Guide to Classical Music, Opera and Dance in Poland

Old Town, Warsaw

Old Town Hall, Wrocław

Wawel Castle, Cracow

WarsawInaugural symphonic concert

Teatr Wielki: Moniuszko Hall, Thu 9 Aug at 20:00

Penderecki, Debussy, Chopin, Bizet

Beethoven Academy Orchestra; Jean-Luc Tingaud; Szymon Nehring; Łukasz Dyczko

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Studio Koncertowe Polskiego Radia im. Witolda Lutosławskiego, Fri 10 Aug at 20:00

Chopin, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven

Alexei Lubimov, Fortepiano

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Teatr Wielki, Fri 10 Aug at 17:00

Schumann, Chopin

Charles Richard-Hamelin, Piano

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Studio Koncertowe Polskiego Radia im. Witolda Lutosławskiego, Sat 11 Aug at 20:00

Chopin, Panufnik

Dóra Ombódi; Kevin Kenner; Sławomir Rozlach; Apollon Musagète Quartet

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Teatr Wielki: Redutowe Rooms, Sat 11 Aug at 17:00

Mariusz Godlewski; Radosław Kurek

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Latest reviewsSee more...

Radulović's Barber the highlight at NFM Wrocław

David Karlin, 18 May

Eiji Oue doesn't quite convince in Bernstein and Copland, but Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto proves a winner.

***11

RIAS Kammerchor, NOSPR and Alexander Liebereich © Bartek Barczyk

David Karlin, 17 May

Debussy's early cantata is played with verve by NOSPR but exposes its composer's inexperience; Mansurian's memorial to genocide shows off the exceptional musicianship of the RIAS Kammerchor.

***11

Jonathan Sutherland, 11 May

A stellar performance of Mahler’s cosmic Third symphony reinforces the reputation of Katowice as a bone fide member of the premier European music league.

***11

Julia Jędrzejczak, 27 Jan

Warsaw Philharmonic celebrates the 100th anniversary of Polish independence with performances of great local composers – Lutoslawski, Szymanowski and Szabelski – and Debussy’s La Mer for good measure.

****1