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Elbląg | Cinema sounds with Tomasz Stockinger and Elbląg Chamber Orchestra

At the end of the summer, on August 31, 2018 at 7.00 pm in the State Music Schools Complex in Elbląg, the Elbląg Chamber Orchestra will recall the hits that have had the greatest impact on the 20th century cinematography. They will be accompanied on stage by Stefan Gąsieńiec, Sebastian Perłowski and Tomasz Stockinger.

The Elbląg musicians under the baton of Sebastian Perłowski will present works that have connected the world of music and film for over several decades. We will hear music by Krzesimir Dębski, Władysław Szpilman, Fryderyk Chopin, Scott Joplin, Waldemar Kazanecki, George Gershwin, Włodzimierz Korcz, Mirosław Gąsieniec, Wojciech Kilar, and Carlos Gardel. The concert will be hosted by well-known TV, theater and film actor Tomasz Stockinger.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information at: www.eok.elblag.eu

4th Małopolska Academy of Talents Music Festival

The forth edition of Malopolska Academy of Talents Festival will take place between June 26 and July 8, 2018.

On Tuesday, June 26, an accompanying concert for the end of the school year will be held in the performance hall in Łąck. On June 29, duo Fortecello will perform in the Town Hall Hall in Nowy Sącz. Polish cellist Anna Mikulska and French pianist Philippe Argenty will present works of Chopin, Debussy, Bartók and Servais. On July 1, summer music courses in Łąck will begin, and on Wednesday, July 4, for the third time, Archi in Chiesa concert will take place in the parish of St. John the Baptist in Łąck, featuring Messages Quartet, Jan Kalinowski, Piotr Lato and course participants.

This year's festival will also celebrate the 100th anniversary of Poland regaining independence. On July 5 in the Limanowa Community Centre Messages Quartet composed of: Małgorzata Wasiucionek, Oriana Masternak (violin), Maria Dutka (viola) and Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska (cello) will perform works by Szymon Laks, Krzysztof Penderecki and Stanisław Moniuszko. The finale of the Małopolska Talent Academy will take place on July 7 in the concert hall of the Music School in Żegocin. Participants of music courses will perform along with with Bartłomiej Kominek, Gajusz Kęska and Marek Szlezer.

The festival and music courses will end on July 8 with a unique concert by the String Orchestra of the Małopolska Talent Academy under the direction of Jadwiga Bialic (violin) with the guest participation of Małgorzata Wasiucionek and Oriana Masternak in St. John the Baptist Parish in Łąck.

Admission free!

The partners of the 4th Małopolska Talent Academy are the Łącko Commune and the Limanowski Dom Kultury. Project implemented with the financial support of the Małopolska voivodship.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information at: www.mat.festiwalmuzyczny.com

Warsaw | 4. Chopin Evenings on Okólnik Street

It is the fourth time that the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music invites all for the concert cycle entitled "Chopin Evenings on Okólnik Street" under the honorary patronage of His Magnificence Rector of the FCUM, prof. dr hab. Klaudiusz Baran.

This year’s festival is focused on the Polish music: “Around Fryderyk Chopin”. Each week we will hear representatives of one of the nine academies of music in Poland. Besides Chopin's music, we will hear works by Szymanowski, Niewiadomski, Nowowiejski, Paderewski, Tansman, Moniuszko, Ogiński, Kania, Zarębski, Friedman, and Zawadzki.

The concerts will be held in July (3, 10, 17, 24, 31) and August (7, 14, 21, 28) on each Tuesday at 6.00 pm. Artistic Director of the events: Rector of the FCUM, prof. dr hab. Klaudiusz Baran. Anchor: Piotr Wojciechowski.

The project is co-financed by the City of Warsaw. Free admission!

More information at: http://www.chopin.edu.pl/

Toruń | Results of the 6th International Copernicus Choir Competition

On Saturday, 30th June 2018, in the Artus Court, the 6th International Copernicus Choir Festival and Competition ended with the award ceremony.

