The National Forum of Music (Narodowe Forum Muzyki) or NFM is a music venue located in Wrocà Âaw, Poland. It was completed in 2015 and houses a large concert hall with 1800 seats and three chamber halls (from 250âÂÂ450 seats) and is home to many major ensembles and festivals in Wrocà Âaw. The building was designed by APA Kuryà Âowicz & Associates. It is one of the largest and most modern music venues in Poland.
The construction of the venue started in 2009 and was completed in 2015. It covers the area of 48,500 square metres and is situated in the Liberty Square in the city centre near the historic Wrocà Âaw Opera. The building consists of six floor above ground level as well as three underground floors.
The Witold Lutosà Âawski National Forum of Music is a cultural institution that is headquartered in the building. It was created in 2014 due to a merger of two other institutions - Wratislavia Cantans International Festival of Music and the Wrocà Âaw Philharmonic. Andrzej Kosendiak, the current director of NFM, was one of the main initiators of the project to create the new venue.
The NFM organizes a wide range of educational projects for children such as Choir Academy (Singing Wrocà Âaw, Singing Poland, Polish National Youth Choir), Singing Europe, Family Philharmonic, Philharmonic for Youngsters as well as for adults e.g. Music Lovers' Choir. The NFM was one of the key cultural institutions responsible for establishing the cultural programme of Wrocà Âaw as one of co-host cities bearing the title of the European Capital of Culture in 2016.
Presently, the National Forum of Music organizes the following national and international festivals and events:
The venue is home to such orchestras and music bands as: