Category: Awards

Michał Balas has received the title of “Cello Individuality 2021”

Michał Balas, a student of the Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Łódź, is the winner of the 1st Polish National Dominik Połoński Cello Competition, which ended on 28 March 2021. The young cellist delighted the jurors with his sincerity, great virtuosity and playing finesse. Michał Balas received the title of “Cello Individuality 2021” as…Continue Reading Michał Balas has received the title of “Cello Individuality 2021”

Mieczysław Karłowicz International Composers’ Competition: Premieres & Winners

The final concert of the 1st Mieczysław Karłowicz International Composers’ Competition was held on Friday, 19 March 2021 at 7.00 p.m. CET, and broadcast via the Szczecin Philharmonic Facebook and YouTube channels. Open to composers of all ages and nationalities, the subject of the Competition was a composition for symphonic orchestra of a duration between 9-12 minutes….Continue Reading Mieczysław Karłowicz International Composers’ Competition: Premieres & Winners

Hieronim Feicht Competition 2020 Results

On 18 March 2021, the Jury of the Professor Hieronim Feicht Competition for the Best Doctoral Dissertation awarded the authors of works in the field of musicology and music theory. The annual Competition is open to musicologists and music theorists who are under 40 on the day of submitting their work. The aim of the…Continue Reading Hieronim Feicht Competition 2020 Results

Stuttgart Composition Prize for Laskowski

In 2021, Mikołaj Laskowski received the 66th Composition Prize of the City of Stuttgart, which is a joint initiative of SWR radio, the ECLAT festival, and the city of Stuttgart. The city of Stuttgart has been awarding a composition prize every year since 1955. This year, 86 participants submitted a total of 151 works for…Continue Reading Stuttgart Composition Prize for Laskowski

2021 Fryderyk Award Nominations

America has had its Grammy Awards since 1959, when the first gala ceremony was held and, in 1995, Poland followed this fine example by instituting its own the Fryderyk Awards. Just like in America—where the Recording Academy recognizes the best achievements in the music industry— for the past twenty-six years Poland’s Recording Academy (known as…Continue Reading 2021 Fryderyk Award Nominations

Polityka’s Passports 2020 Winners

On 26 January 2021, for the 28th time, Polityka magazine awarded outstanding artists with their coveted ‘Passports’—one of the most important cultural awards in Poland. Seven winners were selected from among 21 nominations. This year the jury also presented an additional award in a new ‘remote culture’ category. The awards are presented in seven categories:…Continue Reading Polityka’s Passports 2020 Winners

2020 Kosciuszko Fdn Wieniawski Competition Winners

Among many cultural programs that the Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City carries out, competitions promoting Polish music and commemorating Poland’s most important artists are especially notable. These competitions are held bi-annually or periodically, and below is a list of the most recent. In 2018, the Foundation organized the Marcella Sembrich Voice Competition, commemorating the…Continue Reading 2020 Kosciuszko Fdn Wieniawski Competition Winners

Winner of the 2020 Ochlewski Competition for Composers

On November 27, 2020, the winner of the 17th Tadeusz Ochlewski Competition was announced by the jury. The theme of this year’s Competition was to compose a piece for a string quartet. This theme was not accidental: in the year of the 75th anniversary of the Competition’s organizer—Polish Music Editions, or PWM—it was decided to…Continue Reading Winner of the 2020 Ochlewski Competition for Composers

2020 Paderewski Festival Youth Piano Competition

Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles logo

The Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles announces the winners of the 2020 Youth Piano Competition. Due to the pandemic, this year’s Youth Competition auditions were held virtually and participants were invited to submit their performance by video. The jurors—Cal Poly professors India D’Avignon and Paul Woodring, and Paderewski Festival Artistic Director and USC Polish Music…Continue Reading 2020 Paderewski Festival Youth Piano Competition

Weinberg Takes Gramophone Recording of the Year

The 2020 Gramophone Classical Music Awards—presented in collaboration with Apple Music, E. Gutzwiller & Cie, Banquiers and Help Musicians UK—held an outdoor and virtual ceremony on the evening of October 6. The ceremony can still be viewed online at  Youtube.  During the ceremony, recipients of the Recording of the Year Award, Artist and Young Artist…Continue Reading Weinberg Takes Gramophone Recording of the Year