8th Sacrum-Profanum Festival of classical and contemporary music takes place September 12 through September 19.
September 1st, Wednesday: Krakow's soprano Aleksandra Sotnicka and tenor Dariusz Palonek sings popular operetta arias and duets in DK Podgorze culture center, 18 Krasickiego street, at 6 p.m.
September 3rd, Friday: Krakow's pianist Chopin's music for tourists in Dom Polonii, 14 Rynek Glowny square and Grodzka street, at 7 p.m.
France’s band, Pad Brapad, performs jazzy world music in Alchemia club, 5 Estery street at Plac Nowy square, at 8 p.m.
Poland's Wlodek ‘Trzeci” Debski sings shanties in Stary Port club, 27 Straszewskiego street and Jablonowskich street, at 8 p.m. (free admission).
September 4th, Saturday: Concert of classical music features Krakow’s pianist Mariola Cieniawa, violinist Pawel Wojtowicz, and Cracovie Ensemble plus Scotland’s piper Lindsay Davidson in the Krakow National Museum’s Sukiennice Gallery (Cloth Hall, upstairs) amid the Rynek Glowny central square at 6 p.m.
Krakow’s ensemble, Capella Cracoviensis, performs Mozart's music in the Krakow National Museum’s Sukiennice Gallery (Cloth Hall, upstairs) amid the Rynek Glowny central square at 9 p.m.
Poland's Przemek Straczek Group performs jazz in the Milestone club, 6 Nadwislanska street (Hotel Qubus), at 8:30 p.m.
UK’s pop band, Blueneck, performs ambient music in RE club, 4 Sw. Krzyza street, at 8 p.m.
September 5th, Sunday: Krakow’s Male Vocal Octet sings Polish classical music in the Krakow National Museum’s Sukiennice Gallery (Cloth Hall, upstairs) amid the Rynek Glowny central square at 2 p.m.
Krakow’s ensemble, Capella Cracoviensis, performs Mozart's music in the Krakow National Museum’s Sukiennice Gallery (Cloth Hall, upstairs) amid the Rynek Glowny
central square at 4:15 p.m.
Poland’s pianist Waldemar Malicki and New Tango Bridge band play Chopin’s music tango style in the Wieliczka Salt Mine at 7 p.m.
Krakow's pianist Chopin's music for tourists in Dom Polonii, 14 Rynek Glowny square and Grodzka street, at 7 p.m.
Parade of dachshunds goes down Florianska street at noon.
September 6th, Monday: Poland’s pianist Dominika Eska plays Chopin’s music in the gallery of the Austrian Consulate (Austriacki Konsulat Generalny, 9 Cybulskiego street, at 7:30 p.m.
September 7th, Tuesday: Austria's organist Peter Frisee plays music by Bach, Widor, and Franck in Kosciol Mariacki (St. Mary's Church) at Rynek Glowny central square at 7:30 p.m.
Krakow's pianist Chopin's music for tourists in Dom Polonii, 14 Rynek Glowny square and Grodzka street, at 7 p.m.
Jazz concert features Dabrowski / Zukanowic duo in Piec'Art club, 12 Szewska street, at 8:30 p.m.
August 27th, Friday: Ensemble L’Estree renders Richard Strauss’ string sextet, Enescu’s string octet in C major op. 7, and Mendelssohn-Bartholdy’s string octet in E flat major op. 20 in the church of Klasztor Norbertanek convent, 88 Kosciuszki street, at 5 p.m.
Krakow's violinist Robert Kabara and Sinfonietta Cracovia chamber orchestra render Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy's overture The Hebrides op. 26 plus Beethoven’s violin concerto in D major op. 61 and symphony no. 5 in c minor op.67 in Kosciol Franciszkanow church, Franciszkanska street and Planty gardens, at 8 p.m.
Concert of classical music takes place in Aula Florianka, 8 Basztowa street, at 7 p.m. (free admission).
Krakow's pianist Chopin's music for tourists in Dom Polonii, 14 Rynek Glowny square and Grodzka street, at 7 p.m.
Jazz concert features Leszek Hefi Wisniowski Quartet in the Milestone club, 6 Nadwislanska street (Hotel Qubus), at 8:30 p.m.
Poland's blues band, Soul Finger, performs in Harris Piano Jazz Bar, 28 Rynek Glowny (Grand Square), at 9:30 p.m.
Poland’s band, Midnight Express, performs in Lizard King club, 11a Sw. Tomasza street, at 9 p.m.
Poland’s pop duo of Pawel Leszoski and Nina Wisniewska perform in Stary Port club, 27 Straszewskiego street and Jablonowskich street, at 8 p.m. (freeadmission).
August 28th, Saturday: Switzerland’s chamber orchestra, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, and pianist Christian Zacharias render Karlowicz’s Serenada in C major op. 2, Chopin’s piano concerto in f minor op.21, and Beethoven’s symphony no. 7 in A major op.92 in Filharmonia Krakowska concert hall, 1 Zwierzyniecka street and Straszewskiego street, at 7:30 p.m.
