Events in Krakow

December 1st, Friday: Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra plus Poland’s organist Michal Bialko render Erich Korngold’s Der Schneemann /a selection/, Felix Alexandre Guilmant’s symphony no. 2 in A op. 91, and Richard Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra op. 30 in the Filharmonia Krakowska concert hall, 1 Zwierzyniecka street and Straszewskiego street, at 7:30 pm (admission 70 PLN).
Poland’s band, Kulisz 4 Rock'Roll, performs alternative blues rock in Harris Piano Jazz Bar, 28 Rynek Glowny (Grand Square), at 9:30 p.m. (admission 35 PLN).
December 2nd, Saturday: Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra plus Poland’s organist Michal Bialko render Erich Korngold’s Der Schneemann /a selection/, Felix Alexandre Guilmant’s symphony no. 2 in A op. 91, and Richard Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra op. 30 in the Filharmonia Krakowska concert hall, 1 Zwierzyniecka street and Straszewskiego street, at 6 pm (admission 70 PLN).
Krakow Opera Company produces Tomasz Szymus’s “Copernicus” musical in Opera House, 48 Lubicz street, at 5 pm (admission 170 PLN).
Jazz concert features Poland's VAG Fusion Chat quintet of pianist Wojciech Groborz, guitarist Franciszek Derkowski, bassist Bartek Matyasik, percussionist Marcin Polanski, and drummer Artur Palasz in Harris Piano Jazz Bar, 28 Rynek Glowny (Grand Square), at 9.30 pm (admission 40 PLN).
December 3rd, Sunday: Krakow Philharmonic Choir plus Poland’s soprano Lidia Sosnowska and organist Daniel Strzadala render Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki’s O Domina Nostra op. 55 for solo soprano and organ, Cantata for organ op. 26, Pod Twoja obrone op. 56, Na Aniol Panski bija dzwony op. 57, Przybadz Duchu Swiety op. 61, Totus Tuus op. 60, and Church Songs /a selection/ in the Filharmonia Krakowska concert hall, 1 Zwierzyniecka street and Straszewskiego street, at 6 pm (admission 70 PLN).
Krakow Opera Company produces Tomasz Szymus’s “Copernicus” musical in Opera House, 48 Lubicz street, at 5 pm (admission 170 PLN).
Jazz concert features Aldo Joshua Italian Horns, quintet of Italy’s trombonist Aldo and saxophonist Cristiano Giardini plus Poland’s pianist Wojciech Groborz, bassist Piotr Poludniak, and drummer Maks Olszewski in Harris Piano Jazz Bar, 28 Rynek Glowny (Grand Square), at 9:30 pm (admission 30 PLN).
December 4th, Monday: Groove jam session takes place in Harris Piano Jazz Bar, 28 Rynek Glowny (Grand Square), at 9:30 pm.
December 5th, Tuesday: United States Air Forces in Europe Band plays Sleigh Ride, Little Drummer Boy, Winter Wonderland, It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas, Let It Snow, The Christmas Waltz, My Favorite Things, O Christmas Tree, O Come All Yes Faithful, First Noel, Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24, Rudolph's Mambo, Mele Kalikimaka, White Christmas, Warm December, Marshmallow World, Hot Chocolate, Last Christmas, and Let There Be Peace On Earth in the Filharmonia Krakowska concert hall, 1 Zwierzyniecka street and Straszewskiego street, at 7:30 pm (admission 90 PLN).
Jazz concert features Krakow’s Katarzyna Radwanska Quartet of vocalist Katarzyna Radwanska, saxophonist Leszek Nowotarski, pianist Wojciech Wachulka, and drummer Bartlomiej Szczepanski in Harris Piano Jazz Bar, 28 Rynek Glowny (Grand Square), at 9:30 p.m. (admission 25 PLN).
December 6th, Wednesday: Blues-rock jam session takes place in Harris Piano Jazz Bar, 28 Rynek Glowny (Grand Square), at 9:30 pm.
December 7th, Thursday: Krakow Philharmonic Instrumental Ensemble plus Poland’s harpsichordist Ewa Jarguz and violinists Adrianna Trepinska and Gaja Wilewska render Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in the Filharmonia Krakowska concert hall, 1 Zwierzyniecka street and Straszewskiego street, at 6 pm (admission 45 PLN).
Concert of contemporary classic music features Poland’s Spoldzielnia Muzyczna ensemble rendering Monika Szpyrka’s Wallflower for saxophone, percussion, piano/sampler, violin, and cello (2023), Nina Fukuoka’s Polka is a Czech Dance for flutes, clarinets, cello, percussion, and piano (2023), and Dobromila Jaskot’s Hagalaz for clarinet, cello, and piano (2004)in the Teatr KTO playhouse, 50 Zamoyskiego street, at 7:30 pm.