The competition was attended by 9 (out of 13) choirs from the Czech Republic, Norway, Sweden, Hungary and Poland, and the competition lasted two days under the supervision of an international jury composed of: Jürgen Fassbender (Germany). Gabor Hollerung (Hungary), Krzysztof Szydzisz (Poland). Three choirs were selected to participate in the festival's Grand Prix competition.

The best of the best was the Abbellimento Choir from the Czech Republic under the direction of Jarmily Novenkoeva. The same ensemble also received a special award for outstanding performance of a contemporary composer's work. The Grand Prix prize in the form of a symbolic check for 2,000 euros was given by one of the Honorary Patrons of the festival, the Mayor of Toruń, Michał Zaleski.

The organizers of the festival: Association of Choral Music Enthusiasts "Astrolabium" in Toruń, meeting music agency (Germany) and "Tumska 14" Association in Chełmża.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Center POLMIC.

6th Lower Silesian Music Festival in July

On 1st July 2018, the 6th edition of the Lower Silesian Music Festival began, with the leitmotif of Polish music, "Viva la Polonia"!

"Poland and France – friendship, love, longing" is the title of the Fortcello concert that inaugurated this year's festival in the Palace of Kamieniec. Polish cellist Anna Mikulska and French pianist Philippe Argenty perfmed a programme composed of national works, sharing with the audience interesting anecdotes about the repertoire and its composers. Before the concert, the musicians met with the youngest listeners during a joint concert in the form of workshops.

On 7th July, the Michael Archangelo Church in Lewin Kłodzki will host a master organ recital by Jürgen Benkö, who will perform on the local organs after a 10-year period of renovation. The concert of the German organist will include works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Franck and Gigout, as well as improvisations on Polish church songs. The next day, Duo del Gesu will perform at the Żelazno Palace. Violinist Arnaud Kamiński and violist Krzysztof Tymendorf will present works of Mozart, Debussy, Saczko, Marais and Haydn. Both concerts will be preceded by workshops for children.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

A unique Charity Concert – The World Doctors Orchestra and pianist Krzysztof Książek

In October 2018, for the first time in Poland, 100 doctors from the World Doctors Orchestra and an outstanding pianist Krzysztof Książek will perform on one stage to show their support in the fight against blood cancers.

On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the DKMS Foundation in Poland, two exceptional symphonic concerts will be performed by the World Doctors Orchestra. On 11th October at the National Philharmonic in Warsaw, and on 12th October at the ICE Congress Center in Kraków, the orchestra will perform Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 8 and, to underline the 100th anniversary of Poland's independence, Ignacy Jan Paderewski's Overture in E flat major. The orchestra will be joined by outstanding pianist Krzysztof Książek who will perform Piano Concerto in E minor, Op. 11 by Fryderyk Chopin.

The World Doctors Orchestra (WDO) was founded in 2007 and it combines the pleasure related to good music with global social responsibility regarding unlimited access to medical services. Two or three times a year one hundred doctors from nearly fifty countries replace their white gowns with evening outfits and give a concert in favor of the organisation operating in the health services sector and of people who need health care. Revenues from each concert are given to selected non-profit organizations. While their daily work focuses on treating specific patients, as an orchestra they popularize a conviction that neither the state border not political interests should limit access to primary health care. The founder and conductor of the orchestra is Stefan Willich, Prof. PhD. Doctors from WDO have already played almost 60 concerts in Dubai, USA, Japan, Spain, Cape Town. Poland is the 27th country on their concert tour.

The intention of the event is to raise funds for the implementation of the statutory objectives of the DKMS Foundation and speak the language of music for the promotion of bone marrow donation in Poland and around the world.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information at: https://www.dkms.pl/pl/koncertWDO

Katowice | Tickets for the final of the 1st Karol Szymanowski International Music Competition

Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice – since 2015 a UNESCO Creative City of Music – on 11–23 September 2018 will host the Karol Szymanowski International Music Competition.

