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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.

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.

Forgotten composer who played for Polish king and co-founded Edinburgh Festival rediscovered after distant relative finds online ad for his rare piano

Josie Dixon had little idea that her great-great-great-great grandfather Felix Yaniewicz was one of the 19th century’s most notable composers until a chance conversation about a Stradivarius violin led her on a path of discovery.

Blast from the past: lost wartime concerto lives again after being pieced together

The Różycki concerto got its first airing after years of painstaking work reconstructing the piece from unpublished scores.

Only Urbaniak can make Herbie Hancock play for Warsaw

Released to mark the 75th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, Michał Urbaniak’s latest album corals some of the biggest names in the world of jazz.

The violinist who can!

Sergiusz recalls the time when, against the odds, violinst Patrycja Piekutowska came up with the perfect solution for saving Poland’s largest children’s hospital.

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Chilling new book reveals meticulous planning behind Auschwitz death camp

The Polish-English book “Auschwitz Bauleitung. Designing a Death Camp” sets out in shocking detail how the full potential of German technology and industry took part in building the death apparatus that claimed the lives of 1.3 million victims.

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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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