Biografia

The choir was founded in 2009 by Andrzej Kosendiak, Director of the National Forum of Music in Wrocław, and from the beginning it has been working under the direction of Małgorzata Podzielny. From 2023, Mikołaj Szczęsny will be the assistant artistic director of the ensemble.

The NFM Boys’ Choir actively participates in artistic life, giving concerts with the best orchestras and conductors, such as John Eliot Gardiner, Giovanni Antonini, Zubin Mehta, Giancarlo Guerrero, and Jacek Kaspszyk. It has been invited to numerous artistic events taking place during the International Festival Wratislavia Cantans and Leo Festival, as well as to film production projects (of Agnieszka Holland and Michał Kwieciński), in addition to working for television and theatre. It has also performed in Germany, Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, and Japan.

The choir’s discography includes albums released by the NFM: Salzburg Marian Mass (2015) with music by Mozart, Witold Lutosławski. Opera omnia, Vol. 7 (2018) with songs for children, works by Marcin Józef Żebrowski (2018) conducted by Andrzej Kosendiak, the album This Day (2019) with music for children by Bob Chilcott and The Light of a Winter Night (2022), the latter containing arrangements of Christmas carols and pastorals by Michał Ziółkowski, with the NFM Choir and NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra conducted by Małgorzata Podzielny. The most recent album is the Mr Kleks’ Philharmonic (2023) with the arrangements of songs about Mr Kleks.

In addition to the classes included in the choir’s regular work schedule, the young singers also participate in workshop sessions held several times a year, conducted by Polish and international experts. The choir won two Gold Diplomas during the 55th International Choral Festival in Międzyzdroje (2020) and the Gold Prize of the 11th World Peace Choral Festival Online Events in Vienna (2021). The choir also received a Golden Diploma and a Special Award for the highest score in the category of children’s and youth choirs in the National Choral Competition held during the National Choral Forum “Wrocław City of Music” (2021), a Golden Diploma in the online edition of the National Sacred Music Competition “Dona Nobis Pacem” of the Polish Association of Cultural Animators “Cultural Connoisseur” in Wrocław (2022) and the 1st place during the Ohrid Choir Festival competition in Macedonia (2022).