14th "Music in Paradise" Festival

This year in August 12-21, Gościkowo-Paradyż will host the "Music in Paradise" Festival for the 14th time. The event programme covers 26 concerts devoted mostly to Medieval and Baroque music, however some performers will also present Reneissance music....

15th International Music and Art Festival "Sfogato" in Cracow

The 15th anniversary edition of the International Music and Art Festival "Sfogato" will take place in Cracow from October 17 to December 31, 2024. The festival program will feature concerts by renowned artists and young talents, the conference "Music –...

15th Symposium of Musicology Students in Warsaw

The Institute of Musicology at the University of Warsaw invites you to a special music conference: the 15th Symposium of Musicology Students, which will take place on May 16-17, 2025. Abstract submissions can be sent by anyone, and participation in the...

167th anniversary of Chopin’s death

As part of celebrations of the 167th anniversary of Fryderyk Chopin's death, Mozart’s Requiem in D minor KV 626 will be performed on October 17, 2016 at the Holy Cross Basilica in Warsaw. Each year on October 17, the Fryderyk Chopin Institute organizes...

16th Kwartesencja Festival: Premiere of Aleksander Nowak's String Quartet No. 3

Since its creation in 2004, Kwartesencja Festival has been not only the synonym of the essence of the most beautiful, intimate chamber music-making, but also the answer to the question about the sound of the modern world. The last concert of this...

17th International Conference “Traditions of Silesian Musical Culture”. Special edition: "At the Crossroads of European Routes"

From March 25–27, 2025, the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław will host the 17th International Conference “Traditions of Silesian Musical Culture”. This year’s edition, titled “At the Crossroads of European Routes”, will be an event of...

17th Tadeusz Ochlewski Composition Competition for a string quartet

In the year of its 75th anniversary, PWM Edition announces the 17th Tadeusz Ochlewski Composition Competition for a string quartet. The deadline for submitting entries is 23 October 2020. The competition is directed at young composers with Polish...

18th International Conference "Organs and Organ Music" in Gdańsk

From September 27th to 29th, 2024, the 18th International Conference "Organs and Organ Music" will be held at the Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk. Organists, music theorists, musicologists, and organ builders have been invited to...

18th International Festival of Organ and Chamber Music in Zakopane

The gems of Polish music will be presented in the capital of the Tatra Mountains during the 18th International Festival of Organ and Chamber Musicm. The event will take place between 7th July and 11th August 2018 in Zakopane. The programme of this...

19th edition of the "Colours of Poland" Festival

The 19th Lodz Philharmonic Festival "Colours of Poland" will be held between July 1 – August 31, 2018. For all concerts of the Festival (except the final) admission is free. The Festival of the Lodz Philharmonic "Colours of Poland" is a unique event of...

19th Silesian Days of Contemporary Music

The Polish Composers' Union invites you to the 19th Silesian Days of Contemporary Music which will run from 19 November to 8 December 2020. Recordings of the concerts will be published on the Facebook page of the Silesian Tribune of Composers, on the...

1st Chopin Competition on Period Instruments: Event Broadcasts

The 1st International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments, organised by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute, will be held on September 2-14, 208. We invite you to follow the Competition event broadcasts. One of the Competition’s most important...

1st Creativity Forum: financing of the cultural and creative sectors in Poland - opportunities and dangers

The Creativity Forum is another initiative of the Creative Poland Association, of which the Polish Composers' Union is a member. In connection with the Association's organization of the first edition of the Creativity Forum, we invite you to complete...

1st International Andrzej Dobrowolski Composition Competition

The Poznań Contemporary Music Foundation invites you to participate in the 1st International Andrzej Dobrowolski Composition Competition. The subject of the competition is a composition for oboe with electronics, with a duration between 5 and 8...

1st Open Classics Festival in Beskidy

A new musical event is appearing on Poland's cultural map – the Open Classics Festival in Beskidy, which will take place from April 6-11, 2025, in Bielsko-Biała, Cieszyn, Wisła, and Skoczów. It will be a meeting with classical and improvised music,...

