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The jury of the 12th International Competition for Young Pianists "Artur Rubinstein in memoriam" in Bydgoszcz, after two stages of auditions and final concerts with the Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra at the Pomeranian Philharmonic, announced its verdict.

The first prize went to Mateusz Krzyżowski (Poland) – PLN 30,000, financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. The winner of the 2nd prize was Vladimir Acimovic (Serbia) – PLN 15,000, financed by the Centre for Artistic Education in Warsaw. The third prize – PLN 9,000, financed by the Bydgoszcz City Hall– went to Hyo Lee (Korea). Financial prizes were awarded to all finalists: 4th prize – PLN 8,000, financed by the Senator of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Kobiak – went to Yonghuan Zhong (China); 5th prize – 6,000 PLN, financed by the Marshal's Office of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship in Toruń – went to Krzysztof Wierciński (Poland); 6th prize – PLN 4,000, financed by Marlena and Waldemar Latoń, owners of Polimex-Profil in Solec Kujawski – went to Mateusz Dubiel (Poland).

The international jury chaired by Ewa Osińska included famous concert pianists: Beata Bilińska, Valentina Igoshina and Ian Hobson. The jury auditioned 29 pianists from 12 countries around the world.

Co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund. Co-financed from the budget of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

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The next concerts in the framework of the Mińsk County's Art Festival, organised by the "Czas Sztuki" Foundation, will take place on 10 December 2021 at 7.00 p.m. at the Municipal Cultural Centre in Stanisławów and on 12 December 2021 at 5.30 p.m. in the building of the Volunteer Fire Department in Dobre.

The music and poetry event in Stanisławów will be devoted to three outstanding Polish poets whose birth anniversaries fall in 2021: Cyprian Kamil Norwid, Tadeusz Różewicz and Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński. The famous actress Olga Bończyk will read selected poems to the accompaniment of music. Violin duo consisting of Maksymilian Grzesiak and Katarzyna Grzesiak will present compositions by Grażyna Bacewicz, Jean-Marie Leclair and the latest piece by Bartosz Kowalski, Dialogues for two violins.

The event for families with children in Dobre will feature Miłosz Bembinow's mini-opera for children and adults Dzieciaki # 2022. The Amazing Solaris and Łukasiewicz. Based on the libretto by Małgorzata Sikorska-Miszczuk, the mini-opera tells the story of the outstanding Polish inventor and entrepreneur Ignacy Łukasiewicz and his kerosene lamp. The work will be performed by the soprano Anna Farysej and the string quartet The Time Quartet.

Admission to all festival events is free!

Co-financed from the budget of the Minsk Poviat and Mazowieckie Voivodeship. Sponsored by the PZU Foundation.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

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Suffering has always been an integral part of Polish culture, including music. It resonates in the works of renowned 20th-century Polish composers which make up the new album of the Czestochowa Philharmonic Choir Collegium Cantorum Łzy polskie [Polish tears]. The album will premiere on 13 December 2021.

The date of the album premiere is a symbolic one. On the 40th anniversary of the introduction of martial law in Poland, let us focus on music that tries to understand suffering, bring relief and lead us to emotional catharsis.

Apart from presenting the music of prominent composers, the album touches a broad theme of suffering and its sources, so different for each artist and person. The list of composers is not accidental. Andrzej Nikodemowicz, Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz, Edward Pałłasz and Wojciech Kilar – born at the beginning of the 20th century, they lived in Poland fighting for freedom and true independence, struggling with many adversities, sacrificing a lot – including their own security – to cultivate and promote Polish culture. Their work clearly shows the national spirit, love for the homeland and fundamental values ​​on which Polish culture is based.

The album also includes the first recording of a unique piece Orfeusz w lesie [Orpheus in the Forest] by Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz to the words of Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński.

From 13 December, the CD will be available for sale on the publisher's website www.instytutsztuki.com. It will also be released in digital distribution (Spotify, Deezer, iTunes, Amazon).

Co-financed by the Minister of Culture, National Heritage and Sport from the Culture Promotion Fund as part of the "Musical Trace" programme, implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

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The Upper Silesian Pantheon and the Silesian Philharmonic organise a special event on 12 December 2021 at 7.00 at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Katowice. A symphonic concert, filled with extremely emotional and expressive music, will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the pacification of the "Wujek" mine.

On 16 December 1981, ZOMO units and the army carried out the bloodiest pacification during the martial law period – a massacre in the KWK "Wujek" coal mine, where about three thousand miners were on strike. The 40th anniversary of the pacification will be commemorated with a unique concert. The Silesian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Yaroslav Shemet, together with the outstanding soloist Monika Sendrowska, will celebrate it with the music of Silesian composers. We will hear the most famous symphony by Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, the extremely lyrical and meditative Symphony No. 3 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs" and the premiere of a new piece by Adam Wesołowski, Songs of Angels for string orchestra, prepared especially for this occasion.

Górecki's Symphony No. 3 is a piece that touched the hearts of millions around the world. In three movements the composer used a 15th-century Polish lament of Mary, mother of Jesus, a message written on the wall of a Gestapo cell during World War II, and a Silesian folk song of a mother searching for her son killed by the Germans in the Silesian uprisings. Wesołowski's Songs of Angels is a piece inspired by the desire to take the listener into a world far from worldly problems. Symbolically, it refers to the light, God and the angelic choirs.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

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Concerts of the 12th edition of the Gdańsk Art of Accordion Music Interpretation will be held on 10-13 December 2021, presenting avant-garde works by contemporary composers, classical accordion literature and transcriptions.

The programme of this year's edition includes contemporary music workshops for children and youth, which will take place on 10 December at the Culture City Institue in Gdańsk. Classes will be led by members of the Zagan Acoustic ensemble: Joachim Łuczak (violin), Paweł Zagańczyk (accordion) and cellist Nikola Freda. Applications at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

A concert of Polish accordion music performed by accordion virtuosos – lecturers of the Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music, Cezary Paciorek and Paweł Zagańczyk – will take place at the Baltic Sea Cultural Center on 13 December at 6 p.m. We will hear the premiere of works by Cezary Paciorek and Krzysztof Olczak. Andrzej Krzanowski's Autumn Impressions will be a rare opportunity to listen to bass accordion.

Co-financed by the City of Gdańsk.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

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