Białystok | Bacewicz, Wieniawski and Beethoven at the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic

The first symphonic concert with the participation of the audience after a long break will take place on 19 February 2021 at 7.00 p.m at the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic. We will hear virtuoso works by Grażyna Bacewicz and Henryk Wieniawski as...

Białystok | Concert on the Occasion of the 85th Birthday of Krzysztof Penderecki

A concert to commemorate the 85th birthday of Krzysztof Penderecki will be held on April 17, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic – the European Art Center in Białystok. Three oratorios of one of the greatest living Polish composer...

Białystok | Ena Maria Aldecoa „When Music Speaks"

Ena Maria Aldecoa wrote history by being the first Filipino soprano featured in an art song recital during the Bayreuther Richard-Wagner-Festival in 2018. On 21 December 2019 at 7 p.m. she will perform at the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic – European...

Białystok | Online Concert "From Mountains and Fields"

The Court Quartet with Małgorzata Trojanowska (soprano) and Joanna Motulewicz (mezzo-soprano) will present works by Fryderyk Chopin, Stanisław Moniuszko and Mieczysław Karłowicz during a special online concert on 13 June 2020 at 7:00 p.m. Mieczysław...

Białystok | Postcard from Poland – three Polish composers from three periods

A concert entitled "Postcard from Poland – three Polish composers from three periods", presenting compositions by Karol Kurpiński, Stanisław Moniuszko and Karol Szymanowski, will take place on 25 October 2019 at 7 p.m. at the Podlasie Opera and...

Białystok | Premiere of Wojciech Chałupka's Concerto for accordion and orchestra: Klaudiusz Baran and Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic

Wojciech Chałupka's Concerto for accordion and orchestra will be performed for the first time at the Music School Complex Concert Hall in Białystok on the 9th of February 9, 2024 at 7 p.m. Recognized accordionist Klaudiusz Baran will perform, to whom...

Bielawa, Kiełczyn, Strzegom | Polish Music Management: ‘With Classics Through Poland’ - Jakub Kuszlik's concerts

The ‘With Classics Through Poland’ concert cycle is back! This year's concerts will be inaugurated by the pianist Jakub Kuszlik, winner of the 4th prize in the 18th Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition. The music of Polish composers, as...

Bielsko-Biała | 23rd Festival of Polish Composers

Polish music on the 100th anniversary of regaining independence – this is the motto of this year's Festival of Polish Composers. The 23rd edition of the Festival will take place on October 4-6, 2018. All concerts will take place in the House of Music...

Bielsko-Biała | 25th Henryk Mikołaj Górecki Festival of Polish Composers

25th Henryk Mikołaj Górecki Festival of Polish Composers will take place in Bielsko-Biała on October 6-8, 2022. It will inaugurate the jubilee edition of the 3rd Symphony by H.M. Górecki with the participation of Ukrainian artists and the Symphony...

Bielsko-Biała | Beskidy Festival of Classics "Cavatina Classics"

TheBeskidy Festival of Classics "Cavatina Classics" will take place on May 28 – June 8, 2019, as part of the 20th Beskidy Festival of Science and Art. The festival was founded on the initiative of artists active in the music industry for 25 years in...

Bogdan Dowlasz passed away

Professor Bogdan Dowlasz, an outstanding accordionist, composer, pedagogue, and rector of the Łódź Academy of Music from 1993 to 1999, passed away on February 1, 2025 in Łódź, at the age of 76. Professor Dowlasz made a significant contribution to the...

Bogusław Schaeffer awarded posthumously the Great Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta

On 12 July 2019, President Andrzej Duda signed a decision to grant posthumously Order of Polonia Restituta First Class, the Great Cross, to Bogusław Schaeffer. Among Polish civilian awards, the Order is second only to the rarely awarded Order of the...

Bogusław Schaeffer has passed away...

Bogusław Schaeffer, a composer, musicologist, playwright, graphic designer and teacher, a member of the Polish Composers' Union since 1956, and an honorary member since 2003, has died on 1 July 2019 in Salzburg. He was one of the most original figures...

Bogusław Schaeffer's Funeral in Salzburg

A funeral of Bogusław Schaeffer – composer, musicologist, playwright, graphic designer and teacher, honorary member of the Polish Composers' Union –took place on 16 July 2019 at the Komunalfriedhof in Salzburg. During the ceremony, the President of the...

Bohdan Pilarski died on June 4, 2018

Bohdan Pilarski (b. 1931) – music critic, organizer of musical life, social and political activist died on 4 June 2018. In the years 1958-1978 he was a member of the Polish Composers' Union. He studied at the Adam Mickiewicz University and the...

