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Casting – Marta Honzatko-Półtorak
Recital by Marta Honzatko-Półtorak and Ewa Kornecka (piano) at the Loch Camelot
Recital by Marta Honzatko-Półtorak and Ewa Kornecka (piano) at the Loch Camelot
January at Piec Art
19 January: SILBERMAN Trio; 20 January: PRUCNAL/SZWUGIER/HELLER; 21 January: TOO BLACK PROJECT; 22 January: STELA SQUAT; 25, 26 January: KUBA PŁUŻEK Zgwinted; 27, 28 January: JBBOrchestra; 29 January: B.MALKOVSKY – J.ŚMIETANA Duo
19 January: SILBERMAN Trio; 20 January: PRUCNAL/SZWUGIER/HELLER; 21 January: TOO BLACK PROJECT; 22 January: STELA SQUAT; 25, 26 January: KUBA PŁUŻEK Zgwinted; 27, 28 January: JBBOrchestra; 29 January: B.MALKOVSKY – J.ŚMIETANA Duo
Concerts in St Adalbert's Church
Programme of the concerts is composed of best known classical pieces as well as the most popular film melodies.
Programme of the concerts is composed of best known classical pieces as well as the most popular film melodies.
Kraków Philharmonic: January
A lot of singing in January... Gospel music, and the jubilee of the Kraków Philharmonic boys’ choir. And for desserts: another visit of the world-famous pianist Ingolf Wunder in our city!
A lot of singing in January... Gospel music, and the jubilee of the Kraków Philharmonic boys’ choir. And for desserts: another visit of the world-famous pianist Ingolf Wunder in our city!
January Canticles and Cantatas
"(...) There’s no messing with song: it’s either divine, or it is not singing,” warned the philosopher Leszek Kołakowski in his Talk of the Devil. No need to worry though – everything will sound perfect in the Kraków Philharmonic.
"(...) There’s no messing with song: it’s either divine, or it is not singing,” warned the philosopher Leszek Kołakowski in his Talk of the Devil. No need to worry though – everything will sound perfect in the Kraków Philharmonic.
Di Galitzyaner Klezmorim
Concerts by Di Galitzyaner Klezmorim present the traditional klezmer music in modern arrangements.
Concerts by Di Galitzyaner Klezmorim present the traditional klezmer music in modern arrangements.
Folk Show at Jama Michalika
Meeting with Polish folklore, traditional and culture: see beautiful folk dances and costumes, listen to traditional Polish songs. During the show you can also try typical Polish dishes.
Meeting with Polish folklore, traditional and culture: see beautiful folk dances and costumes, listen to traditional Polish songs. During the show you can also try typical Polish dishes.
Piwnica pod Baranami Cabaret
The legendary Kraków's cabaret - Piwnica pod Baranami - possesses an usual charm. Beware, it can cast a spell!
The legendary Kraków's cabaret - Piwnica pod Baranami - possesses an usual charm. Beware, it can cast a spell!
Concert by Lege Artis Chamber Choir
Lege Artis Chamber Choir led by Agnieszka Trela-Jochymek welcomes to a concert of carols and Christmas folk songs – old Polish, traditional and contemporary.
Lege Artis Chamber Choir led by Agnieszka Trela-Jochymek welcomes to a concert of carols and Christmas folk songs – old Polish, traditional and contemporary.
Carols from Małopolska
Even though Christmas is over, we’re surrounded by the sound of jolly carolling. Traditional Polish folk carollers, featuring Herod alongside a star and an ox, will present their skills during numerous competitions and reviews throughout the region.
Even though Christmas is over, we’re surrounded by the sound of jolly carolling. Traditional Polish folk carollers, featuring Herod alongside a star and an ox, will present their skills during numerous competitions and reviews throughout the region.
The Sleeping Beauty
Musical play for children and their parents based on the fairy tale by Charles Perrault, French Baroque writer. The motifs, popular in French folk tales, gathered by Perrault, became the theme of his fairytales. The Sleeping Beauty is one of them.
Musical play for children and their parents based on the fairy tale by Charles Perrault, French Baroque writer. The motifs, popular in French folk tales, gathered by Perrault, became the theme of his fairytales. The Sleeping Beauty is one of them.
