On October 1st, 2018, the International Music Day, during the ceremonial Gala in the Witold Lutosławski Polish Radio Concert Studio in Warsaw at 7.00 p.m., we will meet the laureates of the 8th edition of the Polish Music Coryphaeus award. The winners selected by the music community will receive the statuettes in the following categories: Personality of the year, Event of the year, Honorary award and Discovery of the year.

The Coryphaeus of Polish Music will be presented for the eighth time. The award is a distinction for people, groups of artists and institutions operating in the area of ​​genre and chronologically diversified Polish music. This is an award initiated and given by the music community. The organizer of the award is the Institute of Music and Dance. The winners will receive the Corypheeum statuette created by prof. Adam Myjak. The financial prizes were funded by the ZAiKS Association of Authors and the STOART Artists Association. The organizer of the event is the Institute of Music and Dance and Programe 2 of Polish Radio.

The gala concert titled "Different Looks at ..." will feature the Atom String Quartet, the Polish Radio Choir under the direction of Maria Piotrowska-Bogalecka and the {oh!} Historical Orchestra. We will hear compositions by D. Lubowicz, W. Lutosławskiego, K. Pendereckiego, A. Zubel i A. Jarzębskiego. The award gala will be broadcast on the websites www.polskieradio.pl and www.koryfeusz.org.pl as well as on the air of Programme 2 of Polish Radio. The beginning of transmission at 7.00 p.m.

The media patronage over this year's edition was taken by the Polish Music Information Center POLMIC. The profiles of the nominees, descriptions of events, as well as a detailed concert program are available at www.koryfeusz.org.pl.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

Detailed information available at: www.koryfeusz.org.pl.