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Concerts in Cracow

Here I present you the different concerts in Cracow, sometimes it's necessary to book the chosen event a few days before, due to a large number of turists, if you wish I can book it for you the tickects and You will pick them up just before starts the concert directy in the concert room.
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CHOPIN - MOZART CONCERTS
1.Chopin Concerts at the 17th century antique hall (air conditioning room)
I welcome you very warmly and cordially to concerts dedicated to Frideric Chopin's Works - the icon of classical Polish and European music and the real poet of the piano. Frideric Chopin was born in 1810 in Zelazowa Wola near Warsaw. Although he was son of a Frenchman and a Polish woman he felt his Polish all his life. The greatest love of his life - George Sand, the French writer said about him, that he was more Polish than Poland itself.
Time: 7 pm every Tu,Th,Fr,Sa,Su
Ticket price: 50zl
2.The Cracow Chamber Orchestra of st. Maurice
3.Organ Concerts
Chopin, Mozart, Vivaldi, Bach, Haendel, Schubert, Widor, Szymanowski, Tchaikovsky
in St.Peter's and Paul's Church
Dates: on Wednesdays,Fridays,Saturdays & Sundays
Time: 4.30 pm and 8:00 p.m.
4.The Best Classics in st.Gile's Church
Dates: on Mondays, Thuesdays, Thursdays
Time: 7.00 pm
Duration: approximately 1 h 30 min
Price: 40 PLN

THE CLASSICS CONCERTS and OPERA DELIGHTS CONCERTS
in st.Peter's and Paul's Church and in st.Gile's Church
J.S.Bach, CH.Gounod, F.Haendel, F.Schubert, W.A.Mozart, E.Moricone, A.Vivaldi
Dates: on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays
Time: 7 pm, 8.00 pm
Price: 40 PLN

FOLK SHOW
Folk Show is a cycle of musical events presenting Polish folk music, particularly the unique folk music of the Krakow region. The concerts are aimed in particular at foreign tourists who want to learn more about the sources of Polish folk tradition through music. The concerts are performed by soloists of folk music and dance ensemble (Zespól Piesni i Tanca Akademii Górniczo-Hutniczej „Krakus” im. Wieslawa Bialowasa) that specializes in performances of original Polish folk art (including dances such as cracoviennes, mazurkas, kujawiaks and obereks) from different regions of Poland. Come and experience the joy of Polish folk dance!
Dates: every Sunday
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Duration: approximately 1 h 15 min
Price: 35 PLN

OPERA & MUSICAL HITS IN THE GRAND HOTEL
The exclusive interiors of the Grand Hotel are used for performances of music from operas, operettas and musicals by a leading soloist in the Krakow Opera, Bozena Zawislak-Dolny, and the Orpheus Ensemble. The concerts take place in the monumental fin de siecle ‘Mirror Hall’. Monumental interiors of the Grand Hotel have hosted such luminaries as Henryk Sienkiewicz, Ignacy Jan Paderewski and Jan Kiepura.
Dates: April – December 2008 (on Sundays)
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Duration: approximately 1 h 30 min
Price: 60 PLN

CONCERTS IN THE PALACE ON KANONICZA STREET
The Gothic and Renaissance interiors of the Bishop Erazm Ciolek Palace on Kanonicza Street, a branch of the National Museum in Cracow, are the setting for these encounters with early music. The concerts will feature works from the Renaissance, Baroque and early Classical ages, consistent with the style and character of the exhibits on display in the venue. The music is performed by specialists in interpretation of early music.
Dates: January – May, November – December 2008 (on Wednesdays) June - October (on Mondays & Wednesdays)
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Duration: approximately 1 h 20 min
Price: 40 PLN

CONCERTS IN THE PIARIST CHURCH
Just inside the walls of the Old Town, at the intersection of Sw. Jana Street and Pijarska Street, close to the Czartoryski Museum, is the beautiful, late baroque Church of the Transfiguration (the Piarist Church). From the beginning of April 2007 this historic building will be the venue for concerts of classical music, focusing above all on sacral music. Pieces by J. S. Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart and others will be performed by the ‘Sancta Cecilia’ Ensemble and invited soloists.
Dates: June – October 2008 (on Saturdays)
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Duration: approximately 1 h 20 min
Price: 35 PLN

CHOPIN AND SZYMANOWSKI IN VILLA 'ATMA' in Zakopane
The Villa Atma, a listed building nearly a century old that houses a department of the National Museum in Krakow, is located on one of the oldest streets in Zakopane, Kasprusie. It is the only museum in Poland dedicated to the life and works of Karol Szymanowski. This unique place takes its name from the Sanskrit word meaning complete peace of mind, which was a state attained by the gods. Currently the Villa Atma is a space where piano recitals of music by Karol Szymanowski and Fryderyk Chopin are held.
Dates: July – September 2008 (on Saturdays)
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Duration: approximately 1 h 15 min
Price: 40 PLN

CONCERTS IN THE BOTANICAL GARDEN
Concerts in the Botanical Garden are a series of open-air concerts organized in the oldest garden in Poland – the Jagiellonian University’s Botanical Garden. These concerts hark back to the tradition of listening to music in natural surroundings. The program includes classical pieces performed by the Orpheus ensemble and soloists.
Price: 35 PLN Ticket price includes a walk in the garden and the concert. In the event of bad weather the concert will take place in the palm house.

CONCERTS IN JÓZEF MEHOFFER’S GARDEN
Series of open-air concerts in the garden of the House of Józef Mehoffer (departure of the National Musuem in Cracow) are organized in the very carefully restored garden designed by Józef Mefoffer – one of the most eminent artists of the Young Poland movement. The programme includes classical pieces and pieces arranged in modern style performed by “Archi Ensemble” and soloists.
Duration: approximately 1 h 30 min
Price: 35 PLN

CONCERTS OF JEWISH MUSIC
Concerts of Jewish and Gipsy music held in Kazimierz, the oldest - and today the most popular - district of Krakow. Performed by the Nazzar group in the post-industrial interior of the Galicia Jewish Museum, the group performs their own arrangements of classical Klezmer music infused with motifs of Jewish, Balkan, and Galician music, bringing together the traditional with elements of improvisation.
Time: on Thursdays and Sundays at 7:00 pm
Duration: approximately 1 h 20 min
Price: 40 PLN