After a one-year break, Cracovians will again be able to admire the great dragon show in the bend of the Vistula River. The jubilee Great Parade of Dragons will take place on September 11 in a new, environmentally friendly formula. “Radically reduced noise, biodegradable, low and medium pyrotechnics that will not affect the environment” – says Adolf Weltschek, director of the Groteska Theater.
The traditions are coming back, even in COVID times
The colorful march of dragons and the evening pyrotechnic, light, and laser dragon spectacle is a tradition that has been attracting not only the youngest to Wawel for two decades. For 20 years, the Groteska Theater project has been enriched with new attractions and effects, picnics and competitions have joined the Great Dragon Parade.
During this period, the show was watched by over a million people, states Adolf Weltschek, the originator and director of the Great Dragon Parade.
The pandemic postponed the Jubilee by 1 year
Last year, the 20th-anniversary “Dragons” was to be the largest parade that took place so far – “the best of Parada”, where the most spectacular creatures were to appear with an extraordinary pyrotechnic, light and laser spectacle. These plans were thwarted by a pandemic, but after a year-long break, the dragons will not return to the Vistula until September, but, as the director of the show announces, it should be spectacular.
“Usually, the Great Parade of Dragons was held in 2 parts, this year there will be no day part, i.e. the great march of dragons through the streets of Krakow. We regret it very much, but the pandemic has prevented schools and kindergartens from being able to take part in the parade, explains Adolf Weltschek. On another hand, we managed to organize a great show on the Vistula. In a traditional shape, providing great effects and a spectacular experience as usual, albeit with some changes”.
Adolf Weltschek
The Jubilee will be celebrated on 11th September
The jubilee screening will take place on September 11 at 22.00. The most important attraction of the evening will be, as every year, huge flying dragons, animated on barges and ships by actors of the Groteska Theater. In addition to the flying and floating creatures known from previous editions, new ones, specially prepared for this occasion, will appear on the Vistula during the show.
This year’s dragon show will be environmentally friendly, thanks to a new type of pyrotechnics used in the show, which is completely biodegradable.
“At least 75 percent pyrotechnics, which we will use during the show on the Vistula, is the so-called “Silence pyrotechnics”, which does not emit as many decibels as traditional explosive pyrotechnics – so the nuisance when it comes to noise will be radically reduced. It will be low and medium pyrotechnics, not significantly influencing the space where the show will take place”
explains the director of Groteska
Vaccinated people only?
The dragon show will take place in a sanitary regime, in line with the current restrictions.
“People who want to watch the show in the space designated for the public will be asked to voluntarily declare to the security staff that they have been vaccinated – explains the director of Groteska. “It doesn’t mean, of course, that other people won’t be able to see the Dragons.” Unvaccinated viewers or those who do not want to declare will be able to take their seats in the part that is not the area of the mass spectacle.
explains the director of Groteska
Originally the Great Dragon Parade was announced for September 4, the date change, Weltschek explains, was dictated by technical conditions.
Read here the article in Gazeta Krakowska, in the Polish language.
“An enchanted carriage, an enchanted carriage driver, a tormented horse” – this is one of the slogans with which a group of pro-animal activists, residents of Krakow, go to the Main Square. They are against the use of horses by horse-drawn carriages, the more so as – as they emphasize – tourists can travel through the historic center in electric cars. A group of people who appeared on social media (on Facebook) as a grassroots initiative “Wio z Krakowa“, have had two protests for stopping the carriages located in the heart of the city already and are planning further protests.
Many horses suffer from heat strokes
During their protests, the activists present on the boards original photos of horses from Krakow that fell on the streets of the city. There are also slogans on the boards that are to be sent to passers-by and people who intend to take the course in a horse-drawn carriage. “By boarding the carriages, you pay for the suffering of the horses. You rest and they work. Aren’t you ashamed?” – this is one of the slogans that appeared on the protest last Friday.
“We want to change the regulation that allows the functioning of carriages in Krakow, but we also noticed that there is a great need to educate people who are potential users of carriages” – explains Monika Kohut, one of the activists. “Admittedly, people themselves react to the fact that the carriage horses get tired of working in hot weather. But we also say how they are used, what their exploitation looks like, that this is a 12-hour job every other day – because it is allowed by the regulations”.
Will fights break loose?
