Musical KBF

Free event combining outdoor concerts with ancient Slavic traditions. Wianki coincides with the start of the summer  holidays, taking the format of Fête de la Musique and bringing music to all corners of the city.

Is one of the oldest festivals organised by KBF, running since 2003. The socially-engaged event cherishes contemporary music, provides education, brings the most important trends in contemporary culture to the fore and brings together a community of likeminded people.

One of the most important early music festivals in Europe, Misteria Paschalia is held every year during Holy Week. 

One of the most important film music festivals in the world, held since 2008 and organised by KBF and RMF Classic. It stands out with the highest quality performances of music from films, TV dramas, video games and animations in the presence of world-famous composers.
 

As well as concerts, the festival programme features events promoting film music and its creators.

During the second half of May, the capital of Małopolska welcomes some of the greatest stars in the film music industry – composers, directors, guests from Hollywood and Oscar winners – flocking to the Film Music Festival.

The Audiovisual Forum is an important element of the Film Music Festival in Krakow, providing an educational platform for up-and-coming composers and instrumentalists and featuring a stream of events bringing together representatives of the music and film industries.

This unique series of classical music concerts has been running at the ICE Kraków Congress Centre since 2015; since September 2022, they have been prepared in collaboration with Kraków5020 – operator of ICE Kraków.

Over the years, the Krzysztof Penderecki Auditorium has resounded with music performed by Aleksandra Kurzak, Edita Gruberová, Diana Damrau and Elīna Garanča, Philippe Jaroussky, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Isabelle Faust, Max Richter

Jakub Józef Orliński, Kent Nagaon with Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Sir Simon Rattle with the London Symphony Orchestra, and Philippe Herreweghe with Orchestre de Champs-Elysées.

Sombre and witty, featuring Viennese waltzes and folk dances, intertwining great love and frivolous flirting – operetta is full of contrasts brought together with finesse by music.

Once a year, the Operetta Gala in Nowa Huta takes us on a musical journey exploring favourite arias and motifs from operas, operettas and musical accompanied by acclaimed musicians and soloists from Krakow’s operatic circles.

The gala at Róż Avenue has a long, extensive tradition and is one of the most beautiful events bringing together residents of Nowa Huta and Cracovians from all of the city regardless of age, status or politics – all that counts is love of music!

An important element of KBF’s activities is supporting local artists including talented music producers, composers, arrangers and DJs, as well as music clubs and organisers of small gigs.

In 2018, 2020 and 2021, dozens of concerts received financial support on the initiative of the City of Krakow and KBF. Awarded artists include the JANKA duo (Daniel Drumz and Hatti Vatti), the Dziewczęta ensemble, Joanna Słowińska and Asia Nawojska.

One of the projects showcasing the sheer diversity of operatic styles has been the Opera Rara Festival, organised by KBF until 2021.

The event features acclaimed musicians involved with historic interpretation performed great if often somewhat forgotten operatic productions. Since 2022, the event has been organised by Capella Cracoviensis.

KBF has also been working with many other music festivals in Krakow for many years, including Unsound, Krakow Live Festival, EthnoKrakow/Rozstaje, Wodecki Twist Festiwal, Jazz Juniors, Audio Art Festival and Musica Divina.