Elisabeth Chojnacka Harpsichord Competition

The Competition is open to applicants of any nationality who have not reached 20 years of age as at 24th November 2019.

1. The Center for Contemporary Harpsichord Music in the Rybna Palace (ul. Powstańców Warszawskich 90, 42-680 Tarnowskie Góry, NIP 645-25-24-437) in collaboration with The Henryk Mikołaj Górecki Silesian Philharmonic, The G. and K. Bacewicz Academy of Music in Łódź, and The Music School of Frederick Chopin in Bytom present the 1st “ Elisabeth Chojnacka Harpsichord Competition” at the Palace at Rybna, Tarnowskie Góry, Poland from the 24th to the 26th of November 2019.

2. The Elisabeth Chojnacka Harpsichord Competition will take place at the Palace at Rybna, Tarnowskie Góry, Poland from the 24th to the 26th of November 2019.

3. The competition will commence on 24th of November 2019 with a solo recital Elżbieta Chojnacka in memoriam given by the great Polish harpsichordist Elżbieta Stefańska as part of the project Dwa nurty. There will also be documentary presentations on the subject of the life of Elisabeth Chojnacka on this day.

4. The competition is dedicated to the great polish harpsichordist Elżbieta Chojnacka (1939-2017) to popularize harpsichord music, both ancient and contemporary, and to encourage composers to write new music for the instrument. Two instruments, the historical and the modern type will be available.

Date limite: 
Thursday 31 October 2019