On January 17–18, 2026, another edition of the International Christmas Talent League Competition took place in Vilnius, bringing together young artists from different countries and age groups.

The International Jury of the competition once again included Saribek (Sar) Sargsyan, Vice President of the SSCE Foundation and Artistic Director of SSCE, an experienced vocal expert who has been cooperating with the event organizers for many years. Having earned their trust, he is invited to serve on the jury on a yearly basis, sharing his professional knowledge and experience with the participants.

During the award ceremony, the competition laureates received official invitations to participate in the “Vistula Sounds” Festival 2026. The invitations were presented to selected, particularly talented participants, offering them an opportunity for further artistic development and international presentation of their work.

The competition was organized by Ars Festa.
We would like to thank the organizers for the smooth coordination of the event and for creating a friendly atmosphere that encouraged artistic exchange and cooperation.

We're closing 2025 with a successful international season for Polish talent! This time, we returned from the capital of Latvia with awards. Another edition of the International Vocal Festival "Riga Symphony" took place in Riga from December 11th to 14th, 2025. The festival took place in the beautiful halls of "Kultūras pils Ziemeļblāzma" and "VEF Kultūras pils" in Riga and attracted numerous participants from around the world. Poland was represented by Antonina Małecka, Pola Szynkiewicz, Marcelina Runewicz, Lena Wierzchowska, Martyna Paterczyk, Nicola Rykowska, Alicja Kłosińska, Konrad Jastrzemski, and the "Your Song" Vocal Ensemble. The performances of our talents were of a high vocal and artistic standard, which was appreciated by the international jury. We are very happy and congratulate everyone on such excellent results.

We would like to mention that Sar Sargsyan, Vice President of the SSCE Foundation and Artistic Director of the SSCE Artistic Agency, also served on the international jury of the Riga Competition and performed as a Special Guest at the Festival's Gala Concert.

During the Festival Gala, as is tradition, official invitations to our Irena Santor "Vistula Sounds" International Festival in 2026 were presented to talented artists from around the world.

The Festival is organized by the "EUROPEAN CENTRE OF MUSIC FOR YOUTH". We sincerely thank the Festival Organizers for the high standard of the event and the excellent organization. We thank them for their warm welcome.

Sar Sargsyan (Saribek), Vice President of the SSCE Foundation and Artistic Director of the SSCE Agency, was in Greece from October 1-7, 2025. The beautiful city of Nafplio hosted another edition of the GREECE's HOPE International Festival of Children and Youth Creativity, organized by our partner, Effterman production. Sar was invited to Greece primarily as a member of the international jury representing Poland. He also performed as a special guest during the Festival's Gala Concert, performing the song "Guarda che Luna," accompanied by artists from the "Renaissance" Ballet Studio from Armenia, performing his beautiful dance composition.At the Festival Gala, Sar presented official invitations to our "Vistula Sounds" Festival in 2026, which were received by talented artists from around the world.Moreover, during his stay in Greece, numerous meetings of the music community (and beyond) from various countries took place in Nafplion, Athens, and Tolo, which significantly influenced the collaboration between the SSCE Foundation and the SSCE Agency and various international cultural institutions. One of the most important goals is to promote the Irena Santor "Vistula Sounds" International Festival, which will celebrate its 5th anniversary in 2026.On behalf of Sara, we would like to thank the organizers of the aforementioned event for the invitation and warm welcome.

The International "Sofia Grand Prix" Music Festival was held in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 19-22 September 2025. The event was organized by our Bulgarian partner, “Artvoices Festival Music Agency”. Once again, the Polish delegation to the competition was presented by SSCE, headed by the Agency’s Artistic Director, Saribek Sargsyan, who in addition served as judge during the competition.

Poland was represented by Anna Sękala and Marcelina Runewicz, and their beautiful performances were highly praised by the international jury. Here are the results: Anna was ranked 3^rd in the "Song of My Country" category, while Marcelina came in 1^st in both this category and the "Musical" category. Congratulations to our contestants – wishing you continued success.

During the Festival's Gala Concert Sar Sargsyan presented official invitations to the 2026 Vistula Sounds Festival. The invitations were handed to the most promising artists from around the world who will have the opportunity to sing during the 5^th edition of the Festival.

Our sincerest thanks to the Festival Organizers!

 

The 2026 Irena Santor "Vistula Sounds" International Festival was held on 12-16 August. Five wonderful days with a diverse program, artists from around the world, exquisite concerts, and insightful workshops – all this made it a time full of musical excitement and inspiration. Ciechocinek became the capital of international and Polish song, resounding with music sung by artists from 22 countries! An unforgettable experience with a lineup of stars from the Polish and foreign music scene.

Special performances on the festival stages included Grażyna Brodzińska, the duo Alicja Majewska and Włodzimierz Korcz, Anna Rusowicz, Pavlo Tabakov (Ukraine), and Andria Putkaradze (Georgia, Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 winner).

