International Composition Competition "Żeromski 2025"

The Parliament of the Republic of Poland, convinced of the immense significance of the writer's legacy, has declared the year 2025 as the Year of Stefan Żeromski. On this occasion, the Świętokrzyska Philharmonic in Kielce, a Cultural Institution of the...

International Composition Competition SAXandVILLAS 2025

Szczecin's cultural institution Villa Lentz and La Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando invite you to participate in the SAXandVILLAS 2025 International Composition Competition, which aims to enrich the musical literature of saxophone and...

International Music Day with the Polish Society of Contemporary Music- children's concert

The Polish Society of Contemporary Music invites children aged 6-11 to the concert "Variations and Oddities," which will take place on International Music Day, October 1, 2024, at 11:00 AM at the Wawer Cultural Center, located at Żagańska 1a in Warsaw....

IV "Playground": workshop, tutorship, rehersals, meetings and concerts of the Spółdzielnia Muzyczna Contemporary Ensemble

The Spółdzielnia Muzyczna Contemporary Ensemble announces the fourth edition of the composition and performance project "Playground." The theme of the 2025 edition is "Collaboration." The main idea behind this edition is the collaboration between...

Joint book launch of "Śpiewacy eksportowi" by Anna S. Dębowska and "Plim Plam Plum" by Anna Kierkosz

On January 19, 2025, at 6:00 PM, a joint book launch will take place at the Contemporary Music Space Hashtag Lab, featuring two books related to contemporary music: “Śpiewacy eksportowi” (Export Singers) by Anna S. Dębowska and “Plim Plam Plum” by Anna...

Jubilee of the 75th birthday of Piotr Moss in the Baltic Philharmonic

The Polish Baltic Philharmonic invites you to a concert on October 4, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. to celebrate the 75th birthday of Piotr Moss and the world premiere of Seule — a cycle of songs for soprano and orchestra with texts by Christine de Pisan,...

Jubilee piano recital of Mariusz Dubaj on the 50th anniversary of his creative work

Jubilee piano recital of the composer and pianist Dr. Mariusz Dubaj on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his work as a composer and the International Music Day will take place at the Regional Museum in Krasnystaw (Piłsudskiego 5a) on October 1,...

Katowice | Premiere of 'A Body for Harnasie'

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC On the 26th of February, 2024 at 8 p.m., premiere of performance A Body for Harnasie with music by Karol Szymanowski, directed by Wayne McGregor - a unique contemporary interpretation of the...

Laureates of the Koryfeusz Polish Music Award 2024 announced!

The Koryfeusz Polish Music Award, which has been awarded for 14 years, is presented in four categories: Personality of the Year, Event of the Year, Discovery of the Year, and the Honorary Award. The winners of this year's edition were announced during...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2025!

NOSPR and Inmo Yang

Let’s immerse ourselves in symphonic music from Sibelius to Bartók during the NOSPR concert conducted by Marin Alsop on January 17, 2025, at 7:30 PM! The soloist will be South Korean violinist Inmo Yang, winner of the Jean Sibelius International Violin...

Opole | 34th International Music Course in Opole

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC The 34th International Music Course in Opole will take place from the 31st of July to the 11th of August, 2024. Pupils and students of violin, piano, viola, cello, double bass and chamber...

Opole | Chamber carnival: Wolańska - Gajda Duo

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC As part of the "Opole Philharmonic Chamber" series on the 26th of January, 2024 at 7 p.m., Wolańska - Gajda Duo will perform, i.e. pianist Julia Wolańska-Gajda and accordionist Michał Gajda. The...

Photo Gallery of Andrzej Markowski from the ZKP collection

Andrzej Markowski (pseudonym Marek Andrzejewski), conductor and composer; born August 22, 1924, Lublin, died October 30, 1986, Warsaw. In 1939-41 he studied in Lublin with Artur Malawski (composition), and in 1943-44 in Warsaw with Marcelina...

Photo Gallery of Krzysztof Penderecki

The Polish Music Information Center POLMIC has prepared an online gallery of Krzysztof Penderecki's archival photographs from the collection of the Polish Composers' Union, which is now available on the POLMIC website. Krzysztof Pendercki was...

Photo report from the "Meeting with the Composers": Jerzy Kornowicz, Michał Mendyk, and Digital Culture at the Polish Composers' Union

"Meeting with the Composers" on November 29, 2024, was full of surprises! As part of the series organized by the ZKP, Michał Mendyk conducted an interview with composer Jerzy Kornowicz, which took an unexpected turn: most of the questions were related...

