Pomeranian Philharmonic: investment underway, musicians keep up the pace

Modernity, original architectural solutions and immersive sound technology combined with the traditional elegance of the neoclassical form of the mid-20th-century building, complemented by extensive glazing and greenery – this is what the new Pomeranian Philharmonic complex in Bydgoszcz will look like in just three years. The PLN 380 million expansion and modernisation project, financed mainly from the regional budget, has already begun.

– The expansion concept is bold, yet at the same time shows great respect for the building that already exists. A temple of art must also speak through its architectural form. I believe we will achieve this effect – emphasises Marshal Piotr Całbecki.

The future new part of the complex will include, among other facilities, a small concert hall with seating for 350 people, a stage for a chamber orchestra and a 30-member choir, naturally equipped with professional sound and lighting systems, as well as a rehearsal room and dressing rooms for artists. It will be located underground, directly beneath Krzysztof Penderecki Square, under the feet of music lovers heading to concerts. The hall will be illuminated by ceiling skylights running along the side walls and behind the stage, which, when viewed from above, will form the shape of a lyre in front of the main entrance. The walls will be surrounded by a moat filled with greenery.

The excellent acoustics of the chamber hall will be achieved using state-of-the-art immersive sound technology based on a system of microphones and loudspeakers, as well as advanced algorithms and processors that handle digital signals in real time. Audiences will hear concerts as if they were seated in the Wiener Musikverein, Carnegie Hall or Tokyo’s Suntory Hall – music will surround them from all directions and the sound will be crystal clear.

Although the musicians of the Pomeranian Philharmonic – the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and the chamber ensemble Capella Bydgostiensis – have had to leave the building on Szwalbego Street for the duration of the investment, the Philharmonic is not slowing down. Concerts are being held at other venues, both in Bydgoszcz and beyond. On 9 August, the Bydgoszcz chamber musicians performed an open-air concert in Ostromecko, on 15 August they gave an outdoor concert in Nieszawa, and on 23 August they will perform by the musical fountain in front of the Philharmonic building.

Intensive preparations are also underway for the 64th edition of the Bydgoszcz Music Festival (18 September – 11 October), as always highly anticipated by music lovers. Festival concerts will be held at the Bydgoszcz Trade and Exhibition Centre, the new campus of the Academy of Music, the Copernicanum Auditorium, the Municipal Cultural Centre and Bydgoszcz Cathedral. The opening event will be a recital by true international opera star Aleksandra Kurzak, accompanied by the Pomeranian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Rafał Janiak. The programme will feature some of the most beautiful soprano arias from operas by Puccini, Verdi and Francesco Cilea.

Beata Krzemińska
Spokesperson for the Marshal’s Office

20 August 2026