cycle: Music at the Czartoryskis Music at the Czartoryski
On 28 and 29 March 2026, the Princes Czartoryski Museum in Kraków will, for the third time, become a space for chamber encounters with music of the highest artistic quality. The spring edition of the “Music at the Czartoryski” series brings together historic interiors and repertoire that, although deeply rooted in tradition, remains vibrant, relevant, and profoundly moving.
This year’s programme centres around works of exceptional spiritual and structural depth: the monumental Die Kunst der Fuge by Johann Sebastian Bach and the deeply affecting quartet The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross by Joseph Haydn. These two evenings will form a narrative of structure, silence, concentration, and transcendence — music that transcends both era and instrumentation.
28 March 2026, 7:00 PM
CLARINECTION
Piotr Lato – clarinet
Oleh Malovichko – clarinet
Karol Sikora – bass clarinet
Julian Paprocki – bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet
Programme: Johann Sebastian Bach – Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080
The clarinet quartet CLARINECTION is formed by distinguished instrumentalists representing diverse artistic backgrounds, united by a shared passion for exploring the full tonal richness of the clarinet family. The ensemble embraces ambitious repertoire challenges, performing both classical literature in original arrangements and contemporary works.
Piotr Lato
Already as a pupil and later as a clarinet student, he won numerous prizes in national and international competitions, including reaching the semi-finals of the International Clarinet Competition “Prague Spring” in Prague (2002) and receiving third prize at the 4th International Johannes Brahms Chamber Music Competition in Gdańsk (2006). In recent years, he was also awarded second prize at the MEDICI International Music Competition.
His artistic and academic activity has been repeatedly recognised through numerous distinctions and awards, including the honorary badge “Meritorious for Polish Culture,” the Małopolska Region Award “Ars Quaerendi,” the Bronze Cross of Merit, the “Honoris Gratia” Medal of the City of Kraków, the Medal of the Commission of National Education, and the “Gloria Artis” Medal for Merit to Culture (2024). He has performed at many national and international festivals and has made numerous recordings for Polish and foreign labels, as well as for radio and television.
Since 2004, he has served as principal clarinet of the Beethoven Academy Orchestra. He teaches at the Władysław Żeleński Secondary State Music School in Kraków and at the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków, where since 2020 he has headed the Department of Woodwind Instruments and Accordion, and since 2024 has held the position of Vice-Rector for Artistic and Academic Affairs. He collaborates with renowned instrument manufacturers.
Oleh Malovichko
A graduate of the Master’s programme in the clarinet class of Professor Andrzej Godek and Dr Barbara Borowicz at the Academy of Music in Kraków. As a soloist and principal clarinetist of the “COLOR” Clarinet Quartet, he has won numerous international awards, including the Grand Prix at the International Music Competition in Belgrade, first prize at the 5th Rome International Music Competition “Melos,” and first prize at the International Music Competition “eMuse” in Athens.
He maintains an active concert career both in Poland and abroad. He has appeared as a soloist with the Henryk Wieniawski Philharmonic Orchestra in Lublin, the Rivne Philharmonic Orchestra, the Ternopil Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Symphony Orchestra of the Academy of Music in Kraków. He has also carried out symphonic projects in collaboration with international artistic organisations.
He has refined his skills through masterclasses led by distinguished clarinetists such as Sharon Kam, Paul Meyer, and François Benda. He has performed at festivals including the ISA Festival in Vienna, “Chopin and His Europe,” “Wawel at Dusk,” and the Jan Kiepura Festival.
Julian Paprocki
Clarinetist, soloist of the Polish Royal Opera in Warsaw, and member of Chain Ensemble led by Andrzej Bauer. A graduate of the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice and the Pôle Supérieur d’Enseignement Artistique in Paris, where he studied clarinet, bass clarinet, and chamber music. He also pursued studies in musicology (Université Paris-Sorbonne) and philosophy (University of Warsaw). He is currently a doctoral candidate at the Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Łódź, focusing in his research on the relationship between music and philosophy.
He has collaborated with leading orchestras and ensembles in Poland and abroad, including Sinfonia Varsovia, Sinfonietta Cracovia, the Polish Chamber Philharmonic, and ensembles specialising in contemporary music. He has appeared at festivals such as “Warsaw Autumn,” “Chopin and His Europe,” “Sacrum Profanum,” and “Bridges,” where he made his debut at the Vienna Konzerthaus.
