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

Given special permission to leave their homeland, last night saw musicians from the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra take to the stage in Warsaw for their first proper performance since war began. Kyiv Symphony Orchestra/Facebook/Dina Pysarenko

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.

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 attract fans from near and far to hear international musicians playing the likes of Chopin and Beethoven in the cosy village setting.

New recording tech takes people into the heart of classic music concert

VIDEO: People can move around the orchestra or change their position in the concert hall to get a full-on experience.

Polish-German youth orchestra to play Gorzów Philharmonic

The Polish-German Youth Symphony Orchestra will give a concert in the Gorzów Philharmonic, western Poland, on Saturday as part of the Odra River Music Days Festival, the philharmonic's spokesperson Urszula Śliwińska has announced.

BBC Symphony Orchestra to perform one concert in Poland

The BBC Symphony Orchestra will give its only concert in Poland on Jan. 6. Those in attendance at the Mieczysław Karłowicz Philharmonic in the north-western city of Szczecin will have the opportunity to listen to Polish music played by British musicians.

The Asian concert tour of Warsaw Symphony

The Warsaw Symphony Orchestra, conducted by maestro Krzysztof Penderecki, performed in China in October. After eight concerts, Warsaw's Symphony musicians will now set off to South Korea and will play two concerts on November 10 and 11 in Usan and Seoul.

The Polish-Ukrainian Orchestra of Entertainment

The best musicians from Poland and Ukraine, with the support of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, will create an orchestra of entertainment.

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Priceless painting looted during WWII returned to Poland from Japan

The first war-loss to be repatriated from the Far East, the Madonna with Child painted by the Italian master Alessandro Turchi at the end of the 16th century was stolen by the Germans during the war from the extensive Lubomirski art collection in Przeworsk.

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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