2018 Fryderyk Award Winners – Classical Music
On April 16, the names of the 2018 Fryderyk Award winners in the Classical Music genre were announced at a special gala held in Polish… Read more »
Awards
Knittel Honored with Gdańsk Theatre Award
Krzysztof Knittel was honored with the 2017 City of Gdańsk Theatre Award for his opera Sąd Ostateczny [The Final Judgment]. Since 2008, this Award has… Read more »
Awards February 2018
Lutosławski Cello Competition Laureates The International Lutosławski Cello Competition in Warsaw is the first and still the only competition in Poland where the complete portfolio of cello… Read more »
January Awards
POLAND WELL REPRESENTED AT ICMA 2018 For the 2018 International Classical Music Awards, the ICMA Jury has once more selected musicians and organizations that have distinguished… Read more »
G. Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors
On November 24, 2017, the jury of the 10th International Grzegorz Fitelberg Competition for Conductors announced the winners of this year’s edition. The jury—composed of: Juozas Domarkas… Read more »
ICMA Finalists Announced
The following albums featuring Polish composers and artists have been nominated for prestigious International Classic Music Awards (ICMA) for 2018. The winners of the Awards will… Read more »
Serocki Competition Winners
The jury of the 15th International Serocki Competition for Composers met at the Radziejowice Palace September 29—October 1. After studying 149 scores submitted for consideration, jurors Paweł Łukaszewski, Paul… Read more »
Mykietyn Receives the Norwid Award
The Cyprian Kamil Norwid Awards are given annually to outstanding works penned by artists residing in the Mazowsze Region of Central Poland. In the music category, this… Read more »
Kwartet Ślaski/Bacewicz Win Gramophone Award
The newest album released by the Silesian String Quartet [Kwartet Śląski], entitled “Grażyna Bacewicz: Complete String Quartets,” has won the 2017 Gramophone Classical Music Awardin the Chamber Music… Read more »
2017 Koryfeusz Award Winners
On October 1, the International Day of Music, winners of the 2017 ‘Koryfeusz’ Polish Music Awards were announced at the Award Gala – “Róbmy swoje,” held in the W.… Read more »
Koryfeusz Award Nominees
The nominees for the 7th edition of the ‘Koryfeusz’ Polish Music Awards have been announced. Organized by the Institute of Music and Dance (IMiT), the ‘Koryfeusz’ Award… Read more »
Music at Transatlantyk 2017
Jakub Czerski | Ruslan Perezhilo The Transatlantyk International Film Festival was held from July 14-21, 2017 in Łódź—the city at the heart of the Polish film… Read more »
International Composition Competition ‘Sinfonietta per Sinfonietta’
The 2017 International Composition Competition “Sinfonietta per Sinfonietta,” held under the honorary patronage of prof. Krzysztof Penderecki, took place on June 18, 2017. The aim… Read more »
Zagajewski Wins International Rostrum Of Composers 2017
On May 19 in Palermo, Brut (2014) by Polish composer Artur Zagajewski (b. 1978) and Reachings (2014) by young Finnish composer Sebastian Hilli (b. 1990)… Read more »
Nehring Wins Rubinstein Competition
Polish pianist Szymon Nehring won the first prize at the 15th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition, which brought together more than 30 pianists… Read more »
ZKP T. Baird Awards
On May 26, 2017 the final concert of the 58th edition of the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP) Tadeusz Baird Young Composers’ Competition was held at… Read more »
Nowak/Nat’l Opera Win Int’l Opera Award For Goplana
The winners of the International Opera Awards 2017, sponsored by Mazars in association with BBC Radio 3 and Opera Magazine, were announced on… Read more »
Kropka Competition
The general opinion is that everyone can criticize others. A deeper reflection and careful assessment of the music phenomenon is a rare ability.… Read more »
Ada Sari International Vocal Artistry Competition
The Ada Sari International Vocal Artistry Competition in Nowy Sącz is the second biggest International Vocal Competition in Poland. This year’s edition (May… Read more »
II Int’l Guitar Competition & FESTIVAL IN TCZEW
By Tomasz Fechner On May 19-21 the II International Tczew Guitar Festival was held in the Center of Culture and Arts in Tczew. This year’s… Read more »