4 Best Performing Arts in Krakow, Poland

Capella Cracoviensis

An excellent period-instruments orchestra and chamber choir, it's led by Tomasz Adamus. In their varied repertoire you will find everything from chamber recitals to grand oratorios. The group is famous for unusual projects in which they spice up "serious" classics with elements of lighter entertainment, performing in such unexpected locations as a fast-food joint or a forest at the outskirts of the city. Some of their most ambitious projects feature "Beethoven Extreme," when they performed all nine Beethoven's symphonies in one day in 2016.

Filharmonia im. Karola Szymanowskiego

Stare Miasto

Kraków's symphony gives frequent concerts.

Sinfonietta Cracovia

Kraków's city orchestra performs in different venues all over town. They are not only about Mozart and Strauss: the Sinfonietta does not shrink from playing film scores or cooperating with contemporary avant-garde composers.

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Łaźnia Nowa

This excellent theater hosts its own repertory as well as concerts and festivals in an interesting post-industrial location in Nowa Huta. Although an ambitious avant-garde theater, Łaźnia is is also active within its immediate community. The theater's in-house bar is also worth a visit.