official patronage

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

In the 2022/2023 artistic season, apart from Japan, the NOSPR will also visit Germany, where it will perform in Hamburg on the 5^th of November at the famous Elbphilharmonie, on the 6^th of November in one of the most important concert halls in the world – Berlin Philharmonie, and on the 11^th of November 11 in Kulturpalast in Dresden.

The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra is a living legend: one of the best symphony orchestras in Poland and a brand recognizable in the world. By giving concerts in the most distant corners of the globe, the NOSPR has been carrying out the mission of the ambassador of Polish culture for many years.

In Germany, the National Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Titus Engel will present Mi-parti for symphony orchestra by Witold Lutosławski, as well as Friedrich Cerha's Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra and Sinfonietta for Orchestra, Op. 23 by Alexander von Zemlinsky. The drummer Vivi Vassileva will perform as the soloist.

Additional information: https://nospr.org.pl/ 

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

The official gala of presenting the award of the Polish music community Koryfeusz Muzyki Polskiej will take place on the 13^th of November, 2022 at 20.00 at the Warsaw Philharmonic. On the occasion of the Year of Polish Romanticism, the programme of the concert accompanying the event will be based on works from that period. Leszek Możdżer, among others, will present jazz interpretations of romantic music.

The statuettes will be presented in four categories: Honorary Award, Discovery of the Year, Personality of the Year and Event of the Year.

During the gala we will hear the band Vołosi, as well as the duo of Monika Wałach-Kaczmarzyk and Karolina Kupczyk-Deyl, the laureate of this year's edition of the Oskar Kolberg award ‘For merits to folk culture’.

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Jazz inspired by romantic works will be presented by Leszek Możdżer and the Atom String Quartet. The second part of the concert will feature Ukrainian pianist Ivan Shemchuk, laureate of the 2^nd International Polish Music Competition, and Sinfonia Varsovia conducted by Łukasz Borowicz.

Organisers of the event are: National Institute of Music and Dance and TVP Kultura.

Tickets are available on the website and at the Warsaw Philharmonic box office.

Press release

The list of nominees, regulations and all details about the award can be found on the website: www.koryfeusz.org.pl 

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

The next this year's improvisation workshop for children ‘Tell me a fairy tale’ will be organized by the Polish Society for Contemporary Music between the 3^rd and the 5^th of November, 2022 in Jeziorany: at the Sports and Recreation Center and the M. Lengowski Primary School. The main idea of ​​the project is to popularize the music of our time and improvisation among the youngest. Admission free! The number of places is limited.

During the workshop, children learn the basics of improvisation and a variety of instruments, and play with beautifully illustrated books, thus entering the world of contemporary music. This time, the participants of the classes will learn, among other things, about a rare instrument - monokton.

As always, the workshop will be conducted by great artists from the world of contemporary music: double bass player Małgorzata Kołcz and two composers - Jarosław Kordaczuk and Jarosław Siwiński.

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On the 3^rd and 4^th of November, the workshop will be attended by children from Warmian kindergartens and schools. Currently, the recruitment of participants in family workshop on the 5^th of November at 11:00 is taking place, for children aged 3-8 and their parents.

Participation in the workshop is free - the number of places is limited, so those interested are asked to register in advance. This can be done in two ways:

by filling out the form: https://forms.gle/AQgs7GukuK6iKydS7 

OR

by e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund.

Details on FB: https://fb.me/e/3RHKdyt9s 

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

The Artistic Education Center in Warsaw and the Music School of the 1^st and 2^nd degree in Płock invites to participate in the 16^th Halina Czerny-Stefańska and Ludwik Stefański Piano Competition which will be held on November 28 - December 2, 2022. The deadline for submitting applications is the 6^th of November.

The aim of the Competition with over thirty-year long tradition (the first competition was held in 1990), is - apart from bringing together young pianists and exchanging experiences - to honor the memory of outstanding pianists and teachers : Halina Czerny-Stefańska and Ludwik Stefański.

Students of primary and secondary music schools who are not students of music universities may participate in the Competition. Pupils of the non official art education, as well as foreign participants meeting other requirements of the Competition will be admitted.

More details: https://www.gov.pl/web/psmplock/edycja-xvi2 

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

Two Wrocław ensembles - the NFM Boys' Choir and the ‘Rondo’ Vocal Ensemble - will perform in the Red Hall of the National Forum of Music under the direction of Małgorzata Podzielny on the 6^th of November, 2022 at 5.00 p.m. In their performance, we will hear mainly the works of contemporary composers, although there will also be some old choral literature.

Among the compositions of Polish artists, we will hear, among others Kyrie by Piotr Jańczak or Laudate Dominum omnes gentes composed especially for the NFM Boys' Choir by Grzegorz Miśkiewicz. The common element of their work is the sacral idiom. It will also appear in the piece Ave Maria by a young composer active in Wrocław - Michał Ziółkowski.

Radosław Broda, a member of the NFM ensemble, whose work How Do I Love Thee will be premiered during the concert, will make his debut as a composer. It will precede the famous song by Czesław Niemen – Jednego serca, which will be arranged by Marcin Wawruk.

