4 Traditions Festival
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 7:30 PM
Stanisław Wiechowicz’s songs inspired by Polish folklore; In the Liturgy between East and West – a programme blending Catholic Church music with Orthodox chants; The Sound of the Orient and a broad panorama of Jewish music in Eden – one of the Kraków Philharmonic’s most important festivals uses the universal language of sound and emotion to illustrate the four major cultural spheres, from the Latin tradition, through Orthodoxy and Judaism, to the Orient, which shaped the character of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
30 April 2026, 7:30pm
Vocal Ensemble of the Kosovo Philharmonic Choir
Rafet Rudi – conductor
Memli Kelmendi Agnus Dei
Tomas Luis de Victoria O Magnum Mysterium
Giorgio Lapazaya / Rafet Rudi Sancta Maria
Jan Kukuzeli / Rafet Rudi 2 Psalms
Memli Kelmendi Ater umbra
Claudio Monteverdi Lamento della Ninfa (Amor)
Ērics Ešenvelads Stars
Mendi Mengjiqi OEIA
Laura Jēkabsone Kuulin äänen
Ergen Deda (arr. P. Liondev), Bulgarian traditional song
Janinës ç’i panë syte, Albanian traditional song
Tickets: PLN 30/20
1 May 2026, 6pm
Aleksandra Marszałek – open voice
Szymon Maziarz – bass
Magdalena Walach – storyteller
Choir of the University of Agriculture in Krakow
Joanna Gutowska-Kuźmicz – conductor
Karolina Jacewicz – animations
Kraków Philharmonic Instrumental Ensemble
Jakub Żurek – violin
Beata Kwiatkowska- violin
Anna Migdał-Chojecka – viola
Marta Nagawiecka – cello
Krzysztof Kostrzewski – double bass
Michał Poniżnik – clarinets
Irena Czubek-Davidson – harp
Agnieszka Ignaszewska-Magiera – piano
Mateusz Garstecki – percussion instruments
Tomasz Kowalczyk – percussion instruments
Jacek Sykulski Stoi lód na Prośnie
Jan Krutul Oj chmielu, chmielu
Mariusz Kramarz Dwa serduszka
Zuzanna Koziej Oj ty rzeko
Jacek Sykulski Zbójnicki
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Anna Rocławska-Musiałczyk Sen wiejski (text Bolesław Leśmian)
Tickets: PLN 30/20
2 May 2026, 6pm
Kraków Philharmonic Choir
Maciej Tworek – conductor
Stanisław Wiechowicz Songs for a capella choir (selection)
Gdzie mi się podziały
Na polu wiśnia
Szumi dolina
Nie chcę cię, Kasiuniu
Wyleciał mi ze krza
Jechało pacholę
Koniarze
Służyłam, służyłam
Oj, siadaj
Małe wariacje „Matka mie tu posłała”
Wdycki, wdycki
Wedle tego Jędrzejeczka
Krakowski mosteczek
Stoi lipka
Pragną ocki
Krakowiak Es-dur
Miałam ci ja
W dzikim boru
Leluje
Tickets: PLN 30–50
6 May 2026, 7:30pm
The Sound of the Orient
Wassim Ibrahim and friends:
Christina Eshak – vocal
Feras Cherastan – kanun
Mohamad Fityan – nay
Piotr Kopietz – accordion
Adeb Chamoun – percussion instruments, vocal
Wassim Ibrahim – oud, vocal
Kraków Philharmonic Instrumental Ensemble
Fath li Mor, Arameic traditional music
Bu’uto, Arameic traditional music
Tatyos Efendi Sama’i Kurd
Jamuru Użban (words Fachri Al-Baroudi, music Omar Al-Batch)
Farid Al-Atrasz Ja Zahra fi Chajali
Feras Cherastan Awdeh
Ana Albi Dalili (words Abu al-Su‘ud al-Ibiari, music Mohammad al-Qasabgi)
Ja Machla al-Fascha, Levant traditional music
Wassim Ibrahim – improwizacja
Ali Ufki / Wojciech Bobowski basszraf Nakriz
Zaki Nassif Ahwak
Hal Asmar al-Lawnn, Levant traditional music
Ja Majla ala al-Ghosn, Levant traditional music
Sayed Darwish El-Helwa Di
Tickets: PLN 30–50
7 May 2026, 7:30pm
Eden – Jewish music
Izabela Szafrańska and the band:
Maciek Magnuski – bass guitar
Bartłomiej Tyburowski – piano
Marcin Drabik – violin
Mariusz Kozłowski – saxophones, clarinet
Łukasz Belcyr – guitar
Rafał Grząka – accordion
Kornel Kondrak – percussion instruments