During protests, sometimes the carriage drivers react nervously, they also move with their carriages to another part of the Market Square. Activists report this behavior as a misdemeanor because it causes the carriages to move illegally.
The initiative “Wio z Krakowa” intends to periodically repeat its protests. This is another initiative of this kind by animal protectors concerning Krakow. We would like to remind you that the Krakow Animal Defense Association has been demanding a total ban on the use of carriage horses to work in Krakow for 4 years.
The topic of horse-drawn carriages was also taken up by the councilors of District I in their resolution of the end of June. They demand that the president of Krakow conduct public consultations and prepare an analysis of the functioning of carriages in the Old Town.
Until August 15, the Small Market will be filled with the smell and taste of various dumplings. And all this as part of the 19th Pierogi Festival.
You will never know what Krakow tastes like, until you will take part of the Pierogi Festival!
If you never tasted a pirogi before, you are in for a treat! Pierogi are made from dough and they come in various shapes and sizes and with different fillings: from meat to vegetables to seasonal fruits (those are always served with sour cream, and sometimes with sugar on top).
During the festival, it is great to join in as the restaurants compete for the best pierogi and they experiment with the tastes. They don’t just do the regular ones (like pierogi ruskie) but come up with combinations that blow your mind away! One of the most successful editions was the 2007 Pierogi Festival when around 30,000 pierogies were consumed daily.
Pierogi Festival in Krakow was first organized in August 2003 and lasted 2 days!
During this year’s edition of the festival, there will be many competitions. For the best Russian dumplings (pierogi ruskie), the winners will receive a statuette of St. Jack. The second statuette – King Casimir the Great – will go to the hands of those who will make the one and only – the best dumplings! This time, the winners in both categories will be selected by the jury, and not by the audience.
Gourmets will be awaited by 12 exhibitors – dumplings and restaurants, which will serve their signature dishes in various forms.
When is the Festival running?
It started yesterday, 11th August, and will run until the 15th of August 2021. The stands will be open from 10.00-24.00. The organizer of the festival is the Krakow Merchant Congregation.
I do hope you will get to check it out and eat some fine pierogi!
An open-air exhibition “The Museum does not have to be in a museum” (“Muzeum nie musi być w muzeum”)has been put up at Wolnica Square. “Again we wanted the items from the museum’s collection to go out onto the streets and change a small piece of the world” invites you to visit the exhibition of the Ethnographic Museum in Krakow. Exhibits in the public space can be viewed from dawn to dusk until the end of the summer holidays.
If you don’t go to the museum, the museum comes to you!
“Open-air, interactive and open to the public, the exhibition is both an exercise of imagination and an attempt to transform a” piece of the world “, in this case, Wolnica Square in Krakow. Thanks to this intervention, the empty space of the former liberum forum become filled with installations, among which everyone can find a place for themselves The arrangement draws on the rich collections of the Museum, including the heritage of the Krakow Workshops, as well as traditional culture patterns (cut-outs, coloring books, costumes, decorations). It tells about the unwavering will to create, about the need to leave a trace, about relations with matter and form “. – we read in the description of the exhibition.
The exhibition is accompanied by a series of Saturday workshops for children 6-10 years old organized in the space of the open-air exhibition “Museum does not have to be in a museum” (“Muzeum nie musi być w muzeum”) at Wolnica Square. Each of the three meetings is a story about the three stages of creating a simple toy: shaping it using simple materials, making it move, and defining its features with color.
On June evenings, music lovers will have the opportunity to listen to organ concerts in the space of Krakow’s churches, after a two-year break, the International Summer Organ Concerts Festival returns.
Until June 20th, fans of sacred music can listen to the most beautiful Krakow organs located in the historic interiors of historic churches, after a two-year break, the International Summer Organ Concerts Festival returns to Krakow.
The concerts take place in the basilica of Carmelites “On the Sand” (“Na Piasku”), the Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel, and St. Stanislaus the Bishop, Pauline Fathers “Na Skałce” and the Church of the Holy Cross, where virtuosi from all over the world will present pearls from the rich literature dedicated to the organ.