Krakow’s pianist Mariola Cieniawa and soloists of Harmonia Nova orchestra perform Mozart’s Gran Partita for 13 instruments KV 361 and Chopin’s piano music at the Wawel Royal Castle at 8 p.m.
UK’s Ealing Youth Orchestra plays Mieczyslaw Karlowicz’s Song of Oblivion and Antonín Dvorak’s symphony no. 9 in e minor ‘From the New World’ in Kosciol Sw. Katarzyny church, 7 Augustianska street and Skaleczna street, at 7:15 p.m. (freeadmission).
Concert of classical music takes place in Aula Florianka, 8 Basztowa street, at 7 p.m. (free admission).
Poland's jazz quartet, Biotone, plays in Harris Piano Jazz Bar, 28 Rynek Glowny (Grand Square), at 9:30 p.m.
Poland’s rock band, Present Perfect, performs in Lizard King club, 11a Sw. Tomasza street, at 9 p.m.
Open-air show features a parade of dragons plus fireworks on Wisla riverbank next to the Wawel Royal castle at 9:30 p.m. (free admission).
Malopolska region's food festival takes place on Plac Wolnica square between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
An enactment of a medieval tournament takes place in the Barbakan (barbican) behind Florianska Gate at the end of Florianska street at noon.
August 29th, Sunday: USA’s outstanding pianist Kevin Kenner plays Chopin’s music in Aula Florianka, 8 Basztowa street, at 7 p.m.
Poland’s accomplished pianist Krzysztof Jablonski and Krakow’s Beethoven Academy Orchestra render Chopin’s both piano concertos plus Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise in E sharp major – in the Jagiellonian University’s astronomical observatory (Obserwatorium Astronomicznym UJ ), 171 Orla street, at 6 p.m.
Belgium’s organist Stephane d'Oultremont gives recital in Tyniec Abbey at 4:15 p.m.
Poland’s Octava vocal ensemble sings Lutheran chorales by Hans Leo Hassler in Kosciol Sw. Marcina church, 58 Grodzka street, at 5 p.m.
Cellist Mario Brunello plays music by Sollima, Bach, Cassado, and Weir in Tempel Synagogue, 24 Miodowa street, at 7:30 p.m.
Concert of Chopin’s music takes place in Pod Gruszka club, 1 Szczepanska street and Slawkowska street (upstairs), at noon (free admission).
Poland’s soprano Karin Wiktor-Kalucka plus baritones Michal Kutnik and Jan Migala sing opera and operetta music in Dworek Bialopradnicki culture center, 2 Papiernicza street, at 4 p.m. (free admission).
Krakow's pianist Chopin's music for tourists in Dom Polonii, 14 Rynek Glowny square and Grodzka street, at 7 p.m.
Concert of the Strausses' music takes place at Muzeum Zup Krakowskich in Wieliczka, 8 Zamkowa street.
Krakow's jazz sextet, PUKiCO, performs funky music in Harris Piano Jazz Bar, 28 Rynek Glowny (Grand Square), at 9 p.m.
Krakow’s singer-songwriter Robert Kasprzycki performs at Krakow Radio hall, 22 Slowackiego avenue, at 11 a.m. (free admission).
Four rock bands – Mord'A'Stigmata, Enclave, Medico Peste, and Throneum – perform in Face2Face club, 28 Paulinska street, at 6 p.m.
Poland’s Tomek & Miki Detox Duet perform in Lizard King club, 11a Sw. Tomasza street, at 9 p.m.
Medieval Festival takes place at Polish Aviation Museum, 39 Jana Pawla II avenue, from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. (free admission).
Malopolska region's food festival takes place on Plac Wolnica square between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
August 30th, Monday: Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir plus Poland's soprano Romana Jakubowska-Handke, alto Anna Lubanska, tenor Rafal Bartminski, and bass Robert Gierlach render Mozart’s symphony in C major KV 551 Jove, Exsultate jubilate KV 165, and Coronation Mass in C major KV 317 in Kosciol Sw. Sw. Piotra i Pawla church, 52 Grodzka street, at 8 p.m.
Concert for tourists features Poland's accomplished pianist Piotr Szczepanik playing Bach's Goldberg Variations BWV 988 and English Suite in G minor BWV 808 plus Chopin's Polonaise-Fantasy in A flat major op 61 in Bonerowski Palace, 1 Sw. Jana street and Rynek Glowny central square, at 7 p.m.
Jazz jam takes place in Harris Piano Jazz Bar, 28 Rynek Glowny (Grand Square), at 9:30 p.m. (free admission).
