Category: Festivals

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

4th Kwadrofonik Festival in Warsaw

The 4th Kwadrofonik Festival will take place between June 11 – July 2, 2018 in Warsaw, with performances and events centered around the theme of tradition. Among the Festival performers are the ElettroVoce Duo (singer Agata Zubel and composer/electronic artist Cezary Duchnowski) and Kwadrofonik (pianists Emilia Sitarz and Bartek Wąsik and percussionists Magdalena Kordylasińska-Pękala and Miłosz Pękala…Continue Reading 4th Kwadrofonik Festival in Warsaw

“Under the white and red flag” with Herdzin

On June 8, the Elbląg Chamber Orchestra and the Krakow Reed Trio were led by Krzysztof Herdzin, as pianist and conductor, during the 15th “Polityka” Summer Gardens. This event took place in the main hall of the Cyprian Norwid Elbląg Library. Entitled “Under the white and red flag,” the program included: Three Crowns (a poem…Continue Reading “Under the white and red flag” with Herdzin

Olga Tokarczuk wins 2018 Man Booker Prize

Award-winning and bestselling Polish author Olga Tokarczuk, and her translator, Jennifer Croft, won the Man Booker International Prize for the novel Flights, which was published in English by Riverhead Books. Originally published in Poland in 2007 and awarded that country’s highest literary prize, the Nike, the tales of travel and anatomy in this novel span…Continue Reading Olga Tokarczuk wins 2018 Man Booker Prize

2018 Kraków Film Music Festival & Awards

The new decade of the Film Music Festival’s history will start with a combination of apparently distant music genres, not only the ones composed specifically for the screen. There has been a lot of autonomous music that perfectly passed the test of film, even if it was not composed for film. One can hardly imagine…Continue Reading 2018 Kraków Film Music Festival & Awards

Music Festival “Trzy-Czte-Ry. Contexts. Contrasts. Confrontations.”

Held from 22 May – 12 June 2018 in Warsaw, the program of the 3rd annual “Trzy-Czte-Ry. Contexts. Contrasts. Confrontations” Music Festival will feature works by Fryderyk Chopin, Karol Szymanowski, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Roman Maciejewski, Krzysztof Meyer, Krzysztof Penderecki, and Zygmunt Krauze. Some of the world class artists featured at this year’s Festival include pianists…Continue Reading Music Festival “Trzy-Czte-Ry. Contexts. Contrasts. Confrontations.”

Warsaw Music Encounters 2018 – Premieres, Conferences and more

The 32nd edition of the “Warsaw Music Encounters” Festival will take place from May 12-19, 2018. Founded in 1986 by composer Władysław Słowiński, the Festival is organized by the Warsaw Branch of the Polish Composers’ Union and co-organized by Polish Radio Program 2. Since 2017 the Festival’s director is Jarosław Siwiński – composer, pianist, coordinator…Continue Reading Warsaw Music Encounters 2018 – Premieres, Conferences and more

2018 Musica Polonica Nova – Paweł Hendrich, Artistic Dir. & Marcin Stańczyk, Resident Composer

Next to the Warsaw Autumn Festival, Musica Polonica Nova in Wrocław is the oldest festival dedicated to new music in Poland. This year’s 31st edition will be held from April 20-28, 2018 in the National Forum of Music in Wrocław under the direction of composer Paweł Hendrich. In his first year as Artistic Director, one…Continue Reading 2018 Musica Polonica Nova – Paweł Hendrich, Artistic Dir. & Marcin Stańczyk, Resident Composer

Premiere of “Afterglow” by Opałka

On April 22, the premiere of Violin Concerto No. 2 “Afterglow” by Tomasz J. Opałka will be held at NOSPR Hall in Katowice. It will be performed by violin soloist Katarzyna Duda with the Orkiestra Muzyki Nowej, led by Szymon Bywalec. Also in the program is Barbara Kaszuba’s Ptasi Koncert for violin, orchestra and bird…Continue Reading Premiere of “Afterglow” by Opałka

Premieres at 2018 Int’l Festival of Kraków Composers

The International Festival of Kraków Composers (formerly known as the “Days of Music by Kraków Composers”) has been present among the cultural events in Kraków since 1989. The main purpose of the Festival is the promotion and presentation of contemporary, professional work by Kraków composers—from legendary composers and professors, through the outstanding middle generation, to…Continue Reading Premieres at 2018 Int’l Festival of Kraków Composers