Wednesday, June 2 at 20.00, St. Michael the Archangel and St. Stanislaus the Bishop oo. Pauline Fathers “Na Skałce”, ul. Skałeczna 15
Sunday, June 6 at 7.00 p.m., Church of the Holy Cross, ul. Holy Cross 23
Wednesday, June 9 20.00, Basilica of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Carmelites “Na Piasku”, ul. Karmelicka 19
Friday, June 11 at 7.00 p.m., Church of the Holy Cross, ul. Holy Cross 23
Sunday June 13 at 7.00 p.m., Church of the Holy Cross, ul. Holy Cross 23
Wednesday, June 16 at 20.00, St. Michael the Archangel and St. Stanislaus the Bishop oo. Pauline Fathers “Na Skałce”, ul. Skałeczna 15
Sunday, June 20 at 7.00 p.m., Church of the Holy Cross, ul. Holy Cross 23
Admission to all concerts is free, but the number of places is limited. If you wish to read more about the program (in the English language) do click here.
New releases that could be seen on the big screen when the cinemas resumed their activity, and films that had their premiere some time ago, but still enjoy great popularity, have been included in the repertoires of the Summer Stop Kijów Cinema, Krakow’s open-air cinema in Strefa Błonia and Paradox cinemas, which will start on Saturday, May 15.
Kiev Summer Stop Cinema
Before the cinemas start for good, being able to invite viewers to their halls, which will be possible from May 29, from next Saturday (May 15), the Kijów cinema invites you to open-air screenings in its garden. The Kiev Summer Stop cinema will invite viewers of longing films on the big screen to one screening a day. The screenings will take place at 8.30 pm, and tickets (PLN 14) can be purchased stationary and online.
What can you watch?
What’s in the summer cinema repertoire? Some novelties that have recently appeared in cinemas and classics from recent years.
May 15, Sat – “Charlatan”, dir. Agnieszka Holland May 16, Sun – “Palm Springs”, dir. Max Barbakow May 17, Mon. – “Babyteeth”, dir. Shannon Murphy May 18, Tue – “Parasite”, dir. Joon-ho Bong May 19 Wed – “Pain and Glow”, dir. Pedro Almodóvar May 20, Thurs. – “Duel for Voices”, dir. Peter Cattaneo May 21, Fri. – “Babyteeth”, dir. Shannon Murphy May 22, Sat – “Palm Springs”, dir. Max Barbakow May 23, Sun – “Scandal. Molesta’s Ewenement”, dir. Bartosz Paduch May 24, Mon. – “Helmut Newton. Beauty and the Beast”, dir. Gero von Boehm May 25, Tue – “Charlatan”, dir. Agnieszka Holland May 26 Wed – “Parasite”, dir. Joon-ho Bong May 27, Thurs. – “Pain and Glow”, dir. Pedro Almodóvar May 28, Fri. – “Palm Springs”, dir. Max Barbakow
Krakow open-air cinema in the Błonia zone
Movies, delicious food, and wine in the open air with friends are, in addition to movies on the big screen, the offer of Strefa Błonia. If you are looking for an idea of how to spend summer evenings in Krakow, be sure to go to Kinożerców – Krakow open-air cinema in Strefa Błonia, the repertoire will be taken care of by the Mikro cinema. Travels and comedies will be shown on the screen in May.
What can you watch?
May 16, Sun – “The Italian Vacation”, dir. James D’Arcy May 18, Tue – “Korpoludki”, dir. Patrick Brice May 23, Sun – “Ibiza”, dir. Arnaud Lemort May 25, Tue – “Swinging Holidays”, dir. Stephan Elliott May 30, Sun – “Falcon with Peanut Butter”, dir. Tyler Nilson / Michael Schwartz Film screenings will take place in a tent in the Zone every Tuesday and Sunday from 19:00. And if rain clouds come over the city, the screening will be shown under a roofed tent. Tickets (PLN 12) can be purchased online.
Paradox outdoors
The Paradox cinema will also start open-air screenings on May 15, all screenings will take place at the cinema on ul. Krupnicza 38 (entrance through the cinema hall). Follow the weather forecasts, as the organizer reserves the right to cancel the event in case of bad weather.
What can you watch?
May 15, Sat. 21:00 – “Sound of Metal”, dir. Darius Marder May 16, 21:00 – “Palm Springs”, dir. Max Barbakow May 19, Wed. 21:00 – “Arab Blues”, dir. Manele Labidi May 20, Thurs. 21:00 – “The Nest”, dir. Sean Durkin
Krakow music, film, literary, theater, and photography festivals have been important points on the cultural map of Poland and Europe for many years. What will they look like this year? Will artists come to Krakow and the audience will fill real halls? Time will tell because, as they say, the situation is dynamic.
