"The Rite of Spring" of the Polish Composers’ Union – six festivals and several premieres!

Each year, the organization gathering Polish composers and musicologists offers festivals of world premieres across the country. The spring edition includes: the 87th "Musica Moderna" Festival in Łódź (April 13–May 7), the 55th International Festival...

"The Seducer. A thing about Karol Szymanowski ”: premiere of a biography by Danuta Gwizdalanka

The latest book by PWM Edition – Danuta Gwizdalanka's Uwodziciel [The Seducer] will appear in bookstores on 29 March 2021. This new biography of Karol Szymanowski will make you blush. The author decided to present Szymanowski's story, deviating from...

"The Snow Queen" on the stage under the Pegasus

A moving choreography, extraordinary music, and a touching story about the power of true friendship – on December 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, and 22, 2024, the Stanisław Moniuszko Grand Theatre in Poznań invites families to a modern, quasi-cinematic ballet...

"The Soul of Sounds" – Knowledge Competition about Polish Composers

The Center for Artistic Education invites all students of second-level music schools from across Poland to participate in the knowledge competition about contemporary Polish composers titled "The Soul of Sounds". The competition is based on the content...

"The Unknown Worth Knowing: Music and Word": Student Conference and Composers' Concert

The Scientific-Artistic Circle of the Department of Composition and Music Theory at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw invites you to the Student Conference "The Unknown Worth Knowing: Music and Word," which will take place at the UMFC...

"The Violin in Polish Collections"

The third installment of the "Musical Instruments" website will be launched on October 21, 2016 during the 15th International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition. The website will be devoted to violins in Polish collections, as well as the instruments...

"Torpore" by Artur Kroschel performed in Poznań

Artur Kroschel’s Torpore for 11 performers will be premiered on February 20, 2016 in Aula Nova at the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań. Apart from the new composition, Sepia Ensemble under Jan Wierzba will perform Gib uns lange Lachen...

"Traditions of the Silesian Music Culture" – Conference and Concerts

Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław organizes the 14th International Conference "Traditions of the Silesian Music Culture" between March 1 and 4, 2016. The conference is addressed to music historians, theoreticians and ethnomusicologists whose...

"Ubu Rex" at the Silesian Opera

Krzysztof Penderecki's opera Ubu Rex will be staged for the first time in the Silesian Opera in Bytom. The premiere performance will take place on April 3, 2016. Penderecki’s idea of composing an opera based on Alfred Jarry’s Ubu Roi took a long time...

"Violand" – The Remarkable World of Polish Viola Music

Released by the Polish Radio Music Agency, the album Violand (PRCD 2479) will premiere on 12 September 2025 — the first crossover viola album in the history of Polish recording, showcasing the instrument’s many facets: classical (Lipiński), modern...

"Voice Act" in Hashtag Lab

Anna Gadt will present her project "Voice Act" at Hashtag Lab in Warsaw on October 8, 2025, at 7:30 PM. The vocal improvisations, co-created by Anna Gadt, Marta J. Bogusławska, Natalia Kordiak, and Gosia Zagajewska, tell a story emerging from four...

"Warsaw Polonaise for Independent" – results

On June 4, 2018, the jury chaired by Krzysztof Penderecki, out of 106 submitted works, selected the laureates of the "Warsaw Polonaise for Independence" composition competition. The winning works will be recorded and solemnly performed during this...

"Wednesday at Okólnik" for the 100th Anniversary of the Polish Composers' Union

A unique intermezzo in the jubilee concert series organized by the Polish Composers’ Union will be “Wednesday at Okólnik” – a special event marking the 100th anniversary of the PCU, presented by the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music. On November 5,...

"Weekend with Independence" in Zielona Góra Philharmonic

From November 8 to 11, 2024, the Tadeusz Baird Philharmonic in Zielona Góra will host another edition of the exceptional event "Weekend with Independence," which began in 2021. This year, the Philharmonic has prepared four diverse concerts: an...

"White vs Black: A Dialogue of Contrasts" – A New Take on Instrumental Theatre

The Aurea Porta Foundation for the Friends of the Arts invites you on September 18, 2025, at 7:00 PM to the Masovian Museum in Płock for the innovative musical performance "White vs Black: A Dialogue of Contrasts", directed by Łukasz Czuj, combining...

"With Classics Across Poland" - Łukasz Długosz Trio in Podkarpacie Voivodeship

As part of the 7th season of the National Institute of Music and Dance project "With Classics Across Poland", world-renowned virtuosos will perform as a group—the Łukasz Długosz Trio—in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship from July 10 to 12, 2025. Joining...

"With Classics Across Poland" at the Władysław Szpilman Studio of Polish Radio: Łukasz Długosz Trio

As part of the concert series "With Classics Across Poland", a performance will take place at the Władysław Szpilman Studio of Polish Radio on July 26, 2025, at 5:00 PM. The featured artists will be flutists Łukasz Długosz and Agata Kielar-Długosz,...

"With Classics Across Poland": Adam Kośmieja

As part of the concert series "With Classics Through Poland," organized by the National Institute of Music and Dance, the recognized pianist Adam Kośmieja, who has earned the title of one of the most innovative and modern Polish pianists, will perform...

"With Classics across Poland": Bartłomiej Nizioł and Piotr Sałajczyk

Two Virtuosos on Stage: Bartłomiej Nizioł and Piotr Sałajczyk to Perform in the Świętokrzyskie Region as Part of “With Classical Music Through Poland” Thanks to the “With Classical Music Through Poland” project by the National Institute of Music and...

"With Classics across Poland": Boarte Piano Trio

The Boarte Piano Trio, consisting of violinist Jarosław Nadrzycki, cellist Karol Marianowski, and pianist Konrad Skolarski, will perform as part of the National Institute of Music and Dance project "With Classics Across Poland" in the Świętokrzyskie...