Come to Kraków and learn more about Poland’s wealth of composers. Apart from the flights, hotel, breakfast each day, dinner at the Michelin-starred Percheron Restaurant and £500 spending money, the prize includes tickets to a classical concert.
In the meanwhile, there are a couple of facts worth mentioning about some of the Polish composers.
Chopin’s near-contemporary, Ignacy Dobrzyński decided to stay in Russian-occupied Poland, which made it a little bit harder for his carreer to flourish outside the country.
To discover more and listen to ‘Eternal Songs Op.10, I Song of Everlasting Yearning', click here
Often described as one of the greatest might-have-beens in musical history, Karłowicz, the early 20th century’s composer, left only a handful of works due to his untimely death in an avalanche in his beloved Tatra mountains.
To discover more and listen to ‘Piano Concerto in A-flat major, Op.2 (1824) click here.
Poland can boast not only with great male but also magnificent female composers – take Grażyna Bacewicz, a renowned violinist who left a legacy of over two hundred compositions.
To discover more and listen to ‘Concerto For Orchestra' click here.
To win this one-of-a-kind holiday, answer the question on Classic FM’s website.
Entries close at 11.59 pm on Tuesday 22nd July 2014.
source: Classicfm.com; ed by kd