Cracow | 19th Festival of Polish Music

The 19^th edition of the Festival of Polish Music consists of five consecutive July weekends filled with carefully selected Polish music from the 16^th to the 20^th century, supplemented with masterpieces of world music, all performed by recognized artists from around the world. Between the 1^st and 29^th of July 2023 we will hear, among others: works by Józef Michał Poniatowski, Fryderyk Chopin and Ignacy Jan Paderewski, masterpieces for the baroque lute, as well as the most beautiful arias from rarely performed 19^th-century Polish operas.

During the inauguration we will hear i.a. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 by Fryderyk Chopin (the Hungarian piano virtuoso János Balázs as the soloist) and the Serenade Op. 2 by Mieczysław Karłowicz performed by Sinfonietta Cracovia conducted by Maciej Tworek

Performance of the finalist of the 16^th Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition in Poznań will be an extraordinary event. 21-year-old Dayoon You from South Korea will perform works by Henryk Wieniawski, Ignacy Jan Paderewski and Witold Lutosławski.

Detailed programme: http://www.fmp.org.pl/pl/program/