After 1945, like the rest of the Eastern and Central Europe, Poland fell under the dominance of Stalinist Russia— and the Soviets certainly did not dig the swing!! Consequently, only certain musical ...

Dramatic and ornamental – but with a distinctly Sarmatian flair – the baroque became a prominent style in Polish culture ...

"Stabat Mater," a religious work by Polish composer Karol Szymanowski, is on the programme of the London Philharmonic Orchestra's concert on Saturday. Polish composer Karol Szymanowski, pictured in ...

I wasn't hearing the most promising things about the mood of Poland. "Holy fucking depressing," a fellow journalist wrote me. "Bleakest place ever." Her grim outlook was echoed by others, including ...

Veteran performer Michał "Lonstar" Łuszczyński, a pioneer of Polish country music, has received the Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture, highlighting the genre’s long road to respect. Łuszczyński ...

WiMP, the Norwegian music streaming service owned by Aspiro, has announced that it is expanding into Poland, stepping on the toes of European competitor Deezer, the other major player operating in the ...

Polish folk artist Karolina Cicha, singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and one-woman-orchestra is trying to use the language of music to overcome historical prejudice toward minority groups in ...

Poland has long been a musical beacon but a renaissance in the country’s music, new and old, is being driven by surging interest in its female composers In the last decade, plenty of listeners have ...