A 37-time laureate of national and international competitions, he has been a scholarship holder of the “Young Poland” programme and of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. As a composer and arranger, he publishes in France and Poland. In 2018, he participated in the PWM project “One Hundred for One Hundred. Musical Decades of Freedom,” and the resulting album was awarded the Fryderyk Award of the Polish Phonographic Academy
Karol Sikora
A graduate of the Academy of Music in Kraków in the class of Professor Andrzej Godek, he completed his studies with distinction. He began his musical education at the State Music School in Wadowice under the guidance of Bartłomiej Kozina. He is a multiple laureate of international competitions in both solo and chamber categories.
He further developed his skills through numerous masterclasses led by distinguished clarinetists, including Florent Héau, Shirley Brill, Michel Lethiec, François Benda, and David Krakauer. As an orchestral musician, he has collaborated with the Kraków Philharmonic, the Beethoven Academy Orchestra, the Kraków Camerata, and the Kalisz Philharmonic. He has given numerous Polish and world premieres, including at the “Warsaw Autumn” Festival and the Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik in Darmstadt.
He has been a scholarship holder of the Minister of Science and Higher Education, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, and the “Young Poland” programme. In 2016, he was admitted to the Sinfonia Varsovia Academy, and since 2017 he has been a clarinetist of Sinfonia Varsovia.
29 March 2026, 7:00 PM
Ensemble de l’Amiti
Karolina Koczur – violin
Magdalena Ziarkowska-Kołacka – violin
Wojciech Koczur – viola
Krystyna Wiśniewska – cello
Natalia Strzelecka – spoken word
Programme: Joseph Haydn – The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross, Hob. XX:2
Ensemble de l’Amitié brings together outstanding musicians and chamber artists from Poland and abroad, united by a shared passion for discovering the beauty of chamber music. The ensemble has appeared on prestigious international stages, including performances in Brussels at renowned music festivals, and regularly participates in major cultural events in Poland. Ensemble de l’Amitié is recognised both for its exceptional precision and for the emotional depth of its interpretations, cultivating the chamber music tradition in its most refined form.
Members of the ensemble have participated in recordings for prestigious labels, including DUX, DELOS, Narodowe Forum Muzyki, and CD Accord.
In 2025, the musicians of Ensemble de l’Amitié recorded their first album, Forgotten Voices of Romanticism, featuring works by Polish composers including Franciszek Lessel and Bolesław Woytowicz, contributing to the revival of lesser-known repertoire from Polish Romanticism and Classicism. These recordings form part of the ensemble’s long-term mission to rediscover and promote works rarely represented in the recording catalogue. The ensemble has also taken part in numerous interdisciplinary projects combining music with theatre, visual arts, and literature, creating events of high educational and artistic value.
The ensemble actively supports and promotes Polish composers not only through performance but also through commissioning new works. One such example is a song cycle for voice and ensemble composed for the group by Urszula Koza. These initiatives significantly enrich and expand the contemporary chamber repertoire.
Karolina Koczur
Violinist and chamber musician, she studied at the Academy of Music in Kraków in the class of Professor Wiesław Kwaśny and at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna in the class of Professor Stefan Kamilarov. She specialises in chamber music and in developing original artistic projects, with particular focus on Polish composers and rarely performed repertoire. She is the founder of the international chamber ensemble Ensemble de l’Amitié, with which she carries out concert and recording projects in Poland and abroad. With the ensemble, she recorded the album Forgotten Voices of Romanticism (2025) and won the Grand Prix at the 7th Geneva International Music Competition (2024).
She participated in the Gustav Mahler Academy in Bolzano, the Moritzburg Festival Academy, and the prestigious Polish project Santander Orchestra. She made her solo debut in 2018 with the Kalisz Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and has also appeared with the Opole Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. Since 2018, she has served as Deputy Concertmaster of the Józef Elsner Philharmonic in Opole.
Magdalena Ziarkowska-Kołack
Assistant professor at the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław, where she leads a violin class; Deputy Concertmaster of the NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra; and violinist of the Huberman Piano Trio and Huberman Duo. From 2016 to 2019, she served as Concertmaster of the Częstochowa Philharmonic. There, she had the honour of performing on a Riccardo Antoniazzi violin that once belonged to Bronisław Huberman.
