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 Radio’s Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio in Warsaw. The gala concert was performed by the Polish Radio Orchestra led by director Michał Klauza; the National Music Forum Choir conducted by Agnieszka…Continue Reading 2018 Fryderyk Award Winners – Classical Music
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 been given to authors of the best theatrical events in the city. This year’s Gala Award Ceremony was held in Gdańsk on March 19, 2018. Premiered on November 8, 2017…Continue Reading Knittel Honored with Gdańsk Theatre Award
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 works by Lutosławski are included in the repertoire. Running since 1997, the 11th edition of the Competition takes place January 29 – February 10 at the National Philharmonic Hall. Rounds…Continue Reading Awards February 2018
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 themselves through outstanding achievements. The independent and international jury has also chosen their favorites from 357 nominated audio and video releases. The list of all the winners is available in…Continue Reading January Awards
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 – Chairman of the Jury, Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk, Tomasz Bugaj, Mykola Diadiura, Piotr Gajewski, Eugeniusz Knapik, Charles Olivieri-Munroe, Jorma Panula, Marek Pijarowski, Ken Takaseki and Michael Zilm—awarded the following prizes…Continue Reading G. Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors
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 be published on January 18, 2018, and the Award Ceremony will be held in Katowice, Poland on April 6, 2018. Of the 357 finalists, the following were among the final…Continue Reading ICMA Finalists Announced
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 Patterson and Dariusz Przybylski announced the winners. First Prize: Satoshi Ohmae for Fancy Five (16,000 PLN) Second Prize: Manuel Martinez Burgos for Initiations (10,000 PLN) The Third Prize: Hyunwook Tak for Umbau (5,000 PLN) Funding for the prizes came from the Ministry…Continue Reading Serocki Competition Winners
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 year’s Norwid Award was given to Paweł Mykietyn for his opera, Czarodziejska góra [Magic Mountain]. The gala ceremony for the winners was held on September 25 at the Royal Castle in Warsaw. More information…Continue Reading Mykietyn Receives the Norwid 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 category, beating out albums by the Danish Quartet, the Diotima Quartet, The Nash Ensemble, the Doric Quartet and the Ehnes Quartet. The award ceremony took place on September 13, 2017…Continue Reading Kwartet Ślaski/Bacewicz Win Gramophone Award
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. Lutosławski Polish Radio Concert Studio in Warsaw. Organized by the Institute of Music and Dance (IMiT), the Koryfeusz Award was created in 2011 on the initiative of the music community…Continue Reading 2017 Koryfeusz Award Winners