2020 Met Gala “At Home” features Polish Artists
In its most ambitious effort yet to bring the joy and artistry of opera to audiences everywhere during this season of closure, the Metropolitan Opera… Read more »
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ROCO presents Kilar
The Houston-based professional River Oaks Chamber Orchestra [ROCO] featured a fantastic performance of Wojciech Kilar’s Orawa in their recent weekly concert rebroadcast. Entitled “Ticket to… Read more »
#stayathome—Virtual Musical Offerings from Poland
Sinfonietta Cracovia: “Beat the Virus with Music!” artistic and educational offer To provide artistic and educational outlets during this time, Sinfonietta Cracovia is presenting free… Read more »
National Stage of the MERIDIAN International New Music Festival 2020
The Polish Society for Contemporary Music—the Polish Section of ISCM— will select five works to recommend at the MERIDIAN International New Music Festival. The Festival… Read more »
2020 “Chopin And His Europe” Festival: From Beethoven To Chopin
The 16th “Chopin and his Europe” International Music Festival will run from 15 August to 1 September 2020. This year’s program will present Ludwig van… Read more »
Fryderyk 2020 award-winning album available online
The Artur Rubinstein Philharmonic in Łódź has prepared a unique gift for music lovers in this difficult time: the open access to the Fryderyk 2020… Read more »
Creative and culture scholarships for 2020
The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage has opened the 2020 application for creative and culture scholarships. A scholarship of PLN 3,500 per month will… Read more »
Music lovers, support Polish composers!
The presidents of the Association of Polish Artists and Polish Society of Contemporary Music have started a petition to support the composers and performers of classical… Read more »
Szymanowski’s “Lottery for Husbands” –YouTube premiere
Karol Szymanowski completed his only operetta, entitled Lottery for Husbands or Fiance No. 69, in 1909. After nearly a hundred years, in 2007 the Krakow Opera… Read more »
“Ignacy Jan and His Plan” – PWM youth publication about Paderewski
In honor of International Children’s Book Day (April 2), PWM Edition has published another book for young music lovers: Ignacy Jan and His Plan. Written… Read more »
CANCELLED: Cracow Duo at LA Museum of the Holocaust
This event has been cancelled. Please stay tuned for rescheduled date in Fall 2020. On Sunday, March 29, the Los Angeles Museum of the… Read more »
Inauguration of a new concert series in the Royal Castle
The new concert series “Not only classically” at the Royal Castle in Warsaw began with a concert of Polish music on 2 February. Under the… Read more »
Final celebration of the Year of Tadeusz Kulisiewicz
The celebration of the Year of Tadeusz Kulisiewicz, Polish graphic artist and draftsman, culminated with a concert on 17 January at the Kalisz Philharmonic. The… Read more »
Silence of the Mermaids
From 22-24 January, Warsaw’s Nowy Teatr will be performing Silence of the Mermaids – a unique hybrid of concert and film. The program includes works… Read more »
Inauguration of the 75th anniversary season of the Kraków Philharmonic
The Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic in Krakow opened the anniversary season of 2019/2020 with concerts on 4 October and on 5 October at the Nowa Huta… Read more »
Premiere of Zygmunt Krauze’s Opera
The premiere of Zygmunt Krauze’s opera Yemaya – Queen of the Seas directed by Hanna Marasz took place on 1 October at the Wrocław Opera. The… Read more »
H.M. Górecki Silesian Philharmonic Anniversary Season
The Silesian Philharmonic will celebrate its 75th anniversary in the 2019/2020 season with a rich artistic program which includes concerts with world-class soloists and presents… Read more »
40th General Assembly of the Members of the Polish Composers’ Union
On May 24-25 2019, the 40th General Assembly of the Members of the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP) took place in Warsaw. New authorities were elected… Read more »
Premiere of New Work by Penderecki at La Scala
On May 19, Cameristi della Scala and Maestro Wilson Hermanto will perform the world premieres of Sinfonietta for flute and strings by Krzysztof Penderecki and… Read more »
Stojowski Street in Warsaw
Finally, the time has come to recognize and commemorate a great Polish pianist and composer, Zygmunt Stojowski (1870-1946) with a street named after him in… Read more »