“Paschal Mystery” 2008 Festival

V Festival “Paschal Mystery” („Misteria Paschalia”) is composed of eight splendid concerts. Festival is going to take place in Cracow, from 17^th March, till 24^th 2008. In churches and in concert hall in Cracow and in salt mine in Wieliczka, Haend, Scarlatti and Antonio Vivaldi magnificent compositions are going to be played.   

“Paschal Mystery” in Cracow traditionally are organized on Holy Week and during whole Easter; the festival begins on Holy Monday, and finishes on Easter Monday.   

The festival is going to be inaugurated by world-wide Antonia Caldary’s oratorio – Il Re del dolore, composed to the Pietr Pariati libretto. It is performed by international group of soloists. On Holy Tuesday Jordi Savall is holding a unique concert – mystery play. Jordi Savall is one of the most charismatic interpreters of ancient music. With Jordi Savall we can also see such legendary groups as Hesperion XXI and Le Concert des Nations. It is Cracow where for the first time Jordi Savall is presenting his extraordinary phonographic project – Lachrimae Caravaggio. On Holy Wednesday in concert hall Marc Minkowski with group Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble is holding a concert. On Holy Saturday festival is moving to salt mine in Wieliczka. In underground chapel of Saint Kinga Vincent Dumestre with his group Le Poeme Harmonique is holding a concert. In closing of the festival, on Easter Monday concert which ends three years cycle Motetti e concerti of Antonio Vivaldi is taking place.