The festival contestants were judged by an international jury led by Grażyna Brodzińska, with experts including Jarosław Wasik, Joanna Zagdańska, Anna Poghosyan (Armenia), Adam Barro (France), Rossi Yordanova (Bulgaria), and many others.

It was a true celebration of music without borders!

This festival is also unique for yet another reason! Its format has been designed to give the contestants the time to mingle and socialize. These five days and 14 events proved a great artistic, organizational, and educational success.

We are confident that the 5^th anniversary festival in 2026 will once again dazzle our contestants, guests, and viewers with new surprises and experiences.

See you in August 2026 in Kuyavia and Pomerania.

 

Sar Sargsyan Cultural Entertainment is the only Polish representative to present the winner of the Irena Santor "Vistula Sounds" International Festival at the Chuva De Estrelas Douro Festival in Portugal each year. This year, it was the winner of the 2023 edition, Mɪᴄʜᴀᴌ Mᴀᴛᴜsᴢᴇᴡsᴋɪ. The singer performed with great class, successfully taking second place. Huge congratulations to our artist!
The competition took place on July 12, 2025, in Peso da Regua. We would like to thank the festival organizers for the high standard of the event and the organization. We thank them for the warm welcome of our Polish delegation.
See you in Portugal next year!

On July 3, 2025 our directors met with the mayor of the city of Ciechocinek to agree the details of our collaboration on the 4th Irena Santor "Vistula Sounds" International Festival. We are happy to share that the meeting concluded with the signing a partnership agreement between the parties which also provides for funding granted by the city council. Thank you very much!

The meeting was attended by Jarosław Jucewicz, Mayor of Ciechocinek, Mariusz Kisielewski, Managing Director of the Vistula Sounds Festival, and Saribek Sargsyan, Artistic Director.

You are also encouraged to follow all festival announcements published regularly on the Festival's Facebook, Instagram and TikTok fan pages: https://www.facebook.com/VistulaSounds, https://www.instagram.com/vistulasounds/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@vistulasounds

See you in Ciechocinek on August 12-16, 2025!

Photo: City ​​promotion office of the Ciechocinek

 

On 26-30 June 2025 the picturesque resort Spanish town of Lloret de Mar on the Mediterranean Sea hosted another edition of the "Summer Talent League" Festival – an annual event organized by our Lithuanian partner, Ars Festa. The festival attracted over 500 contestants from over 10 countries and, as usual, Poland was also represented thanks to the support of SSCE Agency and SSCE Foundation. Polish contestants, including Antonina Małecka, Nicola Rykowska, and Gabriela Nagięć, singers of "Your Song" band from Ostrów Wielkopolski and winners of the 3^rd "Vistula Sounds" Festival in 2024, sang both in solo and group categories. Saribek Sargsyan, Artistic Director of the Agency and VP of SSCE Foundation, represented Poland on international judging team. The young artists demonstrated their wonderful talents and won 1^st places in both categories. In addition to competition performances, Polish participants took part in the Festival concerts. We wish to extend huge thanks to their coaches for their tremendous work which helped prepare the young artists, as well as to the parents for the support they offered throughout. The international audience went wild, especially after the group's wonderful performance of the folk song "W moim ogródeczku" (“In my little garden”). We are delighted that a Polish piece was so beautifully presented at an international forum, as promoting Polish song worldwide is one of the key goals of SSCE Agency and SSCE Foundation. We wish to thank the organizers for a great event and their hospitality.

From 11 to 13 April 2025, another edition of the International Vocal Competition Muzikos talentų lyga / Music talent league took place in Vilnius. Talented individuals, presented by both our Agency and other music institutions from Poland, took part in the Competition, achieving very good results. We are very happy about the successes of all Polish participants. Congratulations and we wish you further success!
Our artistic director Sar Sargsyan was invited to Vilnius as a member of the international jury representing Poland.
The Competition was organized by Ars Festa (President Asta Bagdonaviciene), which has been our Partner since the day the SSCE Agency was established. As always, the cooperation is excellent, and the events organized by Ars Festa are of a high standard.
We would like to thank the Festival Organizers for the high level of the event and the wonderful organization. Thank you for the warm welcome.

The 8th edition of the Golden VOICE International Festival took place in Malta from 27 to 30 March 2025. At the invitation of the organisers, our SSCE Agency presented two participants from Poland: Alicja Kłosińska and Kinga Linkiewicz. Both had very good performances, which were positively assessed by the international jury. Here are the results: Alicja Kłosińska - 1st place; Kinga Linkiewicz - 2nd place. The artistic director of the SSCE Agency, Sar Sargsyan, was invited as a member of the international jury representing Poland, as well as a performing artist as a Special Guest during the Gala Concert.

In addition to our representatives, the Festival was attended by yung talents, presented by other music institutions from Poland, who also had very good results. We are very happy with the successes of all Polish participants. We congratulate and thank you for once again representing our Polish culture abroad so nobly with their excellent performances on the international stage. We wish you further success!