Warsaw | 1. Timeless Film Festival Warsaw: Josef Van Wissem

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC Josef Van Wissem, Dutch composer, lutenist and guitarist, will perform on the 13th of April, 2024 at 8.30 p.m. at the POLIN Museum to the legendary film adaptation of "The Fall of the House of...

Warsaw | New project of Aleksandra Demowska-Madejska 'Nieoczywiste'

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC "Nieoczywiste" is a new solo project by Aleksandra Demowska-Madejska, presenting compositions for viola with electronic accompaniment. Works by artists from Colombia, Brazil, Great Britain,...

Warsaw | Witold Lutosławski Festival 'Chain XXI'

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC "Chain XXI" in 21st century and Polish premieres of works by Ahmed Adnan Saygun, Willy Burkhard, Ingvar Lidholm, Giacinto Scelsi and Sándor Veress will take place from the 20th of January to the...

Warsaw| „Eufonie” – a meeting with Maestro Zsolt Nagy

A meeting with Maestro Zsolt Nagy will take place on 21 November 2019 at 6 p.m. at the "Eufonie" Festival Office (17 Krakowskie Przedmieście Street). This well-known Hungarian conductor will lead the Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra, Warsaw Philharmonic...

Warszawa | Sinfonia Iuventus and Marek Pijarowski: Weber, Mozart and Dvořák

On the 19th of February 2022 at 7 p.m. Sinfonia Iuventus together with conductor Marek Pijarowski will perform in the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of the Polish Radio. The soloists will be internationally awarded musicians: Aleksandra Kuls –...

Wąsosz, Piątnica, Stawiski | "With Classics through Poland"": Mateusz Krzyżowski

Thanks to the programme of the National Institute of Music and Dance, Mateusz Krzyżowski will perform on the 27th of June, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at the Municipal Cultural Center in Wąsosz, on the 28th of June at 6:30 p.m. at the Municipal Cultural Center...

We Know the Laureates of the Coryphaeus of Polish Music Award 2025

For the 15th time, the Coryphaeus of Polish Music awards were presented in four categories: Personality of the Year, Event of the Year, Discovery of the Year, and Honorary Award. The jubilee gala took place at the Warsaw Philharmonic on November 3,...

White Spots – Music and Dance: Call for Applications for the 2026/2027 Edition

Applications for the program “White Spots – Music and Dance” for the 2026/2027 edition can be submitted until 12 January 2026. The program’s budget for this edition has been increased to PLN 200,000. After a one-year break and an evaluation of the...

Winners of Fryderyk award in the classical music categories announced!

The 30th Classical Music Gala as part of the Fryderyk Festival 2024 took place at the NOSPR premises. Each year, the competition collects entries in eleven classical music categories. On the 28th of April, Rafał Blechacz and Deutsche Grammophon...

Winners of the "On the Right Bank of the Vistula…” Composition Competition

On October 28, 2025, the results of the 1st “On the Right Bank of the Vistula…” Composition Competition were announced in Czechowice-Dziedzice. The aim of the Competition is to support young composers and to promote contemporary accordion music. This...

Winners of the 1st Ear Training Competition "SŁUCHOGRAMY: A≠440"

20 participants from across Poland tested their auditory perception skills by facing a set of 10 “SŁUCHOGRAMY” specially created for the 1st National Ear Training Competition “SŁUCHOGRAMY: A≠440" by Paweł Siek and Paweł Bogdanowicz – teachers of...

Winners of the 2026 Polish Composers' Union Awards announced!

The Polish Composers' Union Annual Awards are granted to Polish composers, performers, musicologists, educators, and music organizers for outstanding achievements. In 2026, the Jury decided to honour four individuals with this award. Beata...

Winners of the 22nd Kiejstut Bacewicz International Chamber Music Competition in Łódź!

On April 12, 2025, at the Academy of Music in Łódź, the 22nd Kiejstut Bacewicz International Chamber Music Competition came to a close—the oldest competition in Poland dedicated to chamber ensembles. The Posnario Piano Quintet emerged as the winner....

Winners of the 4th "Art and Violence" Composition Competition!

The jury of the 4th “Art and Violence” Composition Competition, organized by the Cracow-based 2Act Foundation in cooperation with project partners Capella Cracoviensis and the ZAiKS Authors’ Association, has awarded two prizes: First Prize went to...

Wiślica / Kielce | Premiere of "Orare-Torium" by Jakub Sarwas

The premiere of Jakub Sarvas' Orare-Torium will take place at the Collegiate Basilica of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Wiślica on July 5, 2018, as part of the 24th Krystyna Jamroz International Music Festival in Busko-Zdrój. The next day, the...

