Postgraduate Studies at the Instrumental Faculty
POSTGRADUATE STUDIES AT THE INSTRUMENTAL FACULTY
RECRUITMENT for the academic year 2025/2026
2-18 September 2025 ONLINE REGISTRATION
22-24 September 2025 EXAMS
Postgraduate Studies at the Instrumental Faculty last four semesters. Their goal is a professional development of instrumental artists through the implementation of individual artistic plans under the guidance of outstanding teachers of the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow.
The studies are carried out in the following areas:
Soloist play:
- perfecting instrumental virtuosity
- master interpretations of works by selected composers and styles
- methodological issues related to playing the instrument
Chamber music:
- for chamber ensembles undertaking postgraduate studies together
- individual plans for pianists
Contemporary music performance:
- solo performance (piano)
- chamber music
- for chamber ensembles undertaking postgraduate studies together
THE MODE AND FORM OF SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS
Registration of candidates takes place in the electronic registration module (MERK) of the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow, through the following link:
within the registration dates:
from 2 September 2025, 00:01 to 18 September 2025, 23:59.
What should be uploaded with the registration form:
- a colour photo, requirements as for an identity document
- a scan of the first- or second-degree graduation diploma or the candidate’s declaration that he/she will deliver the diploma in case of passing the entrance examination
- a scan of the examination fee payment confirmation
- individual postgraduate studies project: planned repertoire, planned competitions, concerts and other artistic plans
- name of the teacher with whom the candidate would like to study
- CV, documentation of artistic achievements, opinions, letters of recommendation
- link to a recording, in case of an online mode
The correct submission of the form will be confirmed by an automatic message (please do not reply).
NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY DOCUMENTS BY REGULAR POST!
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION – CONDITIONS
The entrance examination fee is PLN 150.
Bank account number: 41 1240 2294 1111 0000 3708 8240, with a note “entrance examination fee”.
The exam may be taken in an on-site mode or online mode. If a Candidate chooses the online mode, he/she is obliged to attach the link to a recording in the application form.
It is possible to take an entrance examination in the winter session and start the studies in the summer semester.
Who may be admitted to postgraduate studies?
Foreigners who have a first-cycle, second-cycle or long-cycle master’s degree studies diploma obtained in Poland, a legalized or apostille diploma, or other document of completion of first-cycle or second-cycle studies or long-cycle master’s degree studies abroad recognized as equivalent with the relevant Polish diploma of completing first- or second-cycle studies or long-cycle master’s degree studies, in accordance with the provisions on the recognition of diplomas of higher education obtained abroad, unless they have been exempted from the recognition procedure under these provisions, or recognized, on the basis of an international agreement, as equivalent to the appropriate Polish diploma of completion of first- or second-cycle studies or long-cycle master’s degree studies or entitling to undertake postgraduate studies in the Republic of Poland.
(Regulation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of 5 June 2018)
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION – REQUIREMENTS
Solo majors:
- recital (the programme shall include works by composers from different periods, duration approx. 40 minutes)
The commission has the right to shorten the recital programme. The Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow does not provide candidates with a collaborative pianist during the exam.
Chamber music:
- presentation of the chamber ensemble declaring to undertake postgraduate studies together (possibility of performing a solo recital for pianists).
Contemporary music performance:
- the repertoire should include: works composed before 1900, a piece from the years 1900-1940 and at least 3 compositions written after 1951, covering the most important trends in music of the 20th and 21st centuries. Candidates who are graduates of the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow and completed their studies with the highest score (a very good or very good grade with honors) in the same year, may be exempt from the recital – only for the soloist specializations.
Postgraduate Studies at the Instrumental Faculty will be launched if the minimum number of candidates is reached. The final decision is made by the Rector.
STUDY PLAN
- Main subject
Postgraduate students receive a certificate of completion of postgraduate studies at the Instrumental Faculty of the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow, according to a template of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Poland.
FEES
The fees are determined annually by the Rector of the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow. Fees in the academic year 2025/2026:
PLN 5,000 – soloist student per semester;
PLN 5,800 – soloist student with accompanist per semester;
PLN 6,000* – chamber music per semester.
*the fee for the chamber ensemble is paid in equal parts by each member of the ensemble. This fee is independent of the number of people in the ensemble.
(Ordinance No. 21/2025 of the Rector of the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow).
The fee should be made by the due date to the bank account of the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow:
41 1240 2294 1111 0000 3708 8240 (in PLN) with the annotation in the title: name, surname, what is the fee made for, name of studies, semester/year.
The fee may be paid in full for the whole academic year OR in two equal installments, for the first semester, paid no later than 7 October and for the second semester, paid no later than 20 February of the given academic year.
in case of late payment the statutory interest rate will be charged; there is also a possibility of being removed from the List of Postgraduate Students.
For detailed information please call +48 (12) 421 31 20.
HEAD of Postgradate Studies
prof. dr hab. Paweł Krauzowicz
pawel.krauzowicz@amuz.krakow.pl