Kotnowska & Bester in the Great Hall of the Royal Castle in Warsaw

03 December 2025

Flautist Jadwiga Kotnowska and accordionist–composer Jarosław Bester will perform as a duo in the Great Hall of the Royal Castle in Warsaw on 16 January 2026 at 7:00 p.m. Their recital for flute and accordion will present new arrangements of classical...

Kraków – Wieliczka – Kąśna Dolna | The 5th „Piano e Forte” Festival and Piano Competition 2022

01 March 2022

The aim of the 5th Piano e Forte Festival and Piano Competition, will be held between the 1. and 6. of March 2022, is to show the history of the evolution of the piano in the context of the development of the piano repertoire, as well as the...

Kraków | "Elementi 8": screen or sounds and pixels

21 February 2020

"Elementi" is an annual event that focuses attention on contemporary music: created, performed and interpreted here and now. The eighth edition, which will take place on 6-8 March 2020 at the Academy of Music in Kraków, will include, among others, a...

Kraków | "Free, Independent" – music by Sibelius, Paderewski and Weinberg performed by Sinfonietta Cracovia under Erkki Lasonpalo

06 November 2021

On 11 November 2021 the Orchestra of the Royal Capital City of Krakow 'Sinfonietta Cracovia' will celebrate the 103rd anniversary of Poland regaining independence. A concert at the Gallery of 19th-Century Polish Art in the Kraków Cloth Hall at 7.00...

Krakow | "Marathon of Serenades": a sprint towards normality

22 June 2021

Two days, two programmes, four concerts – this is the musical sprint of Jurek Dybał and Sinfonietta Cracovia towards normality. After months of training, it is finally time to take off without sparing your strength and make up the remaining distance!...

Kraków | "Stars with Sinfonietta”: Marisol Montalvo

06 May 2019

A star of contemporary music – the American soprano Marisol Montalvo – will perform on May 6, 2019 at 7.00 p.m. at the Karol Szymanowski Kraków Philharmonic in the series "Stars with Sinfonietta". "Stars with Sinfonietta" is Sinfonietta Cracovia's...

Kraków | "Wajda. Fascinations" – Sinfonietta Cracovia on the 95th birth anniversary of Andrzej Wajda

10 March 2021

On the occasion of the 95th birth anniversary of Andrzej Wajda, Sinfonietta Cracovia in cooperation with the Manggha Museum prepared a unique project inspired by the master's work and its interesting – and often surprising – contexts. The project will...

Kraków | „Elementi 7: retro” – academic conference and concerts

25 February 2019

"Elementi 7: retro" is three days of intense musical meetings and concerts. Olga Drenda, Andrzej Mądry and Artur Zagajewski will be the special guests of this year's edition, which will take place on 1-3 March 2019 at the Music Academy in Kraków. The...

Kraków | 2nd International Competition for Young Pianists "Chopin at Wawel"

14 June 2019

International Competition For Young Pianists „Chopin at Wawel” – based upon the National Competition For Young Pianists „Chopin at Wawel” – is the first international, monographic, piano competition held in Krakow. This year's edition will be held on...

Krakow | 2nd Polish Patriotic Song Competition "Every Pole Plays and Sings for Poland"

11 October 2021

The second edition of the Polish Competition "Every Pole Plays and Sings for Poland" will be held on 20-21 November 2021. The aim of the competition is to cultivate the cultural heritage, broaden the knowledge of Polish musical culture and cultivate...

Kraków | 32nd Krakow International Festival of Composers

16 October 2020

The Polish Composers' Union – Krakow Branch invites you to the 32nd Krakow International Festival of Composers, which will be held on 17-25 October 2020. We will hear 16 world premieres and 3 Polish premieres. During this year’s 32nd Festival,...

Kraków | 3rd International Piano Competition "Chopin at Wawel"

26 January 2021

The 3rd edition of the International Piano Competition "Chopin at Wawel" will be held in Kraków on 7-11 July 2021. International Piano Competition „Chopin at Wawel” based upon the National Competition For Young Pianists „Chopin at Wawel” is the first...

Krakow | 4. Sinfonietta Festival "Do Not Move The Capital to Krakow"

22 June 2018

The summer festival of the Sinfonietta Cracovia starting on June 21, 2018 will bring us four unique concerts in the historic interiors of the famous Sukiennice and the beautiful gardens of the National Museum in Krakow plus a spectacular musical battle...

Kraków | 4th Krakow Music Salon – chamber music in the salons!

11 September 2020

Recalling the memory of the tradition of music salons as a popular element of the cultural life of 19th-century Kraków is the goal of a unique festival organized for the fourth time by the Association of Polish Chamber Musicians. The 4th edition of the...

Kraków | 6th Concert of Premieres of Accordion Works

18 September 2019

The 6th Concert of Premieres of Accordion Works will take place on Monday, 7 October 2019 at 7 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Academy of Music in Krakow (43 St. Tomasz St.). The programme of this year's concert will include: Jacek Kopiec – Elegy...

Kraków | 6th Sinfonietta Festival. A musical tribute to Krzysztof Penderecki

01 September 2020

This year's edition of the Sinfonietta Cracovia flagship event is dedicated to the memory of Professor Krzysztof Penderecki – one of the founders of the orchestra, its great mentor and friend. The concert programme of the Sinfonietta Festival, which...

Kraków | 7th Sinfonietta Festival at the National Museum

27 June 2021

On 1 July 2021, Sinfonietta Cracovia will inaugurate the 7th Sinfonietta Festival with an interdisciplinary concert "Musical antibodies – music and immunology", which will be graced by a multimedia lecture by distinguished guests associated with the...

Kraków | Children's Day with Sinfonietta Cracovia

26 May 2019

The Orchestra of the Royal City of Krakow Sinfonietta Cracovia invites you to a musical celebration of the Children's Day. A special concert will take place on June 2, 2019 at 10.00 a.m. at the Collegium Medicum of the Jagiellonian University. Danuta...

Kraków | Concert closing the celebrations of the 130th anniversary of the Music Academy

12 March 2019

With a concert on March 16, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the Siemiradzki Hall in Kraków Cloth Hall, the Academy of Musica in Kraków will close the celebrations of its 130th anniversary. The programme of the jubilee concert will consist of works by artists...

Kraków | Concerts of the Creative Scholarship Holders of the City of Kraków

10 November 2021

A series of concerts devoted to the Creative Scholarship holders of the City of Krakow will be held between 15 October and 15 December 2021 at the Palace of Arts, the Church of St. Catherine of Alexandria (St. Dorothy Chapel) and the Bishop Erazm...