2024 POLIN Music Festival

The POLIN Music Festival, a festival celebrating Polish and Jewish music, has recently finished four exciting concert evenings. Held from February 22-25 in the POLIN Museum of Polish Jews in Warsaw, this year’s festival explored questions such as ‘What is Jewish music today?’. Performers range from new artists to international stars such the Grammy Award-winning…Continue Reading 2024 POLIN Music Festival

“Chain XXI” Witold Lutosławski Festival in Warsaw

Chain XII Witold Lutoslawski Festival in Warsaw

The “Chain XXI” Witold Lutosławski Festival will take place from January 20 – February 4, 2024 in Warsaw’s iconic W. Lutosławski Concert Studio of Polish Radio. This year’s festival celebrates the 30th anniversary of Lutosławski’s passing. The name of the festival, “Chain” (or “Łańcuch” in Polish) refers to a series of iconic compositions by Lutosławski…Continue Reading “Chain XXI” Witold Lutosławski Festival in Warsaw

Premieres at 2023 Christmas Festival “Art Mintaka”

Swiateczny Festival Art Mintaka

The 5th anniversary of the Christmas Festival “Art Mintaka” will be held on December 8-10, 2023 at the Leon Wyczółkowski District Museum in Bydgoszcz. This lesser-known Festival features works by Polish composers, including five world premieres. Concerts will be performed by excellent instrumentalists, including: percussionist Miłosz Pękała, pianist Piotr Nowicki, cellist Gustaw Bafeltowski,the Herbert Piano…Continue Reading Premieres at 2023 Christmas Festival “Art Mintaka”

Premieres at the 2023 Int’l Festival of Contemporary Music “New Waves”

On November 28, the International Festival of Contemporary Music “New Waves” begins its 9th iteration. Organized by the Gdańsk Branch of the Polish Composers’ Union, this festival focuses on finding ways to highlight the ideas coming from new composers and present contemporary creativity in bright new ways. The festival will be held in Gdańsk from…Continue Reading Premieres at the 2023 Int’l Festival of Contemporary Music “New Waves”

Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers

The Krakow Branch of the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP) has announced the 7th edition of the Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers. For composers of any nationality that are 35 or younger, this is an excellent opportunity to present your work to the Polish audience. Applications are due January 31, 2024 This year, the…Continue Reading Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers

2023 Paderewski Festival Booklet Available

The full-color program booklet for this year’s Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles is now available. Click below to learn more about the history of the Festival and its world-renown patron; the accomplishments of this year’s Gala pianist and what he will perform during the Saturday evening concert; and the biographies of the seven talented prize…Continue Reading 2023 Paderewski Festival Booklet Available

Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles: 2023 Artists

Media Contact: Melissa Chavez | 805.423.7163paderewskifestpaso@gmail.com The 2023 Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles is pleased to announce this year’s lineup of concerts. For the first time since 2019, Thursday night concerts are back on the Festival schedule. Spotlighting leading California-based artists, the Thursday, November 2 opening concert will feature Tina Raymond Trio in an all-favorites…Continue Reading Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles: 2023 Artists

Paderewski Festival Youth Cultural Exchange: 2023 Program Diary

Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles logo

By Marek Zebrowski (Paderewski Festival Artistic Director and Cultural Exchange Leader) The Youth Cultural Exchange Program of the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles encourages the exploration of cultural, educational and musical opportunities between California’s Central Coast and the Tarnów region of Poland—two communities that share historical ties to Ignacy Jan Paderewski. Through this Exchange Program,…Continue Reading Paderewski Festival Youth Cultural Exchange: 2023 Program Diary

Baltic Opera Festival – Premiere Edition

Based in the beautiful coastal Tri-city area of Poland, the Baltic Opera Festival is set to debut with its very first edition! The festival will take place from July 14 – July 17, and is full of excitement.  The Baltic Opera Festival gives new life to existing operatic works with brand new productions, many of…Continue Reading Baltic Opera Festival – Premiere Edition

2023 ‘Emanacje’ Festival

The 11th ‘Emanacje’ Festival has begun. With concerts held weekly from July 2 – September 2, this year’s Festival features a diverse roster of orchestral and chamber performances of Polish music. Concerts take place in the various beautiful spaces and halls encompassed by the Krzysztof Penderecki European Centre for Music in Lusławice, which organizes the…Continue Reading 2023 ‘Emanacje’ Festival