Etonne-Moi Award for Penderecki

On November 22, at the “Diaghliev P.S.” International Festival of Arts in St. Petersburg, Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki received the ETONNE-MOI Award. In addition to Penderecki, the award also went to Boris Eifman. On that day of the festival, the White Dance Theatre performed three spectacles directed by Izadora Weiss: Fedra to the music of Gustav Mahler, Death and the…Continue Reading Etonne-Moi Award for Penderecki

IV International Baltic Piano Competition

On October 3, 2016, winners of the 4th International Baltic Piano Competition were announced during the gala concert held at the Stanislaw Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdansk. The competition was divided into three rounds, where finalists were chosen by the international jury: Waldemar Wojtal (Poland) – Chairman, Dorian Leljak (Serbia/Croatia), Albert Mamriev (Russia/Israel), and Valerio Premuroso (Italy). FIRST…Continue Reading IV International Baltic Piano Competition

15th International Henryk Wieniawski Competition

On October 8-23, the 15th International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition was held in Poznań, under the honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda. This year’s participants have been selected by the chairman of the competition jury, world-famous violinist and conductor Maxim Vengerov, from amongst over 250 applicants representing over 50 countries, including Japan,…Continue Reading 15th International Henryk Wieniawski Competition

Krupiński Wins in San Marino

Amongst 30 participants from around the world, Polish pianist Łukasz Krupiński became the winner of the VII International Piano Competition in San Marino, Italy. Next to Łukasz Krupiński on the winners’ podium were Dmytro Choni, who got second prize, and Meng-Sheng Shen with third prize. In addition to the main prize, Łukasz Krupiński won also various special…Continue Reading Krupiński Wins in San Marino

Kolesnikov Wins 2016 Gramophone Award

Chopin Mazurkas Frederic Chopin: Mazurka in A flat major, Mazurka in E minor, Mazurka in B minor, Mazurka in C sharp minor, Mazurka in C major, Mazurka in A minor, Mazurka in F sharp minor, Mazurka in G major, Mazurka in C minor Pavel Kolesnikov: piano Hyperion CDA68137 The new recording by Russian pianist Pavel Kolesnikov has…Continue Reading Kolesnikov Wins 2016 Gramophone Award

Motion Trio Honored at Gdynia Film Festival

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

US Polish Organizations Honored with Gloria Artis

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

ZKP Awards

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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

Koryfeusz 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

Smoczyński Wins Seifert Award

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