Polish music in superb performances! The 22nd edition of the Festival of Polish Music will feature the Sinfonietta Cracovia, conducted by Jürgen Bruns, performing works by Aleksander Tansman, Szymon Laks and Jerzy Fitelberg. The programme will be rounded off with the Serenade, Op. 2 Mieczysław Karłowicz, whose works will be the central theme of the festival marking the 150th anniversary of the Young Poland composer’s birth. The further days will feature an intimate portrait of Zygmunt Stojowski (with violinist Wojciech Koprowski and pianist Grzegorz Skrobiński), Marcin Armański’s organ recital Romanticism|Poland|Europe, and Europe in the Middle of the Century (let us add, for the sake of completeness: the 20th century), written for oboe and clarinet, starring Justyna Stanek and Oleh Malkovich. Bass-baritone Krzysztof Szumański will perform Krzysztof Słowiński’s Vier Abschieds Lieder (world premiere!), and soprano Mariana Poltorak, winner of the most recent Ada Sari Competition, will focus on songs and Polish opera arias (once again featuring Karłowicz, as well as Szymanowski, Szeligowski and Moniuszko). The finale will be entirely dedicated to Karłowicz: alongside his Episode at a Masquerade and the poem Stanisław and Anna Oświecim, Violin Concerto in A major will be performed by Dayoon You, winner of the second prize at the prestigious Marguerite Long and Jacques Thibaud Competition in 2023.

17 July 2026, 7pm
Kraków Philharmonic
POLAND ABROAD
Aleksander Tansman (1897–1986) Triptyque (1930)
Szymon Laks (1901–1983) Sinfonietta for string orchestra (1936)
Jerzy Fitelberg (1903–1951) Concerto (1928)
Mieczysław Karłowicz (1876–1909) Serenade, Op. 2 (1896)
Sinfonietta Cracovia
Jürgen Bruns – conductor

18 July 2026, 7pm
Collegium Novum of the Jagiellonian University
THEATRUM MUSICUM
Krzysztof Słowiński (b. 1954) Vier Abschieds Lieder (world premiere)
Carl Loewe (1796–1869) Polish Ballads, Op. 50
Krzysztof Szumański – bass-baritone
Bojana Dimković – piano

19 July 2026, 6pm
Collegium Novum of the Jagiellonian University
PORTRAIT: ZYGMUNT STOJOWSKI (1870–1946)
I Sonata in G major for violin and piano, Op. 13 (1893)
Romance, Op. 20 (1901)
II Sonata in E major for violin and piano, Op. 37 (1911)
Wojciech Koprowski – violin
Grzegorz Skrobiński – piano

24 July 2026, 7:30pm
Basilica of the Holiest Heart of Jesus
ROMANTICISM|POLAND|EUROPE
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) Prelude (Allegro) in C major MWV W44
Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911) March on a Theme from Handel, Op. 15 No. 2
Feliks Nowowiejski (1877–1946) Kyrie from XI Gregorian Mass “Orbis factor”, Op. 9 No. 3
Mieczysław Surzyński (1866–1924) Sonata in D minor, Op. 34 (ed. 1903)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) Prelude and Fugue in E minor WoO 13 (transcription for organ: William Thomas Best)
Jan Adam Maklakiewicz (1899–1954) Prelude pour orgue, Op. 17 (1927)
Marcin Armański – organ

26 July 2026, 6pm
Kraków Philharmonic
EUROPE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CENTURY
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) Concerto for oboe and string orchestra in A minor (1944)
Gerald Finzi (1901–1956) Concerto for clarinet and string orchestra, Op. 31 (1948/49)
Tadeusz Kassern (1904–1957) I Concerto for string orchestra (1943)
Aleksander Tansman (1897–1986) Concertino for oboe, clarinet and string orchestra (1952)
Justyna Stanek – oboe
Oleh Malovichko – clarinet
Sinfonietta Cracovia
Grzegorz Brajner – conductor

1 August 2026, 7pm
Collegium Novum of the Jagiellonian University
ACROAMA MAGISTRORUM – master recital of the winner of the Ada Sari International Vocal Art Competition in Nowy Sącz
Karol Szymanowski (1882–1937) Six Songs, Op. 2 with (1900–1902)
Tadeusz Szeligowski (1896–1963) Green Songs for a high voice and piano (1930)
Mieczysław Karłowicz (1876–1909):
–Idzie na pola, Op. 3 No. 3
–Rdzawe liście strząsa z drzew
–Zasmuconej, Op. 1 No. 1
–Śpi w blaskach nocy, Op. 3 No. 5
Stanisław Moniuszko (1819–1872):
–Zbudzić się z ułudnych snów from opera The Countess
–Snują się snują senne widziadła from opera The Pariah
Ludomir Różycki (1883–1953) Po cierpieniach spokój wraca from opera Beatrix Cenci
Władysław Żeleński (1837–1921) Tam orzeł nad turniami szybuje from opera Janek
Stanisław Moniuszko (1819–1872) Ha! dzieciątko nam umiera from opera Halka
Mariana Poltorak – soprano
Dominika Peszko – piano

2 August 2026, 6pm
Kraków Philharmonic
PROJECT KARŁOWICZ 150
Mieczysław Karłowicz (1876–1909):
–Violin Concerto in A major, Op. 8 (1902)
–Stanisław i Anna Oświecimowie, Op. 12 (1906–07)
–Episode at a Masquerade, Op. 14 (1909)
Dayoon You – violin
Karol Szymanowski Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra
Kalle Kuusava – conductor