Concert INSIDE JAZZ features Poland's Groborz Trio of pianist Wojciech Groborz, bassist Wojciech Szwugier, and drummer Wieslaw Jamiol in Harris Piano Jazz Bar, 28 Rynek Glowny (Grand Square), at 9.30 pm (admission 30 PLN).
December 8th, Friday: Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir plus Poland’s soprano Malgorzata Trojanowska, baritone Artur Janda, and Ksiazek Piano Duo render Adam Wesolowski’s Taniec sfer niebieskich for symphonic orchestra and  Spiewy aniolow for two pianos and symphonic orchestra, and Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki’s symphony no. 2 op. 31 for soprano, baritone, mixed choir, and grand orchestra in the Filharmonia Krakowska concert hall, 1 Zwierzyniecka street and Straszewskiego street, at 7:30 pm (admission 70 PLN).
Blues concert features GED trio of vocalist and bassist Greg Spruce, guitarist Dorian Gebski, and drummer Ernest Dziedzic in Harris Piano Jazz Bar, 28 Rynek Glowny (Grand Square), at 9:30 pm (admission 30 PLN)
Krakow Opera Company produces Tchaikovsky's 'The Nutcracker' ballet in Opera House, 48 Lubicz street, at 6:30 pm (admission 120 PLN).
December 9th, Saturday: Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir plus Poland’s soprano Malgorzata Trojanowska, baritone Artur Janda, and Ksiazek Piano Duo render Adam Wesolowski’s Taniec sfer niebieskich for symphonic orchestra and  Spiewy aniolow for two pianos and symphonic orchestra, and Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki’s symphony no. 2 op. 31 for soprano, baritone, mixed choir, and grand orchestra in the Filharmonia Krakowska concert hall, 1 Zwierzyniecka street and Straszewskiego street, at 6 pm (admission 70 PLN).
Jazz concert features Poland’s Piotr Domagala Trio in Harris Piano Jazz Bar, 28 Rynek Glowny (Grand Square), at 9:30 p.m. (admission 35 PLN).
Krakow Opera Company produces Tchaikovsky's 'The Nutcracker' ballet in Opera House, 48 Lubicz street, at 11 am and again at 5 pm (admission 120 PLN).
December 10th, Sunday: Germany’s vocal band, Gregorian, performs – Pure Chants 2023 tour – in the ICE Krakow Congress Center, 17 Konopnickiej street and Monte Casino street.
Krakow’s jazz quartet, Vspeed Band, play in Harris Piano Jazz Bar, 28 Rynek Glowny (Grand Square), at 9:30 pm (admission 25 PLN).
Krakow Opera Company produces Tchaikovsky's 'The Nutcracker' ballet in Opera House, 48 Lubicz street, at 11 am and again at 5 pm (admission 120 PLN).
December 11th, Monday: Jazz-funk jam session takes place in Harris Piano Jazz Bar, 28 Rynek Glowny (Grand Square), at 9:30 pm.
December 12th, Tuesday: Poland's Just Jazz quintet play Dixieland jazz in Harris Piano Jazz Bar, 28 Rynek Glowny (Grand Square), at 9:30 pm (admission 25 PLN).
December 13th, Wednesday: Traditional jazz and swing jam takes place in Harris Piano Jazz Bar, 28 Rynek Glowny (Grand Square), at 9:30 pm.
December 14th, Thursday: Poland's jazz trio of saxophonist Marcin Slusarczyk, bassist Maciej Adamczak, and drummer Grzegorz Maslowski play in Harris Piano Jazz Bar, 28 Rynek Glowny (Grand Square), at 9:30 pm (admission 30 PLN).
December 15th, Friday: Poland’s soprano Natalia Rubis, alto Malgorzata Panko-Edery, tenor Pavel Petrov, baritone Mariusz Godlewski, and bass Robert Gierlach plus Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir with conductor Alexander Humala render Ferenc Liszt’s Christus oratorio in Filharmonia Krakowska concert hall, 1 Zwierzyniecka street and Straszewskiego street, at 7:30 pm (admission 70 PLN).
Krakow’s BLACKJOB band performs blues rock in Harris Piano Jazz Bar, 28 Rynek Glowny (Grand Square), at 9:30 pm (admission 30 PLN).
December 16th, Saturday: Poland’s soprano Natalia Rubis, alto Malgorzata Panko-Edery, tenor Pavel Petrov, baritone Mariusz Godlewski, and bass Robert Gierlach plus Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir with conductor Alexander Humala render Ferenc Liszt’s Christus oratorio in Filharmonia Krakowska concert hall, 1 Zwierzyniecka street and Straszewskiego street, at 8 pm (admission 70 PLN).