Hybrid model – both online and offline
The slogan “hybrid model”, previously associated with the automotive industry, made a tremendous career in 2020 also in the world of culture. Everything indicates that the hybrid model of the festival organization will stay with us for a longer time.
Hybrid events will stay with us for sure. We learn to be flexible and quickly react to sanitary restrictions that change every now and then. Therefore, when planning events for 2021, we immediately program them in such a way as to be able to invite the audience whenever possible.
Michał Zalewski from the Krakow Festival Office, the organizer of numerous Krakow festivals, incl. Film Music Festival, Conrad Festival, Copernicus Festival, Misteria Paschalia Festival of Early Music.
Misteria Paschalia Festival of Early Music will be available online this year and will be available on the Play Krakow platform.
Krakow Festivals 2021 – how will they be held?
The 78th Hollywood Foreign Press Association awards ceremony is behind us. This year, due to the pandemic, the winners received the Golden Globes virtually and on a changed date. The Oscar-winning gala, traditionally held in February, has been moved to April. In the fall, the 58th National Festival of Polish Song is to be held in Opole. And what will this year’s Krakow festivals look like and on what dates will they be held?
Krakow Film Festival 2021 – Hybrid model
Invariably, on the last Sunday of May, the Krakow Film Festival will begin, the 61st edition will, of course, be a hybrid one.
We will be present both in the stationary and online version, the opening gala will take place in the Kijów cinema and at the same time on the streaming platform, as well as film screenings. The heart of the festival is the audience reacting live in Krakow cinemas and direct meetings with filmmakers and heroes. We treat online activities as an addition to the traditional festival, but after last year’s edition, we know that over 40% of people who participated in the festival took part in it for the first time precisely because it was online.
Olga Lany, spokeswoman for the Krakow Film Festival
The organizers of last year’s festivals, who decided to postpone the dates of the events, could see that there may not be a better date. How will it be this year? Some have decided to stick to the usual deadlines, others will wait for autumn hoping for less sanitary restrictions.
Virtual Space VS Hybrid model
Last year’s Jewish Culture Festival was mostly held in virtual space, stretched over time for several months, this year the organizers hope that in June and July they will be able to meet the audience live and that the situation is dynamic, the date is sure, but in what formula the fans of Shalom na Szeroka will take part. Only time will tell…
There will definitely be a lot of outdoor activities in which you will be able to participate regardless of the pandemic situation. However, when talking to each artist, we discuss 2 scenarios from the beginning – one ideal for a festival like the one above, when artists and the audience can come and perform in Krakow, and the other – for a festival under some strong regime.
Robert Gądek from the JCF
People of Krakow long for culture!
The fact that Cracovians long for contact with live culture was shown by the opening weekend of cinemas and museums, interest in the first concerts after lockdown. We want to return to the model we know of participating in live cultural events, and festivals are a very popular part of it. We are happy to attend online events that would be beyond our reach live, but we also like to return to real halls. And, as last year’s International Street Theater Festival has shown, the audience can be disciplined, keep their distance, and observe restrictions. This year’s festivals will therefore be a test of the crisis for viewers, participants, and organizers.
This year will be a difficult year for all the organizers because the cultural sector is also in crisis. There is much less money, but we are doing everything to make the festivals take place – shorter and on a smaller scale, but certainly at the same high level as in previous years.
Michał Zalewski from the Krakow Festival Office
News taken from Gazeta Krakowska – follow the link for the Polish version.
I wanted to visit this museum for a long while… I got to step inside it for the first time on the 27th of September, 2020.
What was the occasion? The Podgorze Open Days 2020 💓
How did I get to visit it? There was a free tour of the museum, announced. The tour was in the English language – run by Pawel M. from #goodeventswithpawel (not my first tour with Pawel, and I highly recommend it👌).
How long did it take? The museum tour took about 1 hour. Sometimes I wish we had a bit more time to spare and look around, but if you will visit it on your own, make sure to book yourself a bit more time.
About the Muzeum Podgorza
Opened in May 2018, this museum chronologically traces the history and legends of the fascinating Podgórze district. It starts thoroughly from the time of Krakus Mound and runs through its time as an independent city in Austrian Galicia. Doesn’t stop at the integration into greater Kraków, or the tragedy of WWII, but brings you all the way up to the present day.