As a soloist and chamber musician, she has appeared at numerous festivals, including Kolory Polski at the Łódź Philharmonic, the Bronisław Huberman Violin Festival at the Częstochowa Philharmonic, the Summer Academy of Music in Lusławice, the Masters of Polish Violin Art Festival at the Zielona Góra Philharmonic, the Southern Greater Poland Music Festival in Kalisz, the International Festival All Sides of the World in Puławy, and the Witold Lutosławski Festival Łańcuch XII in Warsaw.
Wojciech Koczu
Violist, performing both as a soloist and chamber musician. He graduated with distinction from the Academy of Music in Kraków in the class of J. Pisarski and also studied at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna under W. Klos. He has appeared with the Opole Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and the Kalisz Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra.
He has participated in numerous international chamber music festivals, including the Aurora Chamber Music Festival, “Orpheus in Wien,” the Gustav Mahler Academy, Ensemble Festival, and the Emanacje Festival. He was a beneficiary of the “Polish Culture Worldwide” programme run by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, as well as a scholarship holder of the Rector of the Academy of Music in Kraków and the Małopolska Scholarship Foundation “Sapere Auso.” Since 2019, he has been a member of the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic.
Krystyna Wiśniewska
She studied at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw in the class of Professor Andrzej Bauer. Since 2019, she has been studying Baroque cello at the Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Łódź.
She is a laureate of numerous national and international competitions, including first prize at the 24th International Flame Competition in Paris (2013), semi-finalist at the 22nd International Johannes Brahms Competition in Pörtschach, Austria (2015), first and third prize at the Second Baltic String Duo Competition in Gdańsk (2016), second prize with her trio at the 16th Juliusz Zarębski International Music Competition (2016), and semi-finalist at the Witold Lutosławski International Competition in Warsaw. She has also received a special prize for best performance of the compulsory work by Dariusz Przybylski.
She has performed at festivals including Łańcuch XIII and Talentinum (Zlín, Czech Republic). She participated in the Scharoun Ensemble Summer Music Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic (2016) and in the Zermatt Festival Academy (2017–2018). She has received numerous scholarships, including the City of Warsaw John Paul II Scholarship, the Vide Supra Foundation Scholarship, the Teresa Sahakian Foundation Scholarship, the “I Will Be Who I Want” Foundation Scholarship, and scholarships from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. Since 2019, she has been a member of Sinfonia Varsovia.
28 March 2026, 7:00 PM
CLARINECTION
Piotr Lato – clarinet
Oleh Malovichko – clarinet
Karol Sikora – bass clarinet
Julian Paprocki – bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet
Programme: Johann Sebastian Bach – Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080
The clarinet quartet CLARINECTION is formed by distinguished instrumentalists representing diverse artistic backgrounds, united by a shared passion for exploring the full tonal richness of the clarinet family. The ensemble embraces ambitious repertoire challenges, performing both classical literature in original arrangements and contemporary works.
Piotr Lato
Already as a pupil and later as a clarinet student, he won numerous prizes in national and international competitions, including reaching the semi-finals of the International Clarinet Competition “Prague Spring” in Prague (2002) and receiving third prize at the 4th International Johannes Brahms Chamber Music Competition in Gdańsk (2006). In recent years, he was also awarded second prize at the MEDICI International Music Competition.
His artistic and academic activity has been repeatedly recognised through numerous distinctions and awards, including the honorary badge “Meritorious for Polish Culture,” the Małopolska Region Award “Ars Quaerendi,” the Bronze Cross of Merit, the “Honoris Gratia” Medal of the City of Kraków, the Medal of the Commission of National Education, and the “Gloria Artis” Medal for Merit to Culture (2024). He has performed at many national and international festivals and has made numerous recordings for Polish and foreign labels, as well as for radio and television.
Since 2004, he has served as principal clarinet of the Beethoven Academy Orchestra. He teaches at the Władysław Żeleński Secondary State Music School in Kraków and at the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków, where since 2020 he has headed the Department of Woodwind Instruments and Accordion, and since 2024 has held the position of Vice-Rector for Artistic and Academic Affairs. He collaborates with renowned instrument manufacturers.
