The Gdynia Film Festival is one of the oldest film events in Europe, featuring a main competition for selected Polish premiere films, debuting films, and those awarded at the greatest international film festivals. High monetary prizes (up to 100 thousand PLN), tough competition, and the presence of a jury composed of distinguished representatives of the world of…Continue Reading Motion Trio Honored at Gdynia Film Festival
On September 27, 2016, Piotr Gliński, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland, awarded the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis to several prominent Polish organizations of cultural preservation and leaders of the Polish-American community in the US: Polish Museum of America (PMA) in Chicago…Continue Reading US Polish Organizations Honored with Gloria Artis
The Annual Awards of the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP) were announced on September 21, 2016 at 1:00 pm at the Association of Art Historians’ office. The ZKP Awards are granted to outstanding composers, performers, musicologists, teachers and organizers of cultural events in honor of their achievements and contributions to Polish culture. This year, the Jury…Continue Reading ZKP Awards
On October 1, 2016, winners of the “Koryfeusz” [Coryphaeus] Polish Music Award were announced at a special gala held at the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of Polish Radio in Warsaw. The awards were granted in 4 categories: Karol Mossakowski – Debut of the Year Agata Zubel – Personality of the Year Opening of the National Forum of Music in Wrocław –…Continue Reading Koryfeusz Awards
This year, more than 59 musicians from 13 different countries applied for the second edition of the International Seifert Jazz Violin Competition, however only 10 of them passed to the final round, held in the Krzysztof Penderecki European Music Center in Lutosławice. After the auditions, the jury of experienced musicians—Marek Feldman (USA), Janusza Stefański (Poland) and…Continue Reading Smoczyński Wins Seifert Award
The International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) held their Award Ceremony and Gala Concert on April 1 in the Kursaal in Sebastian, Spain, where an audience of 1500 applauded the winners. The event was hosted by the Basque National Orchestra and San Sebastian Cultural Capital of Europe 2016. The Award Ceremony was presented by ICMA’s President…Continue Reading Długosz Lauded at Icma
On June 6, the Sinfonietta Cracovia Orchestra announced the winners of the 2016 International “Sinfonietta per Sinfonietta” Composition Competition. The purpose of the Competition was to encourage the composition of works for the Sinfonietta Cracovia Orchestra. The winners were premiered on July 5, 2016 at the final concert of the 2nd International Sinfonietta Festival in Krakow. The jury…Continue Reading Winners and Premieres in ‘Sinfonietta per Sinfonietta’
On June 2, 2016 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, the Academie du Disque Lyrique announced the winners of its prestigious annual “Golden Orpheus” Awards. Three of this year’s laureates are from the catalog of DUX—one of Poland’s premiere recording labels: Prix Hector Berlioz for the best recording of sacred music: Ignaz Ritter von Seyfried Missa Solemnis in…Continue Reading DUX Wins 3 Golden Orpheus Awards
The new CD by Meccore String Quartet, entitled Szymanowski & Debussy (Warner Music Poland), has been conquering Europeman market and has now won the Supersonic Awardfrom Pizzicato classical music magazine (Luxembourg), which acknowledged Meccore as one of the best string quartets in Europe. Established in 2007, the Meccore String Quartet is considered one of the most distinguished Polish string quartets and…Continue Reading Meccore Goes Supersonic
On June 14, the winners of the 2016 Tadeusz Baird Competition for Young Composers were announced at the Warsaw headquarters of Polish Music Publishers PWM. Formerly called the Youth Competition of Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP), the Baird Competition has been organized annually since 1958. Its aim is to help young Polish composers launch their careers…Continue Reading Baird Competition