Hello Dolly at Wisła Sports Club Hall
Musical by Gliwickie Music Theatre at the Wisła Sports Club Hall
Musical by Gliwickie Music Theatre at the Wisła Sports Club Hall
The Little Witch
A fairy tale by Otto Preussler tells the story about a clever witch, who - always accompanied by her white raven Abraxas - experiences many adventures.
A fairy tale by Otto Preussler tells the story about a clever witch, who - always accompanied by her white raven Abraxas - experiences many adventures.
Concerts at St Martin's
Concerts in St Martin's Church, organised by the Polish Bach Society, are held once a month. The performers playng at St Martin's are renowned artists as well as by the standing out students of the Academy of Music in Kraków.
Concerts in St Martin's Church, organised by the Polish Bach Society, are held once a month. The performers playng at St Martin's are renowned artists as well as by the standing out students of the Academy of Music in Kraków.
Chopin Concerts at the Bonerowski Palace
Concerts dedicated to the oeuvre of Fryderyk Chopin – iconic Polish composer, the genius of the piano.
Concerts dedicated to the oeuvre of Fryderyk Chopin – iconic Polish composer, the genius of the piano.
Pulling the Dragon across the Vistula
Walkers along the Vistula Boulevards at high noon on 29 January will be met by an unusual sight. The area at the foot of Wawel will be filled with frolicking polar bears. But they won’t be fugitives from the zoo: instead, the day will be taken over by fans of winter swimming taking a plunge into the chilly Vistula.
Walkers along the Vistula Boulevards at high noon on 29 January will be met by an unusual sight. The area at the foot of Wawel will be filled with frolicking polar bears. But they won’t be fugitives from the zoo: instead, the day will be taken over by fans of winter swimming taking a plunge into the chilly Vistula.
Polish Fridays at Kijów.Centrum
Polish Films in English is Kijów.Cinema's cycle of screenings specially for English speaking viewers.
Polish Films in English is Kijów.Cinema's cycle of screenings specially for English speaking viewers.
Reading&Watching at Agrafka Cinema
Programme for the youngest viewers. A series of meetings involving reading by the animator an interesting book. The second part of the meeting is the screening of film as an adaptation of the book or based on themes similar to the theme of the book.
Programme for the youngest viewers. A series of meetings involving reading by the animator an interesting book. The second part of the meeting is the screening of film as an adaptation of the book or based on themes similar to the theme of the book.
Hadar Noiberg Trio at Alchemia
On 30 January flutist, composer and arranger, who has established herself as a major force in the Cuban, Jazz and World music scenes will perform in Kraków.
On 30 January flutist, composer and arranger, who has established herself as a major force in the Cuban, Jazz and World music scenes will perform in Kraków.
Music of the Silver Screen
Educational concerts for children by the musicians of the Kraków Philharmonic.
Educational concerts for children by the musicians of the Kraków Philharmonic.
Masters of Cinema at Paradox Cinema
Film screenings dedicated to the most well-regarded film directors in the world: Alfred Hitchcock, Federico Fellini, Robert Altman, Luis Buñuel, Vittorio de Sica.
Film screenings dedicated to the most well-regarded film directors in the world: Alfred Hitchcock, Federico Fellini, Robert Altman, Luis Buñuel, Vittorio de Sica.
Recommended by Radiofonia at KPB
Screenings of film recommended by Radiofonia – new cycle at Pod Baranami Cinema.
Screenings of film recommended by Radiofonia – new cycle at Pod Baranami Cinema.
We recommend
8th International Percussion Festival Sources and Inspirations
Can lands bound with permafrost teem with life? We’ll be searching for answers between 9-11 February during the 8th International Percussion Festival Sources and Inspirations. The leading motif of this year’s event will be Scandinavia – Music of Silence.
Can lands bound with permafrost teem with life? We’ll be searching for answers between 9-11 February during the 8th International Percussion Festival Sources and Inspirations. The leading motif of this year’s event will be Scandinavia – Music of Silence.
