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Musicology Today - volume 22: "Music, Nature, and Sound: Musical Ecology"

The 22nd issue of "Musicology Today", titled Music, Nature, and Sound: Musical Ecology, is now available online in open access. This volume brings together a wide range of perspectives on how music engages with the natural world, ecological thought, and sustainability in both historical and contemporary contexts. Drawing on contributions from scholars and artists working across musicology, sound studies, composition, and cultural theory, the issue explores music as a medium that not only reflects ecological issues but also helps shape our understanding of them. Many of the articles stem...

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Mykietyn Paweł

  • Work:

    Paweł Mykietyn embarked on his spectacular career at a very young age, and from the very start he notched up numerous successes both in Poland and abroad. In 1993, still as Włodzimierz Kotoński’s composition student, he made his Warsaw Autumn debut with La strada. The success of this performance resulted in the composer obtaining his first Warsaw Autumn commission – for the work entitled Eine kleine Herbstmusik which, performed in 1995, proved to be one of the greatest events of the Festival. In the same year, his composition 3 for 13, commissioned by the Polish Radio, won the 1st prize in the International Rostrum of Composers in Paris, in the category of works by young composers. In 1996, Mykietyn received the 1st prize in the same category of works, as well as a recommendation in the general category, in the 4th International Rostrum of Electroacoustic Music in Amsterdam, for his Epifora [Epiphora] for piano and tape (1996). The successive Warsaw Autumn festivals presented new works by Mykietyn: Piano Concerto in 1997, Commencement de siècle (1999), Shakespeare’s Sonnets (2000), and the opera Ignorant i szaleniec [The Ignoramus and the Madman] (2001).

    Paweł Mykietyn’s music is impetuous, frequently even aggressive in character, and has a clear structure. The composer ostentatiously applies the major-minor harmonies, introducing tonal fragments interspersed with harmonically free sections. He also makes use of traditional melodic structures, transforming them in his own individual manner. Mykietyn could be described as a model postmodernist, deriving his inspiration as well as material from all the available sources without any inferiority complex. Composition is for him, to a large extent, the action of putting together ready-made puzzle pieces. Mykietyn’s music evokes many emotions. It is most admired by the younger audience, fascinated by powerful sound and sharp rhythms.
  • Works:

    ...though Daedalus flew safe..., trio for piano, clarinet and cello (1990)

    La Strada for three instruments (1991)

    Four Preludes for piano (1992)

    “At Radek’s” for clarinet, trombone, cello and piano (1993)

    3 for 13 for 13 performers (1994)

    Sonatina für Alina for alto saxophone and tape (1994)

    Eine kleine Herbstmusik for 11 instruments (1995)

    Epiphora for piano and tape (1996)

    Concerto for piano and orchestra (1996)

    ...on my own theme for chamber ensemble (1997)

    Four for four for clarinet, trombone, cello and piano (1997)

    Concerto for cello and orchestra (1998)

    String Quartet (1998)

    Commencement de siècle for chamber ensemble and live electronics (1999)

    Before “Four for four” for clarinet, trombone, cello and piano (1999)

    Concerto for violin and orchestra (1999)

    Shakespeare’s Sonnets for male soprano and piano (2000)

    The Ignoramus and the Madman, chamber opera (2000-2001)

    Concerto for harpsichord and orchestra (2002)

    Calls for string orchestra (2002)

    An Album Leaf for cello and computer
     (2002, 2009)

    Blood, symphonic poem for large orchestra (2003)

    Gently for 6 male voices (2003)

    Becoming Fine for baritone, microtonally tempered harpsichord and string ensemble to words by Marcin Świetlicki (2004)

    Klave for microtonally tempered harpsichord and chamber orchestra (2004)

    Nude, for clarinet, trombone, cello and piano (2005)

    String Quartet No. 2 (2006)

    Sonata for Cello solo or with live electronics  (2006)

    Prologue for strings (2006)

    Symphony No. 2 (2007)

    St Mark Passion for voices and instruments  (2008)

    Vivo for choir, orchestra and electronics (2010)

    Berceuse for ten singers  (2010)

    Symphony no. 3 for alto and orchestra (2011)

    Two Verses by Miłosz for actor, actress, 10 musicians, electronics and video (2011)

    Klavierstücke for Casio CTK-731 synthesiser (2012)

    King Lear, musical in two acts (2012)

