularly important for us as we enter our 15th year of activity! Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra was founded on the initiative of Jerzy Semkow, one of Poland’s most eminent conductors, and was established by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage by decree of 1 October 2007. These years confirm how important and necessary this project was and how high our ensemble has achieved during this time, giving the opportunity for the development of very many young musicians, the satisfaction of presenting an interesting and original repertoire, and the enjoyment of concert audiences and listeners to our recordings.

After a note of Piotr Maculewicz

More: https://sinfoniaiuventus.pl/ 

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Słupsk | 56th Polish Piano Festival

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On September 3–8, 2022, the 56th Polish Piano Festival will be held in Słupsk. It is the largest and one of the oldest events for Polish pianists and harpsichordists and a place to present a comprehensive repertoire, including works by Polish composers.

The main idea of the Festival is to present Polish music in the context of world music literature and Polish performers. This year's edition will be attended by, among others Mateusz Krzyżowski, Joanna Marcinkowska, Piotr Sałajczyk and Bogdan Czapiewski. The festival will also be an opportunity for piano debuts and premieres of specifically commissioned works. This year, there will be a premiere of a new piece by Andrzej Karałow Vocalise - a tribute to Witkacy's landscapes, inspired by Witkacy's paintings.


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