The event is organised by the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice in cooperation with leading Polish musical and cultural institutions (Polish Radio, Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, and Karol Szymanowski Music Society in Zakopane), with the moral and financial support of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. The organisers hope that this important cultural initiative will help promote Polish music around the world and raise awareness among international audiences of the role of Karol Szymanowski and his works, which are such an important part of Polish cultural heritage.

The competition involves five disciplines: piano, violin, voice, string quartet, and composition and will be held in a five-year cycle, with the first edition scheduled for 11–23 September 2018.

The first and second stage of the competition will take place simultaneously in the seat of Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra in Katowice and at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice. The pool of prizes in all five disciplines is going to be 287 000 €. Apart from the main prizes (1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd prize in each discipline), special prizes for the best performance of a work by Szymanowski will be awarded in all the disciplines other than composition, and in the disciplines of violin and voice additionally a prize for the best chamber pianist.

The competition final, where the soloists will be accompanied by the NOSPR orchestra, and a gala event will be staged in the NOSPR concert hall. The tickets are already available at the NOSPR ticket office and in the online sales system at the NOSPR website.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

The latest André Rieu concert in more than 60 cinemas from 31st July

”Amore – my tribute to love", the latest concert of André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra will be screened in over 60 Polish cinemas. On 31 July 2018 at 6:30 p.m., the concert will be broadcast at the Praha Cinema in Warsaw.

nazywowkinach.pl – a distributor of opera, ballet and theater transmissions and rebroadcasts to cinemas – invites you to a series of retransmissions of the exceptional summer concert of André Rieu and his orchestra. As always, the event will feature arrangements of great hits of classical music, as well as new compositions written especially for the occasion. The program includes works by Strauss, Verdi, Puccini, Webber, Rodgers, and the famous Kalinka and Granada.

The Dutch violin virtuoso and his classical music concerts in the beautiful scenery of the medieval market in Maastricht every year attract crowds to this city where André Rieu comes from. These amazing shows are full of emotions, humor and fun, in a colorful setting of flowers, lights and sophisticated outfits. On 7 July maestro proposed a romantic show titled "Amore – my tribute to love." The concert was recorded and from 31 July to 15 August, it will be screened in cinemas around the world, including 60 in Poland.

On the occasion of this year's concert, André offered a unique opportunity to make a love dedication. Each viewer could dedicate the waltz to his beloved person. André personally chose one dedication and announced the winner during the concert.

The media patronage over the broadcast cycle was taken by the Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

List of cinemas and screenings schedule available at: http://www.kinopraha.pl

Dąbrowa Górnicza | Inaugural Concert of the 12th Michał Spisak International Music Competition

On 14 September 2018, on the birthday of the most famous composer from Dąbrowa Górnicza, the patron of the competition, there will be a concert that inaugurates the 12th Michał Spisak International Music Competition.

At 6:00 pm on the large stage of the Zagłębie Palace of Culture will perform the Henryk Mikołaj Górecki Silesian Philharmonic Orchestra named after under the baton of Massimiliano Caldi. The orchestra will play together with the invited soloists: dr hab. Zoltán Kovács (clarinet) and laureates of last year’s competition – Roksana Kwaśnikowska (violin) and Gabriel Pidoux (oboe). The concert will be hosted by Violetta Rotter-Kozera.

The pogramme of the inaugural evening will include: Michał Spisak – Toccata for Orchestra and Concertino for clarinet and orchestra, Karol Szymanowski – Violin Concerto No. 1 op. 35, Maurice Ravel – Pavane pour une Infante défunte, Johann Nepomuk Hummel – Introduction, theme and variations for oboe and orchestra, Piotr Czajkowski – Capriccio Italien. Admission free.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information at: www.spisakkonkurs.pl

Zakopane | Premiere of the new piece by Marcel Chyrzyński

During the final concert of the 41st Karol Szymanowski Music Days, on 29th July 2018 at 8.00 p.m. in the church of the Holy Cross in Zakopane, the premiere of the latest work by Marcel Chyrzyński will take place: Ukiyo-e No. 4 for clarinet, French horn, piano and string orchestra.

