Capella Cracoviensis: Kraków 6 Weeks

‘Spatial music that combines sound and architecture to achieve an extraordinary result’, that is how the organisers of the Kraków 6 Weeks series describe their creation. In line with this announcements, the six Thursday meetings at St Catherine’s Church (starting on 11.09) organised by Capella Cracoviensis and the invited guests, will feature a repertoire perfectly tailored to the sacred space of the temple. The attendees will listen to the Baroque arrangements of the Salve Regina antiphon (Vivaldi, Pergolesi) with countertenor Rafał Tomkiewicz as soloist, Buxtehude’s Membra Jesu nostri cantatas, Monteverdi’s famous Vespers, in which the Capella will be accompanied by an ensemble of historical wind instruments of the Oltremontano ensemble and its leader Wim Becu, as well as compositions by not-that-familiar Italian composers: Cima, Ardemania, Pellegrini (Concerti ecclesiastici with the recorder virtuoso Katarzyna Czubek) and the cantatas: Abendmusik with music by Buxtehude, alongside Bach, Wechmann and Tunder, presented as part of the Stylus phantasticus programme, the title of which was not chosen randomly.11 September 2025, 7:30pm Rafał Tomkiewicz countertenor Capella Cracoviensis on period instruments Antonio Vivaldi Salve Regina Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Salve Regina18 September 2025, 7:30pm Capella Cracoviensis choir and orchestra on period instruments Seojin Kim violin/concertmaster Dietrich Buxtehude Membra Jesu nostri25 September 2025, 7:30pm Capella Cracoviensis choir and orchestra on period instruments Oltremontano Wim Becu conductor Claudio Monteverdi Vespro della Beata Vergine2 October 2025, 7:30pm Concerti ecclesiastici Capella Cracoviensis choir and orchestra on period instruments Katarzyna Czubek artistic direction In programme: Giovanni Paolo Cima, Giulio Cesare Ardemanio, Domenico Pellegrini9 October 2025, 7:30pm Abendmusik Capella Cracoviensis choir and orchestra on period instruments Katarzyna Anna Olszewska violin/concertmaster Dietrich Buxtehu