    Wax Music for wax cylinders and piano (2012)

    Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (2013)

    Hommage à Oskar Dawicki for symphony orchestra (2014)

    The Magic Mountain, opera to a libretto by Małgorzata Sikorska-Miszczuk after Thomas Mann (2015)

    Fanfare for symphony orchestra (2015)

    Double Concerto for two flutes and symphony orchestra (2016)

    Fangor for piano four hands  (2016)

    Two Rags for tabla (2017)

    Counting out for 3 voices and 9 instruments (2017)

    Herr Thadaeus for electronics, bass solo and orchestra (2017)

    Two Arabesques for piano solo  (2018)

    Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (2019)

    II Concertofor cello and orchestra (2019)

    Perpetuum Stabile for piano quartet  (2019)

    STOP for carillon (2020)

    Voyelles for voice, lights and chamber ensemble (2022)

    Ash for orchestra (2023)

    Film music

    Music for film Maria Konopnicka, dir. by Elżbieta Rottermund (1996)

    Music for film Egoiści, dir. by Mariusz Treliński (2000)

    Muzyka do filmu Przerwy w dostawie prądu w reż. Wiesława Palucha (2002)

    Music for film Wernisaż, dir. by Wiesław Paluch (2002)

    Music for film Ono, dir. by Małgorzata Szumowska (2004)

    Music for film Mój tata Maciek, dir. by Małgorzata Szumowska (2005)

    Music for film Solidarność, Solidarność..., dir. by Krzysztof Zanussii, Małgorzata Szumowska and others (2005)

    Music for film Motor, dir. by Wiesław Paluch (2005)

    Music for film 33 sceny z życia, dir. by Małgorzata Szumowska (2008)

    Music for film Tatarak, dir. by Andrzej Wajda (2009)

    Music for film Essential Killing, dir. by Jerzy Skolimowski (2010)

    Music for film Trick, dir. by Jan Hryniak (2010)

    Music for film Popatrz na mnie, dir. by Katarzyna Jungowska (2011)

    Music for film Sponsoring, dir. by Małgorzata Szumowska (2011)

    Music for film Bez wstydu, dir. by Filip Marczewski (2012)

    Music for film Wałęsa. Człowiek z nadziei, dir. by Andrzej Wajda (2013)

    Music for film Czerwony papierowy stateczek, dir. by Aleksandra Zaręba (2013)

    Music for film W imię..., dir. by Małgorzata Szumowska (2013)

    Music for film Nowy sen - Krzysztof Warlikowski, dir. by Marcin Latałło (2013)

    Music for film Piąte: nie odchodź, dir. by Katarzyna Jungowska (2014)

    Music for film 11 minut, dir. by  Jerzy Skolimowski (2015)

    Music for film Frost dir. by Sharunas Barthas (2017)

    Music for film Córka boga, dir. by Małgorzata Szumowska (2019)

    Music for film II Concerto for cello and orchestra, dir. by Maciej Stuhr (2019) 

    Music for film A Walk with Angels, dir. by Tomasz Wysokiński (2021)

    Stage music

    Music for theatre play Szkarłatna wyspa, dir. by Piotr Cieślak (1995)

    Music for theatre play Księżniczka Turandot, dir. by Rudolf Zioło (1996)

    Music for theatre play Fenicjanki, dir. by Krzysztof Warlikowski (1996)

    Music for theatre play Jak wam się podoba, dir. by Piotr Cieślak (1996)

    Music for theatre play Nareszcie koniec, dir. by Zbigniew Brzoza (1996)

    Music for theatre play Elektra, dir. by Krzysztof Warlikowski (1997)

    Music for theatre play Dopełnienie miłości, dir. by Zbigniew Maciak (1997)

    Music for theatre play Zimowa opowieść, dir. by Krzysztof Warlikowski (1997)

    Music for theatre play Joko świętuje rocznicę, dir. by Piotr Cieślak (1997)

    Music for theatre play Ostatnie dni ludzkości, dir. by Piotr Cieślak (1997)

    Music for theatre play Tancerz mecenasa Kraykowskii, dir. by Krzysztof Warlikowski (1997)

    Music for theatre play Bilard petersburski, dir. by Agnieszka Lipiec-Wróblewska (1997)

    Music for theatre play Poskromienie złośnicy, dir. by Krzysztof Warlikowski (1998)

    Music for theatre play Perykles, dir. by Krzysztof Warlikowski (1998)

