On April 23, the Fryderyk Awards Gala was held at the Teatr Polski in Warsaw and the 2014 winners were announced in front of leaders of Poland’s music industry. This 21st edition of the Awards was broadcast on TVP2. Organized by ZPAV—Poland’s Phonographic Academy—the full list of the 2014 winners is here at zpav.pl. The…Continue Reading Fryderyk 2015 Laureates
Polish Radio celebrated its 90th anniversary with a gala event at the National Opera in Warsaw on April 21. During the evening, Jacek Kaspszyk, the Artistic Director of Warsaw Philharmonic was presented with the Diamond Baton Award, one of the most important professional accolades given by the Polish Radio. Maestro Kaspszyk was praised for “being…Continue Reading Diamond Baton For Kaspszyk
Every year, TVP Kultura bestows their “Gwarancje Kultury” Awards on those who were ‘guarantors’ of excellent culture experiences during the past year. Those awarded are the most interesting artistic personalities and cultural events in the categories of: Theatre, Literature, Film, Classical music, Jazz, Rock, Visual Arts, Culture Manager, Culture Online and “Supergwarancje”. The 2014 winners…Continue Reading ‘Guarantee Of Culture’ Award
This unusual competition promotes the efforts of good musical reviewers writing about Polish musical events. After considering a great number of applications, the jury of the Kropka Competition—presided over by Dr. Daniel Cichy of PWM Editions—decided to award three Main Prizes. The recipients include: Anna Burzyńska (Didaskalia), Karolina Kolinek-Siechowicz (Ruch muzyczny), and Barbara Kinga-Majewska (Glissando)….Continue Reading Winners Of The Kropka Competition For Music Critics
Polish soprano Aleksandra Kurzak is a recipient of one of this year’s Readers’ Awards for opera singers of the year at the 2015 International Opera Awards. The awards were presented on April 26, 2015 during a gala at the London Savoy theatre. According to Filip Lech of Culture.pl: The International Opera Awards are presented by Opera…Continue Reading Kurzak Wins International Opera Award
The International Competition for Young Composers “Generance” has been organized by the Janaček in May Festival in Ostrava, Czech Republic for 37 years already. The competition is aimed at young composers from four countries: the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland. The subject of this year’s compositions was: for a solo instrument with accompaniment, for…Continue Reading Young Polish Composers Honored In Ostrava
Organized by the Warsaw branch of the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP), the 29th edition of the Warszawskie Spotkania Muzyczne [Warsaw Music Encounters] will be held from May 9-15, 2015. WSM is one of the most important festivals of early and new music, but also the first and the only one that has made it a…Continue Reading Premieres At The Warsaw Music Encounters
The third presentation of the hottest young Polish creators in the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera’s Project ‘P’ series will have its world premiere on May 22, 2015. The latest composers commissioned in this series are Katarzyna Głowicka (Requiem for an Icon) and Sławomir Kupczak (Voyager). These chamber operas will be performed in the original Polish with English surtitles. Sławomir…Continue Reading Latest Installment of Project ‘P’
A new work by Canadian-Polish Piotr Grella-Mozejko entitled …only Midnight… per due pianoforti (2009) will be given its world premiere in Edmonton, Canada on May 22. The piece is dedicated to the husband-wife piano duo of Mikolaj Warszynski and Zuzana Simurdova, who will perform the premiere at Muttart Hall at the Alberta Conservatory of Music,…Continue Reading Grella-Mozejko Premiere & Warszynski CD Release
The 66th edition of Musica Moderna Festival in Łódź was launched on April 20, 2015. This year’s program will present several interesting concerts featuring works by composers associated with the Łódź Music Academy. The opening concert was given by the Computer Studio of Electronic Music and it was accompanied by the exhibit of works produced…Continue Reading Stańczyk Premiere At Musica Moderna