The Stanisław Jopek International Singing Competition
Under the honorary patronage of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Radosław Sikorski, and the Marshal of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship, Adam Struzik.
Co-financed by funds from the Mazowieckie Voivodeship and the Minister of Culture and National Heritage.
Under the honorary patronage of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Radosław Sikorski, and the Marshal of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship, Adam Struzik.
Co-financed by funds from the Mazowieckie Voivodeship and the Minister of Culture and National Heritage.
The 4th edition of the Stanisław Jopek Singing Competition will extend its international remit. Auditions will take place online and at selected Polish centres worldwide.
The competition is split into a number of categories: for ages 8-13, 14-19, 20-25 and 26 and over.
Substantial prizes are offered to winners, and finalists will perform onstage with Mazowsze National Folk Song and Dance Ensemble.
The competition is also an opportunity to showcase young talent, with participants going on to work with the Mazowsze Ensemble Choir.
The competition is split into a number of categories: for ages 8-13, 14-19, 20-25 and 26 and over.
Substantial prizes are offered to winners, and finalists will perform onstage with Mazowsze National Folk Song and Dance Ensemble.
The competition is also an opportunity to showcase young talent, with participants going on to work with the Mazowsze Ensemble Choir.
Apply now!
To apply as an overseas competitor, please fill out the registration form, selecting two audition pieces: one from Group A and one from Group B. Please also attach a link to your recording of these pieces.
Recordings should:
a. show the applicant in full.
b. be of the songs performed in full, without breaks.
c. be submitted through links to an internet service or platform (YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, WeTransfer, Dropbox etc.).
d. Comply with the sheet music provided on the competition webpage.
Recordings should:
a. show the applicant in full.
b. be of the songs performed in full, without breaks.
c. be submitted through links to an internet service or platform (YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, WeTransfer, Dropbox etc.).
d. Comply with the sheet music provided on the competition webpage.
Prizes*
1st prize – 10 000 zł
2nd prize – 7 000 zł
3rd prize – 5 000 zł
Additional prizes:
* Prizes are awarded to participants in every age category
2nd prize – 7 000 zł
3rd prize – 5 000 zł
Additional prizes:
- The opportunity to perform with Mazowsze Ensemble during the final concert
- Participation in workshops led by Mazowsze Ensemble
- Audience prize
- Special prizes
* Prizes are awarded to participants in every age category
Competition Schedule
- October 2024 – February 2025: The first round will be held in 49 locations around Poland
- March 2025 – June 2025: The second round will be held in 8 Polish regions and abroad
- October 2025 – The third round of the competition, workshops and the final will take place at Mazowsze Ensemble headquarters in Otrębusy – Karolin near Warsaw
About the Competition
The Stanisław Jopek singing competition was launched in response to the needs and requests of Mazowsze’s audiences, whose engagement with the ensemble’s vocal repertoire is evident during every concert. Audience members sing along not only to Mazowsze’s “greatest hits”, but also to less well-known numbers. The idea to harness and popularise this audience engagement in the form of a vocal competition was born.
“ We can say that this competition was the idea of Mazowsze’s audiences of the last 70 years”, says Jacek Boniecki, the ensemble’s director. “We thought that as members of the public know our songs so well, why not go further? Why not create an opportunity to sing together?”
“ We can say that this competition was the idea of Mazowsze’s audiences of the last 70 years”, says Jacek Boniecki, the ensemble’s director. “We thought that as members of the public know our songs so well, why not go further? Why not create an opportunity to sing together?”
