Poland — Events
Mozart Festival
Every summer, music lovers from around the world flock to Warsaw to attend the highlight of the city’s music season, the Warsaw Chamber Opera’s Mozart Festival. Presentations of the complete stage works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart include some of his most popular operas, including Don Giovanni and The Marriage of Figaro, as well as symphonies and instrumental ensembles.
St Dominic's Fair
Poland’s largest open-air cultural event is also one of the oldest in the world, having been started by papal decree back in 1260. In the 21st century the annual fair draws about 150,000 visitors a day over two weeks in the peak tourist season, when a variety of events take place in historic Gdansk. The program includes a brass band festival, street theater performances, children’s entertainment, art displays, rock concerts, chamber music, sports events and fireworks.
Piano Festival
For five days at three stunning venues in the Polish capital, the Ludwig van Beethoven Association present some of the finest young virtuosos and masters of the piano. The aim of the festival is to promote piano music in a wider sphere and gain attention for the talented performers as they perform masterpieces from the greats: Mozart, Chopin, Liszt, Bach, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev and of course Beethoven.
