The Royal Philharmonic Society has honoured Kirill Karabits with its prestigious Conductor Award. The annual RPS Awards are the highest recognition for live music-making in the UK. Claudio Abbado was the recipient of last year’s prize, with Ivan Fischer, Valery Gergiev and Vladimir Jurowski also among recent winners.

Piotr Beczała’s new album heralds an interesting future for the best Polish singer, writes Jacek Marczyński about Beczała’s third solo album. The CD is published in collaboration with Polish Radio; it contains a recital of arias from Giuseppe Verdi’s operas. The material comes from two recording sessions held in the summer of ...

The 8th International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition will begin on 11 May. A total of 330 singers (68 participants from 18 countries) will compete. The international Jury comprises singers, opera house directors, managers and casting specialists, who represent the Covent Garden Royal Opera House, the Teatro alla Scala, the Theater an der ...

Outstanding Polish artists of the younger generation, Agata Szymczewska (violin) and Marek Bracha (piano) will perform on 7 May at the Shenyang Conservatory of Music in China. They will present works by Fryderyk Chopin, Karol Szymanowski, Henryk Wieniawski, Grażyna Bacewicz and Witold Lutosławski , as well as Sonata KV 380 by Wolfgang Amadeus ...

On 9 May at 6:00 pm, Aleksandra Kuls will give a concert at the Warsaw Philharmonic. The artist, represented by the Ludwig van Beethoven Association, will perform Sergei Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto in D major with the Lublin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Wojciech Rodek. The organizers announce: “One of the most ...

Piotr Beczała, Mariusz Kwiecień and Krzysztof Warlikowski were in the exclusive group of nominees for the International Opera Awards. This year the International Opera Awards, modelled after the Academy Awards, were presented for the first time. The Operas were awarded in 21 categories at a ceremony in London. The jury chose German tenor Jonas ...

During the last weekend of April, Katowice will turn into Poland's capital of new music. The 5th Festival of World Premieres will take place from 26 to 28 April. This year’s edition will see first performances of almost 30 works by Polish composers representing different generations — from young beginners to the doyens of Polish ...