The Marcin Józef Żebrowski Music School Complex in Częstochowa invites you to the 2nd Wanda Wiłkomirska Violin Competition of Polish Music, which will take place in Częstochowa between 22 February and 1 March 2020.

The main goal of the Competition is to popularise Polish violin literature and to promote young performers. This idea is guided by the figure of prof. Wanda Wiłkomirska – an outstanding Polish violinist, propagator of Polish music, an amazing artistic and pedagogical personality. The participants in the three age groups will compete for financial prizes as well as scientific and artistic support in the form of numerous accessories necessary in the work of a young violinist, and above all invitations to perform concerts in many renowned cultural institutions. The Competition will be attended by violinists born in 2000-2009, pupils of music schools and students from Poland and abroad. The participants will perform chosen works by Polish composers – one-part or cyclical, for solo violin or for violin and piano.

The inaugural concert will take place on 22 February 2020 at 6:00 p.m. at the Regional Culture Centre in Częstochowa. It will feature the members of the jury of the competition: Eliseu Silva, Aleksandra Szwejkowska-Belica, Maria Magdalena Kaczor, as well as the violinist Maria Belica, who will perform, among others, works by Ryszard Borowski, Grażyna Bacewicz and Romuald Twardowski. Prizes and honorable mentions will be awarded during the Winners' Concert – the ceremonial closing of the competition on 1 March 2020 at the Częstochowa Town Hall. All concerts and auditions will be open to the public.

In addition, as part of the Competition, there will be workshops, an exhibition of violin and sting instruments made by Marcin Mazur, lectures and discussion panels, as well as a musical and book fair of the PWM Edition.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.