Tag: Festivals

Górecki Premiere at the 11th Music Festival of Southern Greater Poland

On 15 July, Baltic Neopolis Virtuos will premiere Overture for string octet by Mikołaj Górecki as part of the 11th Music Festival of Southern Greater Poland. The international ensemble will perform in the former Ostrow Synagogue. Eight outstanding artists from the Baltic countries will perform works by composers from Poland, Sweden, Estonia and Germany. 23…Continue Reading Górecki Premiere at the 11th Music Festival of Southern Greater Poland

FCUM Festivals

Fryderyk Chopin University of Music is hosting the 18th Summer Music Evenings Festival, held Wednesdays in July and August, and the 4th Chopin Evenings on Okólnik Street, held Tuesdays in July and August. Summer Music Evenings concerts features students, graduates, teachers and guests of the FCUM. Chopin Evenings we will feature representatives of one of…Continue Reading FCUM Festivals

11th New Town Summer Festival

The 11th New Town Summer Festival is a series of chamber concerts that will be held from 20 July to 5 August in churches in Warsaw’s New Town. The festival will begin with Sonorus Quartet performing compositions by Radziwiłł, Elsner and Moniuszko. On 27 July, soprano Anna Mikołajczyk and pianist Robert Morawski will perform songs…Continue Reading 11th New Town Summer Festival

Festival of the Polish Royal Opera

The Festival of the Polish Royal Opera takes place from July 5 to July 27. Fifteen musical evenings and sixteen artistic events across Warsaw – including the Royal Łazienki Park and the temples at Krakowskie Przedmiescie. Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart directed by Ryszard Peryta will premiere in the Royal Theater. The Opera has…Continue Reading Festival of the Polish Royal Opera

Polish Music in the Gazebo

On June 30, the first concert of the Guests of the Polish Chamber Choir series – “Polish Music in the Gazebo” – will take place in the Oliwski Park (Opata Jacka Rybińskiego St., Gdańsk). During the following Saturdays, gems of Polish music will be presented during one-hour concerts. The first ensemble to perform will be…Continue Reading Polish Music in the Gazebo

18th Music Gardens Festival

The 18th edition of the Music Gardens Festival will take place from June 30 – July 31 in Warsaw. The Music Gardens Festival, often referred to as the Warsaw Summer Music Salon, has been held since 2001. It features 30 artistic events each year, including concerts, film screenings and opera and ballet performances. The festival takes…Continue Reading 18th Music Gardens Festival

Chyrzyński Premiere

On 29 July, Marcel Chyrzyński’s latest installment in the Ukiyo-e cycle of compositions will premiere at the 41st edition of the Dni Muzyki Karola Szymanowskiego [Days of Music by Karol Szymanowski] Festival in Zakopane. The concert takes place at the Holy Cross Church in Zakopane, and the program will include additional works by Karol Szymanowski,…Continue Reading Chyrzyński Premiere

6th Sphere of Silence Royal Łazienki Music Festival

Every weekend from June 30 to July 29, the 6th Sphere of Silence festival will take place in Royal Łazienki Park. Music from various parts of the world will be performed at over 100 outdoor concerts. Each weekend is dedicated to different music and culture. The first weekend is Polish rhythms. Chamber Orchestra N-Harmonia, and…Continue Reading 6th Sphere of Silence Royal Łazienki Music Festival

2018 “Sinfonia Varsovia to Its City” Festival

The 18th Franciszek Wybrańczyk “Sinfonia Varsovia to Its City” Festival is taking place from 16–23 June 2018 in Warsaw. This year, the Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra will present four extraordinary concerts of symphonic music, intentionally arranged to showcase different dimensions of classical music. The Festival begins and concludes in the newly-built Concert Pavilion in the Praga-Południe…Continue Reading 2018 “Sinfonia Varsovia to Its City” Festival

4th Kwadrofonik Festival in Warsaw

The 4th Kwadrofonik Festival will take place between June 11 – July 2, 2018 in Warsaw, with performances and events centered around the theme of tradition. Among the Festival performers are the ElettroVoce Duo (singer Agata Zubel and composer/electronic artist Cezary Duchnowski) and Kwadrofonik (pianists Emilia Sitarz and Bartek Wąsik and percussionists Magdalena Kordylasińska-Pękala and Miłosz Pękala…Continue Reading 4th Kwadrofonik Festival in Warsaw