Category: Awards

The jury of the 15th International Serocki Competition for Composers met at the Radziejowice Palace September 29—October 1. After studying 149 scores submitted for consideration, jurors Paweł Łukaszewski, Paul Patterson and Dariusz Przybylski announced the winners. First Prize: Satoshi Ohmae for Fancy Five (16,000 PLN) Second Prize: Manuel Martinez Burgos for Initiations (10,000 PLN) The Third Prize: Hyunwook Tak for Umbau (5,000 PLN) Funding for the prizes came from the Ministry…Continue Reading Serocki Competition Winners

The Cyprian Kamil Norwid Awards are given annually to outstanding works penned by artists residing in the Mazowsze Region of Central Poland. In the music category, this year’s Norwid Award was given to Paweł Mykietyn for his opera, Czarodziejska góra [Magic Mountain]. The gala ceremony for the winners was held on September 25 at the Royal Castle in Warsaw. More information…Continue Reading Mykietyn Receives the Norwid Award

The newest album released by the Silesian String Quartet [Kwartet Śląski], entitled “Grażyna Bacewicz: Complete String Quartets,” has won the 2017 Gramophone Classical Music Awardin the Chamber Music category, beating out albums by the Danish Quartet, the Diotima Quartet, The Nash Ensemble, the Doric Quartet and the Ehnes Quartet. The award ceremony took place on September 13, 2017…Continue Reading Kwartet Ślaski/Bacewicz Win Gramophone Award

On October 1, the International Day of Music, winners of the 2017 ‘Koryfeusz’ Polish Music Awards were announced at the Award Gala – “Róbmy swoje,” held in the W. Lutosławski Polish Radio Concert Studio in Warsaw. Organized by the Institute of Music and Dance (IMiT), the Koryfeusz Award was created in 2011 on the initiative of the music community…Continue Reading 2017 Koryfeusz Award Winners