The composition will be presented by the Silesian Trio and the Orchestra of Silesian Chamber Musicians under the baton of Robert Kabara. The composer writes about his work:

"Ukiyo-e No. 4 for clarinet, French horn, piano and string orchestra is part of the series of works entitled "Ukiyo-e". This is the fourth composition inspired by Japanese ukiyo-e woodcuts, or "images of the passing world." These woodcuts were the quintessence of everyday life and cultural climate of Japan of the Edo period (XVII-XIX centuries). In this cycle, from the emotional side, I refer to the Japanese aesthetics, in which transitoriness, impermanence, and transience of the moment are of special importance. It includes a Buddhist approach to nature – 'the beauty of flowers is dear to us, because we know that they will not be there again in the autumn'."

In the week preceding the premiere of Ukiyo-e No.4, on 24th July at 6.00 p.m., a meeting with the composer will take place as part of "highlander's residences" in the Wnuk Gallery. Marcel Chyrzyński will talk about his latest work. PWM will broadcast live this meeting on its facebook profile.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

Additional information at: http://www.szymanowski.zakopane.pl/

August edition of the 6th Lower Silesian Music Festival

The 6th edition of the Lower Silesian Music Festival, which main theme is Polish music – "Viva la Polonia!", will include seven concerts in August 2018.

Musical meetings will be held at the Żelazno Palace (5 August), Villa Polanica in Polanica-Zdrój (10 August), Basilica of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Bard (12 August), Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lądek Zdrój (17 August), Saint George Church in Wojborz (17 August) and the Chapel of Saint Anna in Szalejów Dolny (August 23).

The programme will include works by Polish composers such as Henryk Wieniawski, Mieczysław Surzyński, Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński, Marian Sawa. Most concerts will be preceded by specially prepared workshops for children.

On 30th August at 7.00 p.m. in the Basilica of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Bard, there will be a concert "Viva la Polonia!", featuring the Choir and Orchestra of the Silesian Song and Dance Ensemble conducted by Thomas Cornelius and soloists: Małgorzata Rodek (soprano), Magdalena Cornelius (mezzo-soprano), Adam Sobierajski (tenor), Makary Pihura (bass).

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information – on Facebook profile.

8th edition of the Polish Music Coryphaeus

Preparations are underway for the start of the 8th edition of the prize of the Polish music milieu – Polish Music Coryphaeus. On August 2, 2018, a form for nominating for the award will appear on the website www.koryfeusz.org.pl. Applications will be available until September 10.

The prize in 2018 will be awarded for the eighth time. Polish Music Coryphaeus is a distinction for people, groups of artists and institutions operating in the Polish music area of different genres and styles. This is an award initiated and given by the music community.

The prize will be awarded in the following categories: Personality of the Year, Event of the Year, Honorary Award, and the Discovery of the Year, addressed to young artists.

The winners will receive the Polish Music Coryphaeus statuettes and financial prizes funded by the ZAiKS Authors' Association and the STOART Performing Artists' Union.

The gala award ceremony will take place on October 1, 2018 at the Witold Lutoslawski Polish Radio Concert Studio in Warsaw on the seventh anniversary of the IMiT's activity, falling on the International Music Day. The Gala is co-organized by the Polish Radio Programme 2.

The organizer of the Polish Music Coryphaeus award is the Institute of Music and Dance.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

The rules for awarding the prize are available at: www.koryfeusz.org.pl

The Met: summer repeats | „Turandot” in Polish cinemas

nawyzowkinach.pl – distributor of opera, ballet and theater transmissions and rebroadcasts to cinemas – invites to the Turandot opera show by Giacomo Puccini in the famous staging of Franco Zeffirelli recorded on the stage of The Metropolitan Opera in New York. The monumental performance of Turandot on the grand screen of the Warsaw Cinema Praha can be seen on August 22, 2018 at 6.30 pm.

