Princess Marcelina Czartoryska received guests on Wednesdays, and those visiting her salon looked forward mainly to concerts performed by the hostess – an accomplished pianist and a pupil of Fryderyk Chopin himself. Music was the heroine of social gatherings also in other Kraków houses, e.g., those of Żeleński, Stojowski or Zoll families. The Kraków Music Salon refers to this popular 19th-century tradition of making music at home with family and friends. The eighth edition of the festival will focus on chamber music by Polish composers, including contemporary composers, so the programme will feature world premieres of works by Michał Moc, Andrzej Karałow, Anna Ignatowicz-Glińska or Alicja Gronau. They will be interpreted, among others, by mezzo-soprano Urszula Kryger, pianist Grzegorz Mania, violinists Jakub Jakowicz and Miranda Liu, cellists Magdalena Bojanowicz and Bartosz Koziak, and Książek Piano Duo and Airis String Quartet ensembles.
7 September 2024, 7pm
Institute of Musicology of the Jagiellonian University
Airis String Quartet:
Aleksandra Czajor-Kowalska (I violin)
Grażyna Zubik (II violin)
Malwina Tkaczyk (viola)
Anna Armatys-Borelli (cello)
and Krzysztof Zbijowski (clarinet)
In programme: works by A. Ignatowicz-Glińska, K. Penderecki, P. Szymański, W.A. Mozart, A. Weber
14 September 2024, 7pm
Museum of Krakow, Krzysztofory Palace, Fontana Hall
Jakub Jakowicz (violin)
Maria Machowska (violin)
Katarzyna Budnik (viola)
Bartosz Koziak (cello)
Magdalena Bojanowicz (cello)
Grzegorz Mania (piano)
In programme: works by S. Laks and premiere of the work by W. Kostrzewa
22 September 2024, 7pm
Villa Decius Institute of Culture
Trio La Mauve:
Aleksandra Resztik (soprano)
Weronika Skowronek-Starowicz (flute)
Martyna Kułakowska (piano)
In programme: premiere of the works by A. Karałow, A. Ignatowicz-Glińska, A. Gronau, E. Sielicki
23 September 2024, 7pm
Studencka Music Salon
Maksymilian Lipień (oboe)
Damian Lipień (bassoon)
Mariusz Klimsiak (piano)
In programme: works by L. van Beethoven, F. Poulenc, J. Francaix
25 September 2024, 7pm
Museum of Krakow, Krzysztofory Palace, Fontana Hall
Urszula Kryger (mezzo-soprano)
Paweł Cłapiński (piano)
In programme: songs by L. Różycki
26 September 2024, 7pm
Villa Decius Institute of Culture
Książek Piano Duo: Krzysztof Książek (piano), Agnieszka Zahaczewska-Książek (piano)
In programme: works by F. Schubert, I. Stravinsky, premiere of the work by M. Moc
29 September 2024, 7pm
Museum of Krakow, Krzysztofory Palace, Fontana Hall
V4 string quartet:
Miranda Liu (violin, Hungary)
Daniel Rumler (violin, Slovakia)
Tomáš Krejbich (viola, Czechia),
Bartosz Koziak (cello, Poland)
In programme: works by W. Lutosławski, A. Dvořák, premiere of the work by K. Krzewińska
