Wawel at dusk
01.08.2023 - 31.12.2099
Ahead of us is a summer outdoor music festival in the illuminated courtyards of the Royal Castle on Wawel Hill. The first concert will start on August 4, 2023, and the entire event will last for the next 9 days until August 13, 2023.
Wawel at dusk is a unique open-air classical music festival that, besides music, showcases the historical architecture of the Royal Castle on Wawel Hill to the audience. The main idea of the sixteenth edition of the festival will be the stylistic diversity of the performed music (broadly understood classical, compositional work of the second half of the 20th century, native folk and film music, various performance formations), the meeting of Culture and Nature, and representatives of the 1933 generation – Krzysztof Penderecki and Henryk Mikołaj Górecki – on the 90th anniversary of the composers' births.
Festival program:
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August 4 (Friday) Chamber Concert
8:00 PM – Batorego Courtyard
Zuzanna Hwang-Cempla – soprano
Jakub Pawlik – tenor
Paweł Kubica – piano
In the program: Fryderyk Chopin, Maurice Ravel and the Romantics
tickets: regular 80 PLN, reduced 60 PLN;
tickets: regular 80 PLN, reduced 60 PLN;
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solo piano
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Polonaise in A-flat major op. 53
Mazurka in C-sharp minor op. 50 no. 3
Waltz in A-flat major op. 42
Prelude in D-flat major op. 28 no. 15
Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor op. 66
Etude in C minor op. 10 no. 12
songs
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Cinq mélodies populaires grecques
Chanson de la mariée. Modéré
Là-bas, vers l’église. Andante
Quel galant m’est comparable. Allegro
Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques. Lento
Tout gai!. Allegro
Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835) Malinconia, ninfa gentile from the cycle Quindici composizione de camera per canto e pianoforte
Jerzy Gablenz (1888-1937), You don't even know how bad I feel op. 5 no. 4
Richard Strauss (1864-1949), Zueignung op. 10 no. 1 (lyrics: Hermann von Gilm)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Spanisches lied op. 6 no. 1 (lyrics: Paul Heys)
Hugo Wolf (1860-1903), Die Bekehrte from the cycle Goethe Lieder
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941), Dudarian song op. 18 no. 2 (lyrics: Adam Mickiewicz)
duets
Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848), Don Pasquale – Tornami a dir che m’ami
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Così fan tutte – Fra gli amplessi
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), La Traviata – Parigi, o cara
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August 5 (Saturday) Chamber Concert
8:00 PM – Batorego Courtyard
Chopin Piano Duo: Anna Boczar & Bartłomiej Kominek – piano four hands
In the program: Johann Sebastian Bach, Edward Grieg, Camille Saint-Saëns, Ignacy Jan Paderewski
tickets: regular 80 PLN, reduced 60 PLN; online sale
tickets: regular 80 PLN, reduced 60 PLN; online sale
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Schafe können sicher weiden from Cantata BWV 208
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme from Cantata BWV 140
Wohl mir, daß ich Jesum habe from Cantata BWV 147
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941), Tatra Album op. 12
In the Basement
Girl, I Love You
Behind the Mountains, Behind the Forests
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), Suite Peer Gynt op. 46 no. 1:
I Morning
II Death of Åse
III Anitra's Dance
IV In the Hall of the Mountain King
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), Danse Macabre op. 40
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August 6 (Sunday) Chamber Concert
8:00 PM – Batorego Courtyard
Mateusz Dubiel – piano
In the program: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Fryderyk Chopin, Karol Szymanowski
tickets: regular 80 PLN, reduced 60 PLN;
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tickets: regular 80 PLN, reduced 60 PLN;
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Sonata in D major KV 311
Sonata in D major KV 311:
Sonata in D major KV 311
Sonata in D major KV 311:
I Allegro con spirito
II Andante con espressione
III Rondeau. Allegro
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Barcarolle in F-sharp major op. 60
Scherzo in E major op. 54
4 Mazurkas op. 41: E minor, B major, A-flat major, C-sharp minor
Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937), Don Juan Serenade from the cycle Masks op. 34
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849), Polonaise in A-flat major op. 53
August 11 (Friday) "Marathon" of young pianists
Arkadowy Courtyard
free admission!
