The history of the Philharmonic

An orchestra on the road
Before there was a genuine and solid building for the Philharmonic in Szczecin, the orchestra musicians had played and practised in a variety of weird places. The first concerts took place in the old Bałtyk cinema, the State Clothing Plant and a tram depot. The first attempts to share the seat with the National Council of the City (today it is the City Hall building) invariably ended up with giving up the “concert hall” for the purposes of meetings of national importance. It was not until the official establishment of the State Philharmonic in Szczecin that the situation of the musicians became somewhat better. It happened on 15 December 1953, mainly thanks to the efforts of the then manager, Janusz Cegiełła.

The Philharmonic gets its audience
Appointed by the minister and located in the left wing of the building belonging to city authorities, the Philharmonic could finally start to develop. The number of musicians grew to 82, a Blüthner grand piano was added to the collection of instruments and in 1957 the concert hall underwent general renovation. The walls were lined with walnut wood and the most modern – at the time – fluorescent lamps were installed. Just after the renovation, Józef Wiłkomirski became the director and the 1st conductor. He was the longest acting director of the Szczecin Philharmonic. Also at that time, the institution was named after Mieczysław Karłowicz, a prominent composer who lived at the turn of the century.
The Philharmonic kept developing artistically. Concert series organised by the Philharmonic became increasingly popular: Music of the 20th century which presented the works of Sergei Rachmaninoff, Dmitri Shostakovich or Mieczysław Karłowicz and Jazz in Philharmonic which featured Krzysztof Komeda, Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski and Wojciech Karolak. In 1962 one of the former students of Szczecin’s State School of Music performed a concert in the Meetings with Melody series: Violetta Villas. The public went mad and the Philharmonic was virtually occupied by her devoted fans.

International language of music
The 1960s and 1970s were the time when the institution established many valuable contacts. Szczecin was visited by many prominent soloists from France, Israel, Japan, Argentina, Mexico; among them was also a Polish pianist Witold Małcużyński. But the biggest star of the 1970/1971 artistic season was the Symphony Orchestra of All-Union Radio and Television from Moscow, led by Gennady Rozhdestvensky. Thanks to the cooperation of Stefan Marczyk, the long-time director and 1st conductor, with Jan Szyrocki, the founder of the Academic Choir of the Technical University of Szczecin, the Philharmonic had rich choral repertoire. The 1980s brought the interest in opera music and the audience could listen to Traviata, Macbeth, and Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi. In 1994 a woman became the director of the Philharmonic for the first time. Among the successes of Jadwiga Igiel-Sak one can count the publication of the Famous Caprices album. The recording made by Szczecin orchestra under the baton of Jerzy Salwarowski and featuring Tatiana Shebanova and Jarosław Drzewicki as soloists was nominated to the Fryderyki Award in 1998 in the Solo Music category.

Philharmonic of the 21st century
At the beginning of the new century, the musicians promoted the institution during a tour in Spain and here at home a Committee for Building the New Philharmonic was created, the head of whom was Jadwiga Igiel-Sak. Renovated in the 1950s, the concert hall had lost its glamour and the number of seats proved inadequate. The construction of the new building was commenced by the then director of the Philharmonic, Andrzej Oryl. The new hall of the Philharmonic, designed by the Catalan architectural studio Barozzi/Veiga, was erected in 2014 in the place where the pre-war Konzerthaus used to be – at the intersection of Małopolska and Matejki streets . The move to the new hall was supervised by Dorota Serwa who became the director of the Philharmonic in 2012. The larger space allowed the Philharmonic team to work on new development directions, including less classical ones. The educational offer has also been expanded.