    Muzyka do spektaklu Nareszcie koniec w reż. Zbigniewa Brzozy (1998)

    Music for theatre play Zachodnie wybrzeże, dir. by Krzysztof Warlikowski (1998)

    Music for theatre play Wieczór Trzech Króli, dir. by Krzysztof Warlikowski (1999)

    Music for theatre play Hamlet, dir. by Krzysztof Warlikowski (1999)

    Music for theatre play Makbet, dir. by Andrzej Woron (2000)

    Music for theatre play Burza, dir. by Krzysztof Warlikowski (2000)

    Music for theatre play Książę Myszkin, dir. by Mikołaj Warianow (2000)

    Music for theatre play Bachantki, dir. by Krzysztof Warlikowski (2001)

    Music for theatre play Leonce i Lena, dir. by Barbara Sierosławska (2001)

    Music for theatre play Ignorant i szaleniec, dir. by Krzysztof Warlikowski (2001)

    Music for theatre play Oczyszczeni, dir. by Krzysztof Warlikowski (2001)

    Music for theatre play 4.48 Psychosis, dir. by Grzegorz Jarzyna (2002)

    Music for theatre play Helmucik, dir. by Paweł Łysak (2002)

    Music for theatre play Sen nocy letniej, dir. by Krzysztof Warlikowski (2003)

    Music for theatre play Antygona, dir. by Marek Kalita (2003)

    Music for theatre play W gęstwinie miast, dir. by GrzegorzJarzyna (2003)

    Music for theatre play Dybuk. Między dwoma światami, dir. by Krzysztof Warlikowski (2003)

    Music for film Mój tata Maciek, dir. by Małgorzata Szumowska (2005)

    Music for theatre play Sonety Szekspira, dir. by Łukasz Kos (2006)

    Music for theatre play Madame de Sade, dir. by Krzysztof Warlikowski (2006)

    Music for television theatre play Piaskownica, dir. by Dariusz Gajewski (2006)

    Music for theatre play Anioły w Ameryce, dir. by Krzysztof Warlikowski (2007)

    Music for theatre play Zapis, dir. by Radosław Dobrowolski (2007)

    Music for television theatre play Kobieta sprzed dwudziestu czterech lat, dir. by Dariusz Gajewski (2007)

    Muzyka do spektaklu Sprawa Dantona w reż. Pawła Łysaka (2008)

    Music for theatre play Przebudzenie wiosny, dir. by Helena Kaut-Nowson (2008)

    Music for theatre play Bóg, dir. by Krystyna Janda (2008)

    Music for theatre play (A)pollonia, dir. by Krzysztof Warlikowski (2009)

    Music for theatre play Ofelie, Sonety, Alpha, dir. by Jon Tombre (2009)

    Music for theatre play Tramwaj, dir. by Krzysztof Warlikowski (2010)

    Music for theatre play Koniec, dir. by Krzysztof Warlikowski (2010)

    Music for theatre play Opowieści afrykańskie według Szekspira, dir. by Krzysztof Warlikowski (2011)

    Music for theatre play Kabaret warszawski, dir. by Krzysztof Warlikowski (2013)

    Music for theatre play Francuzi, dir. by Krzysztof Warlikowski (2015)

    Music for theatre play Wyjeżdżamy, dir. by Krzysztof Warlikowski   (2018)

    Music for theatre play Fauves, dir. by Wajdi Mouawad (2019)

    Music for theatre play Odyseja. Historia dla Hollywoodu, dir. by Krzysztof Warlikowski (2021)

    Music for theatre play Elizabeth Costello. Siedem wykładów i pięć bajek z morałem, dir. by Krzysztof Warlikowski (2024)

    Music for theatre play Europe, dir. by Krzysztof Warlikowski (2026)
  • Source literature:

    Chłopecki Andrzej, Paweł Mykietyn - nowa gwiazda muzyki polskiej [Paweł Mykietyn – A New Star of Polish Music], "Polish Culture" 1999 nr 1, s. 48-49

    Thomas Adrian, Mykietyn Paweł, In: The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (ed. Stanley Sadie), vol. 17, Macmillan Publishers Limited, London 2001

    Kwiecińska Agata, W co gra Paweł Mykietyn?, "Ruch Muzyczny" 2007 nr 10, s. 6-8

    Chłopecki Andrzej, Pawła Mykietyna Opus, czyli II Symfonia. Próba przybliżenia, "Ruch Muzyczny" 2008 nr 17/18, s. 8-10.

