Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra

The Krakow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra ( Polish: Orkiestra Symfoniczna Filharmonii Krakowskiej ), also called the Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra ( English Krakow Philharmonic ) is a Polish symphony orchestra based in Krakow and working as part of the Krakow Philharmonic named after Karol Shim .

The forerunner of the orchestra was the Orchestra of the Association of Polish Musicians in Krakow, founded in 1909 by Felix Novowiecki . After Poland gained independence, the orchestra was significantly strengthened and expanded, in 1931 a new building was built for his performances, and in 1937 the band was called the Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra. The orchestra successfully completed the concert season of 1938/39, and World War II prevented the beginning of the next season.

In 1940 - 1944 , during the Nazi occupation, a symphony orchestra called the Governor-General Philharmonic Orchestra ( German Philharmonie des Generalgouvernement ) also functioned in Krakow: many prominent musicians from all over Poland, whose leaders are Hans Rohr (1940–1942), Rudolf Hindemith (1942–1944) and Hans Swarovski (1944) - thus protected from being sent to forced labor; originally, the orchestra musicians were allowed to perform only German and Austrian music, since 1942 the ban was loosened, and the compositions of Frederic Chopin , Stanislav Moniuszko , Mechislav Karlovich , Vladislav Zhelensky and other Polish classics appeared in the repertoire.

The Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra became the first Polish orchestra recreated after World War II : its first concert was held on February 3, 1945 (conducted by Zygmunt Lyatoszewski , Zbigniew Dzewiecki performed as soloist). Also, the orchestra has become one of the most intensively touring Polish groups, having traveled to more than 30 countries. Krzysztof Penderetsky had a great influence on the work of the orchestra.