The New Opening | 22-27.09.2026
After 15 editions at the Polish National Opera, Mad About Music festival changes its format to move to Sinfonia Varsovia’s home on Grochowska Street. The 2026 edition will take place from 22 to 27 September and will form part of Sinfonia Varsovia – New Opening Festival. This year, Mad About Music recitals, chamber and family concerts will take place in Sinfonia Varsovia’s newly refurbished spaces, while the orchestral concerts will be held in the concert tent on its premises.
As tradition has it, young performers representing ten music schools from across Poland will showcase their talents on the Festival’s main stage. We will also welcome guest appearances by noted symphony and chamber ensembles, such as Sinfonia Iuventus, the NeoQuartet, the Chopin University Big Band and the Chopin University Batucada, the Quatuor Elmire, and the Elias Vollmer Trio. International guests include clarinettist Raphaël Sévère, violinists Diana Adamyan and Manon Galy, cellist Edgar Moreau, pianists Célia Oneto Bensaid, Nathanaël Gouin, David Kadouch, Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, harpsichord player Pierre Hantaï, flautist Mattteo Cesari, soprano Raquel Camarinha, and conductors Pier Carlo Orizio and Jean-François Verdier.
The festival programme will also feature sensory-friendly concerts, held in an environment designed to ensure a comfortable listening experience. These will be complemented by an ambient zone: a space for relaxation and tranquillity open to all attendees.
