Dear Colleagues, Friends, and Music Lovers,

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: szymanowski-
competition.com

Please help us advertise this event by sharing this information with the students of your institution.

For all competition-related matters, please contact us at: szymanowski-competition@nospr.org.pl