As the Adam Mickiewicz Institute presents its new website mapofcomposers.pl – a comprehensive online resource about Polish contemporary classical music – Filip Lech, our music writer, takes a closer ...

But, what you might not know is that not that long ago, Giacchino also ventured into the world of directing, having directed ...

In Poland, dodecaphony did not really find popularity, with the exception of several composers gathered around Józef Koffler – a lecturer in Lviv and the first Polish dodecaphonist. He studied in ...

Best thing about your job? When I won the BBC Young Composer of the Year competition. I was 18 and it was really exciting. It was the first time I heard my music being performed. Write the music ...

Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina, an intellectually probing artist who fused sound and spirituality, died Thursday at her home in Appen, Germany. She was 93 years old. Her death was confirmed by ...

Composer Zhengtao Pan loves how music can tell the story of one’s inner life. On his debut big band album, “Scenery in My Story,” he creates a musical collage drawn from his fascinating life ...

Ballard. With tens of thousands of listeners, this was probably the most prominent platform a Native American composer had ever had. The performance was a career highlight for Ballard, a ...

Winners participate in a tailored development programme working with a mentor composer on a project with the BBC Concert Orchestra, culminating in a performance or broadcast opportunity.