Photo Gallery of Krzysztof Penderecki

The Polish Music Information Center POLMIC has prepared an online gallery of Krzysztof Penderecki's archival photographs from the collection of the Polish Composers' Union, which is now available on the POLMIC website. Krzysztof Pendercki was...

Photo report from the "Meeting with the Composers": Jerzy Kornowicz, Michał Mendyk, and Digital Culture at the Polish Composers' Union

"Meeting with the Composers" on November 29, 2024, was full of surprises! As part of the series organized by the ZKP, Michał Mendyk conducted an interview with composer Jerzy Kornowicz, which took an unexpected turn: most of the questions were related...

Photo Report from the October "Meeting at the Composers'": Alicja Gronau and Anna Ignatowicz-Glińska

As part of the "Meetings with Composers" series, a discussion on the topic "Borders – Opportunity or Challenge?" took place on October 18, 2024, featuring Dr. Alicja Gronau, Associate Professor at UMFC, and Dr. Anna Ignatowicz-Glińska. We also had the...

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

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’...

Photo report from the September "Meeting with the Composers": Krzysztof Knittel and Michał Mendyk

As part of the 67th "Warsaw Autumn" and the "Meetings with Composers" series, on September 21, 2024, at 5:00 PM, musicologist Michał Mendyk and composer Krzysztof Knittel spoke about their work on the book “Granice niczego” from the "People of the...

Polish Chamber Choir: World Premieres Concert in Gdańsk

In one of the most important churches for the people of Gdańsk, St. Nicholas Basilica, a unique concert from the series "Laboratory of New Sacred Music" will take place on October 19, 2024, at 8:30 p.m. The Polish Chamber Choir will perform world...

Polish music concert as part of the multidisciplinary project "Przystanek Śląsk"

The Silesian Chamber Orchestra, conducted by the director of the Silesian Philharmonic, Adam Wesołowski, will perform as part of the multidisciplinary project "Przystanek Śląsk". A concert of Polish music will take place on October 8, 2024, at 7:00 PM...

Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra and Aleksander Dębicz conducted by Przemysław Neumann

During the concert of the Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra on October 19, 2024, at 7:00 PM in the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of the Polish Radio in Warsaw, the audience will be treated to an evening of Polish music and youthful energy! Under...

Polityka's Passports 2019: Aleksander Nowak i PanGenerator among the laureates

On January 8, 2019, the 26th gala of Polityka's Passports awards took place at the Polish Theater in Warsaw. Paszport Polityki (Polityka's Passport) is an annual prestigious Polish award presented by the weekly magazine Polityka since 1993. It is...

Poznań composers and their guests: Sepia Ensemble

On October 26, 2024, at 7:00 PM, a concert will take place as part of the series "Poznań Composers and Their Guests", co-organized by the Poznań branch of the Polish Composers' Union. This time, the Sepia Ensemble will perform works by Polish...

Premiere of Aleksandra Garbal's Album 'Kaleidoscope of Views'

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC The premiere of Aleksandra Garbal's album Kaleidoscope of Views (Acte Préalable Ltd AP0552-53) will take place on the 7th of February 7, 2023 at 17.00 in the Concert Hall of the State Music School...

Premiere of Krzysztof Meyer's "Te Deum" in the National Pantheon

A wonderful opportunity to experience Polish choral music at the highest level will be the concert "Dialogi Mistrzów" (Dialogues of Masters) on October 23, 2024, at 7:00 PM in the stunning interiors of the Church of St. Apostles Peter and Paul...

Premiere of Paweł Hendrich's Album "Fractalized"

28 March 2025 sees the release of Paweł Hendrich's latest monographic album Fractalized (DUX 2136), published by DUX record label. The album contains four works created over the last eight years by artists from Poland, Austria and Switzerland,...

Premiere of the album “Between Heaven and Earth”: saxophone & organ

The album “Between Heaven and Earth” is the latest project of the organ and saxophone duo Hanna Dys & Szymon Zawodny, which is also the ensemble’s main theme. The premiere of the album, released by Requiem Records (Opus 106 | 2024), will take place on...

Premiere of the Latest Releases with Witold Szalonek’s music

Polish Music Publishing House, the Anaklasis record label, and the Silesian Philharmonic invite you to a concert dedicated to the music of Witold Szalonek. The event will take place on 3 December 2024 at 7:00 PM in the Silesian Philharmonic, marking...

Premiere of the opera "Ślub" by Zygmunt Krauze – the first musical adaptation of the drama by Witold Gombrowicz

The Stanisław Moniuszko Grand Theatre invites you to the premiere of the opera Ślub by Zygmunt Krauze, directed by Krzysztof Cicheński, on November 22, 2024, at 7:00 PM. The performance, marking the 120th anniversary of the and the 55th anniversary of...

Premiere of the two-CD album "Weinberg: Songs for no-one"

The two-CD album Weinberg: Songs for no-one (NFPMA 99161/2) is the culmination of many years of work by singer Tomasz Raff, whose aim was to record all of Mieczyslaw Wajnberg's songs for bass voice with piano. Thus, containing the phonographic...

Radosnych Świąt Wielkanocnych!

Results of the Ks. Prof. Hieronim Feicht Award Competition for 2024 announced!

On March 14, 2025, the jury meeting of the competition organized by the Section of Musicologists of the Polish Composers' Union took place. Jury consisted of: Prof. Iwona Lindstedt (chair), Dr. Agnieszka Leszczyńska, Prof. Teresa Malecka, Dr. Katarzyna...

Roman Czura - the winner of the "Piesomen Antropon" composition competition!

The winner of the 2025 "Piesomen Antropon" Composition Competition, organized by the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Pomeranian Philharmonic, is Dr. Roman Czura, a lecturer at the Katowice Academy of Music and a member of the Polish Composers' Union! The jury,...