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Herr Thaddäus and Beethoven Academy Orchestra

Dark matter, one of the greatest mysteiries of modern science, has inspired a series of extraordinary multimedial concerts / performances – Delirium-Edition: Dark Matter (s). The concerts, where the symphony orchestra meets electronics and the audience can influence the course of further action. On the stage : Beethoven Academy Orchestra with conductor Wiktor Kociuban in Read more

The Warsaw Autumn International Festival of Contemporary Music – 60th. edition

The Warsaw Autumn International Festival of Contemporary Music celebrates its jubilee 60th edition! In fact, it is older: it was created in 1956, but editions of 1957 and 1982 did not take place, in the latter case as a protest against martial law. This jubilee is a special incentive not only to reflect about the past, the Read more

First performance of Jerzy Kornowicz’s “Scenes of Witkacy for chamber orchestra”

4th of August, during the final concert of 40th Karol Szymanowski Music Days will take place first performance of Jerzy Kornowicz’s “Scenes of Witkacy”. Piece will be performed by Amadeus Chamber Orchestra of Polish Radio conducted by Agnieszka Duczmal. Solo part will be performed by Roman Widaszek – clarinet and Grzegorz Eckert – recitations. The Read more

Musica Electronica Nova 2017

We have entered into the 21st century with an awareness of our identities getting increasingly blurred. Who are the artists of today? How do we define an instrument now?  We have gone far beyond the traditionally understood sound of the orchestra.  One universal pattern of musical notation does not exist anymore, a pattern that would Read more

31th Warsaw Music Encounters

Warsaw Music Encounters is an annual festival of early and new music created in 1986. The Festival, founded and directed by the composer Władysław Słowiński, is organised by the Warsaw Branch of the Polish Composers’ Union and co-organised by Polish Radio Programme 2. Since its inception, the Festival has received the most significant financial support Read more

29th International Festival of Kraków Composers

The guiding principle of the Twenty-Ninth International Festival of Kraków Composers was to offer a clash between Kraków-based and Polish composers against those originating from the Nordic countries, represented by repertoires from Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, and Denmark. An eminent Finnish composer now resident in France, Kaija Saariaho will be one of the special Read more

Festival of Premieres Polish Modern Music with the NOSPR

The NOSPR (Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra) has announced an extraordinary event, the Festival of Premieres Polish Modern Music, to be held between 24 and 26 March 2017. The festival’s seventh edition will see world premiere performances of nearly 30 works written by composers from diverse generations: from debutants to the most seasoned artists. Apart Read more

Composing Commissions 2017-2018 – selection results

The results of the selection of applications for the 6th edition of the ‘Composing Commissions’ programme were published, by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, on 10 March 2017. The programme is managed by the Instytut Muzyki i Tańca (Institute of Music and Dance). The Minister selected 73 projects to be granted the total Read more

Composing Commissions 2017-2018 programme officially launched

On 20 October 2015, the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage launched the 6th edition of the “Composing Commissions” programme (2017-2018). The programme is implemented by the Institute of Music and Dance. The Composing Commissions regulations are available on the website of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage under the Ministry Programs 2017 bookmark Read more

TAURON Musica Electronica Nova 2016

The motto of the 7th TAURON Musica Electronica Nova 2016 festival in Wrocław (19–22 May 2016), “Growing”, fits the slogan of the European Capital of Culture (ESK) Wrocław 2016, “Spaces for Beauty”. This year the festival programme is based on the idea of coming to existence and development, which is reflected by the installation by Read more

Composing Commissions 2016-2017 – results of appeal proceedings

The list of upheld appeals against the results of the open call for the Composing Commissions Priority within the Collections Programme was published on 13 April 2016 by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. The project is implemented by the Institute of Music and Dance (IMiT).   The list of projects is available on Read more

Composing Commissions 2016–2017 projects selected, results for the fifth edition

On 7 March 2016, the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage published the results of an open call for the 5th edition of the Composing Commissions Priority within the Ministry’s Collections Programme. The project is implemented by the Institute of Music and Dance (IMiT).   The Ministry selected 59 projects worth a total of PLN Read more

Results for the fourth edition of the program

We are pleased to announce the results of recruitment for the next edition. Funding received 97 new works. Read more

The format of this edition has been changed to address issues raised by music professionals:

1) Works may be made available on the Internet either as complete performance materials and a recording (option A) or only as a score and a recording (option B), depending on whether the work is made available by the composer him/herself or through a publisher or another authorised agent. In the case of option A Read more