On March 22, the Residence of the Ambassador of Poland in Washington, D.C.— His Excellency Piotr Wilczek—hosted a gala to celebrate the gifting of a new grand piano to the Embassy by the “$100k for the 100th” Committee. “My sincere hope is that this beautiful new piano will serve as a platform for generations of…Continue Reading “$100k for the 100th” Committee gifts piano, receives Amicus Poloniae Awards
Two Polish or Polish-related directors, a composer and an opera manager were nominated for the 2019 International Opera Awards. The winners were announced on April 29. Director Krzysztof Warlikowski was nominated for his staging of Leos Janacek’s opera From the House of the Dead at the Royal Opera House in London. Fifty-six-year-old Warlikowski is one…Continue Reading Poland at the Prestigious International Opera Awards
On March 11, 2019, the Jury of the Second Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers in Kraków selected the winners of the competition. 37 scores from Armenia, Austria, Chile, China, Germany, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Canada, Israel, South Korea, Poland, Slovakia, USA, Great Britain and Italy were submitted, 5 of which…Continue Reading Winners of the 2nd Krzysztof Penderecki Int’l Competition for Young Composers
The Presidium of the Main Board of the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP) has chosen the 2019 ZKP Honorary Award winner for contributions to the promotion of Polish music and the Award for merits in the field of music education. The ZKP Honorary Award for contribution to the promotion of Polish music was given to Joanna…Continue Reading 2019 ZKP Award Winners
The prestigious International Classical Music Awards, or ICMA, have been awarded for 2019 and Polish artists were honored in four of the categories. See below for details on the winning recordings and videos, which featured Polish early music specialist (now living in Switzerland) Agnieszka Budzińska-Bennett, renowned Polish theater director Krzysztof Warlikowski, and two ensembles associated with the…Continue Reading ICMA Awards for NFM
This year, the Fryderyk Music Awards (the Polish equivalent of the Grammys in the US) have changed the formula by opening up the the Awards Gala for the classical music category to the public. This year’s gala took place at the headquarters of the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (NOSPR) in Katowice, whose excellent acoustics created…Continue Reading Fryderyk Music Awards
At its 76th Annual Meeting at the Hilton Chicago, held from January 3-6, 2019, the Polish American Historical Association (PAHA) announced the recipients of its Annual Awards for 2018. The meeting also included many scholarly presentations in nine sessions on diverse aspects of Polonia’s culture, presented from historical, sociological, critical, and literary perspectives with a…Continue Reading 2018 PAHA Awards
The European Composer Award is presented annually during the Young Euro Classic Festival in Berlin. Polish composer Agata Zubel received the accolade for her latest composition Fireworks for large orchestra which was premiered by the European Union Youth Orchestra under Italian conductor Gianandrea Noseda in Warsaw on 13 August 2018. It has since been performed in Berlin’s Konzerthaus…Continue Reading Agata Zubel receives 2018 European Composer Award
Agata Zubel has been honored with the European Composers Award 2018 for the premiere of her newest composition “Fireworks” in Berlin during the Young Euro Classic Festival. On 6 September, Zubel will premiere “Bildbeschreibung” in Bolzano as part of the TransArt Festival. The song will premiere in Poland on 27 September at the Warsaw Autumn…Continue Reading European Composers Award for Agata Zubel, World Premiere of “Bildbeschreibung”
Every year, the Transatlantyk Festival awards filmmakers and musicians for creating new and challenging works in film, music and art. This year’s Transatlantyk Best Polish Young Composer was Radzimir Dębski, also know as Jimek, for two works: Panic Attack / Atak Paniki (Poland) Directed by Paweł Maślona Produced by Akson Studio Supported by the Polish Film…Continue Reading ZaiKs and Transatlantyk 2018 Best Young Polish Composer Winner