The Eighth edition of the Leo Festival in Wrocław (May 29 – June 4) was curated and directed by maestro Ernst Kovacic and this year’s edition focused on the athletic aspects of music. Both music and sport require good physical condition and feature a strong quest for excellence by all of its participants. With ballet being one…Continue Reading Leo Festival
The first edition of the TRZY – CZTE – RY! [Three-Four-Go!] Festival is being held in Warsaw from May 17-June 9, under the subtitle of “Contexts, Contrasts and Confrontations.” This theme will be explored in a series of ten concerts at the Polish Radio’s Lutosławski Studio, spotlighting the most recent trends in contemporary music. “Contrasts or confrontations are…Continue Reading Trzy – Czte – Ry!
The city of Łódź is located in the heart of Poland at a crossing point of many important European routes. At the beginning of the 20th Century, Łódź was influenced by four cultures. The Polish, Jewish, German and Russian inhabitants contributed to the rich and diverse cultural background of the city that the University strives…Continue Reading Łódź Four Cultures Festival
The XXVI “Gaude Mater” International Sacred Music Festival will take a place from April 30 – May 8, 2016. The event has been organized annually for 25 years in Częstochowa, and it musically represents the city and the region. The 2016 edition of the Festival is supported by Polish president, Andrzej Duda. The 26th edition of the…Continue Reading Gaude Mater Festival in Częstochowa
This year’s edition of the “KODY” [Codes] Festival of Traditional and Avant-garde Music will be held on May 11-14, 2016 in various venues in Lublin, Poland. The Festival is an international event devoted to the idea of combining the archaic and the new in music. The mixture of two distinctive canons of aesthetics forms a unique experience,…Continue Reading Kody 2016
The IV Festival of Contemporary Music “Nowa Muzyka” will be presented by the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Department of The Polish Composers Union (ZKP) and the City Culture Center in Bydgoszcz from May 6-8, 2016. Admission to all concerts will be free. This festival has been held in the Bydgoszcz concert halls for four years and garners more…Continue Reading ‘Nowa Muzyka’ Festival
Themed “Beethoven and New Directions,” the Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival (March 12-25) celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. This momentous event, organized since 1997, included performances by several orchestras, ensembles, and soloists from Poland and abroad. The festival began on March 12, inaugurated by a concert featuring several soloists, like pianist Yeol Eum Son and tenor Michael Schade, along…Continue Reading 20th Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival
The 9th Gdańsk Music Festival will be held between April 8 and 15, 2016. The theme of the 2016 edition is “Polish Concert,” reflecting the focus not only on Polish composers of all eras, but also Polish performers, both established and up-and-coming, and ensembles. This year, the festival’s artist-in-residence will be legendary Maxim Vengerov, who will give violin…Continue Reading Gdańsk Music Festival
The 30th anniversary edition of Musica Polonica Nova will be held between April 8 and 16, 2016 at the National Forum of Music in Wrocław. Its main theme was taken from The Romantic by Adam Mickiewicz: “Faith and love are more discerning than lenses or learning.” The festival consists of 11 concerts, meetings with composers, journalists and music critics….Continue Reading Musica Polonica Nova
The UK premiere of Krzysztof Penderecki’s Seven Gates of Jerusalem inspired a four-day festival of Polish culture held at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. The Seven Gates: a Journey of Discovery festival (June 23-26) was filled with works by Polish composers from Szymanowski to Zubel and accompanied by film screenings and works inspired by Polish music. The Karol Szymanowski…Continue Reading 2015 in Review – Festivals