Tag: Awards

Winners of the 2nd Krzysztof Penderecki Int’l Competition for Young Composers

On March 11, 2019, the Jury of the Second Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers in Kraków selected the winners of the competition. 37 scores from Armenia, Austria, Chile, China, Germany, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Canada, Israel, South Korea, Poland, Slovakia, USA, Great Britain and Italy were submitted, 5 of which…Continue Reading Winners of the 2nd Krzysztof Penderecki Int’l Competition for Young Composers

ICMA Awards for NFM

The prestigious International Classical Music Awards, or ICMA, have been awarded for 2019 and Polish artists were honored in four of the categories. See below for details on the winning recordings and videos, which featured Polish early music specialist (now living in Switzerland) Agnieszka Budzińska-Bennett, renowned Polish theater director Krzysztof Warlikowski, and two ensembles associated with the…Continue Reading ICMA Awards for NFM

Fryderyk Music Awards

This year, the Fryderyk Music Awards (the Polish equivalent of the Grammys in the US) have changed the formula by opening up the the Awards Gala for the classical music category to the public. This year’s gala took place at the headquarters of the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (NOSPR) in Katowice, whose excellent acoustics created…Continue Reading Fryderyk Music Awards

2018 PAHA Awards

At its 76th Annual Meeting at the Hilton Chicago, held from January 3-6, 2019, the Polish American Historical Association (PAHA) announced the recipients of its Annual Awards for 2018. The meeting also included many scholarly presentations in nine sessions on diverse aspects of Polonia’s culture, presented from historical, sociological, critical, and literary perspectives with a…Continue Reading 2018 PAHA Awards

Agata Zubel receives 2018 European Composer Award

The European Composer Award is presented annually during the Young Euro Classic Festival in Berlin. Polish composer Agata Zubel received the accolade for her latest composition Fireworks for large orchestra which was premiered by the European Union Youth Orchestra under Italian conductor Gianandrea Noseda in Warsaw on 13 August 2018. It has since been performed in Berlin’s Konzerthaus…Continue Reading Agata Zubel receives 2018 European Composer Award

European Composers Award for Agata Zubel, World Premiere of “Bildbeschreibung”

Agata Zubel has been honored with the European Composers Award 2018 for the premiere of her newest composition “Fireworks” in Berlin during the Young Euro Classic Festival. On 6 September, Zubel will premiere “Bildbeschreibung” in Bolzano as part of the TransArt Festival. The song will premiere in Poland on 27 September at the Warsaw Autumn…Continue Reading European Composers Award for Agata Zubel, World Premiere of “Bildbeschreibung”

ZaiKs and Transatlantyk 2018 Best Young Polish Composer Winner

Every year, the Transatlantyk Festival awards filmmakers and musicians for creating new and challenging works in film, music and art. This year’s Transatlantyk Best Polish Young Composer was Radzimir Dębski, also know as Jimek, for two works: Panic Attack / Atak Paniki (Poland) Directed by Paweł Maślona Produced by Akson Studio Supported by the Polish Film…Continue Reading ZaiKs and Transatlantyk 2018 Best Young Polish Composer Winner

Olga Tokarczuk wins 2018 Man Booker Prize

Award-winning and bestselling Polish author Olga Tokarczuk, and her translator, Jennifer Croft, won the Man Booker International Prize for the novel Flights, which was published in English by Riverhead Books. Originally published in Poland in 2007 and awarded that country’s highest literary prize, the Nike, the tales of travel and anatomy in this novel span…Continue Reading Olga Tokarczuk wins 2018 Man Booker Prize

Young Chopinists at the Kosciuszko Foundation

Winners of the first Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Competition for Young Pianists, held in Washington DC in early March, will be presented in a recital at the Foundation’s New York City headquarters on Saturday, May 19. Pianists competed in three age categories: 12 and younger, 13-15 and 16-18 years old. The goal of this Competition is…Continue Reading Young Chopinists at the Kosciuszko Foundation