August 31st, Tuesday: Russia’s outstanding pianist Grigori Sokolov renders Bach’s partite no. 2 in c minor BWV 826, Brahms’ Fantasien op. 116, and Schumann’s sonata in f minor op.14 in Filharmonia Krakowska concert hall, 1 Zwierzyniecka street and Straszewskiego street, at 7:30 p.m.
Concert of Chopin’s music takes place in Pod Gruszka club, 1 Szczepanska street and Slawkowska street (upstairs), at 6:15 p.m. (free admission).
Krakow's pianist Chopin's music for tourists in Dom Polonii, 14 Rynek Glowny square and Grodzka street, at 7 p.m.
15th Summer Jazz Festival Under the Rams Jig on down to this much-loved jazz jamboree. This year, echoing the bicentenary of Poland's most treasured composer, the festival will have a Chopin streak. Jazz has a rich tradition here in Poland, and during the late 50s and early 60s, the music achieved cult status. Jazz was celebrated as a form of rebellion against the communist system. Daily concerts can be enjoyed for much of the summer, culminating in the traditional end-of-festival gig in the courtyard of the Pod Baranami palace, bang on the Main Market Square. Check www.cracjazz for a full programme. when - 4th July - 18th August Cracovia Danza - 11th Court Dance Festival Take a trip back in time with this celebration of the art of court dancing. Few Central European cities can boast Renaissance venues of the calibre of Krakow, and the festival organisers will be making the most of them, with performances pencilled in for Villa Decius, the Bishop Erazm Ciolek Palace, and the splendid courtyard of Wawel Castle. More spectacles are planned for the Main Market Square, and there will be workshops if you'd like to take a twirl, old school style. when - 24th July - 1 August Film: Mini Festival of Israeli Films Film connoisseur and bass guitarist Ido Lewit will be drawing back the curtain on what's been going on cinematically in his native Israel over the last few decades. A graduate of film theory and philosophy, he's rooted out a smorgasbord of celluloid for us to savour, taking in mainstream productions, low-budget independents, popular comedies and experimental efforts. The films range from the 60s to the present day. when - 13th - 29th July
where - Various
where - Various
where - Jewish Community Center, ul. Miodowa 24
Jazz Night (17/18 July 2010)
Organised since 2007, Jazz Night has already acquired legendary status. This evening – this year on 17 July – is a real feast, and the only problem for jazz fans is the impossibility of being in several places at once. On the main stage there’ll be extraordinarily interesting events taking place and the theme linking the performances is – how could it be any different – the music of Fryderyk Chopin. We’ll be able to see and hear such artists as Jan Jarczyk and Andzrej Olejniczak in the Chopin&Jazz Quartet; the Beethoven Academy Orchestra together with the Chopin Warsaw Paris Jazz Quintet, and afterwards with Marek Bałata’s group. Another central figure this evening will be Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski, on this occasion receiving the Jazz Ram award. The evening on Mały Rynek will last until 11pm.
Find out more at: www.krakowskienoce.pl
Carmen (7, 8 July 2010, 6:30pm)
Who does not know the Habanera or the Toreador Song? We’ll be able to hear them at the Kraków Opera: on its stage one of the opera world’s most famous works – the story of a sensual Gypsy, Georges Bizet’s Carmen.
At the Kraków Opera, we’ll be able to see the show in French (with Polish subtitles), in
a staging by Laco Adamik. The musical direction has been entrusted to Tadeusz Kozłowski, and the stage and costume design to Barbara Kędzierska. Playing the role of the dangerous temptress are – Monika Ledzion and Agnieszka Cz±stka, as well as the famous mezzosoprano Małgorzata Walewska, regarded in 1999 by the American “Time” as “one of the stars lighting the way for Poland into the next millennium”. In 2006, the Gliwice Musical Theatre’s production of Carmen in which she took part was awarded a Gold Mask in the most important category, Production of the Year. The play is accompanied by the exhibition of 40 posters from Carmen performances all over the world. The posters come from Adam Czopek’s collection.
Find out more at: www.opera.krakow.pl/english.php
Crossroads 2010 (Rozstaje) – 12th Festival of Traditional Music
The concert by the group Mahala Raï Banda is the main event in the twelfth edition of Rozstaje (Crossroads) – one of the most important world music festivals in this part of Europe. At this years’ edition of the festival taking place from 25 July to 1 August we will also hear Daniel Binelli – Argentine master of the bandoneon and member of the Astor Piazzolla Sextet.
Find out more at: www.rozstaje.pl
23rd International Festival of Street Theatre Rather than holing yourself up in a gloomy cinema this summer, why not take to the streets and enjoy some open-air shenanigans. Once again, theatrical troupes are set to bring their special brands of fantasy to town, and locals and travellers alike can join in the fun. As always, the festival is being masterminded by Krakow's KTO theatre, a group that's won acclaim on the international stage. Expect many eccentric guests from across Europe. when - 8th July - 11th July
where - Various
