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Wunder-barn! Violinist turns old cowshed into cosy concert hall featuring Berlin chamber orchestra

The regularly sold out concerts in the village of Czachów near the historic town of Cedynia attracts fans from near and far to hear international musicians playing the likes of Chopin and Beethoven in the cosy village setting. Jerzy Tyburczy

The regularly sold out concerts in the village of Czachów near the historic town of Cedynia attract fans from near and far to hear international musicians playing the likes of Chopin and Beethoven in the cosy village setting.

Kenyan rapper quits music biz to work as builder in Poland

VIDEO:  Once hotly tipped for the top, Majirani saw his musical ambitions cruelly cut short after falling foul of unscrupulous recording companies and envious rivals. The former music sensation has now turned a new leaf to work on construction sites while juggling academic studies in Poland.

The stage is set: Final preparations take place as world’s best pianists descend on Warsaw for 18th International Fryderyk Chopin Competition

Performed in what the organisers call the ‘Piano capital of the world’, the competition which has 16 hopefuls from Poland is one of the most prestigious global music events.

Stunning mural honours Kraków’s most renowned street musician

VIDEO: Nearly two decades after Stefan Dymiter’s death, artist Arkadiusz Andrejkow has celebrated the musician’s legacy by reviving a decrepit bus stop in the place of Dymiter’s birth.

New Centre of Polish Folklore showcases country’s rich and wonderful dance traditions

Based in the headquarters of the internationally acclaimed folk song and dance ensemble ‘Mazowsze’, the centre’s permanent exhibition will show the entirety of Polish folklore in all its regional variants and how each region differs in its folkloric traditions.

Legendary Polish soprano dies at 91

Polish and international opera star Teresa Żylis-Gara, one of the most celebrated sopranos of our time, has died at the age of 91.

The sounds of the Tatras

In this episode of The Debrief, we delve into the world of the Tatra mountains and a new audio play about the life of the highlanders.

New interactive map puts ‘forgotten’ female composers back on the map

The map consisting of 14 Polish composers and over 500 in total from throughout history was compiled by music teacher Sakira Ventura after she realised how little she had been taught about women composers.

Legendary Piast rulers transformed into rock stars to raise interest in Polish history

VIDEO: The MTV-style rock videos are part of the project Piast Superstars from the Museum of the Origins of the Polish State in Gniezno. Each video tells a story about the rulers of the Piast dynasty in the early Middle Ages.

The future of music: Polish pop starlet hailed by Spotify & Rolling Stone

VIDEO: Julia Pośnik found herself spotlighted by the music platform as one of their “top ten artists to watch” and her face splashed on a billboard in Times Square. Featured also in Rolling Stone, the 21-year-old from Warsaw has called her sudden fame “the fulfilment of one of her craziest dreams.”

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16th century Wrocław coat of arms uncovered in school assembly hall after found hidden behind plaster

Dating from the turn of the 20th century when the school was founded, the city’s coat of arms was in use from 1530 to 1938 when the Nazis ordered that all the old coats of arms be replaced with a new two-field one.

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Four tonnes of Nazi gold found in buried 18th century palace canister, say WWII treasure hunters

Measuring between 1.3 to 1.5 metres long and 50cm in depth, the cylindrical metal canister was found in the conservatory of an 18th century palace used by Hitler’s SS as a brothel.

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