The Karol Szymanowski Music International Competition 

It is our great pleasure to inform you that after many years of efforts and perseverance of the whole music community, Katowice – since 2015 a UNESCO Creative City of Music – will host the Karol Szymanowski International Music Competition.It is our great pleasure to inform you that after many years of efforts and perseverance of the whole music community, Katowice – since 2015 a UNESCO Creative City of Music – will host the Karol Szymanowski International Music Competition.
The event is organised by the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice in cooperation with leading Polish musical and cultural institutions (Polish Radio, Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, and Karol Szymanowski Music Society in Zakopane),  with the moral and financial support of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. We hope that this important cultural initiative will help promote Polish music around the world and raise awareness among international audiences of the role of Karol Szymanowski and his works, which are such an important part of Polish cultural heritage.
The competition involves five disciplines: piano, violin, voice, string quartet, and composition and will be held in a five-year cycle, with the first edition scheduled for 10–23 September 2018.

The rules of the competition and other important details are available at:
www.szymanowski-competition.com 
www.nospr.org.pl

Presentation of the Competition