The International Royal Cracow Piano Festival once again turns the capital of Małopolska into a centre of pianism. The 11th edition of the acclaimed event is held between 13 and 27 October.
This year, the organisers present nine recitals by world-famous musicians. The festival is opened by Ivo Kahánek from Czechia (13 October, Sukiennice Art Gallery); we will also hear the Croatian duo of Ivana Maja Vidović and Vesna Miletić (18 October, Białoprądnicki Manor), Laura Sierra Ramos and Manuel Tévaro from Spain performing as Iberian & Klavier (19 October, Main Building of the National Museum) and our very own Marek Szlezer (25 October, Aula Florianka). The repertoire includes a wide range of European piano music, with a focus on Romanticism from Mendelssohn to Rachmaninoff. Cracovian events will be accompanied by recitals in other cities in Małopolska including Nowy Sącz, Krynica-Zdrój and Muszyna.
13 October, 6pm
The Gallery of 19th-Century Polish Art in the Cloth Hall
Performer:
Ivo Kahanek
In programme:
L. van Beethoven, F. Chopin, L. Janaček
16 October, 7pm
Florianka Recital Hall
Performer:
Svetozar Ivanov
In programme:
W. A. Mozart, L. van Beethoven, L. Berio, G. Crumb
18 October, 7pm
Dworek Białoprądnicki
Performers:
Ivana Maja Vidović
Vesna Miletić
In programme:
F. Schubert, F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, C. Debussy
19 October, 7pm
National Museum in Krakow - The Main Building
Performers:
Iberian & Klavier (Laura Sierra Ramos, Manuel Tévar)
In programme:
F. Schubert, C. Debussy, M. Ravel, M. de Falla
20 October, 6pm
The Gallery of 19th-Century Polish Art in the Cloth Hall
Performer:
Yuri Bogdanov
In programme:
J. S. Bach, F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, P. Czajkowski, A. Skriabin
23 October, 7pm
Florianka Recital Hall
Performer:
Christoph Soldan
In programme:
J. Haydn, W. A. Mozart, L. van Beethoven
25 October, 7pm
Florianka Recital Hall
Performer:
Marek Szlezer
In programme:
F. Chopin, K. Szymanowski, G. Bacewicz, S. Rachmaninow
26 October, 7pm
National Museum in Krakow - The Main Building
Performer:
Ivan Donchev
In programme:
F. Liszt, L. van Beethoven, M. Mussorgski
27 October, 6pm
The Gallery of 19th-Century Polish Art in the Cloth Hall
Performer:
Gianluca Luisi
In programme:
J. S. Bach, F. Schubert, F. Chopin