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• founded in 1945
• the ensemble consists of: an orchestra of 100-plus persons, a mixed choir of about 100 persons and a 40-person boys choir
• the repertoire includes works of all periods and styles, but Polish music always holds a special position
• many outstanding soloists and conductors have worked here, e.g.: Witold Małcużyński, Sviatoslav Richter, Arthur Rubinstein, Isaak Sternand currently the famous Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki
• the Philharmonic orchestra is a regular guest at the "Warsaw Autumn" music festival, as well as other European and world festivals; it was the first Polish ensemble to appear at La Scala in Milan

• established by Stanisław Gałoński in 1970
• includes: a chamber orchestra, a madrigal ensemble, a male vocal ensemble
• the repertoire includes pieces from medieval to contemporary music
• every August the ensemble is an organiser an international festival "Music in Old Krakow"

• founded in 1993, the youngest orchestra in Krakow
• a twenty-person chamber orchestra led by a violinist Robert Kabara
• modern music holds a special place in its rich repertoire
• many outstanding soloists and conductors have worked with the ensemble, e.g. K.Penderecki, G.Żyslin, B.Pergamenschikow, C.Edinger
• the ensemble participated in the "Warsaw Autumn" festival and also in the prestigious 1200th Jubilee Festival of Frankfurt on the Main
• since 1994 under the City auspices

The Opera Stage in the Słowacki Theatre (seats 489) - Pl. Św. Ducha 1, tel. 23-17-00

• a varied repertoire, ranging from Baroque to twentieth-century opera
• the world premiere of Ubu Roi, with music by Krzysztof Penderecki, was a spectacular event

The Operetta Stage (seats 527) - Street Lubicz 48, tel. 21-16-30, 21-42-00, 21-22-66

• the repertoire includes popular operettas
• musical-ballet performances for children

• founded in 1947
• currently one of the few privatised symphony orchestras in Poland
• concerts held in Krakow, as well as around Poland and abroad
• concerts can be prepared to the requirements of specific clients

• founded in 1947 as a part of the Polish Radio Orchestra and Choir
• performs in live radio concerts, studio recordings, including vocal-instrumental and a cappella
• performs the premieres of works of modern composers such as: Roman Maciejewski, Witold Lutosławski and Krzysztof Penderecki
• it has appeared at many prestigious international festivals

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• the main core of the ensemble are graduates of the Krakow Academy of Music
• the ensemble performs Baroque music: Italian, French, German, English and Polish compositions of the 17th and 18th century, playing authentic instruments and performing in accordance with the techniques of the epoch

• founded in 1986
• an ensemble of young and outstanding musicians, soloists of Krakow chamber orchestras and the Krakow Philharmonic
• their repertoire includes the most magnificent Strauss waltzes, marches and polkas

• an ensemble consisting of Jagiellonian University and the Krakow Academy of Music students
• the ensemble mainly performs Baroque music

• the repertoire includes old music, songs and dances of the Renaissance
• the ensemble performs in period costumes, playing renaisiance instruments

• a classical string quartet consisting of members of the Krakow Philharmonic
• the repertoire includes classical and romantic compositions, as well as those of contemporary Polish composers

• established in 1990 by students of the Krakow Academy of Music
• it has participated in prestigious competitions, concerts and recordings in Poland and abroad

• the repertoire includes outstanding compositions of the 19th and 20th century composers from Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Serbia, the Carpathians, songs of the Halicz region, and monastic music
• performs in Orthodox churches
• the ensemble occasionally sings during Orthodox services

• the ensemble consists of music school graduates from Poland, England and Germany
• the repertoire includes compositions of medieval and Renaissance Polish and European masters (secular and religious songs, psalms, carols and pastorals)
• the artists play old instruments and sing using old performing techniques. Often their concerts are accompanied by Renaissance dances