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Press release

More: https://www.nfm.wroclaw.pl/component/nfmcalendar/event/9763 

The winners of the 2nd Karol Szymanowski International Music Competition in the Composition category are:

Piano: I. Pablo Borrás (Argentina) - €3000

II. not granted

III. Hyunsu Kim (Republic of Korea) - €1000

Violin:

I. Amer Ali (Syrian Arab Republic) - €3000

II. Jinwook Yun (Republic of Korea) - €2000

III. Manolis Ekmektsoglou (Greece) - €1000

Voice:

I. Noemi Conti (Italy) - €3000

II. Alejandro Mata (Mexico) - €2000

III. Krystian Neścior (Poland) - 1000 €

String quartet:

I. Maria Vincenza Cabizza (Italy) - €4000

II. Hed Bahack (Israel) - €3000

III. Hyunsu Kim (Republic of Korea) - €2000

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In addition, the Competition Director and Jury nominate 6 distinctions with financial prizes:

Piano:

Bartosz Witkowski (Poland) and Michał Janocha (Poland) - €300 each

String quartet:

Dario Michelon (Italy) and Andrea Mattevi (Italy) - €400 each

Violin:

Andrea Nassivera (Italy) and Pasquale Punzo (Italy) - €300 each

It was quite a challenge to choose the best compositions, yet the deliberations were truly inspiring. Sincere congratulations to the winners and a great thank you to all the participants.

The winning pieces are included in the repertoire of the performance competition, which will open tomorrow! We encourage you to participate in the following categories: Piano, Violin, String quartet, and Voice.

More: https://szymanowski-competition.com/ 

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

The Moniuszko Music Lovers Society invites you on the 13^th of November, 2022 at 19.00 to the concert ‘Stanisław Moniuszko in memoriam’, which will take place in the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of the Polish Radio. The event, during which the premiere of Ignacy Zalewski's piece will take place, is part of the celebration of the 150^th anniversary of Stanisław Moniuszko's death.

The Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw, conducted by Monika Wolińska, will perform a piece by Ignacy Zalewski, Requiem in memoriam Stanisław Moniuszko, specially composed for this occasion, using sketches by Marcin Błażewicz, a composer who unexpectedly passed away without completing the composition commissioned by the association. The soloists will be Małgorzata Trojanowska (soprano), Agnieszka Zińczuk (mezzo-soprano), Jacek Szponarski (tenor) and Leszek Lorent (drums).

We will also hear the Funeral March by Aleksander Orłowski and the Concert Polonaise in A major by Stanisław Moniuszko, Lithuanian Rhapsody by Mieczysław Karłowicz and Perły Moniuszkowskie by Zygmunt Noskowski.

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Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund as part of the ‘Music’ programme, implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance. Performance of the concert under the patronage of Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne as part of the TUTTI.pl project promoting the performance of Polish music.

Ticket information: https://www.studianagran.com.pl/artykul/3039748?title=Koncert%20symfoniczny 

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

Opera in a concert version, a chamber music concert and a piano recital are preparedby the Zielona Góra Philharmonic for the weekend of November 11-13, 2022. Artists such as pianist Szymon Nehring, the violinist Mateusz Makuch born in Zielona Góra, Polish singers as well as the Philharmonic Orchestra led by the director of the institution, Rafał Kłoczko will perform both well-known works and world premieres.

The climax of the event will be the concert on the 11^th of November. For the first time, the opera by Albert Lortzing from 1832, Der Pole und sein Kind ("A Pole and His Child") will be performed in its entirety. In the second part the audience will be presented with „Flis” by Stanisław Moniuszko. In the solo parts we will hear, among others Szymon Mechliński - laureate of this year's International Vocal Competition S. Moniuszko in Warsaw, soprano singer Ewa Tracz, recognized locally and internationally, and Łukasz Konieczny, who triumphs on the western and national stages. The soloists will be accompanied by the Choir of the Grand Theater in Poznań, as well as the Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Rafał Kłoczko.

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On the 12^th of November, we will hear Mateusz Makuch – a soloist, member of the Penderecki Trio, who will present, together with pianist Wojciech Kubica, compositions by Magdalena Cynk, Henryk Wieniawski, Johann Sebastian Bach and César Franck. 

The crowning of this year's ‘Weekend with the Independent’ will be Sunday piano recital of Szymon Nehring (13.11), who will perform works by Fryderyk Chopin, Karol Szymanowski, as well as Franz Liszt and Claude Debussy.

More information: www.filharmoniazg.pl 

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

The Music of Karol Rathaus and His Legacy festival will take place on November 9-22, 2022 in New York. The organizers of the event are: Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, Center for Jewish Studies in New York, Association of Polish Chamber Musicians, Polish Cultural Institute New York, Karol Rathaus Foundation, Institute of Art of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the University of Silesia.

During the Festival, the music of Karol Rathaus, as well as other Polish composers of Jewish origin will be presented, including Szymon Laks, Mieczysław Wajnberg, Ignacy Friedman, Aleksander Tansman, Tadeusz Kassern. Performers will be: Karol Rathaus Ensemble, Piotr Lato and Joseph Rutkowski (clarinet), Steven Beck, Michael Boriskin, Grzegorz Mania and Monika Gardon-Preinl (piano), Magdalena Filipczak and Karolina Mikołajczyk (violin), Iwo Jedynecki (accordion), Alice Jones ( flute), Sarah Song (cello). 

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In addition, at Queens College, where Rathaus lectured, Jolanta Guzy-Pasiak and Aleksandra Hałat will give lectures dedicated to his work. 

Additional information:

https://karolrathausfoundation.org/karol-rathaus-festival/ 

https://spmk.com.pl/projekt/rathaus-festiwal/