Airbus A320neo aircraft appeared at the Bydgoszcz airport at the beginning of 2024 for servicing of Pratt & Whitney engines in which a defect had been detected. For safety reasons, a decision was made to ground the entire fleet until repairs could be completed. One of the main locations where the Airbuses were parked became...
More than 2,000 years ago, trade between Roman Aquileia (in the area of present-day Venice) and Pannonia with the coast of the Baltic Sea, centered around the highly valued amber, was developing dynamically. The greatest volume of this exchange is believed to have taken place in the 3rd century CE, although the first expeditions may...
Late on Saturday evening, the results of the 13th Ignacy Jan Paderewski International Piano Competition, associated with the city of Bydgoszcz, were announced. The jury awarded the first prize to South Korean representative Roh Hyunjin. Second place went to Italian pianist Elia Cecino – the only European among the top five – and third place...
On Wednesday late in the evening, the jury announced the five-person line-up for the final of the 13th Ignacy Jan Paderewski International Piano Competition, an event that has become part of Bydgoszcz’s musical identity. There is no Polish contestant among them — the finalists include one Italian pianist and four from Asia.
On Tuesday, the semifinals of the 13th Ignacy Jan Paderewski International Piano Competition began in Bydgoszcz. Ten talented musicians remain, with Japan being the strongest represented—three of its participants have advanced to this stage. Many consider the Paderewski Competition to be the second largest after the Warsaw-based Fryderyk Chopin Competition. The honorary director of the...
The Clinical Hospital of the Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology (formerly the Municipal Hospital) has carried out the first electroporation ablation procedure in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, combined with three-dimensional mapping of cardiac arrhythmia. It is one of the modern cardiology methods being implemented thanks to nearly 20 million PLN in funding from the National...
Today is a break day in the Ignacy Jan Paderewski International Piano Competition, whose auditions are being held for the first time in the new building of the Academy of Music. Only 10 talented musicians remain in the competition, and on Tuesday and Wednesday (November 18 and 19) they will perform twice before the jury.
The emotions following the Chopin Competition are slowly subsiding, but that doesn’t mean the end of attractions for classical music lovers this year. On Sunday, the 13th Ignacy Jan Paderewski International Piano Competition will begin. Although its prestige is somewhat lower than that of the Chopin Competition, it is mainly aimed at young musicians. The...
We have already written some time ago about the proposal to build the eastern bypass of Bydgoszcz — a connection between Solec Kujawski and Osielsko. The joint declaration signed today (November 3) by local government representatives in support of pursuing this investment is certainly an important step forward, but the statement made by a representative...
During the 5th Bydgoszcz Amber Route Forum, a memorandum was signed to take action aimed at ensuring that the Bydgoszcz-Emilianowo Terminal is completed no later than 2030. The signatories include local members of parliament, an employers’ organization, and social organizations. During the forum discussions, several comments gave hope for a positive outcome of the project...