With historical artifacts, documents and photography, there are also multimedia displays and a free audio guide (in English and Polish). The audio guide augments the exhibits and there is also a photography exhibit upstairs. The kids will enjoy the educational room for them, located in the basement.
#DidYouKnow
Though well off the tourist trail, the location is actually significant. It was at this former Austrian barracks building in 1918 that Polish officers in the Austrian Army organized a bloodless rebellion and ‘liberated’ Podgórze, then Kraków, from Austrian occupation, thus making Podgórze the first place in Poland to regain independence after WWI. That story and more are inside, so let me tell you a bit more about it!
My experience with Muzeum Podgorza
The Museum tour run by Pawel M. from #goodeventswithpawel was done through the eyes of a local, a man in love with the history of the place he lives in (and he actually lives in Podgorze district!). He had the patience and answered our questions, yet stuck to the 1 hour promised tour, which was filled with plenty of information to enrich everyone.
A Celtic Mound in Krakow
The exhibition starts from the Mound of Krakow (one of Krakow’s 4 man-made mounds). We find out that probably the Mound of Krakow (Krakus Mound) and the Wanda Mound are probably Celtic, not slavic – as the locals would like it to be 😉 We also find out that the oldest monastery in Poland is the St. Benedict’s Church, located near the Krakus mound.
How can we tell that it was done by the Celts? Well… one of the great celebrations done on the Krakus Mound is Beltane (or Beltain – the Gaelic May Day festival). Most commonly it is held on 1 May, or about halfway between the spring equinox and summer solstice. Historically, it was widely observed throughout Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man. We, of course, celebrate it in Poland as well, in Krakow. Coincidence? I think not!
The Royal Free City of Podgórze
One of the most important things to trade-in, in Medieval Times, was salt. People back then did not have refrigerators, the only thing that would stop products from spoiling was salt – and the salt mines around Krakow always had plenty of that!
The transport of salt during the Medieval Ages was done by water – via the Vistula River. In the 18th century, in 1784, the city was granted the city status, as the Royal Free City of Podgórze. It was established/founded by the Austrian-Hungary Emperor Joseph the 2nd – the border with Austria being located on the Vistula River!
#DidYouKnow
You might not know this, but…
1. The wonderful bridge that connects Kazimierz to Podgorze, the Kładka Ojca Bernatka was called before the Franz Joseph Bridge.
2. There was a large colonization movement – giving Podgorze the name of “Small America”. Podgorze was more liberal, where Krakow was more bourgeois. Pogorgze was Austrian, though a free city! And was granted city rights, with very attractive tax privileges. This attracted entrepreneurs, merchants, and craftsmen from the Austrian Empire.
Jews and workarounds
The exhibition in Muzeum Podgorza has special displays also on the life of Jews in Podgorze, but does not focus on the Holocaust events as much as one would think. Muzeum Podgorza is a museum of the City of Podgorze, of the district that was annexed to Krakow, not a museum about World War II.
With Pawel, from #goodeventswithpawel I’ve found out many interesting facts about the life of Jewish people in the Royal City of Podgorze. For example, I learned that steps inside their homes do not count for Jews when they have Shabbat. Love of God, time with family, reconnecting with friends and with oneself – all these fulfill the commandment to “remember” Shabbat. So working during it is a total NO!
However, the workaround was that steps done inside one’s home would not count. The houses are always walled against walls, and they would tie them with a rope, making them be considered as one house. So if you would like to go buy some bread from the neighbor, 2-3 houses away, you could do that by going from one house to another. At it would not be considered as leaving your house and breaking the Shabbat.
Podgorze district has light before Krakow!
The first discussions of the merger between the City of Krakow and the City of Podgorze took place at the beginning of the 20th century.
A joint “Agreement concerning the merger of the Royal Free Town of Podgórze with the Royal Capital of Kraków” was drawn up and signed on 7 June 1913. The merger took place on 1 July 1915. A few days later, on 4 July 1915, on Krakus Bridge, the last mayor of Podgórze, Franciszek Maryewski, and the mayor of Kraków, Juliusz Leo, shook hands, symbolically merging the two towns.
But at the time, Podgorze was much more advanced in terms of setup than Krakow. Podgorze even had electricity before Krakow – 5 years before them!!! They had their own power plant (The Municipal Power Plant in Podgórze) that was established in 1899-1900 at 4 Nadwiślańska Street.