• establised in 1977
• the ensemble consists of 25 leading solists and instrumentalists
• organises concerts in which all the styles and achievements of contemporary music are represented
• also organises festivals and educational projects Audio Art Festival, Summer Courses in Krakow

• founded in 1969, performs under the auspices of the Catholic Intellectuals Club
• its repertoire contains old music and contemporary compositions
• co-operates with Polish philharmonics, the Krakow Opera and Capella Cracoviensis
• the choir participates in various festival events

• the choir has been active at the Jagiellonian University for over a century
• one of the oldest male choirs in Poland
• takes part in many festivals

• established in 1990
• consists of students and graduates of the Krakow Academy of Music
• the repertoire includes compositions of the Renaissance to contemporary times
• the ensemble participates in international festivals
• recognized as one of the best mixed academic choirs

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• established in 1968
• its repertoire is unconventional; beginning with traditional jazz standards, via "evergreens," jazzed-up versions of classical compositions
• has received the largest number of festival awards of all jazz bands in Krakow

• established by the "legend of Polish traditional jazz" - a pianist, Jan Boba
• the repertoire is based on popular jazz standards beginning with Dixieland, via blues to swing and boogie-woogie
• has participated in many international festivals, performing also in Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Russia and the Ukraine

• a traditional jazz band established in 1974
• the repertoire includes original jazz compositions as well as traditional blues, fox-trot, Creole trumpeter's marches, swinging ragtime and classic rock-and-roll

• established in 1962 by students of the Krakow Academy of Music, - within its repertoire one may find the sounds of Louis Armstrong, elements of be-bop, rock, boogie, folklore and Afro-American blues
• since 1972, the band has toured Europe and America, including The Sacramento Jazz Jubilee in California
• the band has cut 18 records in Poland, Germany, Holland and the USA

• established in 1988
• one of the few Polish groups performing Negro-spirituals
• its repertoire also includes the most beautiful Polish Christmas carols and pastorals
• the ensemble has performed at many festivals in Poland and abroad

• contemporary jazz ensemble performing with many famous Polish and European artists
• Janusz Muniak, an outstanding Polish saxophonist, is the leader of the group
• the group performs on a regular basis at the Jazz Club U Muniaka

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• the ensemble was established in 1969 by Jerzy Maria Birczyński
• the best known students' contemporary dance ensemble of 18 performers, dancers, and soloists, awarded at many international festivals
• the repertoire is directed towards pure dance form deprived of literary plot
• music is an inspiration to the dancers, beginning with blues and soul music, via jazz, to classical and contemporary music
• cooperated with choreographers like Duglas Dunn (USA - post dance trend) and David Earle (TorontoDance Theatre)

• the group was established in 1987, under the artistic management of Iwona Olszowska
• contemporary dance group applying kinaesthesia, the analysis of movement, (influence of Laban, Bartinieff), so as allow defined consciousness of movement to develop its own language
• the group emphasises diversity of repertoire both in form and subject
• co-operation on a permanent basis with American choreographers and dance artists

• the group was established in 1963 at the Academy of Physical Education, under the artistic managment of Jacek Tomasik
• a students' ensemble of contemporary dance
• presentations based on the beauty of the human body, its movement and dynamics, searching for new artistic values and significance by means of surprising spatial developments and lighting techniques

• established in 1995, the promising ensemble consists of professional artists, graduates of Ballet Schools of Warsaw, Paris and Moscow, - choreographer and artistic manager, Michał Zubkov, graduate of the ballet school in Permia (Russia)
• the main core of the ensemble consists of 10 artists
• the name of the ensemble derives from their first show (Miniatures of Jewish Dances)
• oranim in Hebrew means "candles"
• the repertoire is based on Jewish, Polish and Russian dances, as well as choreography to music of Strauss, Albinioni, Massenet, Tchaikovsky and Vivaldi
• choreography is based on classical and contemporary dance

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• established in 1952
• its repertoire contains primarily the folklore of Krakow and other regions of southern Poland, includin