Classical music (22)

14th Music Festival Emanacje

‘The theme of this year’s edition draws our attention to what remains after the sound has faded: to memory, resonance and emotions that do not fade away with the final chord’...

Krzysztof Penderecki European Centre for Music, Lusławice 250, Zakliczyn

Promenade Concerts 2026

We might have stopped here by chance while strolling through the city, drawn in by the sound of music, or perhaps we came intentionally, enticed by the promise of great fun for all ages amidst the...

Gazebo at Planty Garden Ring

52nd Tyniec Organ Recitals

This year’s summer programme of the Tyniec Organ Recitals at the Benedictine Abbey will be filled, above all, with the achievements of the masters of old. Marcin Szelest will draw on...

Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec, ul. Benedyktyńska 37

Podgórze Summer Concerts 2026

An imposing structure with a tower that is not coincidentally reminiscent of that of St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków, an interior resembling a Gothic cathedral, a carved oak pulpit, a...

St Joseph's Church, ul. Zamoyskiego 2

27th Kraków Opera Summer Festival

The summer opera season begins in May with the premiere of Johann Strauss II’s operetta Wiener Blut . In June, the festival will take place in a truly royal place - the Wawel arcaded...

Kraków Opera, ul. Lubicz 48

Wawel at Dusk 2026

It is going to be a music fit for a king on a royal hill! In the intimate Stephen Batory Courtyard at Wawel – normally closed to tourists – the young violinists Antonina Musioł and...

Wawel Royal Castle, Wawel 5

19th Cracovia Sacra Night

Historic baptismal fonts, late-Gothic Nuremberg bowls, holy water stoups and basins, ampoules for water and wine, trays, fountains and bowls - all that and more will be showcased during this...

Pauline Church, ul. Skałeczna 15

51st Music in Old Cracow Festival

It is not often that we get to write about festivals starting their sixth decade - but this time around we get to showcase one of such events! As always, the programme of the  Music in Old...

Kraków Philharmonic Hall, ul. Zwierzyniecka 1

Philharmonic Music Summer 2026

It has now become a tradition – in the summer, the Krakow Philharmonic leaves its building on Zwierzyniecka Street  and performs amidst the greenery, and every Sunday its artists treat us...

Botanical Garden, ul. Kopernika 27

3rd Tyniec Chamber Music Recitals

This year’s Tyniec Chamber Recitals f eatures five exceptional concerts featuring distinguished artists from the music scene, including the outstanding pianist Leonora Armellini, one of...

Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec, ul. Benedyktyńska 37

Summer Break with Historic Piano

We have grown accustomed to the sight of cornets and theorbo. The harpsichord and the viola da gamba no longer impress anyone, and the gut strings of the violin are like a daily occurrence. In the...

Capella Cracoviensis: Kraków 6 Weeks

August 20, 2026 Capella Cracoviensis  choir and orchestra on period instruments Wim Becu conductor Claudio Monteverdi Vespro della Beata Vergine August 27, 2026 Capella...

Church of St Catherine and St Margaret , ul. Augustiańska 7