Bolshoi Ballet in Cinemas

The Bolshoi Ballet returns to cinemas with 7 ballets including 4 live satellite broadcasts from Moscow and 3 recorded shows. The Bolshoi Ballet is about to open its 241st season. One of the oldest and largest ballet companies in the world, it is...

Bonn and Hamburg | Conference of the International Association of Music Information Centres (IAMIC)

The annual meeting and conference of the International Association of Music Information Centres (IAMIC) will take place in Bonn and Hamburg from 21 to 26 May 2022. For the first time in 20 years, Germany will once again be the host country for the...

Book launch of Maria Ziarkowska’s “The cello works of Andrzej Cwojdziński”

The Hieronim Łopaciński Provincial Public Library in Lublin and the Witold Lutosławski Primary and Secondary Music School in Lublin invites you on October 21, 2025, at 6:00 PM to the launch of Maria Ziarkowska’s book The cello works of Andrzej...

Boulez vs. Messiaen - Demiurges of New Music

Compositions by Pierre Boulez and Olivier Messiaen will be performed on February 19, 2017 at 5.00 pm at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. The programme of the concert, supervised by Aldona Nawrocka, includes Douze Notations, Piano...

Bratislava | World premiere of "Iguaçu" Sextet of Jacek Rabiński

As part of the 48th J. K. Mertz Guitar Festival in Bratislava on the 24th of June, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. a world premiere of Jacek Rabiński's Sextet "Iguaçu" for flute, guitar and string quartet will take place. The performers will be: Polish guitarist...

Budgoszcz | Scientific Conference "In their students' shadow. Polish composers – pedagogues"

Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz invites to the spring session "In their students' shadow", which will take place under the scientific supervision of dr hab. Aleksandra Kłaput-Wiśniewska on 10-11 April 2019. Musicologists and composers...

Bydgoszcz | "100 years of Independence" Concert

The Ignacy Jan Paderewski Pomeranian Philharmonic in Bydgoszcz invites you to the concert "100 years of independence", which will take place on November 21, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. For those who love organ works, it will be an attractive evening – filled...

Bydgoszcz | "Philharmonic Under the Stars" and Ceremony of Naming the Philharmonic Square after Krzysztof Penderecki

The I.J. Paderewski Pomeranian Philharmonic in Bydgoszcz invites you on 13 August 2021 at 8.30 p.m. to an open-air concert accompanying the official ceremony of naming the square between the Philharmonic building and the Krzysztof Komeda square after...

Bydgoszcz | 100 Years of Independence

On March 15, 2019 at 7:00 p.m., the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Pomeranian Philharmonic in Bydgoszcz will host a concert entitled "100 Years of Independence". The evening will start with the performance of Lamento for the oboe by Joanna Wnuk-Nazarowa. The...

Bydgoszcz | 100 years of independence: first performance of Nikola Kołodziejczyk Symphony

First performance of the ‘Symphony on the 100th anniversary of Pomerania and Kuyavia rejoining the Motherland’ by Nikola Kołodziejczyk for orchestra and soloists will take place on the 20th of January 2022 at 7 p.m. in the Pomeranian Philharmonic in...

Bydgoszcz | 10th nternational Festival of Contemporary Music 'New Music'

Between the 6th and 28th of May 2022 Bydgoszcz will host the 10th jubilee edition of the International Festival of Contemporary Music 'New Music', organized by the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Branch of the Polish Composers' Union in Bydgoszcz, the Municipal...

Bydgoszcz | 20th anniversary of Pope Jean Paul II's visit to Bydgoszcz

A concert on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the visit of John Paul II in Bydgoszcz will take place on 7 June 2019 at 7pm at the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Pomeranian Philharmonic. The Pope visited Kujawy and Pomerania twice: in 1991, when he was in...

Bydgoszcz | 2nd "Music in Blumwe Villa" Festival

The 2nd "Music in Blumwe Villa" Festival will take place between 20 June and 12 December 2019 in Bydgoszcz. The festival is a joint initiative of the Piotr Orawski Foundation and Polish Radio of Pomerania and Kuyavia Regions with the office in...

Bydgoszcz | 3rd "Music at the Blumwe Villa" Festival

The Piotr Orawski Foundation invites you to five concerts with fantastic performers in the Jeremi Przybora Concert Studio at the Villa of Wilhelm Blumwe – the seat of the Polish Radio of Pomerania and Kuyavia in Bydgoszcz. The 3rd "Music at the Blumwe...

Bydgoszcz | 4th International Conference " Interpretations of a musical work. Nationality and universal values"

The 4th International Conference "Interpretations of a musical work. Nationality versus universal values ​​" will take place on November 27-28, 2018 at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz as a continuation of the series of symposia...