Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

On the 13^th of June, 2023, a press conference was held at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw announcing the 3^rd International Competition of Polish Music, which will take place from the 2^nd to the 9^th of July at the Artur Malawski Podkarpacie Philharmonic in Rzeszów. The event popularizes less known Polish music of the 19^th and 20^th centuries both among international performers and the audience. The winners of the third edition, in addition to financial prizes worth over EUR 100,000, will also receive many interesting concert proposals.

The conference was attended by: Wanda Zwinogrodzka - Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Paula Lis -Sołoducha - Director of National Institute of Music and Dance, Prof. Marta Wierzbieniec - Director of the Podkarpacka Philharmonic, Lech Dzierżanowski - Deputy Director of the National Institute of Music and Music, and invited journalists.

Honorary Patronage over the Competition was taken by the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda. The competition is financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage and of the funds of the Marshal of the Podkarpacie Voivodeship.

The competition includes two categories: piano and chamber ensemble.

The concert of Laureates will take place on the 9^th of July 9 at 18.00 at the Podkarpacie Philharmonic in Rzeszów and will be repeated on the 26^th of September at the Warsaw Philharmonic. The entire competition will be broadcast on the YouTube channel of the National Institute of Music and Dance.

Detailed information is available on the Competition website: https://konkursmuzykipolskiej.pl/