The Orchestra of the Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic in Cracow\u202fstarted its activity in February 1945 as the first Polish symphonic orchestra after WWII. Over its 77 years of existence, the orchestra has been conducted by such outstanding maestros as Zygmunt Latoszewski, Bohdan Wodiczko, Stanis\u0142aw Skrowaczewski, Witold Rowicki, Andrzej Markowski, Henryk Czy\u017c, Jerzy Katlewicz, Tadeusz Struga\u0142a, Roland Bader, Jerzy Maksymiuk and Vladimir Ponkin. The orchestra has contributed significantly by performing \u2013 together with the mixed philharmonic choir and the boys\u2019 choir \u2013 works by Karol Szymanowski (patron of the Cracow Philharmonic since 1962) and Krzysztof Penderecki. <\/p>\n
The orchestra has performed in over 30 countries (for example, Iran, Japan, Canada, South Korea,\u202f Lebanon, Turkey, the USA), also as part of such renowned festivals as the Festival di Musica Contemporana and Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Italy, Flanders Festival in Belgium, Festival Estival de Paris, Festival Europ\u00e4ischer Musik in Germany, Ravello Festival in Italy, Wexford Festival Opera in Ireland, Warsaw Autumn or Wratislavia Cantans.Zesp\u00f3\u0142 orkiestrowy koncertowa\u0142 w\u202fponad 30 krajach (m.in. w\u202fIranie, Japonii, Kanadzie, Korei Po\u0142udniowej,\u202f Libanie, Turcji, Stanach Zjednoczonych), tak\u017ce w ramach \u015bwiatowych festiwali, takich jak Festival di Musica Contemporana i Maggio Musicale Fiorentino we W\u0142oszech, Festiwal\u202f Flandryjski w\u202fBelgii, Festival Estival de Paris, Festival Europ\u00e4ischer Musik w Niemczech, Ravello Festival we W\u0142oszech, Wexford Festival Opera w Irlandii, Warszawska Jesie\u0144 czy Wratislavia Cantans. <\/p>\n
The Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra has performed several world premieres of pieces by 20th-century composers, including Artur Malawski, Gra\u017cyna Bacewicz, Witold Lutos\u0142awski, Tadeusz Machl, Krystyna Moszuma\u0144ska-Nazar, Juliusz \u0141uciuk, Adam Walaci\u0144ski, Bogus\u0142aw Schaeffer, Henryk Miko\u0142aj G\u00f3recki, Krzysztof Penderecki, Zbigniew Bujarski, Marek Stachowski, Krzysztof Meyer, Wojciech Wid\u0142ak and Marcel Chyrzy\u0144ski.
The orchestra\u2019s recordings have been recognised twice with the most prestigious awards:\u202fPassion\u202fby Penderecki conducted by Henryk Czy\u017c received a Grand Prix du Disque in 1967, while\u202fPolonica\u202fby Franz Liszt conducted by Tadeusz Struga\u0142a \u2013 a Grand Prix International du Disque in 1988.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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