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Wejherowo | 2nd ArteFonie Music Festival

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

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 8^th 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:

Lusławice | 10th 'Emanations' Festival

The 10^th edition of the Emanations Festival will take place between the 2^nd of July and 27^th of August and will feature symphonic concerts, recitals introducing the young generation of musicians, chamber concerts in the most beautiful places of the Małopolska region and outdoor events set in the magical scenery of the Lusławice Arboretum.

The anniversary edition of the Festival will present the very essence of its unique character and unconventional programme that have been characteristic of the Festival for a decade now.
The Emanations festival will traditionally be hosted by Lusławice, inviting music lovers and guests to attend concerts held at the excellent concert hall, to visit the beautiful manor and park complex and enjoy time spent at the summer café.

After a note of Mateusz Kluza, Jan Tomala

Detailed programme: www.emanacje.pl

Korzkiew | 10th Summer Music Festival ‘Muzyczna Korzkiew’

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

The tenth jubilee edition of the Summer Music Festival ‘Muzyczna Korzkiew’ will take place every Sunday of July and August at 5.15 p.m. in the historic Nativity of St. John the Baptist Church in Korzkiew. The Festival is a series of artistic events that play an important role in the cultural life in the region of Kraków-Częstochowa Jura, which include weekly concerts, as well as meetings with artists and culture animators.

The Festival, since 2011, has been organized by the ‘Muzyczna Korzkiew’ Association, whose activity is based on enabling closer contact with high-class music artists and animation in music and cultural activities in the nearby area. In addition, the Association tries to help young artists - winners of music competitions, enabling them to perform and promote themselves at the Festival during specially dedicated concerts on the 14^th and 15^th of August.

Admission to the concerts is free!

Nowy Sącz, Łącko | 8th Małopolska Academy of Talents

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

The Małopolska Academy of Talents will visit the region for the eighth time. The concerts will take place in Nowy Sącz and Łąck in Małopolska from June 22 - July 2, 2022. Admission to all concerts is free. Let's start the summer with classical music!

The inauguration of this year's edition of the Małopolska Academy of Talents will take place in the Mała Galeria in Nowy Sącz on the 22^nd of June at 6 p.m. Pianist Karina Vorobey and cellist Valentyna Czekamova will perform works by Franz Liszt, Adam Walaciński and Andrzej Sztogarienko. A few days later, on the 26^th of June at 7 p.m. music courses will start.

The next concerts in Łąck will take place every evening at 6:45 p.m.

More information: www.mat.festiwalmuzyczny.com

Katowice | Movie summer with Silesian Philharmonic: Movies for voices

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

We invite you to the July concerts at the Silesian Philharmonic, during which you will hear music known from the big screen, including works by Wojciech Kilar. On the 1^st of July, 2022 at 7.00 p.m. the Silesian Philharmonic Choir, conducted by Jarosław Wolanin, will host an evening full of film music. The solo parts during the concert inaugurating this summer concert series will be performed by Robert Czmok (saxophone) and Adam Eibin (piano).

The programme of the concert will be filled with songs from the movies. It will be an opportunity to listen to works created for the needs of such images, such as the Les choristes, Just Like Heaven, Amadeus and films from the James Bond series. What's more, musicians will perform works that were created with concert performance in mind, but turned out to be an inspiration for many directors and appeared many times in films.

After a note of Marta Szybiak

More: https://filharmonia-slaska.eu/production/movies-for-voices-czmok-eibin-wolanin-chor/

Cracow | Concert of the laureate of the Carl Nielsen Competition: Sinfonietta Cracovia and Bohdan Luts

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

As part of cooperation with the International Carl Nielsen Competition Sinfonietta Cracovia invited a 17-year-old violinist from Lviv and the winner of the last edition of the Competition, Bohdan Luts, to a concert on the 2^nd of July, 2022 at 7.00 p.m. at the Gallery of 19th-Century Polish Art in Sukiennice. The programme of the concert will combine classical compositions by Mozart with Krzysztof Penderecki's Leaves of an unwritten diary.

The International Carl Nielsen Competition is a recognized event taking place in Odense, Carl Nielsen's city of birth, Denmark. In 2022, the jury distinguished few soloists from among 72 participants.

The Lviv virtuoso will perform in a branch of the National Museum in Cracow with the Sinfonietta Cracovia lead by Jurek Dybał.

After a note of Krzysztof Siwoń

Ticket information: https://www.bilety24.pl/kup-bilet-na-1177-koncert-z-laureatem-laureatka-konkursu-nielsena-77334?id=407573

Cracow | Concert promoting the album 'Sinfonietta per Sinfonietta'

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

On the 30^th of June, 2022 at 7 p.m. music from the album Sinfonietta per Sinfonietta will come to life at the Manggha Museum in Cracow. This is a summary of six years of the International Composers Competition under the honorary patronage of Krzysztof Penderecki.

