Teresa Chylińska has passed away...

On September 30, musicologist Teresa Chylińska passed away at the age of 94. She was an honorary member of the Polish Composers’ Union, a long-time editor and author at the Polish Music Publishers (PWM). In the 1970s, she lectured on the history of...

The "1825–1965–2025" Jubilee at the Grand Theatre – National Opera and the Main Opera Premiere!

On May 27, 2025, the management of the Grand Theatre – National Opera unveiled ambitious plans for a special jubilee season titled "1825–1965–2025": 200 years ago, the foundation stone for the Grand Theatre was laid, and 60 years ago, the building was...

The 13th International Competition for Young Pianists "Arthur Rubinstein in memoriam"

The 13th International Competition for Young Pianists "Arthur Rubinstein in memoriam" will be held at the Artur Rubinstein State Music School Complex in Bydgoszcz on October 22-28, 2024. The Competition is open to pianists of all nationalities born no...

The 20th International Festival of Improvised Music “Ad Libitum” begins on September 11!

The Ad Libitum Festival, dedicated to the idea of improvisation in music, continues to explore its evolving meanings. Each year it creates new artistic situations, presents unique events, and seeks out fresh territories for collaboration. The central...

The 2nd Silesian Composers' Competition

The 2nd Silesian Composers' Competition will be held within the 17th Silesian Festival of Choral Song "Magnificat". Its objective is to motivate Silesian composers to create choral works, especially pieces intended for amateur vocal ensembles. The...

The 3rd National Composition Competition for School Miniatures

The Fryderyk Chopin State Music School in Piła and the Institute of Composition and Music Theory of the I.J. Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań invite students of secondary music schools to participate in the 3rd National Composition Competition for...

The 5th Marek Stachowski National Competition for Young Composers

The Department of Composition at the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow and Penderecki Academy Press announced the 5th Marek Stachowski National Competition for Young Composers. The competition is open to permanent residents of Poland or...

The 67th Tadeusz Baird Young Composers Competition results announced

The final concert of the 67th Tadeusz Baird Competition for Young Composers took place on May 28, 2026, during which outstanding artists performed the pieces selected for the second stage. Following the performances and deliberations, the Jury...

The 6th "ArteFonie" Composition Competition

The Art’n’Voices Vocal Ensemble and the Association of Young Artists of the Wejherowo Region invite composers to participate in the 6th edition of the Composition Competition held as part of the "ArteFonie" Festival. This invitation is extended to...

The 8th Piotr Perkowski National Composers' Competition

The Karol Szymanowski State Music Schools in Toruń announced the 8th Piotr Perkowski National Composers' Competition. The competition is open to students of secondary music schools in Poland — composers born no earlier than 2004. This year’s edition is...

The Camerata Silesia Choir Concert on the 85th Anniversary of the Katyń Massacre

The Camerata Silesia Choir of Katowice invites you to a special concert titled "Lux Aeterna", which will take place on April 12, 2025, at 4:00 PM at the Parish of the Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Bartholomew in Piekary Śląskie. This event...

The culmination of the "Summer Promenade Concerts 2024" in Zielona Góra

The last event as part of the "Summer Promenade Concerts 2024" in the summer amphitheater in front of the Zielona Góra Philharmonic will take place on August 3, 2024 at 7 p.m. The main role is played by the symphony orchestra conducted by Rafał...

The first verdict of the Jury of the 21st Ada Sari International Vocal Art Competition is in!

24 singers from 7 countries advance to the second stage of the 21st Ada Sari International Vocal Art Competition The Jury of the 21st Ada Sari International Vocal Art Competition in Nowy Sącz has selected 24 singers from 7 countries to proceed to the...

The French premiere of the first Polish Mass in honor of St. Wojciech composed by Łukasz Urbaniak.

The French premiere of the first Polish Mass in honor of St. Adalbert, composed by Łukasz Urbaniak, will take place on March 29 and 30, 2025, in the French cities of Thann and Dannemarie. The work, Missa in honorem Sancti Adalberti, is the first mass...

The Grand Theatre in Poznań invites you to the 2025/2026 Season!

Five premiere productions, festivals, special events, concert performances of operas, a presentation at the Berlin Philharmonic, exceptional artists, and further revivals — the new 2025/2026 season at the Stanisław Moniuszko Grand Theatre in Poznań...

The Jubilee Year of the Polish Composers' Union!

