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New home for Polish Radio Experimental Studio

Polish Radio Experimental Studio in its heyday in the 1960s. Photo: Andrzej Zborski, courtesy of MSN Warszawa

Would you believe that Poland is one of the pioneering countries of electronic music?

Powerful ‘thriller’ documentary reveals extraordinary life story of ‘The Pianist’ cousin Leo Spellman

VIDEO: Named The Rhapsody the documentary is billed as being is the astonishing story of composer Leo Spellman, a Polish Holocaust survivor who sets out on a riveting and emotional journey towards artistic liberation at the age of ninety-eight. The film features a musical masterpiece lost for more than fifty years; the revelation of a secret wartime diary; a harrowing tale of survival.’

World-renowned violinist left stranded after airline refuses to let him onboard with 340-year-old Stradivarius worth €5m!

Janusz Wawrowski from Konin in Wielkopolska had been performing with the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra when he was told by ground crew that he could not bring his instrument on board and would have to wait FIVE hours for another flight.

Adam Palma’s ‘Second Life’ may be better than his first

The acoustic guitar virtuoso returns with an album for guitar and a string orchestra – an unlikely ensemble, but the results are breathtaking. The title “Second Life” refers to his miraculous pandemic recovery.

Lublin classical accordionist aged 12 is dubbed a genius!

VIDEO: Performing an extraordinary self-penned number and accompanied by a small orchestra, Miłosz Bachonko from Lublin blew the Poland’s Got Talent judges away with his technical skills to take top place on Saturday’s Grand Finale.

‘Priceless’ Stradivarius violin looted from Poland during WWII found in Paris

Handmade in 1719 by Antonio Stradivari, the instrument is one of only 650 Stradivarius violins that have survived to this day.

Archivists uncover long-lost Komeda compositions

Composed for his last European project, the six handwritten manuscripts are from a project entitled “Moja słodka europejska ojczyzna” (My sweet European homeland) which Komeda established in 1967 in the German city of Baden-Baden on the theme of Jazz and Poetry.

A magical place such as Sandomierz deserves a magical place to stay – and it has it!

Alex Webber travels to the delightful  little town of Sandomierz where he finds Widnokrąg, a place of art, culture, grace and hospitality, the very essence of the town itself.

“Culture triumphs over evil”: Kyiv Symphony Orchestra woos Warsaw and performs for first time since invasion

Given special dispensation to leave Ukraine, the orchestra will next perform in Łódź before leaving for Germany. “These musicians are carrying an optimistic message – that culture is winning,” said Deputy PM Piotr Gliński.

Gorgeous Warsaw concert hall takes gold medal at prestigious international design awards

Consisting of a 305-person hall, a 63-person chamber as well as an organ chamber, a recording studio and 118 classrooms, the Nowa Miodowa (New Honey) concert venue at the Warsaw School of Music was noted for its ‘unique and sustainable’ design.

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How Warsaw was rebuilt using mountains of post-war rubble illustrated in fascinating new exhibition

The story, which is being told in the 70th year since rebuilding was officially completed, is an important one as perhaps no other city in history has had to handle, process and use as much rubble as Warsaw did in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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