    Dutkiewicz Barbara, Polistylistyka, czyli Dyskurs z przeszłością: interpretacja ruchowa muzyki w obliczu dzieł epoki postmodernizmu na przykładzie wybranych utworów, Akademia Muzyczna im. Karola Szymanowskiego, Katowice 2012

    Fiugajska Beata,, Technika dekonstrukcji w twórczości Pawła Mykietyna, Akademia Muzyczna, Kraków 2012
  • Professional category: composer, performer
composer and clarinettist, born 20th May 1971 in Oława. He graduated in 1997 from the Music Academy in Warsaw (now the Fryderyk Chopin Music University), where he had studied composition under Włodzimierz Kotoński. He participated in the ISCM Polish Section’s International Summer Courses for composers (1991, 1992, 1993) and the Gaudeamus Music Week in Amsterdam (1992), and attended lectures and workshops with composers such as Witold Lutosławski, Krzysztof Penderecki, Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, Magnus Lindberg, Louis Andriessen, François-Bernard Mâche, and Michael Nyman. ...

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Runowski Michał F.

  • Publications:

    books

    Das Licht des Himmels und der Brunnen der Geschichte. Festschrift zum 65th Volker Bräutigam Geburtstag. [The Light of Heaven and the Bottom of History. Commemorative Book for Volker Brautigam on the occasion of 65th anniversary of birth], [in collaboration with F. Seils], ortus musikverlag, Berlin/Beeskow 2004

    Polnische Orgelmusik nach 1945 [Polish organ music after 1945], VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, Saarbrücken 2009

    articles & papers

    August Freyer. His work on the pages of German music magazines in the nineteenth century, w: Organy i muzyka organowa, t. 12, a href=, Gdańsk 2003

    Ein deutscher Pole oder ein polnischer Deutscher? Leben und Werk von August Freyer [A German Pole or a Polish German? Life and Work of August Freyer], „Organ” 2003 nr 4, s. 16

    Klingende Architektur. Kleine Orgelgeschichte der Marktkirche zu Halle [Sounding Architecture. A Little Organ History of the Marktkirche], w: Die Marktkirche Unser Lieben Frauen zu Halle (ed. Sabine Kramer, Karsten Eisenmenger), Verlag Janos Stekovics, Halle 2004

    Schöpferische Kraft im Schattendasein. Polnische Orgelmusik der Avantgarde – ein vergessenes Teilkapitel Musikgeschichte, w: Das Licht des Himmels und der Brunnen der Geschichte. Festschrift Volker Bräutigam zum 65. Geburtstag (ed. Franziska Seils, Michał F. Runowski), ortus musikverlag, Berlin 2004

    A new look at the Arias of Stary Sacz, „Ruch Muzyczny” 2006 nr 4, s. 31

    A German monument to a Polish martyr - Volker Bräutigam: Epitaph für Maximilian Kolbe, w: Organy i muzyka organowa, t. 13, a href=, Gdańsk 2006

    Zwischen Staat und Rebellion. Orgelmusik in Polen und der DDR [Between State and Insurgency. Organ music in communist Poland and East Germany], „Osteuropa” 2008 nr 12, s. 103

    critical & collective editions

    August Freyer (1803-1883): Complete Organ Works Volume I, Volume I, US-Colfax: Wayne Leupold Edition, [w druku]

    lexicografic entries

    Polen (1800-1950), in: Repertorium Orgelmusik (ed. Klaus Beckmann), Schott, Mainz 1999

    Deutschland (1800-1950), in: Repertorium Orgelmusik (ed. Klaus Beckmann), Schott, Mainz 1999
  • Professional category: musicologist, performer
organist, musicologist and music journalist, born. June 17, 1979, Poznan, Poland. He grew up in Puszczykowo near Poznan, and from 1983 living in Berlin. His musical education began in 1992, privately, continuing with Heinz Lohmann. In 1999-2000 he studied musicology, archeology and philosophy at Freie Universität in Berlin. From 2000 to 2006 he studied church music and organ at Hochschule für Kirchenmusik in Halle/Saale (organ and improvisation with Volker Bräutigam and Klaus Eichhorn). His diploma in Church Music he acquired in 2004, graduated as a concert organist in 2006. In addition, he...

