The 70th session of Musica Moderna, organized by the Grażyna and Kiejstut Academy of Music in Łódź, was held from March 27 – April 5, 2017. The program consists of a series of concerts given by several Łódź-based students and alumni of the Academy of Music (such as Sławomir Kaczorowski, Jacek Partyka, Artur Zagajewski and Marty Śniady),…Continue Reading 70th Musica Moderna
The XVII International “Dni Muzyki nad Odrą” [Music Days on the Oder River] Festival will take a place from March 3 – 22 in Poland and Germany, celebrating artistic collaboration between the two countries. This year’s edition of the festival will be comprised of 21 events; seven orchestral concerts, six chamber concerts and a piano…Continue Reading XVII “Music Days on the Oder” Festival
Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, this year’s edition of the International Festival of the Wieniawski Brothers will be held February 10 – March 10 at the Lublin Philharmonic. The event is a tribute to Henryk and Józef Wieniawski, whose Semiramis Op. 52 for choir and orchestra will be premiered in the opening concert, along with Sergei Prokofiev’s…Continue Reading 4th International Festival of the Wieniawski Brothers
The 14th edition of the Witold Lutosławski “Łańcuch” [Chain] Festival is being held from January 28 to February 12, 2017 at Polish Radio’s Lutosławski Concert Studio in Warsaw. The program of the 2017 edition of the “Chain” Festival places side by side two of the greatest musical personalities of 20th century Polish culture: Lutosławski and Szymanowski. The idea is…Continue Reading Lutosławski ‘Łańcuch’ Festival 2017
The 4th edition of the AŻ Festival takes place from November 19 – December 3, 2016 at the Academy of Music in Łódź. Along with prominent musicians from Poland and abroad, such as Adam Makowicz, Andrea Tofanelli and Stefan Plewniak, audiences will have a chance to listen to young local artists who study at the Academy of…Continue Reading AŻ Festival
The eleventh edition of the Gorczycki Festival will include seventeen concerts in eleven cities, featuring excellent artists from Poland and abroad. The festival starts on November 18, 2016 and will serve a big dose of Polish music as well as masterpieces by Mozart to celebrate his 260th birthday. The festival will start in Chorzów and will last…Continue Reading 2016 Gorczycki Festival
The 24th edition of the International Chamber Music Festival “Silesian Quartet and Guests” will be held between November 20 and December 3 at the Chamber Hall of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice. The theme of this year’s program is the elements (fire, air, earth, water, and dancing) and will…Continue Reading Silesian Qtet International Chamber Music Festival
The 2nd edition of the Kwadrofonik Festival will take place on December 2-3, 2016 in Warsaw. A series of concerts sited in the exciting new space of Nowy Teatr will feature diverse works inspired by and composed for film. Members of the Kwadrofonik Ensemble—Emilia Sitarz, Magdalena Kordylasińska-Pękala, Miłosz Pękala and Bartek Wąsik—are numbered among those artists who boldly…Continue Reading Kwadrofonik Festival 2016
The 6th edition of the Henryk Mikołaj Górecki Contemporary Music Festival was held in Kraków on October 29-30, 2016. The festival commemorates Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, whose work has been and continues to be inspiring to many composers. Concerts provide audiences with an opportunity to hear and get to know the latest trends in contemporary classical music presented…Continue Reading HMG Festival
On November 5 –11, 2016 the III International Ignacy Jan Paderewski Festival, organized by the Ave Arte Foundation, will take place. The Festival is 7 days long and includes 18 events organized in 6 prestigious locations and in open spaces of Warsaw, with more than 200 participants from USA, Austria, Switzerland and Majorca. Interdisciplinary events containing…Continue Reading Ignacy Jan Paderewski Festival in Warsaw