On June 2, 2016 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, the Academie du Disque Lyrique announced the winners of its prestigious annual “Golden Orpheus” Awards. Three of this year’s laureates are from the catalog of DUX—one of Poland’s premiere recording labels: Prix Hector Berlioz for the best recording of sacred music: Ignaz Ritter von Seyfried Missa Solemnis in…Continue Reading DUX Wins 3 Golden Orpheus Awards
The new CD by Meccore String Quartet, entitled Szymanowski & Debussy (Warner Music Poland), has been conquering Europeman market and has now won the Supersonic Awardfrom Pizzicato classical music magazine (Luxembourg), which acknowledged Meccore as one of the best string quartets in Europe. Established in 2007, the Meccore String Quartet is considered one of the most distinguished Polish string quartets and…Continue Reading Meccore Goes Supersonic
On June 14, the winners of the 2016 Tadeusz Baird Competition for Young Composers were announced at the Warsaw headquarters of Polish Music Publishers PWM. Formerly called the Youth Competition of Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP), the Baird Competition has been organized annually since 1958. Its aim is to help young Polish composers launch their careers…Continue Reading Baird Competition
120 violins from 23 different countries participated in the 13th International Henryk Wieniawski Competition, which started Sunday, May 8, 2016. The competition takes place every five years and is organized by the Henryk Wieniawski Musical Society in Poznań in cooperation with Polish Union of Artist Violin Makers and National Museum in Poznań. The instruments were judged…Continue Reading Wieniawski Violin-Making Competition
The 9th International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competitiontook place on May 9 – 14 in Warsaw. Held every three years, the competition is a great opportunity for young artists to demonstrate their talent to leading figures of the music scene who make up the international jury. In the words of juror Peter Mario Katona, casting director at the Royal…Continue Reading Moniuszko Competition in Warsaw
In February, Polish composer Piotr Moss(b. 1949) was promoted to title of Officer in the “Ordre des Arts et des Lettres” by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication. A resident of Paris since 1981 and a holder of the title of “Chevalier” in the same order since 2000, Moss has long been recognized by the…Continue Reading Piotr Moss Honored in France
Polish-Canadian mezzo-soprano Katarzyna Sądej is the first prize winner in the Susan and Virginia Hawk Vocal Competition. The memorial scholarship was established in 1979 by Virginia Fletcher Hawk, in memory of her daughter Susan, and has been awarded annually to outstanding vocalists. Sądej will select two pieces from her extensive repertoire to perform during the Awards Concert on…Continue Reading Sadej Wins Vocal Competition
On March 31, Pawel Gancarczyk received the 23rd edition of the Prix des Muses award in Paris. The honor is given annually by the Foundation Singer-Polignac, distinguishing the best French-language books on jazz, and classical and traditional music. His book, La musique et la révolution de l’imprimerie, was published in September 2015 and was translated…Continue Reading Prix Des Muses for Pawel Gancarczyk
The 2016 nominations for the 22nd edition of the Fryderyk Awards were announced on March 9 by the organizers at ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Similar to the Grammys in the US, the Fryderyk is the highest award for success in the recording industry in Poland. For a full listing of all 2016…Continue Reading 2016 Fryderyk Nominations
Swiatkiewicz Receives Passport Award The 2015 “Passport” Awards were announced on January 12, 2016. This year’s nominees for the coveted award—given annually to scores of professionals by the weekly magazine Polityka since 1993—were the youngest batch in its over 20 year history. During the ceremony, held at the Grand Theatre of the Polish National Opera in Warsaw,…Continue Reading Awards – February 2016