The Turandot staging prepared for Met by Franco Zeffirelli in 1987 has long been hailed as the showcase of the New York scene. The famous director of this staging also designed a truly fairy-tale set design that continually impresses the audience. The spectacular performance registered in 2016 will be repeated as part of the series "The Met: live in HD".

Puccini's score is full of great hits of opera music; everyone knows the famous Nessun dorma Kalafa's aria. However, the biggest requirements are set by the performer of the title role: Rosa Raisa, who was born as Róża Burchstein in Białystok, after the premiere performance apparently lost her voice. This is not a threat to Nina Stemme, who successfully performs great dramas on the biggest stages of the world. The part of Kalafa will be performed by Marco Berti, Liu will be Anita Hartig, who is in love with her, and Alexander Tsymbalyuk will perform the bass part of Timur. Conducts Paolo Carignani.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

List of cinemas, screening dates and casting – here.

More information at: http://www.kinopraha.pl

Szczecin | MUSIC.DESIGN.FORM – new festival at the crossroads of arts

What connects avant-garde synth-pop, experimental and minimalist music, as well as beatbox and broadly understood design? The common denominator is the bold project of the Szczecin Philharmonic – MUSIC.DESIGN.FORM Festival. The first edition of the event will take place on September 19-23, 2018 in the award-winning Philharmonic building.

The MDF Festival is an event above divisions, combining various fields of art. During five days the audience will experience, among others: symphonic concerts, chamber concerts, exhibitions, workshops, discussion panels, happenings, as well as light and sound visualizations. The Philharmonic itself will become an artistic object, both inside and outside. On the façade of the building we will see colorful patches, minimalistic mirages or pulsating shapes – the Philharmonic bulding will be light up in this way for the first time. The lobby will be replaced by a mapping presentation of the installation, which in addition to aesthetic experiences will also convey valuable information to the festival guests.

The festival's programme and its range goes far beyond the boundaries set by the philharmonic walls as a standard. Undoubtedly, a big event will be the concert "An Evening of Chamber Music" by Philip Glass. For the needs of the festival, the first sound image of Szczecin will be created as part of the composers' commission. Sounds of Szczecin, which were recorded during a special car action, will become the foundation of the experimental work The Sound of Szczecin, whose authors are composers: Artur Cieślak, Magdalena Cynk, Olga Hans, Aleksandra Garbal, Alicja Gronau, Aleksandra Kościów, Artur Kroschel, Monika Kędziora, Sławomir Zamuszko, and Janusz Stalmierski. An interactive audiovisual installation by panGenerator is also promising. The spiral of the philharmonic staircase will be transformed into a well in which the voices of festival guests will take material and visual shape. The programme will also include workshops for children and adults, as well as lectures and discussions on issues of contemporary design.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information at: http://mdf.filharmonia.szczecin.pl/

Kraków | Spółdzielnia Muzyczna – 46 Gromadzka –New music finds its home

August 24th, 2018 marks the public launch of Spółdzielnia Muzyczna [Musicians Associated], the long-awaited venue of Krakow’s contemporary music ensemble under the same name.

For these young musicians, who had come together in the town’s Academy as well as during masterclasses taken abroad, the past season has been especially rich in events organised locally. Over the last ten months, apart from collective performances at the Audio Art festival or the ELEMENTI conference, members of the ensemble played music to silent films, hosted by various theatres, in between talks about post-war and contemporary musical art held in several community centres around Krakow. And for the opening of the fourth year on stage together, Spółdzielnia Muzyczna contemporary ensemble invite you to their very own place at last, located at 46 Gromadzka St.

The inaugural programme features many friends of the group, both Polish and international. Besides the hosts themselves, the night’s audience will hear the Hashtag Ensemble (Warsaw), Ensemble Kompopolex (Wroclaw), the Krakow Improvisers Orchestra, and Marlies Debacker with Salim Javaid (Cologne). That, however, is only the beginning, therefore be sure to follow closely the calendar of Musicians Associated.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

For details, visit the website: www.spoldzielniamuzyczna.com

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