The "Duettissimo" International Piano Duo Festival was born out of passion for chamber music and the need to promote the rich, yet still underperformed, repertoire for four hands and two (and sometimes even three or four!) pianos. To inaugurate the 10th, anniversary edition of the festival, brothers Hyuk and Hyo Lee will sit at the keyboards. Their playing and command of the Polish language captivated listeners at the last Chopin Competition. This time, they will perform Mozart's Sonata in D major and Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances. The fewtival will also feature artists who have contributed to the its history over the past decade, including Aleami Piano Duo, Emes Piano Duo, Cracow Piano Duo, and K2 Piano Duo. The Novi Piano Duo will perform twice with the Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra (with programme dominated by Mozart's music: Concerto in E-flat major for two pianos and the Coronation Mass). The Young Stage will open for the students, the Miroirs Piano Duo will present a Duettissimo italiano, and music school students will perform a four-hand repertoire in Duettissimo for Children. The grand finale will feature rarities: Ravel's Bolero, Milhaud's Concerto No. 1 for two pianos, and Mozart's Concerto in C major for Three Pianos, with Michał Klauza conducting the soloists and the Symphony Orchestra of the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków.

Thursday 9 April 2026, 7:30pm
Kraków Philharmonic
INAUGURATION CONCERT

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Sonata in D major for 2 pianos K.448
George Gershwin (1898-1937) / Percy Grainger (1882-1961) Fantasia on the themes from Porgy and Bess
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Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Symphonuc Dances, Op. 45 (transcription for 2 pianos, composer’s version)
Hyuk & Hyo Lee Duo

Tickets: PLN 40–90; available in the ticket office of the Kraków Philharmonic and online on Philharmonic’s website

Friday 10 April 2026, 7pm
Saski Hotel, Ball Room

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) / Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28 for 2 pianos
Joanna Galon-Frant / Łukasz Dębski

Paul Dukas (1865-1935) L’apprenti sorcier (P. Dukas’ arrangement for 2 pianos)
CHOPIN PIANO DUO: Anna Boczar / Bartłomiej Kominek

Alexandr Tsfasman (1906-1971) Jazz Suite (arrangement Alexandre Tsygankov)
ALEAMI PIANO DUO: Aleksandra Pazdyga Chojnacka / Michał Chojnacki

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Slavic Dance, Op. 72 No. 2
EMES PIANO DUO: Małgorzata Zdebska / Anna Włodarczyk

Juliusz Zarębski (1854-1885) A travers Pologne, Op. 23 (selection)
Monika Wilińska-Tarcholik / Sławomir Cierpik

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Fantaisie-tableaux for 2 pianos, Op. 5
I. Barcarole
II. Oh Night, Oh Love
Weronika Gardziel / Le Quang Sinh

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) L’embarquement pour Cyther
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978) Nunne’s Variation 1961
Renata Żełobowska-Orzechowska / Paweł Kubica

Sergei Rachmaninoff Fantaisie-tableaux for 2 pianos, Op. 5
III. Tears
IV. Easter
CRACOW PIANO DUO: Milena Kędra / Michał Dziad

Sergei Rachmaninoff Suite for 2 pianos, Op. 17
NOVI PIANO DUO: Anna Wielgus-Nowak / Grzegorz Nowak

George Gershwin (1898-1937) Three Preludes
Martyna Włodarczyk / Tomasz Szczepankiewicz

Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) Four Seasons in Buenos Aires: Winter (for 4 hands)
K2 PIANO DUO: Kinga Kaczmarczyk / Karolina Kisiak

Admission by invitations and free entry cards

Saturday 11 April 2026, 7pm
Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków
YOUNG STAGE

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Sonata in F major for 4 hands K. 497
Ignacy Magoń / Kamil Patla

Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Petite Suite
Naomi Hakim / Tomasz Jasek

Dmitrij Szostakowicz (1906-1975) Concertino
Jadwiga Czarnecka / Karol Malczewski

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Concerto for 2 pianos FP 61 (version without orchestra)
MARTANI PIANO DUO: Martyna Walusiak-Cybulska / Anna Urzędowska

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Fantasia in F minor D. 940
Justyna Danczowska / Yehuda Prokopowicz

Admission free

Sunday 12 April 2026, 4pm
Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków

Juliusz Zarębski (1854-1885) Divertissement à la polonaise, Op. 12
Witold Friemann (1889-1977) Concertino for 2 pianos solo, Op. 256
Leopold Godowski (1870-1938) Contrapuntal Paraphrase on Weber’s Invitation to the Dance
Aleksander Tansman (1897-1986) Fantaisie sur des valses de Johann Strauss
BACEWICZ PIANO DUO: Hanna Holeksa / Anna Liszewska

Carlos Guastavino (1912-2000) Trés Romances Argentinos for 2 pianos
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) Scaramouche for 2 pianos
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Oblivion
Libertango
PADEREWSKI PIANO DUO: Maciej Pabich / Renata Pabich

Admission free

Tuesday 14 April 2026, 7pm
Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków
YOUNG STAGE

Carl Maria Weber (1786-1826) Hunters' Chorus from Der Freischütz
Marta Mołodyńska-Wheeler (*1980) Waltz
Emilia Rams / Dawid Waloszczyk