In the years 2015–2020, the jury composed of experts (including Joanna Wnuk-Nazarowa and Zygmunt Konieczny) selected the most interesting compositions for a string orchestra from among dozens of submissions. In 2022, the Recart publishing house released an album with the same title: Sinfonietta per Sinfonietta.

After a note of Krzysztof Siwoń

Ticket information: https://www.sinfonietta.pl/koncerty/koncert-laureatow-konkursu-kompozytorskiego

Elbląg | Elbląg Music Masterclass. The biggest summer festival of string music (and more) of northern Poland

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

Elbląg Music Masterclass was created for young musicians who want to develop their skills under the supervision of outstanding instrumentalists and educators from Poland and abroad.

During the 10 days of July (01.07-10.07.2022), a number of various events will be organized, tailored specifically to the needs of students of music schools of the first and second degree, students and graduates of music academies. The participants will take part in courses, workshops and lectures. They will perform during recitals and concerts. EMM provides young musicians with a prestigious start to their individual musical activity and the opportunity to present their skills to a wide audience.

Polish Music Information Center POLMIC is the founder of the prizes for the participants. Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.

Tomasz Czapla

Details: https://elblagmasterclass.pl/pl

Social media:

https://www.facebook.com/elblagmusicmasterclass

https://www.instagram.com/elblag_music_masterclass/

Toruń | 26th International Festival 'Nova Music and Architecture'

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

The main idea of the 26th International Nova Music and Architecture Festival, which will take place between the 24^th of June and the 27^th of August, 2022, is traditionally presenting classical music in the historic and modern interiors of Toruń. This year, 16 events will take place at the Artus Court, the Old Town Hall, the churches of St. James, St. Stephen and the Holy Spirit and in CKK Jordanki and 4 - in the online space. Artists from Spain, Korea, Finland and Lithuania will participate in the events.

The Festival will include symphonic, chamber and popular music concerts with the participation of top-class musicians. During the Festival the Toruń Symphony Orchestra will perform five times, presenting both great hits of classical music (works by J. S. Bach, W. A. Mozart, L. van Beethoven, G. Bizet, E. Grieg) as well as popular music (film music of the Golden Age of Hollywood, Balkan music and klezmer with the Klezmafour band, Polish popular music, including A. Zaucha, Z. Wodecki, G. Ciechowski, the bands Perfect, Kombi, with Jacek and Patrycja Kotlarscy).

Press release

Detailed programme: www.muz-arch.pl

Katowice | The end of the 77th artistic season of the Silesian Philharmonic: 'Harnasie'

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

The end of the 77^th artistic season of the Silesian Philharmonic will take place on the 24^th of June, 2022 at 7 p.m. Ballet and its various faces will be the theme of the concert.

That evening we will hear highlander folklore from the famous Harnasie by Karol Szymanowski and the Aram Khachaturian's Suite Gajane.

The Silesian Philharmonic Choir and Symphony Orchestra conducted by Yaroslav Shemet and soloist - tenor Adam Sobierajski invite to an unforgettable evening.

After a note of Marta Szybiak

More: https://filharmonia-slaska.eu/production/harnasie-zakonczenie-sezonu-sobierajski-shemet/

10th Lower Silesian Music Festival : 'Romantic soul'

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

From the 18^th of June to the 11^th of November, 2022, the 10^th Lower Silesian Music Festival will take place. The theme of the jubilee edition is ‘Romantic soul’ and the programme refers to the celebration of the Year of Polish Romanticism. The event will be inaugurated by an extraordinary recital of Lidia Grychtołówna at the Spa Theater in Duszniki-Zdrój.

The main idea of the Lower Silesian Music Festival is to present the most outstanding works of music culture, both Polish and international, in the interiors of theaters, palaces, castles and churches in Lower Silesia. The programme of this year's Festival includes works by Polish and foreign composers from the Romantic period and references to them in contemporary music. Musicians such as Magdalena Cornelius-Kulig (artistic director of the Festival), accordionist and composer Maciej Zimka, Dariusz Wójcik (director of the Open Theater in Gdańsk), pianist Marek Szlezer, soprano Małgorzata Rodek, organists Luigi Vincenzo, Stefano Manfredini, Stefano Pellini, flutists Alma di Gaetano, Janos Balint, clarinetist Giordano Muolo, as well as the Krakow Philharmonic Choir and the Aighetta Quartett will take part in the event.

Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture, National Heritage and Sport from the Culture Promotion Fund as part of the ‘Music’ programme, implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance.

Detailed progremme: https://www.facebook.com/DolnoslaskiFestiwalMuzyczny

Katowice | 100th anniversary of joining part of Upper Silesia to Poland, 'Silesian Poem-Korfanty"

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

On the 20^th of June, 2022 at 7.00 p.m., on the day when we will celebrate the National Day of Silesian Uprisings for the first time, the Silesian Philharmonic will premiere the Silesian Poem - Korfanty - a word-music piece in five parts based on the texts of Wojciech Korfanty, written by Wacław Golonka, who will also perform on the organ.

Others musicians will be: Grażyna Jursza (flute), Marek Miś (clarinet), Szymon Gaudyn (trumpet), Leszek Salwa (French horn), Grzegorz Kurowski (trombone), Małgorzata Szymecka (drums) and actor Dariusz Niebudek. The concert will be combined with a film screening and the possibility of visiting the exhibition, made available by the Silesian Uprisings Museum in Świętochłowice.

The piece itself was created in 2021 as part of the scholarship of the Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship. It is based on the texts of Wojciech Korfanty, which deal with the subject of the independence of Silesia and its belonging to Poland.

Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage as part of the ‘Culture - Interventions. Edition 2022’ prgramme of the National Centre for Culture Poland.

After a note of Marta Szybiak

More: https://filharmonia-slaska.eu/production/poemat-slaski-korfanty-niebudek-golonka-kwintet-dety-filharmonii-slaskiej/

Warsaw | 18th Quartessence - birthday premieres

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

Quartessence - a child of the Royal String Quartet - has reached the age of majority. The Birthday Festival will be held between the 20^th and 22^nd of June, 2022 at the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of the Polish Radio. Admission free!

This year, due to the situation in the world, the birthday festival will be neither grand nor festive. A lot of emotions await us thanks to the music performed by the Hosts, as well as a specially invited guest - Zoltan Almashi - one of the most interesting cellists and composers in Ukraine. Together with the Royal String Quartet he will play the famous Franz Schubert String Quintet in C major, one of the artist's last works. The evening will be inaugurated by Black Angels of Georg Crumb - the composer who died this year, called his work ‘a kind of parable about our tormented modern world’ and wrote about it "in tempore belli" (in the time of war). The composition, created in 1970, was a strong voice of opposition to the war in Vietnam and is unfortunately still valid today.

Press release

Detailed programme: https://royalstringquartet.pl/

Katowice | Concert on the occasion of 100th anniversary of joining part of Upper Silesia to Poland

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

On the 19^th of June, 2022 at 6.00 p.m. at the premises of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, a concert on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of joining part of Upper Silesia to Poland will take place. José Maria Florêncio will conduct the orchestra while pianist Piotr Sałajczyk will perform as soloist.

In June, one hundred years have passed since the entry of the Polish Army into Katowice. After three uprisings and a plebiscite, Poland officially took over the power in the part of Upper Silesia that had been assigned to it. On the 20^th of June, 1922, General Stanisław Szeptycki, at the head of his troops, entered the Katowice market square from the side of Szopienice, welcomed by the inhabitants and the authorities. The culmination of this symbolic event was the signing of the Act of Acquisition of Upper Silesia by the government of the Republic of Poland less than a month later, on the 16^th of July.

Katowice is celebrating this exceptional anniversary with a series of events that will culminate in a concert of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice.

Press release

More: https://nospr.org.pl/pl/kalendarz/koncert-z-okazji-100-lecia-przylaczenia-czesci-gornego-slask

Wroclaw | The Summer Chamber Festival ‘Music in old Wrocław' 2022

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

The Summer Chamber Festival ‘Music in old Wrocław’ will take place between the 2^nd of July and 27^th of August, 2022. When great institutions are ‘dozing’ and the audience does not necessarily like rock or jazz, good chamber music is a great choice. Admission to the concerts is free!

The programme of this year's event enables the inhabitants of Wrocław and tourists visiting the capital of Lower Silesia to make a musical journey from the early baroque to the present day. The organizer - the Association of Artistic Initiatives ‘Mosty Kultury’ wants to refresh the tradition of music salons and thus make classical music more accessible. In the beautiful, carefully selected historical interiors of Wrocław, in the evening time, interesting and still little known chamber music literature will be presented at the highest artistic level, including works by Jan Adam Maklakiewicz, Karol Szymanowski, Jan Gall, Stanisław Niewiadomski, Wojciech Kilar, Andrzej Panufnik and Mieczysław Weinberg.

Detailed programme: http://mostykultury.pl/

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