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The ””’International Festival of Kraków Composers””’ (Międzynarodowy Festiwal Kompozytorów Krakowskich) is a contemporary music festival that has been held in [[Kraków]], [[Poland]] since 1989. It is one of two major festivals of its kind held each year in Poland, the other being the [[Warsaw Autumn]]. The festival presents numerous concerts of music by composers with a connection to Kraków, as well as contemporary pieces from around the world. In addition there are workshops and lectures. |
The ””’International Festival of Kraków Composers””’ (Międzynarodowy Festiwal Kompozytorów Krakowskich) is a contemporary music festival that has been held in [[Kraków]], [[Poland]] since 1989. It is one of two major festivals of its kind held each year in Poland, the other being the [[Warsaw Autumn]]. The festival presents numerous concerts of music by composers with a connection to Kraków, as well as contemporary pieces from around the world. In addition there are workshops and lectures. |
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Overall responsibility for the festival rests with of the [[Polish Composers’ Union]]. From about 1993 up until 2013 the festival was directed by the musicologist Jerzy Stankiewicz, and since 2014 the director has been [[Marcel Chyrzyński]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://festiwal.zkp.krakow.pl/en/o-festiwalu/|title=33rd Krakow International Festival of Composers – 10-18 April 2021|date=30 March 2023 }}</ref> |
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Although the festival is normally held in the Northern spring, the 2020 event was postponed until October because of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the same reason the 2021 festival was a totally online event.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://festiwal.zkp.krakow.pl/en/o-festiwalu/|title=33rd Krakow International Festival of Composers – 10-18 April 2021|date=30 March 2023 }}</ref> |
Although the festival is normally held in the Northern spring, the 2020 event was postponed until October because of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the same reason the 2021 festival was a totally online event.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://festiwal.zkp.krakow.pl/en/o-festiwalu/|title=33rd Krakow International Festival of Composers – 10-18 April 2021|date=30 March 2023 }}</ref> |
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The International Festival of Kraków Composers (Międzynarodowy Festiwal Kompozytorów Krakowskich) is a contemporary music festival that has been held in Kraków, Poland since 1989. It is one of two major festivals of its kind held each year in Poland, the other being the Warsaw Autumn. The festival presents numerous concerts of music by composers with a connection to Kraków, as well as contemporary pieces from around the world. In addition there are workshops and lectures.
Overall responsibility for the festival rests with the Kraków branch of the Polish Composers’ Union. From about 1993 up until 2013 the festival was directed by the musicologist Jerzy Stankiewicz, and since 2014 the director has been Marcel Chyrzyński.[1]
Although the festival is normally held in the Northern spring, the 2020 event was postponed until October because of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the same reason the 2021 festival was a totally online event.[2]
Premiere performances of new works are a feature of the festival, for example the 2025 festival included 31 world premieres[3]. Each festival also includes musicological symposiums, with the 2025 topic being “Music in Music”, i.e. quotation or incorporation of other music within works. Papers on this subject were delivered by musicologists from the Academy of Music in Kraków including Teresa Malecka, Małgorzata Janicka-Słysz, Natalia Szwab, and Marcin Strzelecki.[4]
In 2018 the festival inaugurated the Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers, for composers of any nationality under the age of 35. In 2022 the major prize was $US1,000 and a performance at that year’s festival, with the jury consisting of Marcel Chyrzyński (chairman), Zbigniew Bargielski, Ivan Buffa (Slovakia), Wojciech Widłak and Jerzy Dybał.[5]
The festival is currently funded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Poland) and the City of Kraków[6].
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