The Krakow Branch of the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP) has announced the 7th edition of the Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers. For composers of any nationality that are 35 or younger, this is an excellent opportunity to present your work to the Polish audience. Applications are due January 31, 2024 This year, the…Continue Reading Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers
The full-color program booklet for this year’s Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles is now available. Click below to learn more about the history of the Festival and its world-renown patron; the accomplishments of this year’s Gala pianist and what he will perform during the Saturday evening concert; and the biographies of the seven talented prize…Continue Reading 2023 Paderewski Festival Booklet Available
Media Contact: Melissa Chavez | 805.423.7163paderewskifestpaso@gmail.com The 2023 Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles is pleased to announce this year’s lineup of concerts. For the first time since 2019, Thursday night concerts are back on the Festival schedule. Spotlighting leading California-based artists, the Thursday, November 2 opening concert will feature Tina Raymond Trio in an all-favorites…Continue Reading Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles: 2023 Artists
By Marek Zebrowski (Paderewski Festival Artistic Director and Cultural Exchange Leader) The Youth Cultural Exchange Program of the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles encourages the exploration of cultural, educational and musical opportunities between California’s Central Coast and the Tarnów region of Poland—two communities that share historical ties to Ignacy Jan Paderewski. Through this Exchange Program,…Continue Reading Paderewski Festival Youth Cultural Exchange: 2023 Program Diary
The Young Arts Festival combines musical styles and rediscovers the crossover sounds of classical and jazz music. During this year’s edition in Krosno, events held from July 21-23 will focus on classical music in a modern approach, and works by Polish artists of the 21st century will be presented. There will even be a world…Continue Reading 2023 Young Arts Festival in Krosno
This year, the 46th edition of the Karol Szymanowski Music Festival takes place in Zakopane from July 21-30, 2023. The theme of the festival is “the past and present of emigration.” The inaugural concert will feature the New Music Orchestra, conducted by Anna Sułkowska-Migoń. They will premier the piece Kołomyjki by the Ukrainian composer Bogdan…Continue Reading 2023 Szymanowski Music Festival in Zakopane
Based in the beautiful coastal Tri-city area of Poland, the Baltic Opera Festival is set to debut with its very first edition! The festival will take place from July 14 – July 17, and is full of excitement. The Baltic Opera Festival gives new life to existing operatic works with brand new productions, many of…Continue Reading Baltic Opera Festival – Premiere Edition
The 11th ‘Emanacje’ Festival has begun. With concerts held weekly from July 2 – September 2, this year’s Festival features a diverse roster of orchestral and chamber performances of Polish music. Concerts take place in the various beautiful spaces and halls encompassed by the Krzysztof Penderecki European Centre for Music in Lusławice, which organizes the…Continue Reading 2023 ‘Emanacje’ Festival
The Frost School of Music continues its partnership with the Chopin Foundation to bring us the 5th edition of the Frost Chopin Festival! This year you can look forward to unforgettable performances from leading artists Dang Thai Son, Dmitry Ablogin, Kevin Kenner, and Dean of the Frost School of Music, pianist Shelly Berg. Students of…Continue Reading 5th Frost Chopin Festival in Miami
Held from June 23-30, the 2023 US edition of the Jazztopad Festival proudly features a series of commissions from the acclaimed Lutosławski Quartet in collaboration with jazz piano luminaries Craig Taborn and Uri Caine, EMMY-winning composer Don Davis and sought-after bassist and composer Michael Bates. Iraqi-American trumpeter and composer Amir ElSaffar will also perform on…Continue Reading Jazztopad Festival New York 2023