The Tadeusz Baird Young Composers Competition is open to Polish composers (with Polish citizenship or a Polish passport) who are under 35 years of age. It aims to inspire young artists to present the values in the works of Tadeusz Baird in their own chamber pieces. The objective this year is to create an 8-15…Continue Reading Announcing the 62nd Tadeusz Baird Young Composers Competition
The TAK Foundation is hosting a video competition as part of the “Musique est une femme” project co-financed by the Creative Europe Programme, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland and Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia. Although women have been writing music for centuries, their work has garnered less…Continue Reading “Musique est une femme” video competition
On Feb 29 and March 1, the semifinalists of the US National Chopin Piano Competition competed for the top prizes and special prizes. The winners were announced as follows: First Prize: Avery Gagliano Second Prize: Evren Ozel Third Prize: Parker Van Ostrand Fourth Prize (Tie): Umi Garrett & Chelsea Guo Sixth Prize: Talon Smith Best…Continue Reading US National Chopin Competition Results & Chopin Int’l Competition Dates Announced
The Chopin Foundation of the United States will be hosting the 10th National Chopin Piano Competition in Miami, FL from February 22 – March 1. Miami has been the home of the National Competition since 1975. Twenty six contestants from across the country will be competing in the 10th National Competition. In addition to a…Continue Reading 10th National Chopin Piano Competition
Polish Parliament has declared 2019 the “Year of Stanisław Moniuszko.” In honor of this 200th birth anniversary, the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP) and Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera have announced an International Stanisław Moniuszko Composers’ Competition for a micro-opera entitled “12 Minutes for Moniuszko.” Stanisław Moniuszko’s stage works incorporate societal issues, everyday life, and…Continue Reading “12 Minutes for Moniuszko” micro-opera competition
by Marek Zebrowski During the last weekend of March, the Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City held their 66th Chopin Piano Competition. The preliminary auditions were conducted in early January by video submission and the semi-finalists were invited to compete at the Kosciuszko Foundation’s elegant headquarters on New York’s Upper East Side. This year’s competition…Continue Reading Kosciuszko Foundation’s 2019 Chopin Piano Competition
The Krakow Branch of the Polish Composers’ Union has announced the 2nd Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers. This year’s competition is a 9- to 14-minute composition for string quartet (two violins, viola and cello). The jury will grant one Main Prize which consists of 1,000 USD and a premiere in May 2019 during the…Continue Reading 2nd Penderecki Int’l Competition for Young Composers
The finalists of the Kosciuszko Foundation’s 2018 Marcella Sembrich International Voice Competition took the stage of Ida K. Lang Recital Hall at Hunter College on 4 November to compete for generous monetary awards and special prizes. All singers performed their own selections as well as the those chosen by the esteemed panel of judges during the first half of the…Continue Reading Winners of the 2018 Marcella Sembrich International Voice Competition
The Kosciuszko Foundation will hold its Marcella Sembrich International Competition November 3-4, 2018, but the application deadline is coming fast on September 1. Singers of all vocal ranges aged 20-32 are invited to apply. The Competition offers generous prizes and a special Winner’s Prize that includes the acceptance to the 2019 Moniuszko Vocal Competition in…Continue Reading Sembrich Competition Deadline
The final concert of ZKP’s 59th Tadeusz Baird Young Composers’ Competition was held on June 14 at the Warsaw headquarters of Polish Music Editions (PWM). The jury consisted of leading composers Marta Ptaszyńska (chair), Ignacy Zalewski (secretary), Sławomir Kaczorowski, Leszek Lorent and Sławomir Zamuszko. From the four works that qualified for the second stage—Sonata for viola…Continue Reading Winners of the 59th Tadeusz Baird Young Composers Competition