Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra

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Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra

Official logo
Founded1909 (1909)
Concert hallKraków Philharmonic Concert Hall
Principal conductorMichał Dworzyński
Websitewww.filharmonia.krakow.pl

The Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra or the Symphony Orchestra of the Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic (

Wawel Royal Castle, or at the Jagiellonian University famous Collegium Novum, and prominent Kraków churches. The company is more active professionally than any other philharmonic orchestra in the country.[1][2]

The Symphony Orchestra, presently residing in the

the Soviet offensive. The first postwar director as well as the conductor of the historic first performance held on February 3, 1945 (three months before the end of World War II in Europe),[1] was Professor Zygmunt Latoszewski,[2][3] survivor of the Warsaw Uprising.[4]

Historical background

Kraków Philharmonic Hall, home of the Kraków
Philharmonic Orchestra

Although the attempts to create the first modern-type symphony orchestra in the city go back to the 18th century under Austrian rule, the professional team was assembled in Kraków only during the imminent collapse of Austria-Hungary (1909), on the initiative of patriotic composer and music director Feliks Nowowiejski (b. 1877).[2][3]

Soon after the return of Poland's sovereignty at the end of World War One, the company was reinstated, with an inaugural concert held on May 18, 1919, for the centennial anniversary of Stanisław Moniuszko's birthday, featuring 80 musicians. In 1931 a brand new concert hall (pictured) was built at Zwierzyniecka Street. The resident orchestra was active there until the Nazi-Soviet invasion of Poland, with the last performance held on May 21, 1939, under the direction of Bronisław Wolfstahl.[2][3]

Artistic profile

Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 23
Music sample from stage performance by Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra
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As of 2013 the Orchestra has been around for almost sixty years, with a new generation of performers and soloists. It consists of almost one hundred musicians in sixteen sections with five concert-masters whose profiles can be obtained from its official website.

Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, Stanisław Moniuszko and others.[9]

The Kraków Philharmonic performed in over 30 foreign countries including in almost all of Europe as well as in Iran, Japan, Canada, South Korea,

Rafael Kubelik, Gilbert Levine, Jean Martinon, Sir John Pritchard, Helmuth Rilling, Jerzy Semkow, Giuseppe Sinopoli, and Carlo Zecchi.[5]

A number of world-renowned soloists also performed with the orchestra. The most prominent include

Artur Rubinstein, Isaac Stern, Henryk Szeryng, Narciso Yepes, Yo-Yo Ma, and Teresa Żylis-Gara.[5]

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b Media release (2013). "Symphony Orchestra of the Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic in Krakow". Resources: Music. Adam Mickiewicz Institute culture.pl. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2013. Polish version: Orkiestra Symfoniczna Filharmonii Krakowskiej. Source: Polskie Centrum Informacji Muzycznej, Związek Kompozytorów Polskich; January 2002. {{cite web}}: External link in |quote= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d Media release (2010). "O Filharmonii". Historia (in Polish). Filharmonia Krakowska im. Karola Szymanowskiego. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Kraków Philharmonic (Filharmonia Krakowska)". Kraków Culture & Events. In Your Pocket. 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  4. ^ Teatr Wielki (2004). "Zygmunt Latoszewski". Ludzie (The People) (in Polish). Opera Narodowa (National Opera). Archived from the original on October 26, 2007. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  5. ^ a b c Filharmonia Krakowska (2010). "Orkiestra. Koncertmistrz. Muzycy (Orchestra. Concert-masters. Musicians)" (in Polish). Orkiestra Filharmonii im. Karola Szymanowskiego w Krakowie. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  6. ^ Michaels, Sean (23 January 2012). "Jonny Greenwood reveals details of Krzysztof Penderecki collaboration". The Guardian.
  7. ^ Elżbieta Marlikowska (2012-05-31). "Orkiestra Filharmonii Krakowskiej". Filharmonia im. Karola Szymanowskiego w Krakowie (in Polish). Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Małopolskiego. Archived from the original on 2007-02-24. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  8. ^ "Orkiestra Filharmonii Krakowskiej (Koncerty, Bilety)". City of Kraków. Koncerty w Twoim mieście (Concerts in Your City. Schedules. Tickets). Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  9. ^ IAM (2013). "Orkiestra Symfoniczna Filharmonii Krakowskiej". Baza wiedzy. Muzyka. Adam Mickiewicz Institute culture.pl. Retrieved February 8, 2013. Source: Polskie Centrum Informacji Muzycznej, Związek Kompozytorów Polskich, January 2002
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