Nominations for the 2025 “Coryphaeus of Polish Music” Award

On November 3, 2025, at 7:00 PM at the Warsaw Philharmonic, the winners of the 15th edition of the “Coryphaeus of Polish Music” award will be announced. The winners, selected by the music community, will receive statuettes in the following categories: “Personality of the Year,” “Event of the Year,” “Honorary Award,” and “Discovery of the Year.”

Public voting in the “Discovery of the Year” category will take place via the award’s official website from October 6 to 13. The vote is open to all, with the restriction that each person may cast only one vote for one candidate.

The Program Council of the National Institute of Music and Dance, during its meeting on September 30, selected the nominees in all categories from among 148 submissions.

Nominees:

Personality of the Year:

• Rafał Kłoczko
• Tomasz Konieczny
• Anna Szostak
• Aleksandra Świgut
• Michał Znaniecki

Event of the Year:

• 1st Tadeusz Baird International Music Festival
• Baltic Opera Festival 2025
• “1025. Music of Cathedrals” Festival
• Break in Classic International Music Festival
• “Musical Encounters Celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the Polish Music Publishing House” at the National Forum of Music

Discovery of the Year:

• Hania Derej
• Mateusz Dubiel
• Gabriela Legun
• Anna Sroka-Hryń
• Sw@da x Niczos ensemble

Due to the nature of the Honorary Award, the winner’s name will be revealed only during the award ceremony. Nominations for this award will be voted on by the Electoral College, composed of representatives of national music organizations and institutions, media representatives, and all previous recipients of the award.

The winners in all categories will be selected by the Electoral College through a secret ballot. The public vote also contributes to the final decision in the Discovery of the Year category.

The award is organized by the National Institute of Music and Dance.
The event is funded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

You can vote for the winner in the "Discovery of the Year" category on the website: https://koryfeusz.org.pl/