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Katarzyna Forecka-Waśko, "Eurhythmics on Air: The History of Maria Wieman's Music Education Broadcasts"

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    Katarzyna Forecka-Waśko, Rytmika w eterze. Historia audycji umuzykalniających Marii Wieman, Poznań, Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM, 2026, 236 s.

    ISBN: 978-83-232-4471-4
Katarzyna Forecka-Waśko’s book, Eurhythmics on Air: The History of Maria Wieman's Music Education Broadcasts, published in 2026 by the Adam Mickiewicz University Press, reveals a fascinating chapter in post-war music education for children and music created for them. The book is available both online in PDF format and for purchase as a printed edition. The author explores the work of Maria Wieman, who, by applying Émile Jaques-Dalcroze’s eurhythmics method, created radio music education broadcasts—an innovative pedagogical tool of her time. The book also highlights the educational mission...

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Monika Kędziora's "Piano Works"

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    Wydawnictwo Akademii Muzycznej w Poznaniu, 2025, 58 s.

     
Monika Kędziora’s Piano Works is a collection of 12 compositions written between 2020 and 2025, created specifically with the performers to whom they were dedicated. The cycle was published by the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań Press. The prelude-like pieces were inspired by nature and cosmos in a broader sense, a connection made explicit in their titles. Among the extraterrestrial themes is the final work of the cycle, Via Lactea (The Milky Way), composed to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Polish Composers' Union. It was premiered during the anniversary festival...

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Joanna Bruzdowicz: Cinematic Inspirations

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    Largo (Jacquot de Nantes)
    Romantic Ballad (Le jupon rouge)
    La Mort (Un air si pur)
    The White King – Suite (The White King)

    Wyk.: Paweł Czarakcziew (wiolonczela), Piotr Kowal (fortepian)

    * Sfera records 2025 (SR001) 
    Total time: 42:06
The repertoire concept of the album Cinematic Inspirations, published by Sfera Records as part of the "Muzyczny ślad" ("Musical Trace") program, focuses on the works of Joanna Bruzdowicz (1943–2021) interpreted by the Czarakcziew / Kowal Duo. The album features pieces from various periods of the composer's career, showcasing a broad spectrum of her musical language and sensitivity. The album is not only a tribute to Joanna Bruzdowicz but also a presentation of music characterized by a collision of classical formal discipline with an admiration for color, rhythm, and sound...

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4th International Festival "Paderewski at Ujazdów"

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The 4th International Festival "Paderewski at Ujazdów" will take place in Warsaw between June 20 and September 12, 2026. This year's series of open-air Saturday concerts in Ujazdów Park, held next to the monument to Ignacy Jan Paderewski, will be dedicated to the work of the world-renowned pianist and composer, statesman, and philanthropist, whose 85th death anniversary falls this year. Admission to all concerts is free of charge. In the heart of the Polish capital, audiences will be able to enjoy the delicate sounds of the king of instruments—the piano—as well as chamber music every...

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"Musical Paths of Wrocław" – NFM Choir Season Finale

  • Event date: 2026-06-23
  • CUSTOM_FIELD_MIEJSCE_LABEL: Wrocław
Wrocław is a space where music from different eras and traditions creates a coherent story: sacred and secular inspirations, humor and reflection, locality and universality intertwine into a single, polyphonic narrative. This is perfectly illustrated by the selection of pieces: from Wacław of Szamotuły and Salamone Rossi to contemporary composers such as Paweł Łukaszewski and Per Gunnar Petersson. Their works will be performed during the NFM Choir's season finale concert on June 23, 2026 at 6.00 pm. The musicians will be led by the ensemble's artistic director, Lionel Sow, with...

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Hashtag Ensemble to premiere Ewa Trębacz's "Seulete Suy (Alone am I)" at the "June Concerts on the Roof"

  • Event date: 2026-06-20
  • CUSTOM_FIELD_MIEJSCE_LABEL: Warszawa
During the "June Concerts on the Roof" at Warsaw's Hashtag Lab on June 20, 2026 at 8.00 pm, the sounds of the city will blend with music. The outstanding Hashtag Ensemble will premiere Ewa Trębacz’s Seulete Suy (Alone am I) during a concert titled "A Garden Enclosed, a Garden Open". The world premiere of the evening is a piece in which, as the US-based composer describes, "isolated elements of reality are magnified, fragmented, and layered. A garden enclosed—a space of introspection, but also of loneliness and an obsessive return to detail—gradually opens up, and sound, embodied in the...