Krakow Opera Company produces Giacomo Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” in Opera House, 48 Lubicz street, at 6:30 pm (admission 120 PLN).
December 17th, Sunday: Krakow Philharmonic Instrumentalists play Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos in Hotel Saski 3 Slawkowska street, at 6 pm (admission 90 PLN).
Krakow Opera Company produces Giacomo Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” in Opera House, 48 Lubicz street, at 6:30 pm (admission 120 PLN).
Concert TRIBUTE TO KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA features Poland’s Szymon Wojnarowicz Quartet in Harris Piano Jazz Bar, 28 Rynek Glowny (Grand Square), at 9:30 pm (admission 30 PLN).
December 18th, Monday: Groove jam session takes place in Harris Piano Jazz Bar, 28 Rynek Glowny (Grand Square), at 9:30 pm.
December 19th, Tuesday: Krakow Opera Company produces Giacomo Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” in Opera House, 48 Lubicz street, at 6:30 pm (admission 120 PLN).
Krakow’s MEA KULPA & JAZZ ROOSTERS quintet of singer Ela "Mea" Kulpa, saxophonist Leszek Nowotarski, pianist Andrzej Michalski, bassist Robert Korzeniak, and drummer Bartek Szczepanski perform in Harris Piano Jazz Bar, 28 Rynek Glowny (Grand Square), at 9:30 pm (admission 25 PLN).
December 20th, Wednesday: Funk and soul jam session takes place in Harris Piano Jazz Bar, 28 Rynek Glowny (Grand Square), at 9:30 pm.
December 21st, Thursday: Krakow Opera Company produces Giacomo Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” in Opera House, 48 Lubicz street, at 6:30 pm (admission 120 PLN).
December 22nd, Friday: Poland’s soprano Karolina Pawula-Szponder, alto Yana Hurtova, tenor Bartlomiej Chorazy, and bass Pawel Szarpak plus Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir with conductor Alessandro Cadario render Georg Friedrich Handel’s Messiah oratorio HWV 56 in Filharmonia Krakowska concert hall, 1 Zwierzyniecka street and Straszewskiego street, at 7:30 pm (admission 90 PLN).
December 23rd, Saturday: Open-air concert of carols features Krakow’s pop singers Jan Wojdak, Jacek Wojcicki, Anna Sokolowska-Alabrudzinska, and Lukasz Lech in the Rynek Glowny central square at 11:30 am (free admission).
December 28th, Thursday: Concert of carols features Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir in Filharmonia Krakowska concert hall, 1 Zwierzyniecka street and Straszewskiego street, at 7:30 pm (admission 50 PLN).
December 29th, Friday: New Year’s concert features Poland’s soprano Adriana Ferfecka and tenor Tadeusz Szlenkier plus Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Alexander Humala performing the Strauss family’s waltzes and polkas as well as operetta favorites by various composers in Filharmonia Krakowska concert hall, 1 Zwierzyniecka street and Straszewskiego street, at 7:30 pm (admission 250 PLN).
Krakow’s choirs sing carols in the Rynek Glowny central square (free admission).
December 31st, Sunday: New Year’s concert features Poland’s soprano Adriana Ferfecka and tenor Tadeusz Szlenkier plus Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Alexander Humala performing the Strauss family’s waltzes and polkas as well as operetta favorites by various composers in Filharmonia Krakowska concert hall, 1 Zwierzyniecka street and Straszewskiego street, at 5 pm as well as at 9:30 pm (admission 250 PLN).
New Year's concert of operatic music takes place in Opera House, 48 Lubicz street, at 5 pm and again at 9 pm (admission 290 PLN).

January 2024 entertainment events in Krakow.

January 1st, Monday, New Year's Day: New Year’s concert features Poland’s soprano Adriana Ferfecka and tenor Tadeusz Szlenkier plus Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Alexander Humala performing the Strauss family’s waltzes and polkas as well as operetta favorites by various composers in Filharmonia Krakowska concert hall, 1 Zwierzyniecka street and Straszewskiego street, at 5 pm (admission 250 PLN).
January 5th, Friday: USA’s vocalist Big John Whitfield and Krakow Philharmonic Choir perform gospel music in Filharmonia Krakowska concert hall, 1 Zwierzyniecka street and Straszewskiego street, at 7:30 pm (admission 70 PLN).
January 6th, Saturday, Epiphany Feast: USA’s vocalist Big John Whitfield and Krakow Philharmonic Choir perform gospel music in Filharmonia Krakowska concert hall, 1 Zwierzyniecka street and Straszewskiego street, at 6 pm (admission 70 PLN).
