Complex of State Music Schools no 4 (ZPSM nr 4)

01-530 Warszawa, ul. Krasińskiego 1
tel. +48-22 839 18 78
tel./fax +48-22 839 18 79
sekretariat@szymanowski.edu.pl

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

Principal: Róża Paderewska
Vice-Principals & Heads of Music Studies: Hanna Sawicka, Małgorzata Szalińska
Vice–Principals & Heads of Academic Studies: Joanna Oczkowska, Małgorzata Ziarko
Head-Coordinator of Afternoon Secondary Music School: Maria Łukaszewska
Piano Heads: Bronisława Kawalla
Strings, Harp and Accordion Heads: Maria Słubicka-Podejko, Aurelia Liwanowska-Lisiecka
Wind and Percussion Head: Wiesław Woźnicki
Musical Education Methods Head: Magdalena Wajzner-Barska

SCHOOL STRUCTURE

6-year Comprehensive Primary Music School
providing basic musical education and general academic education
– academic studies
– musical studies with instrumental department

6-year Comprehensive Secondary Music School
providing secondary musical education and general academic education of a junior high school and high school level, leading to the Certficate of Secondary Education
– academic studies
– musical studies with instrumental department

6-year Afternoon Secondary Music School
providing secondary musical education
– musical studies with instrumental and vocal department

The school was founded in 1945 and given the name of Karol Szymanowski two years later. In 1999 it was transformed into Complex of Music Schools. There are 370 students educated under the supervision of 150 teachers (many of them are university lecturers). Among the school’s professors, graduates and students are world-famous musicians. Apart from individual lessons of playing the instruments, school children take part in rehearsals of symphony orchestra, choir and many chamber ensembles. The important events in school life are concerts combining artistic purpose and charity for people in need e.g. annual charity concerts in the National Philharmony for people suffering from multiple sclerosis. Moreover, the school’s students frequently hold concerts in the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw (in 1988 our school entered into the agreement of cooperation and exchange of experience), Polish Radio Concert Hall, Warsaw Music Society and many more prestigious concert halls. The school is also the place of numerous master courses, competitions, seminars and nationwide and regional auditions of music schools of primary and secondary level. The school cooperates with many foreign music schools and it has participated in artistic appearances in Europe (e.g. Lyon, Grenoble, London, Karlsruhe, Arezzo and Moscow). The Karol Szymanowski Foundation, nominated to award by Polish President, has been working by the school since 1992. It supervises Music Kindergarten and “Philharmony” - the Warsaw Orchestra. Since 2004 the school has been participating in Leonardo da Vinci Program. It has received students from Finland, Estonia, Portugal, and Austria for training and has sent its own students to the partner institutions.

THE SCHOOL’S PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS:

Leonardo da Vinci

Warsaw International Master Courses