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The 1st National Academic and Artistic Conference devoted to Polish Cello Sonata will take place on 23 and 24 November 2019 at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music on the initiative of the Dean of the Instrumental Department, Professor Tomasz Strahl.

The conference’s aim is to familiarize participants with the repertoire of cello sonatas written by Polish composers through the lectures given by outstanding cellists, representing the largest music centers in Poland: Tomasz Strahl, Andrzej Wróbel, Piotr Hausenplas, Tadeusz Samerek, Renata Marzec, Stanisław Firlej, Urszula Marciniec-Mazur. The presentations will be held on Saturday (23 November) from 11 am. to 4 p.m. and on Sunday (24 November) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The second day of the conference will feature a concert at the Henryk Melcer Chamber Hall at 6 p.m. The programme will include the discussed cello sonatas by Fryderyk Chopin, Mieczysław Weinberg, Halina Krzyżanowska and Ludomir Różycki.

Full programme available at: http://www.chopin.edu.pl/pl/2019/10/polska-sonata-wiolonczelowa 

The 4th edition of the Festival of Audiovisual Art "Światłodźwięki" will take place on 22-24 November 2019 in Poznań, presenting the most important works of the European and native artists which combine visuality and music.

"Światłodźwięki" are concerts, jam sessions, and above all lectures and presentations in Polish and English, during which artists, musicians and scientists will talk about the latest trends in European art and different combinations of art, computer science and architecture. The list of speakers include Florence To – British media artist, Ireneusz Gawlik – programmer from AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków, Slavo Krekovič – musicologist and artist from Slovakia, Lubomir Slovinsky – Slovak designer and digital artist and legendary Thomas Köner from Germany, known among others from recordings of the sounds of Arctic glaciers. The Festival will also feature such Polish artists as Patryk Piłasiewicz and Jarosław Majewski (double bass), Martyna Kabulska and Paweł Ernst (violin), Piotr Mełech (clarinet), Jacek Buhl (drums), Jakub Królikowski (electronics), Jagoda Chalcińska, Barbara Żach and Paweł Krupski (light and projections).

Admision to all festival events is free and does not require prior reservation. The festival is co-financed by the Poznań City Hall.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information at: www.swiatlodzwieki.pl and https://www.facebook.com/

The 1st National Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition for students and graduates of second-degree music schools and academies will take place on 21-24 November 2019 at the Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk.

The competition is organised by the Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk and the Grand Theater – National Opera on the 200th anniversary of the birth of Stanisław Moniuszko (1819-1872) – the father of Polish national opera, one of the most important Polish composers. It is one of the most important events of the Polish celebration of the Moniuszko Year 2019. The Director of the competition is Professor Ryszard Minkiewicz, vocal pedagogue at the Faculty of Vocal Music and Vice Rector for Artistic Affairs of the Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk.

The competition aims to promote the works of Stanisław Moniuszko, support talented vocalists of the young generation and prepare them for artistic activity. It also supports dissemination of Polish culture, promotion of the Pomeranian Region and Voivodship and exchange of experience. Nearly 50 vocalists from all over Poland applied for the Competition. Young vocalists will be judged by a jury composed of: Prof. Bożena Betley, Prof. Izabela Kłosińska, Prof. Agata Młynarska-Klonowska, Prof. Ryszard Karczykowski and Prof. Piotr Kusiewicz.

The competition is co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. Admission to all competition events (auditions of the first and second stage, Award Gala, Laureates' Concert) in the Concert Hall in the yellow building of the Academy of Music in Gdańsk is free! In addition, the entire Competition will be broadcast online.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

Harmonogram Konkursu jest na bieżąco aktualizowany na: http://konkurswokalny.amuz.gda.pl/harmonogram-konkursu/ 

During the concert on 22 November 2019 at 7 p.m. at the Artur Rubinstein Łódź Philharmonic, entitled "Unpredictable sides of the singers", the multi-talented choristers of the Łódź Philharmonic will perform not only as singers but also as instrumentalists and composers.

This unusual concert, organised as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Łódź Philharmonic Choir, will feature a premiere of Artur Zagajewski's Madrigal music for 6-voice choir and 6 instruments, as well as Marcin Mielczewski's Magnificat, a selection of Mieczysław Karłowicz's songs arranged by Jakub Kowalewski and Karol Szymanowski's Kurpie songs.

More information at: https://filharmonia.lodz.pl/pl/wydarzenia/koncert-choralny-nieobliczalne-oblicza-chorzystow 

Marta Ptaszyńska's Double Concerto for piano, cello and orchestra will be premiered on 22 November 2019 at 7:30 p.m. at the Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków.

Double concerto for piano, cello and orchestra is a new four-part piece by Marta Ptaszyńska, Polish composer and percussionist. The solo parts during its premiere will be performed by pianist Marek Szlezer and cellist Jan Kalinowski, who perform as the Cracow Duo. The Strad magazine wrote about the ensemble: “Kalinowski and Szlezer, friends since childhood, have a wonderfully natural rapport and there is an arresting quality to their playing that gives life to the music”. The fascination with Polish music makes them actively engaged in promoting native culture in the country and abroad, presenting to the audience works for cello and piano, including a number of contemporary pieces, written especially for the duo by Polish and foreign artists. A great example is the new work by Marta Ptaszyńska, which was created as part of the "Composing Commissions" programme, implemented by the Institute of Music and Dance.

This evening, the Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Paweł Kapuła will also perform Polish Melodies, Op. 47 Mieczysław Weinberg, a suite inspired by Polish dances, and Symphony No. 5 by Antonín Dvořák.

More information at: http://www.filharmonia.krakow.pl/Home/8525-KONCERT_SYMFONICZNY.html