Capella Cracoviensis: Concerto grosso XXL
Thursday, May 28, 2026, 7:00 PM
MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow
ul. Lipowa 4
The combination of post-industrial atmosphere with a modern and functional glass and concrete...
Yes, this concert will also feature Summer from the immortal Four Seasons, but this will be Antonio Vivaldi in XXL form! Through a wide selection of his concertos—or fragments thereof—for violin and multiple instruments (including Concerto Per la Solenità di S. Lorenzo RV 562 for two oboes, two horns, violin, strings, and continuo, RV 551 for three violins, and RV 578 for two violins, cello, strings, and continuo), as well as instrumental arrangements of vocal works (Dixit Dominus), Capella Cracoviensis will refute the unfair cliché that the Red Priest didn't write 600 concertos, but one concerto 600 times. Discovering the richness of colour, sound, and harmony, the orchestra will be led as concertmaster by the star of French historical performance, Théotime Langlois de Swarte.
Antonio Vivaldi: Preludio in Lontano in D major (based on RV 90 / RV 335 / RV 269)
Antonio Vivaldi: Sinfonia in B flat minor RV 169 “Al Santo Sepolcro” (Adagio molto – Allegro ma poco)
Antonio Vivaldi: RV 562 Concerto Per la Solenità di S. Lorenzo (Grave)
Antonio Vivaldi: RV 128 (Largo)
Antonio Vivaldi: RV 551 Concerto per tre violini (Andante)
Antonio Vivaldi: RV 128 (Allegro)
Antonio Vivaldi: Chiacona
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto RV 356
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto No. 2 in B minor RV 578 for two violins, cello strings and continuo
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto BWV 975 (based on RV 316 – Largo)
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in D major RV 230
Antonio Vivaldi: Prelude RV 816
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto a due Cori RV 583
Antonio Vivaldi: Ciaconna in B flat major
Antonio Vivaldi: Ritiro (Andante)
Charles Avison: Concerto grosso No. 5 in D minor, Op. 6
Charles Avison: Concerto grosso No. 6 in D major, Op. 6
Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto grosso No. 4 in D major, Op. 6
Antonio Vivaldi: Koncert No. 11 in D minor RV 565 for two violins, cello strings and continuo
Antonio Vivaldi: Dixit Dominus RV 807, extract transcript for strings (Juravevit)
Antonio Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto RV 491 (Largo)
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor No.2, Op. 8 RV 315 "Summer"
Théotime Langlois de Swarte concertmaster
Capella Cracoviensis on period instruments
Photo by Marco Borggreve
MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow
ul. Lipowa 4
The combination of post-industrial atmosphere with a modern and functional glass and concrete structure provides a perfect framework for the presentation of important phenomena in the art of the last five decades.
A memory of the former production halls of the enamelware factory (known from Steven Spielberg’s film Schindler’s List) melds here with a modern and functional structure of glass and concrete, providing a perfect setting for the presentation of contemporary art. MOCAK has its own, regularly expanded collection of art (both Polish and foreign) from the last five decades, and its development can be traced in the successive variations of the permanent exhibition. It has been divided into a number of sections: conceptualism, video, sculpture, and objects. It is also the venue for numerous temporary exhibitions, including a large annual problematic exhibition confronting selected questions in contemporary public life with the artists’ outlook (the presentations made so far have focused among others on history, sport, economics, crime, gender, and medicine in art). Moreover. The museum runs its own library with a book collection devoted to contemporary art and humanities, runs educational activities, and manages and implements research and publication projects.
Tickets: normal PLN 30, concessions PLN 20, family PLN 65, admission free to permanent exhibitions on Thursday
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