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The 11th Professor Józef Świder International Music Festival

  • Event date: 2026-06-19
  • CUSTOM_FIELD_MIEJSCE_LABEL: Cieszyn
The program of the 11th Professor Józef Świder International Music Festival in Cieszyn, running from June 19 to 22, 2026, will feature concerts, as well as the 6th National Scientific and Artistic Conference "Sought-After Repertoire," the Professor Józef Świder International Choral Competition, accompanying events, and a grand final performance of Kim André Arnesen’s Magnificat. Organized by the University of Silesia, the Institute of Musical Arts in Cieszyn, and the Music Without Borders Foundation, the festival blends tradition with modernity, presenting a wide spectrum of choral and...

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    XI Międzynarodowy Festiwal Muzyki im. Prof. Józefa Świdra - program
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The 30th "Nova Music and Architecture" International Festival

  • Event date: 2026-06-20
  • CUSTOM_FIELD_MIEJSCE_LABEL: Toruń
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The Toruń Symphony Orchestra announced the 30th anniversary edition of the "Nova Music and Architecture" International Festival, which will take place between June 20 and September 5, 2026. Outstanding musicians, including Krzysztof Jakowicz, Paweł Wakarecy, Iwona Hossa, Łukasz Długosz, Carlos Peña-Montoya, Edyta Krzemień, and Katarzyna Dondalska, will perform as soloists in Toruń's finest concert halls and historic churches. This year's program, featuring artists from all over the world, will be packed with timeless hits and anniversary concerts. Following the tradition, admission to a...

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The 4th "Warszawa Wierszy" Festival: Poetry and Music

  • Event date: 2026-06-13
  • CUSTOM_FIELD_MIEJSCE_LABEL: Warszawa
The 4th "Warszawa Wierszy" (Warsaw of Poems) Festival, organized by the Polish PEN Club, will take place from June 13 to 21, 2026. This year's patron of the festival is the poet Julia Hartwig, and its central theme is the phrase "clear unclear" (jasne niejasne), drawn from her poetry. "Warszawa Wierszy" 2026 has been conceived as a cycle of complementary artistic, educational, and social initiatives. Their aim is to integrate the capital's creative communities and to expand the profound presence of poetry within the social space. As announced by the organizers, the emphasis will be placed...

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The 2nd Silesian Composers' Competition

  • Event date: 2026-08-31
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The 2nd Silesian Composers' Competition will be held within the 17th Silesian Festival of Choral Song "Magnificat". Its objective is to motivate Silesian composers to create choral works, especially pieces intended for amateur vocal ensembles. The deadline for submitting scores is August 31, 2026. The competition is open to composers holding Polish citizenship. Adult participants of any age who are registered residents of the Silesian Voivodeship are eligible to enter the competition. The subject of the competition is composing a piece, a medley, or a cycle of pieces for mixed choir...

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Polish Composers' Union supports the draft bill on social security for artists

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The Polish Composers' Union supports the concept and principles included in the draft act on social security for professional artists. Similarly to any group of professionals, this one has its own specific characteristics, to which all mature European countries—from the Czech Republic and Lithuania to Germany and France—have long adapted their national healthcare and pension systems. At a relatively low cost, the act offsets health and pension contributions that artists are unable to cover at any given time due to the irregularity of their income. It is this very irregularity that is a...

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Poster promoting "Compass Music Studies" – a new project by the German Music Information Centre

"Compass Music Studies" – a new project by the German Music Information Centre

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The German Music Information Centre (Deutsches Musikinformationszentrum) has launched a new platform, "Compass Music Studies" – a unique online service presenting over 1,700 music degree programmes in Germany at universities of music and arts, universities of applied sciences (Fachhochschulen), and private institutions. The platform was created for prospective students interested in music education in Germany, including international students looking for guidance in the broad and diverse landscape of German higher education. Users can precisely search for options by field of study,...

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Poster promoting the NFM's 2026/27 concert season

The National Forum of Music announced the 2026/27 concert season

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The Witold Lutosławski National Forum of Music announced the program of the upcoming 2026/27 season. As usual, the season will feature both canonical works and fascinating repertoire challenges, as well as new pieces performed by distinguished NFM ensembles and internationally renowned musicians. In September, the NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra will be the first to open the season, inviting the esteemed Latvian accordionist Ksenija Sidorova to collaborate with them. In addition to classical works, the artists will present Polish and Argentine tangos. Their second performance...

