13th International Henryk Mikołaj Górecki Days“The Songs Sing”

The 13th International Henryk Mikołaj Górecki Days“The Songs Sing” will once again open a space for world premieres at the Silesian Philharmonic from 14 November to 14 December 2025. At the inauguration concert on 14 November, the Silesian Philharmonic...

13th International Ignacy Jan Paderewski Piano Competition in Bydgoszcz

The 13th International Ignacy Jan Paderewski Piano Competition will take place in Bydgoszcz from November 9 to 23, 2025. This prestigious event, held every three years, brings together the most talented young pianists from around the world and is an...

13th International Young Pianists Competition "Arthur Rubinstein in Memoriam" in Bydgoszcz

The 13th International Young Pianists Competition "Arthur Rubinstein in Memoriam" will take place in Bydgoszcz from October 22 to 28, 2024. It is one of the most prestigious music competitions for young pianists in the world. The global prestige and...

13th Koryfeusz Muzyki Polskiej Award — submit your candidate!

The thirteenth edition of the Koryfeusz Muzyki Polskiej award of the Polish music community, organized by the National Institute of Music and Dance, begins. Until the 14th of September 2023, via the website www.koryfeusz.org.pl, you can submit...

13th Lower Silesian Music Festival

17 concerts of the 13th Lower Silesian Music Festival, taking place from August 15 to December 14, 2025, will be held in a region affected by last year’s flood. This year’s edition is dedicated to the music of Romanticism and Late Romanticism. “The...

14. Little Warsaw Autumn

"Little Warsaw Autumn" has rapidly grown from its humble beginnings. What started as a festival featuring 6-8 events now celebrates its 14th edition with 24 events scheduled from September 20-29, 2024, with thirteen of them actively involving children...

14th "La folle journée de Varsovie"

The 14th edition of the “La folle journée de Varsovie” (Crazy Days of Music), under the theme “Sources”, will take place in Warsaw from September 27th to 29th, 2024. Over 800 artists will perform across 56 symphonic, chamber, and recital concerts, as...

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....

14th “NeoArte – Synthesizer of Art” Festival

The 14th “NeoArte – Synthesizer of Art” Festival will once again present an artistic synthesis, showcasing the latest creative works in which the boundaries between different art forms become blurred. Video art, sound installations, multidisciplinary...

15th Edition of La Folle Journée – Musical Sounds of the Metropolis

The 15th anniversary edition of Szalone Dni Muzyki (La Folle Journée de Varsovie) will take place from 26 to 28 September 2025. Concert spaces in the Grand Theatre – Polish National Opera and its immediate surroundings will resonate with the vibrations...

15th Gala of the “Coryphaeus of Polish Music” Award at the Warsaw Philharmonic

The 15th Jubilee Gala of the “Coryphaeus of Polish Music” Awards will take place on November 3, 2025, at 7:00 PM at the National Philharmonic in Warsaw. The winners of this year’s prestigious Polish music community award will be announced in four...

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 Michał Spisak International Music Competition

The Palace of Zagłębie Culture invites you to participate in the 15th Michał Spisak International Music Competition, which will take place from October 1–10, 2025, in the disciplines of violin, viola, and cello. The application deadline is July 15....

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...

16. Leo Festival in NFM

The 16th Leo Festival, organized by the NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra, will take place from May 23 to June 1, 2025 in Wrocław under the theme “Music and Nature”. This year’s program will include 4 main concerts as well as performances in the “House Party...

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 "Muzyka na szczytach" Festival in Zakopane

Mieczysław Karłowicz Association invites all friends of chamber music to a joint journey to Zakopane to the 16th "Muzyka na szczytach" Festival on September 7-14, 2024. This year's program, titled "Inspiration", will feature music from various eras and...

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...

16th National Scholarly Conference in the Series “Music in the Face of the Poetry and Teaching of Karol Wojtyła and John Paul II” in Cracow

The Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Cracow invites you to participate in the 16th National Scholarly Conference in the series “Music in the Face of the Poetry and Teaching of Karol Wojtyła and John Paul II”, held as part of the 20th John Paul...

17th “Music on the Heights” Festival in Zakopane

The 17th edition of the “Music on the Heights” Festival will take place from 6 to 13 September 2025 in Zakopane, once again gathering music lovers at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. This year’s festival will serve as a special prelude to the 150th...

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 Leo Festival

The 17th Leo Festival, organized by the NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra, will be held between May 28 and 31, 2026 in Wrocław, both at the National Forum of Music and in various artistic salons across the city. "Where words leave off, music begins" (Heinrich...

17th New Town Festival in Warsaw

The New Chamber Orchestra Foundation traditionally invites all Polish music lovers to Warsaw's New Town at the end of the summer holidays. In the St. Hyacinth's Church, on August 22-21, there will be 6 concerts with the participation of 21st century...

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 “Silesian Summer Music Festival”

The 18th edition of the “Silesian Summer Music Festival” will take place from 3 to 14 August 2025 in Opole, Głogówek, Brzeg, and Sulisław. Over the course of six concerts, the festival will present chamber and piano repertoire, featuring both...

18th August Talent Festival "Symmetries" in Katowice

"Symmetries" - this is the main theme of the 18th August Talent Festival, evoking the ideas of commensurability, key to expressing beauty, and the syncretism of arts. This year's concerts on August 20-31, 2024 will take place in the inspiring interiors...

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...

18th Lubomirski Festival

On August 30 and 31, 2025, the 18th Lubomirski Festival will take place at the Małopolska Cultural Centre “Sokół” in Nowy Sącz – a celebration of music, history, and culture commemorating the great patron of the arts, Prince Władysław Lubomirski. For...

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...