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2021 Kraków International Festival of Composers

The Kraków International Festival of Composers has been part the cultural life of the city since 1989 (formerly known as the Days of Music by… Read more »

Tagged April 2021, Contemporary Music, Festivals, Musicology, Premieres

9th Festival of Premieres “Polish Modern Music” Program

  “Usually hidden behind their sounds, giving the floor to the performers of their works, during the Festival of Premieres composers are in the center… Read more »

Tagged #stayathome, April 2021, Festivals, Performances, Premieres

Easter Chamber Festival & Płonka Premiere

The Easter Chamber Music Festival is a new initiative which will be included in the artistic calendar of Zielona Góra, Poland. Since the festival was… Read more »

Tagged Festivals, March 2021, Performances, Poland

Int’l Days of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki Festival 2020

42 concerts and broadcasts, 8 world premieres, and countless emotions – this is what the 8th “International Days of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki” Festival has to… Read more »

Tagged December 2020, Festivals, November 2020, Performances

2020 “Music on the Heights” Festival

October 2, 2020

The 12th edition of the ‘Muzyka na Szczytach’ [Music on the Heights] International Chamber Music Festival, organized by the Mieczysław Karłowicz Association in Zakopane, ran… Read more »

Tagged Festivals, Performances, September 2020

2020 ‘Wratislavia Cantans’ Festival

October 2, 2020

The 55th International Andrzej Markowski Festival ‘Wratislavia Cantans’ was held on 11-13 September 2020 in Wrocław under the theme ‘Lights to the World’. Events were… Read more »

Tagged Festivals, Performances, September 2020

2020 Warsaw Autumn Festival

September 23, 2020

Music is a language, but language carries its own music. In our festival’s programme, these two elements will intertwine in various ways, touching upon issues such… Read more »

Tagged Festivals, Performances, September 2020

“Chopin and His Europe” Int’l Music Festival 2020

August 10, 2020

The 16th edition of the “Chopin and his Europe” International Music Festival will run from 15 August to 1 September 2020 in Warsaw. Apart from Polish… Read more »

Tagged August 2020, Festivals, Performances

13th New Town Summer Festival & Kisiel Premiere

August 5, 2020

The New Town Summer Festival is a periodic event devoted to Polish music, presenting works from various historical periods, in different styles and various performances.… Read more »

Tagged August 2020, Festivals, Performances, Premieres

16th Festival of Polish Music: Triumph of Live Music

August 5, 2020

Great works by Krzysztof Penderecki and Józef Kozłowski, Mikołaj Gomółka’s psalms, piano music of Chopin’s time and the first performance of the original version of Karol… Read more »

Tagged August 2020, Festivals, Premieres

20th Sinfonia Varsovia to Its City Festival

July 21, 2020

The 20th edition of the Franciszek Wybrańczyk ‘Sinfonia Varsovia to Its City Festival’ will be held between 2 August and 3 September 2020. The Festival… Read more »

Tagged August 2020, Festivals, July 2020, Performances, September 2020

“Gathering Places” Virtual Music Festival

July 15, 2020

Billed as “Miejsca wspólne” [Gathering places], this virtual festival of Polish contemporary music has been launched by its organizers with a press release on July… Read more »

Tagged #stayathome, Festivals, July 2020

Chopin-Górecki Open Festival 2020

July 14, 2020

The online premiere of the multimedia composition by Aldona Nawrocka and Andrzej Kopeć, entitled Mr. Chopin. Someone Loves You!, will take place on 14 July 2020… Read more »

Tagged Festivals, July 2020, Premieres

8th Emanacje Music Festival

July 2, 2020

The eighth edition of the Emanacje Music Festival will be held in Lusławice from 5 July to 30 August 2020. The inaugural concert will include… Read more »

Tagged Festivals, July 2020

2020 Chopin IN the City Festival

February 24, 2020

The Sounds and Notes Foundation is delighted to present the 4th Annual Chopin IN the City Festival. The Festival takes place from February 21 to… Read more »

Tagged February 2020, Festivals

“Chain XVII” – Witold Lutosławski’s Festival

February 24, 2020

The “Chain XVII” Festival ran from 25 January to 8 February 2020 at the Witold Lutosławski Polish Radio Concert Studio in Warsaw. The Festival’s program… Read more »

Tagged February 2020, Festivals

The Singer’s Warsaw Festival of Jewish Culture

November 25, 2019

The Singer’s Warsaw Festival of Jewish Culture—one of the most celebrated arts festivals in Poland—returns to New York City, November 17-19, 2019 for the second… Read more »

Tagged Festivals, November 2019

2019 Paderewski Festival Wrap-Up

November 13, 2019
Takeshi Nagayasu, Paso Robles Inn Ballroom lobby, Nov. 2019
2019 Gala performer, pianist Takeshi Nagayasu, in the lobby of the Paso Robles Inn Ballroom

Held annually in its second iteration since 2006, the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles once again presented a fascinating mix of programs and performers in… Read more »

Tagged Festivals, November 2019, Paderewski Festival

3rd Rzeszów Musical Autumn Festival

October 31, 2019

The 3rd Rzeszów Musical Autumn Festival was held from 5-27 October and featured six chamber concerts. The festival’s repertoire featured rarely performed music of Polish… Read more »

Tagged Festivals, October 2019

Los Angeles Events – October 2019

October 21, 2019

Please enjoy the following Polish music events happening in Los Angeles this month…   Thornton Baroque Sinfonia: Musical Treasures of the Polish Baroque Rotem Gilbert… Read more »

Tagged Festivals, Los Angeles, October 2019, Performances

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