31. Summer Jazz Festival Kraków: Piotr Orzechowski & Natalia Kordiak

Name: 31. Summer Jazz Festival Kraków: Piotr Orzechowski & Natalia Kordiak
Start: 2026-08-25T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-25T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Alchemia

took place · 25 Aug 2026

Alchemia, Krakow, Poland

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31. Summer Jazz Festival Kraków: Piotr Orzechowski & Natalia Kordiak — Alchemia, Krakow

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Concert as part of the 31st Summer Jazz Festival Kraków featuring pianist Piotr Orzechowski and vocalist Natalia Kordiak. An evening of classic jazz at Alchemia.

About the festival: 31. Summer Jazz Festival Kraków: Piotr Orzechowski & Natalia Kordiak

31st edition (jubilee)

edition

~150

concerts in 2026

50 000+

visitors per edition

since 1996

years running

Good to know

Festival runs 27 June - 31 August 2026 (66 days)
This specific concert: 25 August 2026, 20:00, Club Alchemia, ul. Estery 5, Kazimierz, Kraków
Tickets via Ticketmaster.pl or festival office (Karmelicka 52/1, 10% in-person discount)
Nearly 150 concerts across the city in 2026
Venues include ICE Kraków, Kino Kijów, Piwnica pod Baranami, Harris Piano Jazz Bar, Globus Music Club, Alchemia, Kraków Philharmonic, Manggha Museum
Alchemia is in Kazimierz (Jewish quarter), ~15 min walk from Main Square
Some outdoor/open-air events are free of charge
Headline shows sell out - book in advance

What's new

2026-06
The jubilee 31st Summer Jazz Festival Kraków runs 27 June to 31 August 2026 with nearly 150 concerts.
2026-06
Pat Metheny opened the festival on 27 June 2026 at ICE Kraków with his 'Side-Eye III+' project.
2026-06
Jan Garbarek returned to the festival on 28 June after a three-year absence, joined by Trilok Gurtu.
2026-04
Tickets went on sale in January 2026 via Ticketmaster.pl and the festival office; availability for headline shows was already tightening by April.

Line-up

Piotr Orzechowski

Natalia Kordiak

About: Piotr Orzechowski

Kraków-born pianist Piotr Orzechowski - stage name Pianohooligan - won the Montreux Jazz Solo Piano Competition in 2011 as the first Pole ever to do so, and has since released four solo albums on Decca Classics that sit at the crossroads of jazz, contemporary classical and electronic music.

First Polish winner of Montreux Jazz Solo Piano Competition (2011)

40+

Awards, scholarships and nominations received

7.3K

Facebook followers (Pianohooligan page)

What's new

2025-11
Orzechowski performed a solo concert titled 'Critique of Swing in Two Parts' at the Jazz Tuesday series in Piaseczno on 25 November 2025.
2024-04
His fourth solo piano album, 'Critique of Swing in Two Parts', was released on 25 April 2024, premiered live at the Polish Radio Concert Studio in Warsaw.
2024-04
The premiere concert of 'Critique of Swing in Two Parts' was broadcast on Polish Radio Programme 2 on 3 May 2024.

Tracks

Critique of Swing in Two Parts4th solo album, released April 2024; analytically explores the concept of swing

24 Preludes & ImprovisationsSolo album on Decca Classics (2017); performed at Kennedy Center Washington D.C.

Bucolics (Bukoliki)High Definition Quartet album (2015) based on Witold Lutosławski; named Jazz Album of the Year by Polish Jazz and Rzeczpospolita

15 Studies for the OberekSolo album on Decca Classics (2014); named Polish Jazz Album of the Year by Rzeczpospolita

Experiment: PendereckiDebut solo album (2012); deconstructions of Krzysztof Penderecki's works

About the venue: Alchemia

Alchemia is a legendary bar and club in Kraków's Kazimierz district, open since 1999. Located in the heart of the former Jewish quarter, it is known for its rustic candlelit interior with antique furniture and paintings. The basement hosts a dedicated concert venue for live music, DJ nights, and cultural events. The club has become a key hub of Kraków's bohemian scene.

Estery 5, 31-056 Kraków Get directions

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