Muzeum Podgorza is a museum about the district, done by the district
Throughout the Muzeum Podgorza you can feel that the museum is one-of-a-kind. It is one of Krakow’s Hidden Gems, and – though it may not resonate much with most tourists – it is a work of beauty and love. It shows the love of the locals for their home-place, their love for history, and their passion for making sure none of this gets forgotten.
How to visit Muzeum Podgorza
Unfortunately, now all museums are closed, due to Coronavirus. But once this madness clears up, I suggest you check their website and visit it!
There is the special “Discover Podgorze!” (PL: “Odkryj Podgorze”) route that offers the combined ticket of 3 museums at a lower price. The 3 branches included are Museum of Podgorze + The Eagle Pharmacy + Oskar Schindler’s Enamelware Factory. Once the ticket is bought, the museums can be visited within 3 days of their purchase! The ticket is available at the ticket office of each of the above-mentioned branches and the Visitor Service Center.
NOTE!!! Children up to 7 years old – free admission!
The Antifascist Kraków group with the support of the Nostromo Soundsystem team is organizing a specific demonstration – “Anti-Fascist Street Party”. Deadline – September 19 (Saturday). The demonstration will start at 17 on Napoleon’s Great Army Square near Wawel, then it will pass through the streets of Krakow. The organizers remind about safety rules, i.e. masks and keeping the 2 meters distance. Participants are to protest with music, dance, rhythmic marches, and fun.
Let’s just hope it does not degenerate…
“To the rhythm of live music, we will show that we choose values such as freedom, diversity and solidarity. We want to express our resistance in an innovative way, taking into account local realities. We will appreciate the daily courage and solidarity of people who are still not free in this country. We will show them our support. We will go together for the world we want: free, equal and just”, announces Antifascist Krakow.
The organizers write about fatigue – as they put it – with distorting history or imposing extreme right-wing propaganda. “We do not want to live in Poland where citizens are deprived of human rights and even humanity. We want to live in a place where all minorities are respected, where we approach other people with kindness, regardless of their skin color, gender, origin, or sexual orientation”– wrote Antifascist Krakow, announcing the demonstration.
It was also emphasized that the organizers of the anti-fascist street party refer to the rich tradition of dance protests, which – started in the jazz cellars of Nazi-occupied Paris – are held to this day, such as the anti-fascist street party in Berlin directed against the AfD party in 2018 or the annual Rave 161 BPM in Warsaw, which was created “in response to the fascinating March of Independence”.
Polish Article in Gazeta Krakowska can be found here.
It has been 45 years since the “Music in Old Krakow” Festival was established. When undertaking the organization of the Festival years ago, the team asked themselves what should it stand for in the life of the city, what features should it have that distinguish it from other events? Taking this into account, the event was given its name: “Music in Old Krakow”.
The Festival Today
Music has been associated with Krakow since the Middle Ages, through its association with the Jagiellonian University, its traditions live to this day in our city, rightly considered to be the leading one in the cultural life of Poland. The festival is of an executive nature. The most outstanding artists are invited to take part in it, who propose the program themselves, and thus guarantee its best interpretation. Proposals of thematic and occasional programs constitute the second group. The festival also tries to take into account the works of Krakow composers and enables artists of the young generation to start.
Patron of “Music in Old Lviv”
For six years, “Music in Old Krakow” has also been the patron of its twin festival “Music in Old Lviv” – a city that played a huge role in the history of Polish music. It is impossible to mention how many artists took part in the Festival. It is a huge crowd of performers from Poland and abroad. Musicians from Krakow, and above all the musicians of Capella Cracoviensis, soloists, chamber orchestra, madrigalists, Royal Rorantists, Collegium Zieleński, constituting the artistic background of many concerts.
The festival has grown into the musical landscape of Krakow and has become an impulse for the birth of many new events of this type in Poland. Its existence is approved by the inhabitants of the city. It has always been (and is still) appreciated by the authorities of Krakow.
The Festival during COVID Times
Despite the difficult time, the team tries not to give up and serve the residents with “Music in Old Krakow”. The festival has grown into the musical landscape of Krakow and has become an impulse for the birth of many new events of this type in Poland.