Compiled on the basis of archival materials of the Szczecin Philharmonic and the publication „Filharmonicy szczecińscy 1948-1998” by Mikołaj Szczęsny (Szczecin, 1999).
October 2023
01OCT '23sn, 12:00
Galeria Poziom 4.SPIRIT OPENExhibition
01OCT '23sn, 19:00
Filharmonia Szczecin Online 2023/2024Kostrzewa | Szczecin Philharmonic Big Band (premiera na YouTube)Online premiere
02OCT '23mn, 19:00
ESPRESSIVO 2023/2024Raul MidónJazz concert
04 OCT, wd, 19:00 - RAZ DWA TRZY- CZŁOWIEK CZASAMI SERCE OTWORZYkoncert zewnętrzny
TOMORROW05 OCTth, 16:00
Galeria przy Cerkwi | FilHERmonia 2023ZAPISANE W DNAVernissage
06OCT '23fr, 19:00
GRANDIOSO 2023/2024GÓRECKI | BACH | PianohooliganSymphonic concert
07OCT '23sa, 12:00
Galeria Poziom 4.SPIRIT OPENExhibition
07OCT '23sa, 12:00
Galeria przy Cerkwi | FilHERmonia 2023ZAPISANE W DNAExhibition
07OCT '23sa, 12:30
07OCT '23sa, 17:00
Legenda o Artie ShawWydarzenie partnerskie
08OCT '23sn, 12:00
Galeria Poziom 4.SPIRIT OPENExhibition
08OCT '23sn, 12:00
Galeria przy Cerkwi | FilHERmonia 2023ZAPISANE W DNAExhibition
08OCT '23sn, 17:00
KONCERTY RODZINNE 2023/2024DelicjaFamily concertfor children from 6 years of age accompanied by adults
09OCT '23mn, 10:00
KONCERTY SZKOLNE 2023/2024DelicjaSchool concert dla klas I-III
09OCT '23mn, 12:00
KONCERTY SZKOLNE 2023/2024DelicjaSchool concert dla klas IV-VIII
10OCT '23tu, 10:00
KONCERTY SZKOLNE 2023/2024DelicjaSchool concert dla klas I-III
10OCT '23tu, 12:00
KONCERTY SZKOLNE 2023/2024DelicjaSchool concert dla klas IV-VIII
10 OCT, tu, 19:00 - ABBA I INNI SYMFONICZNIEkoncert zewnętrzny
11OCT '23wd, 10:00
DONUTA ZAPRASZAKoncert kameralnydla przedszkoli, klas I-III i seniorów
11OCT '23wd, 12:00
DONUTA ZAPRASZAKoncert kameralnydla przedszkoli, klas I-III i seniorów
11 OCT, wd, 19:00 - MACIEJ MALEŃCZUK#2023.10koncert zewnętrzny
12OCT '23th, 10:00
DONUTA ZAPRASZAKoncert kameralnydla przedszkoli, klas I-III i seniorów
12OCT '23th, 12:00
DONUTA ZAPRASZAKoncert kameralnydla przedszkoli, klas I-III i seniorów
12OCT '23th, 18:00
FilHERmonia 2023Pokaz filmu „Červená”Projekcja filmu
13OCT '23fr, 14:00
13OCT '23fr, 15:00
13OCT '23fr, 19:00
GRANDIOSO 2023/2024Filharmonia Narodowa | BoreykoSymphonic concert
14OCT '23sa, 12:00
Galeria Poziom 4.SPIRIT OPENExhibition
14OCT '23sa, 12:00
Galeria przy Cerkwi | FilHERmonia 2023ZAPISANE W DNAExhibition
15OCT '23sn, 12:00
Galeria Poziom 4.SPIRIT OPENExhibition
15OCT '23sn, 12:00
Galeria przy Cerkwi | FilHERmonia 2023ZAPISANE W DNAExhibition
15OCT '23sn, 15:00
MISTERIOSO 2023/2024 | FilHERmonia 2023Karłowicz Quartet | HERstorieChamber concert
15 OCT, sn, 16:00 - TRE VOCI.PLkoncert zewnętrzny
15 OCT, sn, 19:30 - TRE VOCI.PLkoncert zewnętrzny
17OCT '23tu, 16:00
Galeria Poziom 4. | FilHERmonia 2023SYNTEZA 2023 – HarmoniaVernissage
18 OCT, wd, 19:00 - RECITAL MAŁGORZATY WALEWSKIEJkoncert zewnętrzny
20OCT '23fr, 19:00
GRANDIOSO 2023/2024 | FilHERmonia 2023MENDELSSOHN | BACEWICZSymphonic concert
21OCT '23sa, 09:00
RANIUTTOWorkshops dla dzieci od 1. do 2. roku życia z opiekunami
21OCT '23sa, 10:30
RANIUTTOWorkshops dla dzieci od 3. do 4. roku życia z opiekunami
21OCT '23sa, 12:00
RANIUTTOWorkshops dla dzieci od 5. do 6. roku życia z opiekunami
21OCT '23sa, 12:00
