100th Anniversary of the Polish Composers’ Union

In 2025, the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP) celebrates the Centennial of the Polish composers’ association movement. It was in 1925 that the Section of Contemporary Polish Composers was established within the Warsaw Music Society. Soon thereafter, it...

11th International Ignacy Jan Paderewski Festival

For the eleventh time in Warsaw, the International Ignacy Jan Paderewski Festival will take place from November 4 to 10, 2024, dedicated to preserving the memory of his monumental contributions to Polish independence. This year's edition will be an...

11th National Competition on the Life and Work of Polish Composers of the 20th and 21st Centuries: Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil

To popularize the work of Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil, the Art Education Centre and the State Music School of Primary and Secondary Education in Konin are organizing a competition on the life and work of this world-renowned Polish composer. The...

12th International Festival of Contemporary Music "Nowa Muzyka": Autumn Edition

The Kuyavian-Pomeranian Branch of the Polish Composers' Union in Bydgoszcz has prepared a rich and engaging program for the Autumn Edition of the 12th International Festival of Contemporary Music "Nowa Muzyka na Jesień". The festival will feature three...

12th International Jan Kiepura Vocal Competition

The Jan Kiepura Cultural Society in Krynica-Zdrój invites singers to take part in the 12th International Jan Kiepura Vocal Competition, which will be held from 27 to 29 November 2025. The application deadline is 20 November. The Competition is open to...

13th Conference of Doctoral Students of Music Academies

The 13th Edition of the National Conference of Doctoral Students of Music Academies will take place from December 6 to 8, 2024, in Łódź, at the Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music. The program will include discussion panels, concerts, and a...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

19th International Kazimierz Serocki Composition Competition

The Polish Society for Contemporary Music invites composers to participate in the 19th International Kazimierz Serocki Composition Competition, held under the honorary patronage of the Polish Composers Union. The deadline for submitting entries is...

1st Academic Conference “The Meaning of Music”: “Music and the Word”

The 1st Academic Conference “The Meaning of Music”: “Music and the Word” will take place at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music on 22–23 April 2026. The deadline for submitting proposals is 30 January. The question of meaning has always accompanied...

1st Aural Skills Competition “Aures Spatiales”

“Spatial Ears”—this is the guiding motto of the 1st National Aural Skills Competition “Aures Spatiales”, organized by the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music and the Centre for Art Education. The competition will take place at the Academy of Music in...

1st International Andrzej Dobrowolski Composition Competition

The Poznań Contemporary Music Foundation invites you to participate in the 1st International Andrzej Dobrowolski Composition Competition. The subject of the competition is a composition for oboe with electronics, with a duration between 5 and 8...

1st Marcin Błażewicz National Composition Competition "Dharma"

The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, the CV Music Foundation, in cooperation with the Association of Authors ZAiKS, invite you to participate in the 1st Marcin Błażewicz National Composition Competition "Dharma". The subject of the first edition of...