The Institute of Music and Dance’s latest “Stage for Polish Music” competition took place on 7 April. Via videoconference, the committee selected projects to be implemented in the 2020/2021 season. The awarded projects were submitted by Jacek Kortus, Agata Schmidt and Bartłomiej Wezner, Książek Piano Duo, Polish Violin Duo, Bastarda Trio, Meccore String Quartet, Kraków…Continue Reading “Stage for Polish Music” 2020/2021 results
Run by the Institute of Music and Dance (IMiT) and funded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (MkiDN), the “Composing Commissions” program annually endorses new works by Polish and foreign composers. The pieces represent a wide array of genres, from contemporary classical music and music theatre performances through pieces combining different musical genres…Continue Reading “Composing Commissions” 2020-2021 results
Apparition Maurice Ravel – Shéhérazade; Samuel Barber – 4 Songs op. 13; George Crumb – Apparition; Karol Szymanowski – Songs of the Fairytale Princess op. 31; Fernando Obradors – Canciones Clásicas Españolas Agata Zubel – soprano, Krzysztof Książek – piano ACD263 (2019) The newest album featuring celebrated soprano Agata Zubel and pianist Krzysztof Książek recently…Continue Reading New & Award-winning on CD Accord
The annual Fryderyk Awards—Poland’s equivalent of the Grammy Awards in the US—were given in ten classical music categories at a gala evening held at the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra [NOSPR] Hall in Katowice. With its phenomenal acoustics, this new hall was a perfect setting for the March 8 ceremony. The Berlin Piano Trio and…Continue Reading Fryderyk Awards 2020
Several Polish artists from all over there opera world have been honored with nominations for the 2020 International Opera Award. The nominated artists represented the following categories: Stage Designer: Małgorzata Szczęśniak (constant collaborator of renowned stage director Krzysztof Warlikowski) Newcomer: Dariusz Przybylski (composer) Recording (Complete Opera): Moniuszko: Halka (Fryderyk Chopin Institute) Recording (Solo Recital): Jakub…Continue Reading Int’l Opera Awards Recognizes Poles
The 27th annual Polish awards of the weekly magazine Polityka were presented on 14 January at the Polish Theatre in Warsaw. For this coveted award, artists and creators in eight categories—film, theater, literature, visual arts, classical music, popular music, digital media, and culture— are judged by a jury of ten critics from various media outlets….Continue Reading 27th Polityka’s Passport Awards: Jakub Józef Orliński, classical music winner
The Annual Music Prize funded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage was awarded to composer and singer Agata Zubel on June 12, 2019 at the event at Teatr Wielki—Opera Narodowa in Warsaw. Given by Minister of Culture Piotr Gliński, the award was received on behalf of the laureate by Dr. Daniel Cichy, director…Continue Reading Ministry of Culture Prize For Agata Zubel
Organized by Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera, the International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition is the biggest competition of singers in Poland. Maria Fołtyn—Polish soprano, legendary Halka opera director, cultural organizer, and tireless promoter of Stanisław Moniuszko’s oeuvre—established the competition in 1992. Every three years, artists from around the world gather in Warsaw to present…Continue Reading Winners of the 2019 Int’l Moniuszko Vocal Competition
On March 22, the Residence of the Ambassador of Poland in Washington, D.C.— His Excellency Piotr Wilczek—hosted a gala to celebrate the gifting of a new grand piano to the Embassy by the “$100k for the 100th” Committee. “My sincere hope is that this beautiful new piano will serve as a platform for generations of…Continue Reading “$100k for the 100th” Committee gifts piano, receives Amicus Poloniae Awards
Two Polish or Polish-related directors, a composer and an opera manager were nominated for the 2019 International Opera Awards. The winners were announced on April 29. Director Krzysztof Warlikowski was nominated for his staging of Leos Janacek’s opera From the House of the Dead at the Royal Opera House in London. Fifty-six-year-old Warlikowski is one…Continue Reading Poland at the Prestigious International Opera Awards