Galeria przy Cerkwi | FilHERmonia 2023ZAPISANE W DNAExhibition
21OCT '23sa, 12:00
Galeria Poziom 4.SYNTEZA 2023 – HarmoniaExhibition
21 OCT, sa, 20:00 - MIUOSH TRASA "POCZĄTEK KOSMOSU" W SZCZECINIEkoncert zewnętrzny
22OCT '23sn, 12:00
Galeria przy Cerkwi | FilHERmonia 2023ZAPISANE W DNAExhibition
22OCT '23sn, 12:00
Galeria Poziom 4.SYNTEZA 2023 – HarmoniaExhibition
24 OCT, tu, 19:00 - PIOTR CUGOWSKI: 40 I 4koncert zewnętrzny
25OCT '23wd, 18:00
26OCT '23th, 17:00
FilHERmonia 2023Z czułością o sobieDyskusja
26OCT '23th, 19:00
FilHERmonia 2023Wciąż żyjemy - wystawa ZCOVernissage
27OCT '23fr, 14:00
27OCT '23fr, 15:00
27OCT '23fr, 19:00
GRANDIOSO 2023/2024 | FilHERmonia 2023Kristine Balanas gra KORNGOLDASymphonic concert
28OCT '23sa, 12:00
Galeria Poziom 4.SYNTEZA 2023 – HarmoniaExhibition
28 OCT, sa, 19:00 - SMOLIK// KEV FOXkoncert zewnętrzny
29OCT '23sn, 12:00
Galeria Poziom 4.SYNTEZA 2023 – HarmoniaExhibition
November 2023
03NOV '23fr, 19:00
MISTERIOSO 2023/2024Ensemble Peregrina | Muzyka średniowieczaChamber concert
04NOV '23sa, 09:00
RANIUTTOWorkshops dla dzieci od 1. do 2. roku życia z opiekunami
04NOV '23sa, 10:30
RANIUTTOWorkshops dla dzieci od 3. do 4. roku życia z opiekunami
04NOV '23sa, 12:00
RANIUTTOWorkshops dla dzieci od 5. do 6. roku życia z opiekunami
04NOV '23sa, 12:00
Galeria Poziom 4.SYNTEZA 2023 – HarmoniaExhibition
05NOV '23sn, 12:00
Galeria Poziom 4.SYNTEZA 2023 – HarmoniaExhibition
05NOV '23sn, 17:00
KONCERTY RODZINNE 2023/2024Wszystko gra?Family concertfor children from 6 years of age accompanied by adults
06NOV '23mn, 10:00
KONCERTY SZKOLNE 2023/2024Wszystko gra?School concert dla klas I-III
06NOV '23mn, 12:00
KONCERTY SZKOLNE 2023/2024Wszystko gra?School concert dla klas IV-VIII
06NOV '23mn, 19:00
Prawdziwie Polskie Techno | Fanfara AwanturaWydarzenie współorganizowane
07NOV '23tu, 19:00
GRANDIOSO 2023/2024LISZT | SIBELIUSSymphonic concert
09NOV '23th, 19:00
RUBATO 2023/2024TAMOJ – Bastarda & SutariKoncert muzyki świata
10NOV '23fr, 14:00
10NOV '23fr, 15:00
10NOV '23fr, 19:00
GRANDIOSO 2023/2024PREISNER | Requiem dla mojego przyjacielaSymphonic concert
11NOV '23sa, 12:00
Galeria Poziom 4.SYNTEZA 2023 – HarmoniaExhibition
12NOV '23sn, 12:00
Galeria Poziom 4.SYNTEZA 2023 – HarmoniaExhibition
14NOV '23tu, 10:00
DONUTA ZAPRASZAKoncert kameralnydla przedszkoli, klas I-III i seniorów
14NOV '23tu, 12:00
DONUTA ZAPRASZAKoncert kameralnydla przedszkoli, klas I-III i seniorów
17NOV '23fr, 19:00
GRANDIOSO 2023/2024Paleczny gra CHOPINASymphonic concert
18NOV '23sa, 09:00
RANIUTTOWorkshops dla dzieci od 1. do 2. roku życia z opiekunami
18NOV '23sa, 10:30
RANIUTTOWorkshops dla dzieci od 3. do 4. roku życia z opiekunami
18NOV '23sa, 12:00
RANIUTTOWorkshops dla dzieci od 5. do 6. roku życia z opiekunami
18NOV '23sa, 20:00
20NOV '23mn, 19:00
ESPRESSIVO 2023/2024Adam Bałdych | Leszek Możdżer | PassacagliaJazz concert
24NOV '23fr, 14:00
24NOV '23fr, 15:00
24NOV '23fr, 19:00
GRANDIOSO 2023/2024DVORÁK | BRAHMSSymphonic concert
26NOV '23sn, 19:00
28NOV '23tu, 10:00
DONUTA ZAPRASZAKoncert kameralnydla przedszkoli, klas I-III i seniorów
28NOV '23tu, 12:00
DONUTA ZAPRASZAKoncert kameralnydla przedszkoli, klas I-III i seniorów
2023
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