Oleh Malovichko
A graduate of the Master’s programme in the clarinet class of Professor Andrzej Godek and Dr Barbara Borowicz at the Academy of Music in Kraków. As a soloist and principal clarinetist of the “COLOR” Clarinet Quartet, he has won numerous international awards, including the Grand Prix at the International Music Competition in Belgrade, first prize at the 5th Rome International Music Competition “Melos,” and first prize at the International Music Competition “eMuse” in Athens.
He maintains an active concert career both in Poland and abroad. He has appeared as a soloist with the Henryk Wieniawski Philharmonic Orchestra in Lublin, the Rivne Philharmonic Orchestra, the Ternopil Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Symphony Orchestra of the Academy of Music in Kraków. He has also carried out symphonic projects in collaboration with international artistic organisations.
He has refined his skills through masterclasses led by distinguished clarinetists such as Sharon Kam, Paul Meyer, and François Benda. He has performed at festivals including the ISA Festival in Vienna, “Chopin and His Europe,” “Wawel at Dusk,” and the Jan Kiepura Festival.
Julian Paprocki
Clarinetist, soloist of the Polish Royal Opera in Warsaw, and member of Chain Ensemble led by Andrzej Bauer. A graduate of the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice and the Pôle Supérieur d’Enseignement Artistique in Paris, where he studied clarinet, bass clarinet, and chamber music. He also pursued studies in musicology (Université Paris-Sorbonne) and philosophy (University of Warsaw). He is currently a doctoral candidate at the Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Łódź, focusing in his research on the relationship between music and philosophy.
He has collaborated with leading orchestras and ensembles in Poland and abroad, including Sinfonia Varsovia, Sinfonietta Cracovia, the Polish Chamber Philharmonic, and ensembles specialising in contemporary music. He has appeared at festivals such as “Warsaw Autumn,” “Chopin and His Europe,” “Sacrum Profanum,” and “Bridges,” where he made his debut at the Vienna Konzerthaus.
A 37-time laureate of national and international competitions, he has been a scholarship holder of the “Young Poland” programme and of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. As a composer and arranger, he publishes in France and Poland. In 2018, he participated in the PWM project “One Hundred for One Hundred. Musical Decades of Freedom,” and the resulting album was awarded the Fryderyk Award of the Polish Phonographic Academy
Karol Sikora
A graduate of the Academy of Music in Kraków in the class of Professor Andrzej Godek, he completed his studies with distinction. He began his musical education at the State Music School in Wadowice under the guidance of Bartłomiej Kozina. He is a multiple laureate of international competitions in both solo and chamber categories.
He further developed his skills through numerous masterclasses led by distinguished clarinetists, including Florent Héau, Shirley Brill, Michel Lethiec, François Benda, and David Krakauer. As an orchestral musician, he has collaborated with the Kraków Philharmonic, the Beethoven Academy Orchestra, the Kraków Camerata, and the Kalisz Philharmonic. He has given numerous Polish and world premieres, including at the “Warsaw Autumn” Festival and the Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik in Darmstadt.
He has been a scholarship holder of the Minister of Science and Higher Education, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, and the “Young Poland” programme. In 2016, he was admitted to the Sinfonia Varsovia Academy, and since 2017 he has been a clarinetist of Sinfonia Varsovia.
29 March 2026, 7:00 PM
Ensemble de l’Amiti
Karolina Koczur – violin
Magdalena Ziarkowska-Kołacka – violin
Wojciech Koczur – viola
Krystyna Wiśniewska – cello
Natalia Strzelecka – spoken word
Programme: Joseph Haydn – The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross, Hob. XX:2
Ensemble de l’Amitié brings together outstanding musicians and chamber artists from Poland and abroad, united by a shared passion for discovering the beauty of chamber music. The ensemble has appeared on prestigious international stages, including performances in Brussels at renowned music festivals, and regularly participates in major cultural events in Poland. Ensemble de l’Amitié is recognised both for its exceptional precision and for the emotional depth of its interpretations, cultivating the chamber music tradition in its most refined form.
Members of the ensemble have participated in recordings for prestigious labels, including DUX, DELOS, Narodowe Forum Muzyki, and CD Accord.