Pulling the Dragon across the Vistula
Walkers along the Vistula Boulevards at high noon on 29 January will be met by an unusual sight. The area at the foot of Wawel will be filled with frolicking polar bears. But they won’t be fugitives from the zoo: instead, the day will be taken over by fans of winter swimming taking a plunge into the chilly Vistula.
Walkers along the Vistula Boulevards at high noon on 29 January will be met by an unusual sight. The area at the foot of Wawel will be filled with frolicking polar bears. But they won’t be fugitives from the zoo: instead, the day will be taken over by fans of winter swimming taking a plunge into the chilly Vistula.
Hunting Down the Modernism. The Prohibited Arts in the Third Reich
The treatment of art and its creators is one of the best measures of a society’s freedoms. The fate of artists in the Nazi Third Reich forms the topic of an exhibition which opens the International Cultural Centre in Kraków.
The treatment of art and its creators is one of the best measures of a society’s freedoms. The fate of artists in the Nazi Third Reich forms the topic of an exhibition which opens the International Cultural Centre in Kraków.
Carols from Małopolska
Even though Christmas is over, we’re surrounded by the sound of jolly carolling. Traditional Polish folk carollers, featuring Herod alongside a star and an ox, will present their skills during numerous competitions and reviews throughout the region.
Even though Christmas is over, we’re surrounded by the sound of jolly carolling. Traditional Polish folk carollers, featuring Herod alongside a star and an ox, will present their skills during numerous competitions and reviews throughout the region.
Photography Now!
You’re fascinated by photography, but you feel you don’t have enough experience? In January you’ll get a chance to learn from the very best during the Photography Art Workshops Festival. The cherry on the cake will be an exhibition of street photography at Galeria Pauza and the Tourist Service Centre.
You’re fascinated by photography, but you feel you don’t have enough experience? In January you’ll get a chance to learn from the very best during the Photography Art Workshops Festival. The cherry on the cake will be an exhibition of street photography at Galeria Pauza and the Tourist Service Centre.
All News
Od procesu repolonizacji, poprzez sponsoring i dramaty Żelaznej Damy, po polityczne matactwa w Ameryce... Co w lutym? Nowe filmy i... nowe kino!
Od procesu repolonizacji, poprzez sponsoring i dramaty Żelaznej Damy, po polityczne matactwa w Ameryce... Co w lutym? Nowe filmy i... nowe kino!
We know the programme of the 9th Misteria Paschalia Festival!
In April, Kraków will again host the greatest stars of early music. The invitations to the 9th edition of Misteria Paschalia Festival has been accepted by the best singers of the genre, as well as excellent and loved by the festival audience ensembles.
In April, Kraków will again host the greatest stars of early music. The invitations to the 9th edition of Misteria Paschalia Festival has been accepted by the best singers of the genre, as well as excellent and loved by the festival audience ensembles.
Clubbing Itinerary
I have a friend; a real soulmate. He lives in Upper Silesia, but he visits Kraków about once a month. And can you imagine, this cool guy has never set foot in Wawel! Awkward. On the other hand, he’s a real pro at Kraków’s pubs and clubs!
I have a friend; a real soulmate. He lives in Upper Silesia, but he visits Kraków about once a month. And can you imagine, this cool guy has never set foot in Wawel! Awkward. On the other hand, he’s a real pro at Kraków’s pubs and clubs!
Viennese Actionism at MOCAK
Can the artist still shock? The origins of engaged contemporary art are approached in the November exhibition at MOCAK, centred around works by the Viennese Actionists from the collection of the Essl Museum in Austria.
Can the artist still shock? The origins of engaged contemporary art are approached in the November exhibition at MOCAK, centred around works by the Viennese Actionists from the collection of the Essl Museum in Austria.
The Wind from Mt. Fuji
Mount Fuji in the woodcuts by ukiyo-e masters and in contemporary art – the world’s most frequently portrayed volcano is the theme of an exhibition organised by the Manggha Museum.
Mount Fuji in the woodcuts by ukiyo-e masters and in contemporary art – the world’s most frequently portrayed volcano is the theme of an exhibition organised by the Manggha Museum.
Opera Rara 2012 – we already know the programme of the fourth edition!
