The Kraków International Festival of Composers has been part the cultural life of the city since 1989 (formerly known as the Days of Music by Kraków Composers and, from 2014-2019, the International Festival of Kraków Composers). The main purpose of the Festival is the promotion and presentation of contemporary professional work of Kraków composers—classics and…Continue Reading 2021 Kraków International Festival of Composers
“Usually hidden behind their sounds, giving the floor to the performers of their works, during the Festival of Premieres composers are in the center of attention. Celebrating their creativity and courage to confront us with habits, to provoke, challenge and surprise us” – emphasizes Ewa Bogusz-Moor. In 2021, the Festival of Premieres will be…Continue Reading 9th Festival of Premieres “Polish Modern Music” Program
The Easter Chamber Music Festival is a new initiative which will be included in the artistic calendar of Zielona Góra, Poland. Since the festival was canceled in 2020, this year it will take place “in spite of the pandemic” on 27-30 March 2021. The link between the first and subsequent editions are people from Zielona…Continue Reading Easter Chamber Festival & Płonka Premiere
This year’s World Music Days festival, organized by the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM), will take place over the course of eight days in late September 2021 in Shanghai and Nanning, China. The Polish Section of ISCM has selected 6 pieces to recommend for presentation during the 2021 World Music Days. The jury consisting…Continue Reading ISCM World Music Days 2021 – results of the Polish national stage
The 25th edition of the Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival began 20 March and will continue to offer programming until 2 April 2021. The concerts are live-streamed online to the public. The festival events are also broadcasted by Polish Radio 2. The festival’s theme – “Beethoven and Penderecki. The Sphere of Sacrum” – defines the…Continue Reading 25th Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival
Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music welcomed this season with a truly spring-like event: the 8th Krakow Cello Spring. On 21 March 2021, the festival was held online. This annual event, organized by the Cello and Double Bass Department, has gained a significant position and a group of fans over the years. This year, the concerts…Continue Reading 8th Krakow Cello Spring
The Jazztopad Festival, in partnership with Polish Cultural Institute New York, presents The Great Improvisation series online live streamed from the National Forum of Music (NFM) in Wrocław, Poland. The series presents various faces of jazz—from bold avant-garde and daring improvisation through to the mainstream. The ideal acoustics of the NFM halls provide a perfect…Continue Reading Jazztopad ‘Great Improvisation’ series Livestream
42 concerts and broadcasts, 8 world premieres, and countless emotions – this is what the 8th “International Days of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki” Festival has to offer to its audience. The inauguration took place on the 10th anniversary of the composer’s death, on 12 November 2020, and the last concert will take place on his birth…Continue Reading Int’l Days of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki Festival 2020
The Museum of Anna and Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz in Stawisko presents the 20th Music Confrontations Festival, held from 8 November through 13 December 2020 under the motto “The beauty of lyricism – from Chopin to Górecki”. This year’s Music Confrontations Festival in Stawisko celebrates its 20th anniversary. Each edition takes up a different topic / problem,…Continue Reading 20th Musical Confrontations Festival “The beauty of lyricism – from Chopin to Górecki”
The Sinfonietta Pomerania Foundation held the 6th “New Waves” Contemporary Music Festival online on 3-9 December 2020. This year’s sixth “New Waves” festival was designed to meet today’s times – difficult for all of us, especially for artists. The festival concerts were recorded by the invited musicians, taking all precautionary measures, in halls filled with virtual…Continue Reading 6th “New Waves” Contemporary Music Festival