Maestro Tadeusz Strugała was feted by the Kraków Philharmonic on October 4 with a gala concert celebrating his 60 year-long career in music. He received the Polonia Minor Award from the Marshall of the Małopolska Region Seymik and the Honoris Gratia Medal from the Deputy Mayor of Kraków. After the ceremony, Maestro Strugała stepped up to…Continue Reading Strugala Honored In Kraków
On September 16, the committee of the 2014 Koryfeusz Polish Music Award announced the nominees in advance of the September 30 award ceremony. This year’s edition of this prestigious award was given under the theme of “Kolberg. (Re)interpretations.” The nominees in the Music Personality of the Year Award category included saxophonist Paweł Gusnar, Artistic Director…Continue Reading 2014 Koryfeusz Polish Music Award Winners
Using rare documentary footage and materials from a number of libraries around the world, Wiesław Dąbrowski’s Paderewski: The Man of Action, Success and Famepresents the history of the great Polish patriot, world-famous pianist and composer, statesman, diplomat, politician and philanthropist who was one of the transformative figures in the modern era. This documentarycontinues to garner…Continue Reading Paderewski Wins Around The World
During the final concert of the Transatlantyk Festival in Poznań on August 14, 2014, once again the prestigious prizes in the Instant Composition Contest and Film Music Competition were awarded. The juries have awarded the following prizes: Transatlantyk Instant Composer 2014 / First Prize (30 000 PLN): Mateusz Dębski Second Prize: Michał Wróblewski Third Prize:…Continue Reading Transatlantyk Competition Winners
Mironczarnia, Jakub Neske’s choral composition based on Miron Białoszewski’s poem, ranked 3rd in the 1st International Competition of Choral Composition juried by legendary film music composer Ennio Morricone. Jakub Neske composed Mironczarnia (English pronunciation: Meeroncharnya) for the 60th anniversary of Białoszewski’s debut in Życie Literackie, a Polish literary magazine. The poet had published his work…Continue Reading Neske Wins Composition With Białoszewski Poetry
Laureates of the 1st International Zbigniew Seifert Jazz Violin Competition—held as part of the Summer Jazz Festival in “Piwnica pod Baranami” on July 16-19 in Kraków, Poland—are as follows: 1st prize (10.000 EURO): Bartosz Dworak (Poland) (pictured at right) 2nd prize (5.000 EURO): Apel-les Carod Requesens (Spain) 3rd prize (ex-aequo, 2.000 EURO each): Dawid Lubowicz…Continue Reading Seifert Jazz Violin Competition
Polish composer and 2011 Paderewski Lecturer Paweł Łukaszewski was granted the 2014 Hector Berlioz Prize of the prestigious Orphées d’Or at a ceremony on June 30 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The Orphées d’Or are the annual Grand Prizes given out by the Academie du Disque Lyrique, and the Hector Berlioz Prize category…Continue Reading Paweł Łukaszewski Wins Orphée d’Or
Winners in the Tadeusz Baird Competition for Young Composers have been announced by the 2014 jury, which consisted of Krzysztof Knittel – chairman, Marek Chołoniewski – secretary, Klaudiusz Baran and Paweł Mykietyn – members. Organized by the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP), the instrumentation for this year’s submissions was cello and accordion. The 2014 laureates are:…Continue Reading 55th Baird Competition For Young Composers
The Board of Directors of the Witold Lutosławski Society announces the annual competition for the Lutosławski Scholarship, awarded by the family of the composer. The grant in the amount of $10,000 will be given to one candidate for further studies abroad. Polish students, graduates of music schools, composers, conductors, instrumentalists, and vocalists are invited to…Continue Reading 2014 Lutoslawski Stipend
Canzon de’baci by Andrzej Kwieciński (b. 1984) won a prize for the best work by a young composer and a recommendation in the general category at the 61st International Rostrum of Composers (IRC). As an additional prize, Kwieciński was awarded a commission for a new composition from the International Music Council and Radio France. The…Continue Reading Triple Hit For Kwiecinski