All Souls' Day is a special time for reflection and remembrance of those who are no longer with us. The Polish composers’ and musicologists’ community has also suffered significant losses in the past year; distinguished personalities have passed away,...
As part of the "Electro" series, the Pegazi duo will present their new compositions at the Hashtag Lab in Warsaw on March 14, 2025, at 20:00. Their music captivates with the originality of the melodies, infectious rhythms, and enchanting...
The Institute of Music and Dance in cooperation with LinkedIn invites you on 14 October 2020 at 4.00 p.m. for a webinar aimed at people working in culture interested in consciously building a personal and professional brand. LinkedIn is a social...
Polish Chamber Philharmonic Sopot will perform compositions by Mieczysław Weinberg and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on April 23, 2016 at the Opera Leśna (Forest Opera) in Sopot. Over the past few years, Mieczysław Weinberg's works have enjoyed a growing...
The uniqueness of late June inspired the NFM Girls’ Choir and NFM Boys’ Choir under the direction of Małgorzata Podzielny to present a concert that will take us into the world of childhood. On June 22, 2025, at 5:00 PM, at the National Forum of Music,...
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...
On the Holy Wednesday, 28 March 2018, the Krakow Opera invites you to the Chapel of St. Kinga in "Wieliczka Salt Mine" for a unique concert entitled "Ecce lignum crucis... (Here is the tree of the cross)", which is part of the cycle "Song – Theater of...
The Krakow Opera invites you to the concert "My evening song", which will take place on May 13, 2018 at 5.00 pm in the "Wieliczka" Salt Mine (John Haluszko chamber), as part of the "Song – Theater of the Word" series. The main theme of the concert will...
On the 1st of September, 2022 the premiere of the Wieluń Oratory by Krzesimir Dębski, performed by the PRIMUZ Chamber Orchestra under the composer's baton, took place at 9.00 p.m. at the Municipal Market in Wieluń. The work was written to commemorate...
The Henryk Wieniawski Music Society in Poznań invites you on 26 November 2020 at 8.00 p.m. to a unique online recital in the series "Wieniawski znów w Bazarze" [Wieniawski again in the Bazaar], featuring violinist Piotr Pławner, pianist Piotr Sałajczyk...
On February 6, 2016 the jury of the 12th International Composition Competition "Musica Sacra Nova" gathered in Cambridge to select winning works out of 30 submitted applications. The prizes were awarded in 2 categories. All awarded compositions will be...
On 26 January 2021, for the 28th time, outstanding artists were awarded Polityka's Passports – one of the most important cultural awards in Poland. Seven winners were selected from among 21 nominations. This year the jury also presented an additional,...
The most important Polish music awards for last year's phonographic achievements in the categories of classical music – "Fryderyk" – were presented on 25 June 2021 at the Castle Opera in Szczecin. Winners have been announced in ten categories,...
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...
The jury of the 13th Competition of 20th- and 21st-century Music for Young Performers, organised by the Polish Society for Contemporary Music, announced the winners of this year's edition. In the category of secondary music school students, three equal...
First prize: Krzysztof Ratajski Rebounds for 5-part children choir to an original phonetic text Honourable mention: Szymon Godziemba-Trytek A Wonderer’s Song for 3-part children choir Compositions recommended by the jury to be published by the PWM...
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...
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...
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....
On March 11, 2019, the Jury of the Second Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers in Krakow selected the winners of the competition. 37 scores from Armenia, Austria, Chile, China, Germany, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands,...
During the 31st "Polityka" Passports awards gala, which took place on the 16th of January, 2024 at the ATM studio in Warsaw, among the most outstanding creators of Polish culture in the following categories: film, theater, literature, visual arts,...
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...
The results of the 4th edition of the National Composition Competition Opus 966 were announced on November 5, 2016. Laureates: Katarzyna Danel Beati misericordes - 1st prize and special award of Metropolitan Archbishop of Poznań Janusz Krzysztof...
The final concert of the 61st Tadeusz Baird Competition for Young Composers and the announcement of the winners took place on 19 June 2020 in the Concert Hall of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the concert took...
The final concert of the 62nd Tadeusz Baird Competition for Young Composers was followed by an online Jury meeting on 19 June 2021. After listening to the recording of the concert on the Polish Composers' Union YouTube channel and Soundcloud, the Jury...
On the 26th of April, 2024 for the first time at the Zielona Góra Philharmonic the final concert of the 65th Tadeusz Baird Composers' Competition took place. 3 prizes and 1 distinction were awarded. The jury, consisting of: Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil...
The jury of the 7th Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers, after reviewing 14 scores, decided to award Main Prize and two distinctions. 15 scores from 9 countries were submitted to the competition: Austria (1), China (1),...
The results of the 3rd edition of the National Composition Competition Opus 966 have been announced: Dominik Puk Vidi áquam 1st prize Mariusz Koliński Corpus tuum, Domine 2nd prize Special Award ”Composer-in-residence at the Poznań Chamber Choir”...
On November 11, 2015 the names of the award winners were announced at a special gala held in the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of Polish Radio in Warsaw. The awards were granted in 3 categories: • Paweł Mykietyn - Personality of the Year; • Opening...
On October 1, 2016, names of the Coryphaeus of Polish Music Award winners were announced at a special gala held at the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of Polish Radio in Warsaw. The awards were granted in 4 categories: • Karol Mossakowski - Debut of...
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