Due to the restrictions imposed due to the pandemic, the organizers weren’t able to invite guests from abroad – and only in recent years, the festival featured acclaimed musicians such as Grigory Sokolov, Ivan Monighetti, Steven Isserlis, Emma Kirkby and the Philharmonia Quartett Berlin and Cikada Ensemble. This year’s program includes Cracovian musicians only.
The Program
15 August 2020, 7:30pm CHURCH OF STS PETER AND PAUL Bartosz Koziak (cello) Beethoven Academy Orchestra Maciej Tworek (conductor)
K. Penderecki Adagio from Symphony No. 3, Concerto for cello and chamber orchestra, Sinfonietta per archi No. 1, Chaccone per archi
16 August 2020, 7:30pm CHURCH OF ST BARBARA Royal Rorantists Wiktoria Swoboda (lute) Stanisław Gałoński (conductor)
in programme: M. Paligon, W. Długoraj, T. Szadek, J. Polak, B. Pękiel, Ch. Bocquet, K. Borek, G.G. Gorczycki, D. Cato, Wincenty from Kielczy
17 August 2020, 7:30pm GALLERY IN SUKIENNICE Elżbieta Stefańska (harpsichord)
F. Couperin Les Fastes de la grande et ancienne Mxnxstrxndxs C.B. Balbastre La d’Hericour, La Suzanne, La Malasherbe A. Forqueray 5ème suite J.J. Froberger Partita VI J.S. Bach Prelude (Fantasia) in C minor BWV 922 Fantasia Chromatique and Fugue in D minor BWV 903 G.F. Handel Chaconne in G major L. van Beethoven 6 Variations on the Theme “Nel cor più non mi sento” by G. Paisiello WoO 70
18 August 2020, 8pm FRANCISCAN CHURCH CLOISTERS Daniel Stabrawa (violin) Ignacy Miecznikowski (viola) Ewa Miecznikowska (cello)
J.S. Bach Sarabanda from II Partita in D minor BWV 1004 W.A. Mozart Divertimento in E flat major K. 563 F. Schubert Allegro from Tria in B flat major D. 471
19 August 2020, 8pm BERNARDINE CHURCH Collegium Zieleński Michał Białko (organ) Maciej Tworek (conductor)
Wacław from Szamotuł Już się zmierzcha anonymous Zlotokovannuyu trubu M. Leopolita Missa paschalis, Resurgente Christo Domino, Mihi autem nimis, Cibavit eos
20 August 2020, 7:30pm WŁADYSŁAW ŻELEŃSKI MUSIC HIGH SCHOOL Aleksandra Kuls (violin) Marcin Koziak (piano)
G.P. Telemann Fantasia for violin solo H. Wieniawski L’étude Op. 10 No. 3 B. Bartók Ciaccona from Sonata for violin solo E. Ysaÿe V Sonata for violin solo Op. 27 J. Elsner Sonata in F major for violin and piano Op. 10 No. 1 L. van Beethoven X Sonata in G major for violin and piano Op. 96
21 August 2020, 7:30pm CHURCH OF ST MARTIN Krzysztof Jakowicz, Jakub Jakowicz (violin)
G.P. Telemann I Sonata in Canon A. Vivaldi Sonata in G major, Sonata in F major W.A. Mozart The Magic Flute (fragm.) A. Tansman Sonata B. Bartók 44 Duets for two violins (selection) H. Wieniawski Capriccios in G minor, in C minor, in D major, in A minor Op. 18
22 August 2020, 7:30pm WŁADYSŁAW ŻELEŃSKI MUSIC HIGH SCHOOL Jacek Muzyk (horn) Justyna Danczowska (piano)
L. van Beethoven Sonata in F major for horn and piano Op. 17 O. Messiaen Appel interstellaire for horn solo J. Massenet Meditations (arr. for horn and piano) R. Strauss Andante, F. Poulenc Elegie P. Dukas Villanelle for horn and piano R. Glière Romance Op. 35 No. 6, Valse triste Op. 35 No. 7 P. Hindemith Sonata in F major for horn and piano
23 August 2020, 8:30pm CARMELITE CHURCH Kraków Wind Quintet and guests: Katarzyna Kurowska-Mleczko (flute), Marek Mleczko (oboe), Paweł Krauzowicz (clarinet), Paweł Solecki (bassoon), Tadeusz Tomaszewski (horn), Katarzyna Mrozek (oboe), Oleh Małowyczko (clarinet), Krystyna Milaniak (bassoon), Paweł Cal (horn)