Concert versions of two operas by Antonio Vivaldi: Catone in Utica and Tito Manlio, Giulio Cesare in Egitto by George Frideric Handel and La fede ne’ tradimenti by Attilio Ariosti – these are four titles planned for the year 2012 in the fourth edition of the Opera Rara cycle.
Concert versions of two operas by Antonio Vivaldi: Catone in Utica and Tito Manlio, Giulio Cesare in Egitto by George Frideric Handel and La fede ne’ tradimenti by Attilio Ariosti – these are four titles planned for the year 2012 in the fourth edition of the Opera Rara cycle.
Winter cool
Zzzzzz... Dreaming of green meadows, spring conquests bathed in warm sunlight... Blasted winter! Here are a few musical events in Kraków’s clubs – sure to wake you up. A lively concert will do far more than any amount of coffee.
Zzzzzz... Dreaming of green meadows, spring conquests bathed in warm sunlight... Blasted winter! Here are a few musical events in Kraków’s clubs – sure to wake you up. A lively concert will do far more than any amount of coffee.
Various Faces of MOCAK
Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow (MOCAK) opens four temporary exhibitions in February.
Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow (MOCAK) opens four temporary exhibitions in February.
New Wave Photography
Over forty photos taken by outstanding young artists from Central European countries form the exhibition New Wave Photography, held at the Wyspiański Pavilion by the Krakow Festival Office.
Over forty photos taken by outstanding young artists from Central European countries form the exhibition New Wave Photography, held at the Wyspiański Pavilion by the Krakow Festival Office.
Grand Oratorios: L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
“Handel knows better than anyone what’s really effective. If he wants to, he strikes like thunder,” claimed Mozart. Capella Cracoviensis and Paul McCreesh are putting this idea to the test.
“Handel knows better than anyone what’s really effective. If he wants to, he strikes like thunder,” claimed Mozart. Capella Cracoviensis and Paul McCreesh are putting this idea to the test.
Poland and Palestine – Two Lands and Two Skies. Cracovian Jews in the Photographs of Ze'ev Aleksandrowicz
Images of Jews who lived in pre-Second World War Kraków, as well as those who left for Palestine at the time, displayed at an exhibition of photographs by Ze’ev Aleksandrowicz at the Galicia Jewish Museum.
Images of Jews who lived in pre-Second World War Kraków, as well as those who left for Palestine at the time, displayed at an exhibition of photographs by Ze’ev Aleksandrowicz at the Galicia Jewish Museum.
Participating
Interview with Magdalena Sroka, Deputy Mayor of the City of Kraków for Culture and City Promotion.
Interview with Magdalena Sroka, Deputy Mayor of the City of Kraków for Culture and City Promotion.
Once Upon a Time in the Cinema
We start the new year In Darkness, to soon move on to New Horizons. Afterwards it’s just Carnage.
We start the new year In Darkness, to soon move on to New Horizons. Afterwards it’s just Carnage.
Shanties 2012
Chin up! Between 22-26 February, we set off once again for a cruise singing sailors’ songs. The Shanties 2012 festival will open the fourth decade of maritime adventures and tales.
Chin up! Between 22-26 February, we set off once again for a cruise singing sailors’ songs. The Shanties 2012 festival will open the fourth decade of maritime adventures and tales.
Arbores Vitae – The Last European Primeval Forest
Arbores vitae is the title of an exhibition of large format photographs of the Białowieża Forest, which has been visiting Kraków since September. It's part of an environmentally-conscious project conducted by the European Earth Centre Foundation.
Arbores vitae is the title of an exhibition of large format photographs of the Białowieża Forest, which has been visiting Kraków since September. It's part of an environmentally-conscious project conducted by the European Earth Centre Foundation.
Piano Recital by Nikolay Khozyainov
Nikolay Khozyainov, one of the youngest participants (just 18 years old at the time) in the 16th Chopin Competition, awarded a distinction in the final, will play in the Kraków Philharmonic concert hall.
Nikolay Khozyainov, one of the youngest participants (just 18 years old at the time) in the 16th Chopin Competition, awarded a distinction in the final, will play in the Kraków Philharmonic concert hall.