Witold Lutosławski in photographs from the Polish Music Information Centre

Over 200 photographs of Witold Lutosławski on POLMIC website! The presented photos come from various periods – the oldest from 1946, and the newest (already in color) from 1993. The composer has been immortalized during various events organized by the...

Workshops "Don't Be Afraid to Improvise!" – Call for Participants

The Polish Society for Contemporary Music invites young musicians aged 8–15, who are learning to play any instrument in Warsaw music schools, privately, or at other institutions offering music classes, to participate in the free workshops "Don't Be...

World Premiere of "Reymont Suite" by Krzysztof Falkowski

As part of the 26th edition of the Łódź Philharmonic’s Wandering Festival “Colors of Poland,” the world premiere of Reymont Suite by Krzysztof Falkowski will take place on August 9, 2025, at 8:00 PM at the Folk Homestead in Lipce Reymontowskie (10...

World premiere of "Sextant" by Krzysztof Herdzin in Katowice

The Music Education Department of the Katowice City of Gardens institution is once again implementing a project promoting Polish contemporary music as part of the "Composer Commissions" program. On December 9, 2024, at 7:00 PM, the Sextant by Krzysztof...

World premiere of "Sinfonietta concertante" by Mikołaj Piotr Górecki in Cracow

During the third edition of the “Sinfonietta Nova” project, in which musicians from Sinfonietta Cracovia join forces with artists from the sister ensemble, London Sinfonietta – one of the leading groups specializing in contemporary music – two world...

World premiere of Agata Zubel's "Abstract Paintings" in Stuttgart

Abstract Paintings Agaty Zubel na 24-głosowy chór mieszany prawykona 7 lutego 2025 w ramach Eclat Festival w Stuttgarcie SWR Vokalenensemble prowadzony przez Susanne Blumenthal. Agata Zubel odzwierciedliła w swoim najnowszym dziele czternaście...

World Premiere of Piotr Moss’s Oratorio in Colombia!

Piotr Moss’s oratorio Sueños will be performed for the first time in a newly revised version in Colombia — on July 19, 2025, at 7:00 PM at the Auditorium Compensar in Bogotá. The work is the result of a creative collaboration between composer Piotr...

World premiere of the double concerto by Maciej Zimka in Łomża

The Łomża Chamber Philharmonic invites you on October 24, 2024, at 6:30 PM to a special concert featuring the world premiere of Folie à deux – a double concerto for flute, harpsichord, and orchestra by Maciej Zimka. The solo parts will be performed by...

World premiere of Three Songs by Marcin Tadeusz Łukaszewski, set to the poetry of Cezary Maciej Dąbrowski

On September 26, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. in the Sierakowski Manor in Sopot, the world premiere of Three Songs by Marcin Tadeusz Łukaszewski, set to the poetry of Cezary Maciej Dąbrowski, will take place. Admission is free! Three Songs will be performed by...

World premieres of works by young Polish composers in Malta

The Maxime Orchestra will be performing in Malta from April 14 to 28, 2025. In addition to participating in the world premiere of Trab: The Rest is Dust by Reuben Pace – a monumental work combining the traditions of Maltese music with modern...

Wrocław | Baeva plays Mendelssohn in NFM

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC Alena Baeva is one of the most valued violinists of our times. Together with the NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra on the 20th of January, 2024 at At 6:00 p.m., the artist will present her interpretation...

XII International Henryk Mikołaj Górecki Days: "Refrain"

From November 8 to December 6, 2024, the XII International Henryk Mikołaj Górecki Days will take place, organized by the Silesian Philharmonic. This year, the festival's central theme is "Refrain." Just like the composition Refrain – the work of the...

XV Scientific Conference "Ideas of Music - Ideologies in Music"

The 15th edition of the All-Polish Scientific Conference "Ideas of Music - Ideologies in Music", to be held on 25 April 2025 at the Academy of Music in Gdańsk, will deal with crossing boundaries in music. The themes of the conference can be understood...

Young Polish artists can apply for VeloBank's patronage program

VeloBank has announced the call for applications for the third edition of VeloTalent – a patronage program for young, talented artists. To participate in the 2025 edition, creators must submit their projects by May 12. The bank's goal is to support...

Youth Circle of the Polish Composers’ Union: “Interpenetrations and Interactions” – a sound installation in the form of an interactive music quiz

An accompanying initiative to the jubilee concerts celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Polish Composers’ Union, prepared by the Youth Circle, is an online installation in the form of an interactive music quiz. The event is coordinated by Krzysztof...