January 8th, Monday: UK’s violinist Nigel Kennedy and Poland’s cellist Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska play jazz - HEART AND SOUL - in Filharmonia Krakowska concert hall, 1 Zwierzyniecka street and Straszewskiego street, at 7:30 pm (admission 160 PLN).
January 9th, Tuesday: UK’s violinist Nigel Kennedy and Poland’s cellist Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska play jazz - HEART AND SOUL - in Filharmonia Krakowska concert hall, 1 Zwierzyniecka street and Straszewskiego street, at 7:30 pm (admission 160 PLN).
January 11th, Thursday: Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra plus clarinetists Michal Poniznik and Michal Serwin render Johann Melchior Molter’s clarinet concerto in A MWV 6-41, Wolfgang Amadeus clarinet concerto in A KV 622, and Joseph Haydn’s sumphony no. 2 in C Hob.I:2 in Filharmonia Krakowska concert hall, 1 Zwierzyniecka street and Straszewskiego street, at 6 pm (admission 45 PLN).
Poland’s violinist Szymon Nasciszewski, violist Marta Czepielowska. Cellist Marta Nagawiecka, and pianist Ireneusz Boczek render Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s piano quartet in G minor KV 478 and Robert Schumann’s piano quartet in E-flat op. 47 in the Jagiellonian University's Collegium Novum, 24 Golebia street at Planty gardens, at 7 pm (admission 40 PLN).
January 13th, Saturday: Krakow Philharmonic Boys and Girls Choir and plus harpist Irena Czubek-Davidson render Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols op. 28 and Camille Saint-Saens’s Oratorio de Noel op. 12 in the Filharmonia Krakowska concert hall, 1 Zwierzyniecka street and Straszewskiego street, at 6 pm.
January 18th, Thursday: Krakow’s Sinfonietta Cracovia orchestra with conductor Dirk Brosse and saxophonist Lukasz Dyczko render Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Divertimento KV 136, Gustav Holst’s Saint Paul’s Suite, Claude Debussy’s rhapsody for alto saxophone, string orchestra, and harp, Ottorino Respighi’s Antiche Danze ed Arie, Dirk  Brosse’s Mantra, Canto and Capriccio, and Jenny Montgomery’s Strum in the Filharmonia Krakowska concert hall, 1 Zwierzyniecka street and Straszewskiego street, at 7:30 pm (admission 60 PLN).
January 19th, Friday: Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir plus Poland’s pianist Mateusz Krzyzowski render Wojciech Kilar’s Polonaise, Sinfonia concertante with piano, Choral Prelude, and Exodus in Filharmonia 7Krakowska concert hall, 1 Zwierzyniecka street and Straszewskiego street, at 7:30 pm (admission 70 PLN).
January 20th, Saturday: Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir plus Poland’s pianist Mateusz Krzyzowski render Wojciech Kilar’s Polonaise, Sinfonia concertante with piano, Choral Prelude, and Exodus in Filharmonia 7Krakowska concert hall, 1 Zwierzyniecka street and Straszewskiego street, at 6 pm (admission 70 PLN).
January 21st, Sunday: Krakow’s Mauris Ensemble of flutist Magdalena Di Blasi, violist Jan Czyzewski, and harpist Adrian Nowak play Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz’s trio for flute, viola, and harp, Edward Boguslawski’s Impromptu, Roman Palester’s trio for flute, viola, and harp, and Mieczyslaw Karlowicz’s Songs /a selection/ in the Muzeum Armii Krajowej museum, 12 Wita Stwosza street, at 6 pm (admission 40 PLN).
January 25th, Thursday: The National Dance Company of Ireland, Rhythm Of The Dance, perform  in the ICE Krakow Congress Center, 17 Konopnickiej street and Monte Casino street, at 8 pm (tickets from 215 PLN to 325 PLN).
January 26th, Friday: Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Antoni Wit plus France’s pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet render Ludwig van Beethoven’s piano concerto no, 3 in C minor op. 37 and Sergei Rachmaninoff’s symphony no. 2 in E minor op. 27 in Filharmonia Krakowska concert hall, 1 Zwierzyniecka street and Straszewskiego street, at 7:30 pm (admission 70 PLN).
January 27th, Saturday: Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Antoni Wit plus France’s pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet render Ludwig van Beethoven’s piano concerto no, 3 in C minor op. 37 and Sergei Rachmaninoff’s symphony no. 2 in E minor op. 27 in Filharmonia Krakowska concert hall, 1 Zwierzyniecka street and Straszewskiego street, at 6 pm (admission 70 PLN).