Adeb Chamoun – percussion instruments (darbuka, riq, daf, bendir), vocal
Tą uliczką (words Michał Bronisław Jagiełło, music Jan Kondrak)
Shalom aleichem (words author unknown, music Israel Goldfarb)
Naci en Alamo (words Tony Gatlif, music Dionisis Tsaknis)
Mach cu di ejgelech (words Jejsza Szpigel, music Dawid Bajgelman)
Rebeka (words Andrzej Włast, music Zygmunt Białostocki)
Morena me IIaman, traditional song
Skalerika de Oro, traditional song
Ślub (words Rev. Wacław Oszajca, music Marcin Partyka)
Spadłam Ci ze słonka (words Jan Kondrak, music Marcin Partyka)
Bei Mir bistu shein (instrumental version, music Sholom Secunda)
Una noche mas (words Yasmin Levy, music Yasmin Levy and Yechiel (Y.) Hasso)
Powoli (words, music Izabela Szafrańska, Harry Tomasz Waldowski)
Aman minush, traditional song
Jeruszalaim Szel zahaw (words, music Naomi Szemer)
Sprawiedliwi z Markowej (words Jerzy Łysiński, music Bartosz Gliniak)
Tumbalalaika, traditional song
Jaco, traditional song
Tickets: PLN 40/30
8 May 2026, 7:30pm
9 May 2026, 6pm
Lidia Sosnowska – soprano
Joanna Święszek-Przeliorz – alto
Bartłomiej Chorąży – tenor
Paweł Szarpak – bass
Stefan Bertman – boy soprano
Kraków Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra
Janusz Wierzgacz – choir preparation
Michał Klauza – conductor
Henryk Wars Maalot orchestral overture
Henryk Wars Szkice miejskie suite for orchestra
Mieczysław Weinberg Melodie polskie, Op. 47 No. 2 for symphony orchestra
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Leonard Bernstein Chichester Psalms
Tickets: PLN 40–90
10 May 2026, 6pm
In the Liturgy Between East and West
Royal Rorantists:
Piotr Piwko – countertenor, music direction
Łukasz Dulewicz – countertenor
Kacper Szczurek – countertenor
Bartłomiej Chorąży – tenor
Tomasz Guliński – tenor
Michał Barański – tenor
Mateusz Prendota – tenor
Tomasz Rogoziński – tenor
Maciej Michalik – bass-baritone
Szymon Maziarz – bass
Marcin Wróbel – bass
Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki:
- Ave mundi Domina
- Missa rorate II
- Insignis Mater incarnati
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Stepenna (mornign prayer, arr. Wiesław Trzpis)
Siluyu Kresta (arr. Wiesław Trzpis)
Utrennujusce (arr. Wiesław Trzpis)
Iz Otca (arr. Wiesław Trzpis)
Spodobi, Gospodi (arr. Wiesław Trzpis)
Songs from the anthology Bogoglasnik of Počajiv (arr. Łukasz Hajduczenia)
Teodoryn Czekałowski Ocisti mia, Spase
Dmytro Bortniansky:
- Sława Otcu
- Owsjepietaja Mati (arr. Wiesław Trzpis)
Tickets: PLN 30–50
Kraków Philharmonic Hall
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Besides their weekly symphony concerts, the Kraków Philharmonic also organises master recitals and educational concerts for children and young people.
The Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic Hall in Kraków was the first philharmonic to open in Poland after the Second World War. Besides the weekly symphony concerts, it organises master recitals and educational concerts for children and young people, while the summer meetings with music assume the form of chamber concerts of slightly lighter character. A hallmark of the Kraków Philharmonic repertoire is its programme of oratorios, which the Philharmonic can present thanks to its extensive and varied lineup: the orchestra, mixed choir, and boys choir. The Kraków Philharmonic has become recognised for its promotion of the works of Karol Szymanowski in Poland and abroad.
The Philharmonic Hall frequently hosts concerts by special guests, for example, at major festivals.
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