Kyiv | 27 September | National Philharmonic of Ukraine | Volodymyrskyi Uzviz, 2 at 19:00 | Tickets are sold at the philharmonic ticket offices.
CAPELLA CRACOVIENSIS chamber choir and orchestra is one of the most interesting ensembles on the contemporary scene of period music. Its repertoire ranges from Renaissance polyphony to early Romantic operas performed on period instruments using historical performance techniques. CC has been hosted at many important festivals and concerts halls, including Bachfest Leipzig, SWR Festspiele Schwetzingen, Händel Festspiele Halle, Haydn Festspiele Brühl, Opéra Royal Versailles, Theater an der Wien, the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice, Szczecin Philharmonic and the Misteria Paschalia Festival in Krakow. The ensemble has already performed with such eminent guests as Evelino Pidó, Christophe Rousset, Alessandro Moccia, Giuliano Carmignola, Paul Goodwin, Andrew Parrott and Paul McCreesh.
CC was established in 1970 on the initiative of Jerzy Katlewicz, Director of Krakow Philharmonic at that time, who appointed Stanisław Gałoński to create an ensemble specialising in period music performance. Over the years, Capella Cracoviensis became an independent entity performing various repertoire ranging from Medieval music to world premieres of contemporary pieces. Since November 2008, Jan Tomasz Adamus has been CC’s General and Artistic Director.
The program of the concert in Kyiv
Szymanowski • Zieleński • Pärt
Arvo Pärt (*1935)
Nunc dimittis
Morning Star
Mikołaj Zieleński (1560-1620) – motety
Levavi oculos meos à 5
O gloriosa Domina à 5
In monte Oliveti à 5
Benedicite Deum caeli à 5
Vidimus stellam à 6
Arvo Pärt
Tribute to Caesar
The Deer’s Cry
Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) – Pieśni kurpiowskie
Hej, wółki moje
A chtóz tam puka
Niech Jezus Chrystus
Bzicem kunia
Wyrzundzaj się, dziwce moje
Panie muzykancie, prosim zagrać walca
Arvo Pärt
Which Was the Son of…
The Woman with the Alabaster Box
Capella Cracoviensis:
Michalina Bienkiewicz, Magdalena Łukawska, Antonina Ruda sopran
Łukasz Dulewicz, Agata Pawlina, Ilona Szczepańska alt
Szczepan Kosior, Piotr Szewczyk, Piotr Windak tenor
Przemysław Bałka, Marek Opaska, Sebastian Szumski bas
