TVP Kultura will announce the winners of the tenth edition of the Coryphaeus of Polish Music Award on 7 November 2020. Artists nominated by the Polish music community will receive statuettes in the following categories: "Personality of the year", "Event of the year", "Honorary award" and "Discovery of the year". Online voting ends on 9 October.
During the session on 30 September, the Music Programme Board of the Institute of Music and Dance selected nominees in all categories from among 187 submitted applications.
The following artists will compete for the Coryphaeus of Polish Music 2020 in the "Personality of the year" category: Adam Bałdych; Łukasz Długosz; Anna Szostak-Myrczek; Adam Sztaba; Lutosławski Piano Duo.
Chances of becoming the "Event of the year" have: the Stanisław Moniuszko Sacred Music Festival; the Kromer Biecz Festival; the musical Letter from Warsaw from the repertoire of the Warsaw Chamber Opera; the premiere of the album Gismondo, Re di Polonia with a recording of Leonardo Vinci's opera performed by the {oh!} Historical Orchestra; the premiere of the opera Drach by Aleksander Nowak at the AUKSODRONE Festival.
The nominees for the "Discovery of the Year" award are: Maniucha Bikont; Aleksandra Olczyk; Tomasz Skweres; Dominik Wania; Polish Violin Duo.
Due to the nature of the "Honorary Award", the name of the laureate will not be announced until the awards gala, but the candidates will be voted on by the Electoral College.
The audience can vote in the "Discovery of the Year" category on the website www.koryfeusz.org.pl until 9 October. The winners in the other three categories will be selected in a secret ballot of the Electoral College.
Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.
Nominees' profiles and events' descriptions are available on the website: www.koryfeusz.org.pl