in the program: dominant – Fryderyk Chopin
11:00 Zuzanna Sejbuk – piano
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Prelude from the English Suite in E minor BWV 810
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941), Legend in A-flat major op. 16 no. 1
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941), Legend in A-flat major op. 16 no. 1
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
4 Mazurkas op. 41: E minor, B major, A-flat major, C-sharp minor
2 Nocturnes op. 37: G minor, G major
Scherzo in E major op. 54
Etude in F major op. 10 no. 8
Etude in E minor op. 25 no. 5
Polonaise in A-flat major op. 53
2 Nocturnes op. 37: G minor, G major
Scherzo in E major op. 54
Etude in F major op. 10 no. 8
Etude in E minor op. 25 no. 5
Polonaise in A-flat major op. 53
12:00 Julian Stanny – piano
Ignacy Friedman (1882-1948), Etude in A major op. 63 no. 1
Maria Szymanowska (1789-1831), Nocturne in B major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Sonata in C major KV 309:
I Allegro con spirito
II Andante un poco adagio
III Rondo. Allegretto grazioso
Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937), 4 Mazurkas op. 50: 1-4
Sostenuto. Molto rubato
Allegramente. Poco vivace. "Roguishly"
Moderato
Allegramente, risoluto
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941), Melody in G-flat major op. 16 no. 2; Fantastic Krakowiak in B major op. 14 no. 6
Juliusz Zarębski (1854-1885), Grande Polonaise in F-sharp major op. 6
1:00 PM Mikołaj Ólafur Frach – piano
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849), 4 Mazurkas op. 30: C minor, B minor, D-flat major, C-sharp minor
Ballade in G minor op. 23
Nocturne in F-sharp minor op. 48 no. 2
Etude in E minor op. 25 no. 5
Etude in C minor op. 10 no. 12
Ferenc Liszt (1811-1886), Sonetto 104 del Petrarca
Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937), Etude in B minor op. 4 no. 3; Etude in C major op. 4 no. 4
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849), Polonaise in A-flat major op. 53
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August 11 (Friday) Symphony Concert
8:00 PM – Arkadowy Courtyard
CORda Cracovia Orchestra
Elżbieta Stefańska – harpsichord
Piotr Lato – clarinet
Rafał Jacek Delekta – conductor
In the program: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (1933 generation), Krzysztof Penderecki (1933 generation)
tickets: regular 80 PLN, reduced 60 PLN;
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tickets: regular 80 PLN, reduced 60 PLN;
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Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847), Symphony for strings in C major no. 1:
I Allegro
II Andante
III Allegro
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (1933-2010), Concerto for harpsichord and strings:
I Allegro molto
II Vivace marcatissimo
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Symphony for strings in D major no. 2:
I Allegro
II Andante
III Allegro vivace
Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020), Sinfonietta no. 2 for clarinet and strings
I Notturno. Adagio
II Scherzo. Vivacissimo
III Serenade. Tempo di Valse
IV Abschied. Larghetto
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Symphony for strings in B-flat major no. 5
I Allegro vivace
II Andante
III Presto
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August 12 (Saturday) Orchestra Performance
8:00 PM – Arkadowy Courtyard
Representative Orchestra of the Border Guard from Nowy Sącz
Soloists – singers: Natalia Zabrzeska-Borowiec, Iwona Chruślicka, Hania Sitko, Tomasz Jarosz, Wacław Wacławiak
Leszek Mieczkowski – Orchestra Chief / conductor
In the program: Polish film music and native folk music in new arrangements
tickets: regular 80 PLN, reduced 60 PLN;
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Introduction
Młoda Uroda – folk melody
Na wojaka wzieni miłego – folk melody
Dwie tęsknoty – folk melody
Benedykt Konowalski (1928-2021), Podhale Dancers' Dance
Podhale Shooter
Byłem w karcmie – folk melody
Obcasy – folk melody
Banowanie – folk melody
Heroic Overture arr. Hadrian Filip Tabęcki
Henryk Wars (1902-1977), Na pierwszy znak
Wojciech Kilar (1932-2013), Polonaise from the film "Pan Tadeusz"
Krzysztof Komeda (1931-1969), Before the day rises
Wojciech Kilar (1932-2013), Waltz from the film "Trędowata"
Przemysław Gintrowski (1951-2012), Prayer at sunrise
Andrzej Korzyński (1940-2022), Melusine
Academy of Mr. Kleks
Introduction
Młoda Uroda – folk melody
Na wojaka wzieni miłego – folk melody
Dwie tęsknoty – folk melody
Benedykt Konowalski (1928-2021), Podhale Dancers' Dance
Podhale Shooter
Byłem w karcmie – folk melody
Obcasy – folk melody
Banowanie – folk melody
Heroic Overture arr. Hadrian Filip Tabęcki
Henryk Wars (1902-1977), Na pierwszy znak
Wojciech Kilar (1932-2013), Polonaise from the film "Pan Tadeusz"
Krzysztof Komeda (1931-1969), Before the day rises
Wojciech Kilar (1932-2013), Waltz from the film "Trędowata"
Przemysław Gintrowski (1951-2012), Prayer at sunrise
Andrzej Korzyński (1940-2022), Melusine
Academy of Mr. Kleks
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August 13 (Sunday) Symphony Concert
8:00 PM – Arkadowy Courtyard
CORda Cracovia Orchestra (symphonic)
Alexander Gavrylyuk – piano
Yaroslav Shemet – conductor
In the program: Edward Grieg, Antonín Dvořák, Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
tickets: regular 120 PLN, reduced 60 PLN; kim (before Sienia Berrecci)
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Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)tickets: regular 120 PLN, reduced 60 PLN; kim (before Sienia Berrecci)
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Fantasia in F minor op. 49
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), Piano Concerto in A minor op. 16
I Allegro molto moderato
II Adagio
III Allegro moderato molto e marcato – Andante – Quasi presto – Andante maestoso
Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904), Symphony No. 9 in E minor op. 95 “From the New World”
I Adagio – Allegro molto
II Largo
III Scherzo: Molto vivace – Poco sostenuto
IV Allegro con fuoco
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