The Transatlantyk International Film Festival was held from July 14-21, 2017 in Łódź—the city at the heart of the Polish film industry. Founded and directed by Polish Oscar-winning film composer Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, this Festival puts a strong spotlight on the music aspect of film creation, especially in the form of two international film composition competitions: Transatlantyk Film…Continue Reading Music at Transatlantyk 2017
The International Music Festival ‘Sopot Classic’ is a proposition for admirers of classical music and others musical forms that are present on the Polish and international stage. Varied programs highlighting current performing trends around Europe, talented artists, young composers and performers, musical representations of other nation’s cultures—the Sopot Classic contains it all. From July 30-August 6 2017,…Continue Reading 2017 Sopot Classic Festival
Novo-Nowowiejski is a summer series of free events featuring the music of Feliks Nowowiejski performed on Hammond organ, held on Saturdays in late July and August at various open-air venues in Poznań. The performers featured on the program are: Saturday, July 29, 2017 | 1:00 pm artist meeting, 4:00 pm concert Novo-Nowowiejski: Marek Smoczyński and Maciej…Continue Reading Novo-Nowowieski Concert Series
The 18th edition of the ‘Kolori Polski’ [The Colors of Poland] Festival, organized by the Łódź Philharmonic, takes place during the weekends from June to September 2017. This Festival celebrates appreciation for classical music and for the history, folk traditions and architecture of Łódź. Nearly all of the twenty concerts will be performed in a…Continue Reading ‘Kolori Polski’ Festival 2017
On August 12-14 and September 23, 2017 the Aukso Chamber Orchestra from Tychy, directed by Marek Moś, have organized and will perform concerts in the Pieniny mountains. Among some of the highlights of this year’s 18th Summer Philharmonic Festival are film and theater composer Zygmunt Konieczny—who celebrates his jubilee this year—tenor Karol Kozłowski, cellist Dominik Połoński and the Zakopower band. The Festival program will…Continue Reading Aukso Summer Philharmonic – Pieniny 2017
Now in its 42nd year, ‘Music in Old Cracow’ is one of the oldest Polish festivals. Cultural tradition in the ancient capital city of Kraków creates a special aura conducive to music. Many outstanding European composers such as H. Finck, L. Marenzio and D. Cato worked here; G. Palestrina, G. Ph. Telemann and J. S. Bach all dedicated works to Polish kings. Liszt,…Continue Reading ‘Music in Old Cracow’ 2017
Since 2012 the International Festival ‘Sacrum Non Profanum’ has adhered to the mission of presenting music of the current times. Recent editions of the Festival brought retrospectives of music by Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, Krzysztof Penderecki, Wojciech Kilar, Karol Szymanowski and Witold Lutosławski. Works by these composers were presented alongside traditional concert repertoire in performance by…Continue Reading Summer Series of Sacrum Non Profanum
From August 14-30, 2017, the Solidarity of Arts Festival will take place in Gdańsk representing, as it has for the past nine years, the ideas of solidarity in many different ways—in art, for art and through art. The event is organized by the city of Gdańsk and the European Solidarity Centre. The five evenings and almost twenty hours…Continue Reading 2017 ‘Solidarity of Arts’ Festival
The 13th ‘Chopin and His Europe’ Festival will take place between August 12-30, 2017 at several of Warsaw’s premiere venues for classical music. This year’s edition, subtitled ‘Before the Great Jubilee – From Bach to Chopin’, is a peculiar prologue to the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of Poland’s regaining of independence, which will fall…Continue Reading 2017 Chopin and his Europe Festival
The iconic festival of contemporary music, Warszawska Jesień [Warsaw Autumn], celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. Held in various venues around Warsaw from September 15-23, 2017, its programs will examine and illustrate the phenomenon of the avant-garde. Works by the composers who were part of the original avant-garde will be juxtaposed with the composers whose works came about…Continue Reading ‘Warsaw Autumn’ 2017 Preview