1st Polish National Composers' Competition for a School Miniature

The Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz and the Fryderyk Chopin Music School Complex in Piła announce the 1st National Composers' Competition for a school miniature for students of secondary music schools. The deadline for submissions is...

20 Carols in Opole Philharmonic

During the pre-Christmas concert at the Opole Philharmonic Hall, on December 20, 2024, at 7:00 PM, two musical worlds will meet – the classical genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the innovative imagination of Witold Lutosławski. Mozart's Symphony in...

20. International Piano Forum "Bieszczady Without Borders"

For the 20th time, the International Piano Forum "Bieszczady Without Borders" will take place in Sanok, in the Podkarpacie region. At the beginning of February, Sanok will become the Winter Capital of Piano Music. Transports of YAMAHA instruments,...

2008 in Polish Music – A Subjective View

In the world of Polish music, the year 2008 abounded, as usual, in major events. A comprehensive survey of music life is virtually impossible, so the following ought to be seen as a subjective attempt, from our point of view. Could we point to one...

2021 Polish Composers' Union Award for merits in the field of music education

On 17 March 2021 the Presidium of the Main Board of the Polish Composers' Union awarded for the sixth time the Award of the Polish Composers' Union for merits in the field of music education. The award was given to the State Primary Music School in...

2021 Polish Composers' Union Honorary Award for contribution to the promotion of Polish music

On 17 March 2021 the Presidium of the Main Board of the Polish Composers' Union awarded this year's Honorary Award of the Polish Composers' Union for contribution to the promotion of Polish music. The award went to Łukasz Borowicz, Lech Dzierżanowski,...

2024 auksodrone

From October 4-6, 2024, the next edition of the Auksodrone festival will take place at the Mediateka in Tychy. The main organizers and stars of the event are the musicians of the AUKSO Chamber Orchestra of the City of Tychy, conducted by Marek Moś....

2025 Annual Awards of the Polish Composers' Union

On March 10, the Jury consisting of: Marek Chołoniewski (chairman), Marcel Chyrzyński, Mieczysław Kominek, Violetta Przech, and Mateusz Ryczek awarded the 2025 Annual Awards of the Polish Composers' Union. The laureates of the Awards are: Szymon...

20th edition of Cyprian Kamil Norwid Awards

The local government of Mazovia will award the Cyprian Kamil Norwid Awards for the 20th time. You can now submit candidates for this year's anniversary edition of the award in the following categories: Literature, Music, Visual Arts, Theatre and...

20th Festival of Jewish Culture ‘Singer's Warsaw’

The 20th Festival of Jewish Culture ‘Singer's Warsaw’ will take place from the 26th of August to the 3rd of September, 2023 in Warsaw, but the first events of the spectacular jubilee edition will start on the 11th of August in Biłgoraj. Walks,...

20th Festival of Polish Music

The 20th Festival of Polish Music will take place on July 13-28, 2024 in Cracow: the programme of the anniversary edition will include two operas and three world premieres. This year there are three anniversaries related to St. Jadwiga - the 650th...

21st "Colours of Poland" Touring Festival of the Łódź Philharmonic

After long months of isolation and longing for live music, the Artur Rubinstein Philharmonic in Łódź invites you to eight concerts of the 21st "Colors of Poland" Touring Festival, which will take place during summer weekends, from 26 July to 30 August...

21st Festival "Silesian Days of Contemporary Music"

The 21st Festival of "Śląskie Dni Muzyki Współczesnej" (Silesian Days of Contemporary Music) in Katowice will run until December 9, 2024. Admission to all events is free! The festival will feature premieres of works by Polish composers, including...

22nd "Colours of Poland" Touring Festival of the Łódź Philharmonic

The 22nd Touring Festival of the Łódź Philharmonic "Colours of Poland" will run from 24 July to 29 August 2021. This year's edition includes 11 weekend concerts in historic churches in 11 different towns of the Łódź region. The inauguration will tak...

22nd International Kiejstut Bacewicz Chamber Music Competition

The Institute of Chamber Music at the Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Łódź invites participants to the oldest Polish chamber music competition – the 22nd International Kiejstut Bacewicz Chamber Music Competition. The competition is...