On the score dedicated to the Margrave of Brandenburg Christian Ludwig, Bach wrote modestly: Six Concerts avec plusieurs instruments. What an understatement, one might say, because these ‘six concertos for several instruments’ are actually an explosion of musical fantasy, an infinite wealth of melodies and a feast of colours for the baroque orchestra. Bach’s unusual trick for the Brandenburg Concertos was that in each of these concerti grossi the solo group of instruments (concertino) set against the orchestral tutti always has a different, innovative and unbelievably colourful cast. The series of Bach’s masterpieces will be performed by Capella Cracoviensis, which spreads encounters with them over six consecutive weeks and will complement the programme of individual concerts with cantatas by the same composer. The ensemble will be led from the instrument by harpsichordist and organist Marcin Świątkiewicz.
1 March 2025, 11am
Johann Sebastian Bach
I Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major BWV 1046
Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht BWV 52
Ingrida Gapova soprano solo
Matylda Staśto-Kotuła alto
Szczepan Kosior tenor
Przemysław Józef Bałka bass
Robert de Bree oboe I | Noelia Melián Cruz oboe II | Mario Topper oboe III
Agnieszka Siemiankowska fagot
Daniele Bolzonella horn I | Elisa Bognetti horn II
Robert Bachara solo Zofia Wojniakiewicz Tomasz Góra violin I | Seojin Kim solo Agnieszka Światkowska Jadwiga Czepielowska violin II
Jacek Dumanowski viola
Konrad Górka cello
Rafał Makarski double bass
Klaudia Łoboda harpsichord
Marcin Świątkiewicz conductor / harpsichord organ
8 March 2025, 11am
Johann Sebastian Bach
Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn BWV 152
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major BWV 1047
Michalina Bienkiewicz soprano
Marek Opaska bass
Marian Magiera trumpet
Katarzyna Czubek flauto dolce
Robert de Bree oboe
Katarzyna Olszewska solo Zofia Wojniakiewicz Maciej Czepielowski violin I | Aleksandra Owczarek Tomasz Góra Agnieszka Krawczyk violin II
Natalia Reichert viola / viola d’amore
Konrad Górka cello
Anna Bator viola da gamba / double bass
Marcin Świątkiewicz conductor / harpsichord organ
15 March 2025, 11am
Johann Sebastian Bach
Nur jedem das Seine BWV 163
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048
Magdalena Łukawska soprano
Matylda Staśto-Kotuła alto
Szczepan Kosior tenor
Sebastian Szumski bass
Agnieszka Świątkowska violin I | Jadwiga Czepielowska violin II | Radosław Kmieniarz violin III
Jacek Dumanowski viola I | Mariusz Grochowski viola II | Aneta Dumanowska viola III
Monika Hartmann cello I | Konrad Górka cello II | Krystyna Wiśniewska cello III
Anna Bator double bass
Marcin Świątkiewicz conductor / harpsichord organ
22 March 2025, 11am
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ich habe genug BWV 82
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major BWV 1049
Sebastian Szumski bass
Capella Cracoviensis on period instruments
Marcin Świątkiewicz conductor / harpsichord organ
29 March 2025, 11am
Johann Sebastian Bach
Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht BWV 211
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major BWV 1050
Michalina Bienkiewicz soprano
Bartosz Gorzkowski tenor
Przemysław Józef Bałka bass
Anežka Wacławik traverso flute
Agnieszka Świątkowska violin solo
Aleksandra Owczarek violin ripieno
Natalia Reichert viola
Krystyna Wiśniewska cello
Anna Bator double bass
Marcin Świątkiewicz conductor / harpsichord organ
5 April 2025, 11am
Johann Sebastian Bach
Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt BWV 18 (Weimar version)
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major BWV 1051
Antonina Ruda soprano
Ilona Szczepańska alto
Dominik Czernik tenor
Sebastian Szumski bass
Jacek Dumanowski viola I | Mariusz Grochowski viola II
Krzysztof Firlus viola da gamba I | Anna Bator viola da gamba II
Monika Hartmann cello
Rafał Makarski double bass
Maciej Snarski fagot
Marcin Świątkiewicz conductor / harpsichord organ
