Fryderyk Award Nominations

We warmly congratulate all the artists and teachers at our institution who have contributed to the creation of the albums nominated for the Fryderyk Awards! This is a tremendous honour and a testament to the highest standards of artistic and educational excellence.

Congratulations to all the nominees, with special recognition going to:

Album of the Year – Choral Music – Universal Prayer
prof. dr hab. Agnieszka Franków-Żelazny (conductor, artistic director of the Polish National Youth Choir), PhD Malwina Lipiec-Rozmysłowicz (harp), PhD Piotr Bugaj (trumpet), MA Eloy Panizo Padrón (trombone)

Album of the Year – Early Music – Mikołaj Zieleński II
MA Julia Karpeta (viola da gamba), MA Marta Niedźwiecka (positiv organ, harpsichord)

Classical Album of the Year – Crossover – Zygmunt Konieczny – Taki pejzaż
prof. dr hab. Agata Zubel (voice), prof. dr hab. Cezary Duchnowski (orchestration, electronics)

We wish you every success at the gala and are keeping our fingers crossed that these outstanding nominations will result in awards!

Full list of nominations: https://fryderyki.pl/poznalismy-nominowanych-do-nagrody-fryderyk-2026-w-muzyce-klasycznej/