The 14th Festival of Polish Music will be held in Krakow from 3 July to 22 July, featuring early music and works of contemporary composers performed by outstanding soloists and ensembles from Poland and abroad. The 11 concerts will be filled with works by Krzysztof Penderecki, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Feliks Nowowiejski and Paweł Łukaszewski, as…Continue Reading 14th Polish Music Festival
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Górecki Premiere at the 11th Music Festival of Southern Greater Poland
On 15 July, Baltic Neopolis Virtuos will premiere Overture for string octet by Mikołaj Górecki as part of the 11th Music Festival of Southern Greater Poland. The international ensemble will perform in the former Ostrow Synagogue. Eight outstanding artists from the Baltic countries will perform works by composers from Poland, Sweden, Estonia and Germany. 23…Continue Reading Górecki Premiere at the 11th Music Festival of Southern Greater Poland
FCUM Festivals
Fryderyk Chopin University of Music is hosting the 18th Summer Music Evenings Festival, held Wednesdays in July and August, and the 4th Chopin Evenings on Okólnik Street, held Tuesdays in July and August. Summer Music Evenings concerts features students, graduates, teachers and guests of the FCUM. Chopin Evenings we will feature representatives of one of…Continue Reading FCUM Festivals
11th New Town Summer Festival
The 11th New Town Summer Festival is a series of chamber concerts that will be held from 20 July to 5 August in churches in Warsaw’s New Town. The festival will begin with Sonorus Quartet performing compositions by Radziwiłł, Elsner and Moniuszko. On 27 July, soprano Anna Mikołajczyk and pianist Robert Morawski will perform songs…Continue Reading 11th New Town Summer Festival
Festival of the Polish Royal Opera
The Festival of the Polish Royal Opera takes place from July 5 to July 27. Fifteen musical evenings and sixteen artistic events across Warsaw – including the Royal Łazienki Park and the temples at Krakowskie Przedmiescie. Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart directed by Ryszard Peryta will premiere in the Royal Theater. The Opera has…Continue Reading Festival of the Polish Royal Opera
Polish Music in the Gazebo
On June 30, the first concert of the Guests of the Polish Chamber Choir series – “Polish Music in the Gazebo” – will take place in the Oliwski Park (Opata Jacka Rybińskiego St., Gdańsk). During the following Saturdays, gems of Polish music will be presented during one-hour concerts. The first ensemble to perform will be…Continue Reading Polish Music in the Gazebo
18th Music Gardens Festival
The 18th edition of the Music Gardens Festival will take place from June 30 – July 31 in Warsaw. The Music Gardens Festival, often referred to as the Warsaw Summer Music Salon, has been held since 2001. It features 30 artistic events each year, including concerts, film screenings and opera and ballet performances. The festival takes…Continue Reading 18th Music Gardens Festival
Chyrzyński Premiere
On 29 July, Marcel Chyrzyński’s latest installment in the Ukiyo-e cycle of compositions will premiere at the 41st edition of the Dni Muzyki Karola Szymanowskiego [Days of Music by Karol Szymanowski] Festival in Zakopane. The concert takes place at the Holy Cross Church in Zakopane, and the program will include additional works by Karol Szymanowski,…Continue Reading Chyrzyński Premiere
6th Sphere of Silence Royal Łazienki Music Festival
Every weekend from June 30 to July 29, the 6th Sphere of Silence festival will take place in Royal Łazienki Park. Music from various parts of the world will be performed at over 100 outdoor concerts. Each weekend is dedicated to different music and culture. The first weekend is Polish rhythms. Chamber Orchestra N-Harmonia, and…Continue Reading 6th Sphere of Silence Royal Łazienki Music Festival
2018 “Sinfonia Varsovia to Its City” Festival
The 18th Franciszek Wybrańczyk “Sinfonia Varsovia to Its City” Festival is taking place from 16–23 June 2018 in Warsaw. This year, the Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra will present four extraordinary concerts of symphonic music, intentionally arranged to showcase different dimensions of classical music. The Festival begins and concludes in the newly-built Concert Pavilion in the Praga-Południe…Continue Reading 2018 “Sinfonia Varsovia to Its City” Festival