Wratislavia Cantans

One of the most important classical music festivals in Europe. Established in 1966 by Andrzej Markowski as an oratorio and cantata festival, to this day it focuses primarily on presenting the beauty of the human voice. Each year, star-studded concerts attract thousands of music lovers to the acoustically excellent NFM halls and the historic interiors of Wrocław and Lower Silesia. The Artistic Director of the festival is the Italian conductor and flutist – Giovanni Antonini.

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Andrzej Kosendiak
General Director

Prof Andrzej Kosendiak is a conductor and teacher, one of the most active musicians and organizers of musical life in Poland. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Composition, Conducting and Theory of Music at the Academy of Music in Wrocław. In the years 2001–2009 he was Head of the Interdepartmental Early Music Studio, and in 2013 he obtained a postdoctoral degree; in the years 2014–2016 he lectured at the Academy of Music in Gdańsk. In 2021, the President of the Republic of Poland awarded him the title of professor. He is currently working at his alma mater.

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Giovanni Antonini
Artistic Director of Wratislavia Cantans

Born in Milan, Giovanni Antonini studied at the Civica Scuola di Musica and at the Centre de Musique Ancienne in Geneva. He is a founder member of the Baroque ensemble Il Giardino Armonico, which he has led since 1989. With this ensemble, he has appeared as conductor and soloist on the recorder and Baroque transverse flute in Europe, the United States, Canada, South America, Australia, Japan, and Malaysia. He is Artistic Director of the Wratislavia Cantans International Festival in Poland and Principal Guest Conductor of the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg and Kammerorchester Basel.

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Contact
Jolanta Galary
Producer / Programme Coordinator of International Festival Wratislavia Cantans / Manager of LutosAir Quintet
Oliwia Kosendiak
Producer / Production Coordinator of International Festival Wratislavia Cantans / Chamber Concerts Coordinator

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