From among nearly 200 applications, the jury of the 4th Polish Music Critics Competition "Kropka", organized by the Meakultura Foundation, selected winners in four categories.
Grand Prix, funded by the Institute of Music and Dance, went to Rafał Wawrzyńczyk for the text Ciemne centrum (dwutygodnik.com). The Main Prize in the article / column category was given to Aleksander Przybylski for the text Melotypy ("Ruch Muzyczny"), and in the category of review / report – to Karolina Dąbek for the text Trans jesieni – zmierzch awangardy. Warszawska Jesień 2017 ("Glissando"). The founder of the Main Prize in both categories is the Society of Authors ZAiKS. The honorable mention for the debut, funded by PWM Edition, was given to Przemysław Górecki for the unpublished text Posłuchajmy, co tak gra. Sześć razy Maryla Rodowicz. Dirk Wieschollek received the Special Award for foreign critics for the text Ego-Shooter mit Achillesferse ("Dissonance") devoted to the work of Jagoda Szmytka. The founder of the Special Prize is the Adam Mickiewicz Institute.
The Special Prize of the Fryderyk Chopin Institute was awarded to Adam Wiedemann for the text Zachód słońca (dwutygodnik.com). Piotr Metz's Individual Award went to Olga Drenda for the text The Future Sound of Poland (text accompanying the exhibition "140 beats per minute" at the Museum of Modern Art).
We congratulate all the winners!
Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.
More information at: http://www.konkurskropka.pl/wyniki