In 2025, the musicians of Ensemble de l’Amitié recorded their first album, Forgotten Voices of Romanticism, featuring works by Polish composers including Franciszek Lessel and Bolesław Woytowicz, contributing to the revival of lesser-known repertoire from Polish Romanticism and Classicism. These recordings form part of the ensemble’s long-term mission to rediscover and promote works rarely represented in the recording catalogue. The ensemble has also taken part in numerous interdisciplinary projects combining music with theatre, visual arts, and literature, creating events of high educational and artistic value.
The ensemble actively supports and promotes Polish composers not only through performance but also through commissioning new works. One such example is a song cycle for voice and ensemble composed for the group by Urszula Koza. These initiatives significantly enrich and expand the contemporary chamber repertoire.
Karolina Koczur
Violinist and chamber musician, she studied at the Academy of Music in Kraków in the class of Professor Wiesław Kwaśny and at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna in the class of Professor Stefan Kamilarov. She specialises in chamber music and in developing original artistic projects, with particular focus on Polish composers and rarely performed repertoire. She is the founder of the international chamber ensemble Ensemble de l’Amitié, with which she carries out concert and recording projects in Poland and abroad. With the ensemble, she recorded the album Forgotten Voices of Romanticism (2025) and won the Grand Prix at the 7th Geneva International Music Competition (2024).
She participated in the Gustav Mahler Academy in Bolzano, the Moritzburg Festival Academy, and the prestigious Polish project Santander Orchestra. She made her solo debut in 2018 with the Kalisz Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and has also appeared with the Opole Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. Since 2018, she has served as Deputy Concertmaster of the Józef Elsner Philharmonic in Opole.
Magdalena Ziarkowska-Kołack
Assistant professor at the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław, where she leads a violin class; Deputy Concertmaster of the NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra; and violinist of the Huberman Piano Trio and Huberman Duo. From 2016 to 2019, she served as Concertmaster of the Częstochowa Philharmonic. There, she had the honour of performing on a Riccardo Antoniazzi violin that once belonged to Bronisław Huberman.
As a soloist and chamber musician, she has appeared at numerous festivals, including Kolory Polski at the Łódź Philharmonic, the Bronisław Huberman Violin Festival at the Częstochowa Philharmonic, the Summer Academy of Music in Lusławice, the Masters of Polish Violin Art Festival at the Zielona Góra Philharmonic, the Southern Greater Poland Music Festival in Kalisz, the International Festival All Sides of the World in Puławy, and the Witold Lutosławski Festival Łańcuch XII in Warsaw.
Wojciech Koczu
Violist, performing both as a soloist and chamber musician. He graduated with distinction from the Academy of Music in Kraków in the class of J. Pisarski and also studied at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna under W. Klos. He has appeared with the Opole Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and the Kalisz Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra.
He has participated in numerous international chamber music festivals, including the Aurora Chamber Music Festival, “Orpheus in Wien,” the Gustav Mahler Academy, Ensemble Festival, and the Emanacje Festival. He was a beneficiary of the “Polish Culture Worldwide” programme run by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, as well as a scholarship holder of the Rector of the Academy of Music in Kraków and the Małopolska Scholarship Foundation “Sapere Auso.” Since 2019, he has been a member of the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic.
Krystyna Wiśniewska
She studied at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw in the class of Professor Andrzej Bauer. Since 2019, she has been studying Baroque cello at the Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Łódź.
She is a laureate of numerous national and international competitions, including first prize at the 24th International Flame Competition in Paris (2013), semi-finalist at the 22nd International Johannes Brahms Competition in Pörtschach, Austria (2015), first and third prize at the Second Baltic String Duo Competition in Gdańsk (2016), second prize with her trio at the 16th Juliusz Zarębski International Music Competition (2016), and semi-finalist at the Witold Lutosławski International Competition in Warsaw. She has also received a special prize for best performance of the compulsory work by Dariusz Przybylski.
She has performed at festivals including Łańcuch XIII and Talentinum (Zlín, Czech Republic). She participated in the Scharoun Ensemble Summer Music Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic (2016) and in the Zermatt Festival Academy (2017–2018). She has received numerous scholarships, including the City of Warsaw John Paul II Scholarship, the Vide Supra Foundation Scholarship, the Teresa Sahakian Foundation Scholarship, the “I Will Be Who I Want” Foundation Scholarship, and scholarships from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. Since 2019, she has been a member of Sinfonia Varsovia.
