58th International Festival Wratislavia Cantans I Mother Nature I September 7–17, 2023
Wratislavia/Prague, March 19, 2023
We invite you to the 58th International Festival Wratislavia Cantans, one of the most important classical music events in Europe.
In recent years, Wratislavia Cantans has hosted, among others, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Zubin Mehta with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Philippe Herreweghe, Giovanni Antonini, Paul McCreesh, Julia Lezhneva, Philippe Jaroussky, Jordi Savall, and such ensembles as: Collegium Vocale Gent, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Gabrieli Consort & Players, Il Giardino Armonico or English Baroque Soloists.
Founded in 1966 by Andrzej Markowski as an oratorio and cantata festival, Wratislavia Cantans to this day focuses on celebrating beauty of the human voice. Presented by the National Forum of Music in Wrocław, it stands for the highest artistic and organizational quality. Each year, concerts of classical music stars attract thousands of music lovers to the state-of-the-art halls of the NFM and historic venues in Wrocław and several towns in Lower Silesia.
The theme of this year’s edition – Mother Nature – was inspired by Joseph Haydn’s The Seasons. During the festival, we will look at how people understand nature, relate to it and how they have perceived their relationships with it since the dawn of time. Both human and cosmic perspectives will be present in the programme. We will look for them immersing ourselves in Baroque and folk music. There will also be questions about the creation of the world and the place that humans occupy in it, which will culminate in the finale of the festival, referencing the elements. Each concert will touch upon nature, a motif present in the works of not only composers of bygone eras, but also contemporary artists. There will be the topic of motherhood and its cultural connections with nature – in the biblical and anthropological context. Mother Nature will encourage you to ask yourself important questions and at the same time experience the joy of music.
This year’s performers include: Christoph Eschenbach, Andreas Scholl, Tõnu Kaljuste with the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Wayne Marshall, Alicia Amo and Musica Boscareccia, Accademia del Piacere, Giovanni Antonini with Il Giardino Armonico, European Union Baroque Orchestra, Iwona Hossa, as well as the NFM Wrocław Baroque Orchestra, NFM Choir, NFM Wrocław Philharmonic, NFM Boys‘ Choir and NFM Girls‘ Choir.
The entire repertoire of the festival and tickets (will be available in early bird sales online and at NFM box office from March 15, 2023, from 11.00 a.m.) see here please: Wratislavia Cantans (nfm.wroclaw.pl).
NFM Team