L. van Beethoven Octet in E flat major Op. 103 W.A. Mozart Serenade in E flat major K. 375 Ch. Gounod Petite symphonie
24 August 2020, 8:30pm CHURCH OF ST ANNE Andrzej Białko (organ)
anonymous from Tablature of Jan of Lublin Salve Regina Adam of Wągrowiec Fantasia III secundi toni J.P. Sweelinck Fantasia in a (auf die Manier eines Echo), Mein junges Leben hat End J. Podbielski Prelude in D minor F. Chelleri Sonata (Suita) No. 1 in A major C.P.E. Bach Sonata in A minor Wq 70/4 J.S. Bach Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend BWV 655, Toccata in C major BWV 564
25 August 2020, 7:30pm TEMPEL SYNAGOGUE Łukasz Długosz, Agata Kielar-Długosz (flute) Marek Toporowski (pianoforte)
L. Delibes Flower Duo from Lakmé (arr. for two flutes and piano) W.A. Mozart Rondo in D major K. 373 for flute and piano M.K. Ogiński Polonaise for two flutes and Pianoforte J. Elsner Rondo alla Krakowiak for pianoforte, Rondo alla Mazurek for pianoforte I. Kisiel Once Upon the Sea for two flutes and pianoforte F. Doppler Andante and Rondo Op. 25 for two flutes and pianoforte
26 August 2020, 8pm CHURCH OF ST FLORIAN Sub Tuum praesidium – On the Centenary of the Birth of Pope John Paul II Triplum: Łukasz Dulewicz (countertenor), Piotr Piwko (tenor), Maciej Michalik (baritone), Mariusz Zarzycki (bass)
Gregorian chant Sub Tuum praesidium, Salve Sancta Parens, Benedicta et Venerabilis, Ave Regina caelorum, Sub Tuis visceribus J. Dunstable Sancta Maria J. Gołąbek IV Missa commune festorum B.M.V., Sub Tuum praesidium, Deo Gratias, Zdrowaś bądź Maryja G.P. da Palestrina Sub Tuum praesidium M.-A. Charpentier Sub Tuum praesidium
27 August 2020, 7:30pm HALL OF BL. JACOB Dmytro Hołoweńko (guitar)
G.P. Telemann Fantasia No. 7 J.N. Bobrowicz Variatons on the Theme of Mozart D. Aguado Introduction and Rondo in A minor Op. 2 No. 2 A. Barrios Mangore Waltz No. 3 and No. 4 M. Llobet Variatons on the Theme of Sor Op. 15 J. Rodrigo Sonata giocosa, Toccata
28 August 2020, 7pm PREMONSTRATENSIAN SISTERS CHURCH Rafał Gorczyński (viola da gamba) Klaudia Rogała, Zofia Satała (harpsichord)
G.F. Handel Sonata in C major for viola da gamba and harpsichord Mr. Dubuisson (Manuskrypt krakowski) Suita in D minor C.F. Abel Sonata in G major for viola da gamba and basso continuo A2:72, Allegro for viola solo WKO 208 J.S. Bach Sonata in D major for viola da gamba and harpsichord BWV 1028
29 August 2020, 7:30pm CHURCH OF ST MARTIN ClaveDuo: Anna Huszczo, Joanna Solecka (harpsichord)
M. Mielczewski Canzona prima à 2, Canzona terza à 3 A. Jarzębski Canzoni e concerti: Berlinesa, Chromatica, Spandesa B. Pasquini Sonate per uno o due cembali con il basso cifrato, 14 Sonate per due cembali
J.S. Bach Andante P. Glass Sonata for violin and piano (Polish premiere) E. Grieg Sonata in F major Op. 8 No. 1 K. Penderecki Grand Finale from II Sonata for violin
31 August 2020, 7:30pm CHURCH OF ST CATHERINE On the Centenary of the Birth of Pope John Paul II Joanna Stawarska, Agnieszka Kałużna (soprano) Małgorzata Langer-Król (mezzo-soprano) Joanna Święszek (alto) Zygmunt Magiera (tenor) Jerzy Butryn, Marcin Wróbel (bass) Collegium Zieleński Festival Orchestra Stanisław Gałoński (conductor)
G.G. Gorczycki Completorium M. Zieleński Offertoria et Communiones totius anni (selection)
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