Photo Report from the October "Meeting at the Composers'": Alicja Gronau and Anna Ignatowicz-Glińska

As part of the "Meetings with Composers" series, a discussion on the topic "Borders – Opportunity or Challenge?" took place on October 18, 2024, featuring Dr. Alicja Gronau, Associate Professor at UMFC, and Dr. Anna Ignatowicz-Glińska. We also had the...

Photo report from the presentation of Roman Palester's "Writings"

The editors of the three-volume collection of Roman Palester's Writings took part in the February "Meeting with Composers" – Beata Bolesławska-Lewandowska, Iwona Lindstedt, Lech Dzierżanowski, Magdalena Borowiec, curator of the Polish Composers’...

Photo report from the September "Meeting with the Composers": Krzysztof Knittel and Michał Mendyk

As part of the 67th "Warsaw Autumn" and the "Meetings with Composers" series, on September 21, 2024, at 5:00 PM, musicologist Michał Mendyk and composer Krzysztof Knittel spoke about their work on the book “Granice niczego” from the "People of the...

Polish Chamber Choir: World Premieres Concert in Gdańsk

In one of the most important churches for the people of Gdańsk, St. Nicholas Basilica, a unique concert from the series "Laboratory of New Sacred Music" will take place on October 19, 2024, at 8:30 p.m. The Polish Chamber Choir will perform world...

Polish music concert as part of the multidisciplinary project "Przystanek Śląsk"

The Silesian Chamber Orchestra, conducted by the director of the Silesian Philharmonic, Adam Wesołowski, will perform as part of the multidisciplinary project "Przystanek Śląsk". A concert of Polish music will take place on October 8, 2024, at 7:00 PM...

Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra and Aleksander Dębicz conducted by Przemysław Neumann

During the concert of the Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra on October 19, 2024, at 7:00 PM in the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of the Polish Radio in Warsaw, the audience will be treated to an evening of Polish music and youthful energy! Under...

Polityka's Passports 2019: Aleksander Nowak i PanGenerator among the laureates

On January 8, 2019, the 26th gala of Polityka's Passports awards took place at the Polish Theater in Warsaw. Paszport Polityki (Polityka's Passport) is an annual prestigious Polish award presented by the weekly magazine Polityka since 1993. It is...

Poznań composers and their guests: Sepia Ensemble

On October 26, 2024, at 7:00 PM, a concert will take place as part of the series "Poznań Composers and Their Guests", co-organized by the Poznań branch of the Polish Composers' Union. This time, the Sepia Ensemble will perform works by Polish...

Premiere of Aleksandra Garbal's Album 'Kaleidoscope of Views'

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC The premiere of Aleksandra Garbal's album Kaleidoscope of Views (Acte Préalable Ltd AP0552-53) will take place on the 7th of February 7, 2023 at 17.00 in the Concert Hall of the State Music School...

Premiere of Krzysztof Meyer's "Te Deum" in the National Pantheon

A wonderful opportunity to experience Polish choral music at the highest level will be the concert "Dialogi Mistrzów" (Dialogues of Masters) on October 23, 2024, at 7:00 PM in the stunning interiors of the Church of St. Apostles Peter and Paul...

Premiere of Paweł Hendrich's Album "Fractalized"

28 March 2025 sees the release of Paweł Hendrich's latest monographic album Fractalized (DUX 2136), published by DUX record label. The album contains four works created over the last eight years by artists from Poland, Austria and Switzerland,...

Premiere of the album “Between Heaven and Earth”: saxophone & organ

The album “Between Heaven and Earth” is the latest project of the organ and saxophone duo Hanna Dys & Szymon Zawodny, which is also the ensemble’s main theme. The premiere of the album, released by Requiem Records (Opus 106 | 2024), will take place on...

Premiere of the Latest Releases with Witold Szalonek’s music

Polish Music Publishing House, the Anaklasis record label, and the Silesian Philharmonic invite you to a concert dedicated to the music of Witold Szalonek. The event will take place on 3 December 2024 at 7:00 PM in the Silesian Philharmonic, marking...

Premiere of the opera "Ślub" by Zygmunt Krauze – the first musical adaptation of the drama by Witold Gombrowicz

The Stanisław Moniuszko Grand Theatre invites you to the premiere of the opera Ślub by Zygmunt Krauze, directed by Krzysztof Cicheński, on November 22, 2024, at 7:00 PM. The performance, marking the 120th anniversary of the and the 55th anniversary of...