The year 2025 will be a special one for the Polish Composers' Union, as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the association of Polish composers. A century ago, the Polish Composers' Association was established, with Karol Szymanowski...

The Magic of the "Warsaw Autumn" – Reflections on the 67th Edition of the Most Important Contemporary Music Festival

The first meeting after the summer break in the series of open lectures by Prof. Krzysztof Szatrawski, (University of Warmia and Mazury), titled "Musical (Re)Tutorials," will be dedicated to the "Warsaw Autumn"! On October 24, 2024, at 5:00 PM in Room...

The National Forum of Music announced the 2026/27 concert season

The Witold Lutosławski National Forum of Music announced the program of the upcoming 2026/27 season. As usual, the season will feature both canonical works and fascinating repertoire challenges, as well as new pieces performed by distinguished NFM...

The Polish Composers’ Union Becomes a Partner in the Polish Music Publishing House Project

The Polish Composers’ Union Becomes a Partner in the Third Stage of a Comprehensive Digitization Program Led by the Polish Music Publishing House The Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP) has become a partner in the third stage of the comprehensive...

The premiere of Beniamin Baczewski's opera "Lake of Ashes" in Italy, Finland, and Poland

On April 11, 2025, in Italy, the one-act opera Jezioro Popiołów (Lake of Ashes) by Beniamin Baczewski will have its world premiere. The opera was created as part of the International Composition Competition "Project Butterfly," which is a collaboration...

The winners of the "Fryderyk" 2025 awards in the classical music categories have been announced

On March 30, 2025, at the impressive headquarters of the National Symphony Orchestra of the Polish Radio in Katowice, the winners of the "Fryderyk" awards – the most prestigious Polish music awards – were announced in twelve categories of classical...

The winners of the 8th International Krzysztof Penderecki Competition for Young Composers

On March 24, 2025, the jury of the 8th International Krzysztof Penderecki Competition for Young Composers, organized by the Cracow Branch of the Polish Composers' Union, held a meeting. The competition received scores from North Macedonia, Mexico,...

The winners of the Golden Fryderyk Awards announced!

The Phonographic Academy has announced the winners of the 2025 Golden Fryderyk Awards. This special distinction for lifetime artistic achievements has been awarded to Beata Kozidrak – the vocalist of the band Bajm and author of hits, the band Walk Away...

The winners of this year's Polish Composers' Union Awards announced!

The Executive Board of the Polish Composers' Union has awarded the Prize for Contributions to the Promotion of Polish Contemporary Music to the **Spółdzielnia Muzyczna Contemporary Ensemble** for its ongoing and intensive efforts to promote...

V ArteFonie in Wejherowo– festival of artistic freedom

The 5th ArteFonie – a music festival that transcends genre boundaries – will take place from September 12 to 14, 2025, in Wejherowo. Under the theme “Freedom,” the festival invites audiences to experience vocal and instrumental ensembles as well as...

VI "Art Mintaka” Christmas Festival in Bydgoszcz and world premieres

A tradition of the “Art Mintaka” Christmas Festival is the world premieres of compositions commissioned by the Foundation for Polish Chamber Music during each concert. The latest works by Polish composers will be heard during three concerts of the 6th...

VI International Festival "Night of Choirs"

The Silesian Association of Choirs and Orchestras invites you to participate in the VI International Festival "Night of Choirs", which is guided by the idea of "Music for All". The formula of the Festival is far from any form of competition, It will be...

VIII Icelandic Residencies for Young Polish Composers

For the eighth time, world-renowned Polish artists Agata Zubel and Michał Moc are inviting young Polish composers (up to the age of 35) to take part in the program “Artistic Residencies in Iceland.” The idea behind the project is to offer young...

Warsaw | "Composing Commissions": Hashtag Ensemble will premiere Artur Zagajewski's piece

Hashtag Ensemble and the 'Sphere of Harmony' Foundation invite you on 1 September 2020 at 6.00 p.m. to the backyard at 34 Stalowa Street in the Old Praga to participate in a unique concert. Six members of Hashtag Ensemble will attempt to add sound to...

Warsaw | "Music Lessons" in "Nowa Miodowa": Marek Bracha

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC. On the 12th of April, 2024 at 7 p.m. we will meet at the next concert of the "Music Lessons" series in "Nowa Miodowa". A meeting-concert with pianist Marek Bracha will be devoted to all the...