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Poster promoting the 14th "New Music" Festival in Bydgoszcz

From Baroque Sounds to Digital Landscapes – 14th "New Music" Festival in Bydgoszcz

  • Event date: 2026-05-16
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The 14th "New Music" International Festival of Contemporary Music, taking place in Bydgoszcz from May 16 to June 16, 2026, focuses on a wide range of forms and styles. The program features 13 exceptional events, showcasing over twenty world premieres. The audience will experience both works written for period instruments and compositions utilizing cutting-edge electronics. The program offers a broad spectrum of aesthetics—from traditional perspectives on contemporary chamber music to the choral mysticism of the Kuyavia region and innovative multimedia projects. The festival will be...

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2nd Feliks Konopasek Wind Orchestra Composition Competition

  • Event date: 2026-09-01
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The National Institute of Music and Dance announced the second edition of the composition competition for a piece written for wind orchestra. The deadline for submitting applications (with the scores) is September 1, 2026. The competition consists of two stages. The results of the first round, which involves the Jury's evaluation of the submitted scores, will be announced by September 15, 2026. The second and final round, during which the laureates will be selected, will take place on November 27, 2026, in the form of a concert featuring a guest wind orchestra. The exact date and venue of...

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The 1st International Festival "The Central Music Square" in Warsaw

  • Event date: 2026-06-19
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The Central Music Square is a new summer festival in the heart of Warsaw, held at the newly opened Central Square. This world-unique event is organized by Warsaw’s leading musical institutions, which have invited world-renowned artists including Lang Lang, Kate Liu, Sonya Yoncheva, Joyce DiDonato, Jonathan Tetelman, and George Gagnidze. They will perform across 14 festival events on an open-air stage in front of the Palace of Culture and Science from June 19 to July 7, 2026. Detailed ticket pricing information will be announced on March 2 at 10.00 am, with ticket sales launching the same...

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Photo Report from the Presentation of the Project “Józef Koffler – A Composer of Lwów and Europe”

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For the first time, in the welcoming halls of the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Warsaw, on March 29, 2025, the wider public was introduced to: A unique monographic website dedicated to Józef Koffler, one of the most outstanding figures in the musical life of the Second Polish Republic. The site reflects all aspects of Koffler’s activity: as a composer, educator, and publicist. Ms. Magdalena Borowiec, curator of the Archive of Polish Composers at the University of Warsaw Library, was the first in history to collect and analyze all articles...

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

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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’ Archive at the University of Warsaw Library, who transcribed approximately 800 of Palester's radio broadcasts, reviewer of the writings Dr. Jolanta Guzy-Pasiak (Institute of Art, Polish Academy of Sciences), and representatives of the Polish Music Publishing House. Thanks to them, attendees could purchase unique books with autographs. During the...

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Fotografia z wydarzenia - Barbara Literska, Rafał Augustyn, Beata Bolesławska-Lewandowska, fot. Maciej Borowski

Photo Report from the Meeting with Rafał Augustyn

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The International Festival of Contemporary Music “Warsaw Autumn” has just come to an end. In the incredibly rich program presented over the past week, we had our own modest contribution: a side event organized in cooperation with Polish Music Publishers (PWM) – the promotion of a book about Tadeusz Baird, recently published in the Little Monographs series, authored by Rafał Augustyn. The event took place on September 21 at the headquarters of the Polish Composers’ Union. Rafał Augustyn was the main guest – a composer, literary scholar, author of texts on music and, more broadly, on...

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Marietta Morawska-Büngeler "The Soul of Sound. Conversations with Polish Composers"

  • Event date: 2024-09-27
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Dr. Marietta Morawska-Büngeler’s book “Dusza dźwięków. Rozmowy z polskimi kompozytorami” (The Soul of Sound. Conversations with Polish Composers), which spans over 1000 pages, contains in-depth interviews with fifteen composers who occupy important positions on the Polish music scene. It also includes documentation of their work, photographs, excerpts from scores and manuscripts. An exceptional feature of Morawska-Büngeler’s work is the "self-portrait" nature of this group of composers. The materials were gathered by the author from the 1990s to 2011, but for reasons beyond her control, the...

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