Carlos Guastavino (1912-2000) Romance del Plata
Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909) Spanish Suite, Op. 47
Agnieszka Lewandowska / Krzysztof Radomski

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Fantasia in F minor D. 940
Gina Ismene Chitty The Impetuously Reckless Duo in São Paulo (world premiere)
Patryk Pająk / Tomasz Widłak

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Sonata in G major for 4 hands K. 357
EVer PIANO DUO: Weronika Zalevska / Eryk Koszela

Yuri Mayevsky Fantasia on the theme of George Gershwin’s songs
Szymon Maziarz / Grzegorz Malacina

Paul Dukas (1865-1935) L’apprenti sorcier (P. Dukas’ arrangement for 2 pianos)
Manuel Infante (1883-1958) Danses Andalouses: I. Ritmo
Marta Kaczmarska / Bozhena Mytliuk

Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884) Vltava (for 4 hands)
Xuandi Ma/Ze Zhang

Admission free

Wednesday 15 April 2026, 7pm
Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) (arrangement Victor Babin)
Zdes’ khorosho
Vesenniye vody
Sergei Rachmaninoff Suite No. 1 in G minor, Op. 5
Alexandr Tsfasman (1906-1971) Jazz Suite (transcription Alexandre Tsygankov)
Claude Bolling (1930-2020) Sonata for Two Pianists No. 1
Bartosz Stępień double bass
Jan Szkudlarek percussion
ALEAMI PIANO DUO: Aleksandra Pazdyga-Chojnacka / Michał Chojnacki

Admission free

Thursday 16 April 2026, 6pm
Friday 17 April 2026, noon
Kraków Philharmonic
ARS AMANDA

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Concerto in E flat major for 2 pianos K. 365
NOVI PIANO DUO: Anna Wielgus-Nowak / Grzegorz Nowak
Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra
Jakub Grzybowski conductor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Coronation Mass in C major K. 317
Ela Tsapok soprano
Patrycja Wilgos alto
Paweł Żurawski tenor
Szymon Maziarz bass
Kraków Philharmonic Choir
Janusz Wierzgacz choirmaster
Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra
Jakub Grzybowski conductor

Tickets: PLN 25–50; available in the ticket office of the Kraków Philharmonic and online on Philharmonic’s website

Friday 17 April 2026, 7pm
Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków w Krakowie
YOUNG STAGE

Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un faune for 2 pianos
Ke Xu / Xiaoyu Bao

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
Slavic Dances, Op. 46 (selection)
No. 2 in E minor, Allegretto scherzando
No. 7 in C minor, Allegro assai
Slavic Dances, Op. 71 (selection)
No. 1 in B major, Molto vivace
No. 5 in B flat minor, Poco adagio
No. 7 in C major, Allegro vivace
Jeyran Isayeva / Kiera Keitarro

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) Symphonic Dances from West Side Story for 2 pianos (arrangement John Musto)
Melania Bobrowska / Dimitrios Papakyriazis

Igor Strawiński (1882-1971) Concerto in E flat major “Dumbarton Oaks” (arrangement Igor Stravinsky for 2 pianos)
Martyna Walusiak-Cybulska / Bartłomiej Szwagrzyk

Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) Scaramouche for 2 pianos
Ernesto Lecuona (1895-1963) Malagueña
Julia Czajka / Zuzanna Gawrońska

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Fantasia in F minor D. 940
Denis Maistruk / Niccolo Spolettini

Admission free

Saturday 18 April 2026, 7pm
Saski Hotel, Ball Room
DUETTISSIMO ITALIANO

César Franck (1822-1890) Prelude, Fugue and Variations Ep. 105
MIROIRS PIANO DUO: Claudio Soviero / Antonello D’Onofrio

Jan Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Concerto in A minor for 4 pianos BWV 1065 (transcription Antonello D’Onofrio for 2 pianos for 8 hands)
MIROIRS PIANO DUO: Claudio Soviero / Antonello D’Onofrio
Weronika Gardziel / Le Quang Sihn
Festival Orchestra
Piotr Pławner conductor

Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944) 2 pieces for 2 pianos, Op. 36
Martina Giordani / Ilaria Constantino

Charles Camilleri (1931-2009) Summer nights in Malta
Martina Giordani / Ilaria Constantino
Festival Orchestra
Piotr Pławner conductor

Admission by invitations and free entry cards

Sunday 19 April 2026, 11.00
Kraków Philharmonic
DUETTISSIMO DLA DZIECI
Concert by students of music schools in the repertoire for 4 hands

Admission free

Sunday 19 April 2026, 6pm
Kraków Philharmonic
FINAL CONCERT

Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) I Concerto for 2 pianos, Op. 228
Małgorzata Kruczek Michalska / Marian Michalski
Symphony Orchestra of the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków
Michał Klauza conductor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Concerto in C major for 3 pianos K. 242
Łukasz Dębski / Michał Dziad / Bartłomiej Kominek
Symphony Orchestra of the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków
Michał Klauza conductor

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Bolero
Symphony Orchestra of the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków
Michał Klauza conductor

Tickets: PLN 30–50; available in the ticket office of the Kraków Philharmonic