Jan Brant Concerts for the 1000th Anniversary of the Kingdom of Poland

About the event

Jan Brant for the 1000th Anniversary of the Kingdom of Poland In the jubilee year of the 1000th anniversary of the Kingdom of Poland, the Polish audience will receive a unique gift – the return of the music of the forgotten composer Jan Brant, a creator from the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries, whose works were stolen by the Swedes during the Deluge. The concert series "Jan Brant for the 1000th Anniversary of the Kingdom of Poland" will restore his work to Polish culture, showcasing its richness and significance. The concerts will take place in locations connected to Brant's activity – in Braniewo and Poznań – as well as at the Royal Palace in Wilanów and in Wodzisław Śląski. This is a symbolic gesture of returning music to Poland that for centuries remained outside its borders. The project is based on the album "Jan Brant Opera Omnia" (Exploratori Ensemble, Agnieszka Budzińska-Bennett, Paweł Pawłowicz), released in 2024. The album – praised by critics ("Ruch Muzyczny", Radio Chopin) – was nominated for the International Classical Music Awards ICMA 2025 and won three awards at the International "Muzyczne Orły" Competition! The repertoire will include all known compositions by Brant, among them the particularly valuable piece "Christus natus est nobis", reconstructed by Paweł Pawłowicz. It is the first known vocal composition in Poland to use the organ as basso continuo. 🎵 Concert dates and venues: - 24.10.2025 – Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Wodzisław Śląski (Fide et Amore Festival), 19:00 free admission - 25.10.2025 – Museum of King Jan III's Palace in Wilanów, Warsaw (Early Music in Wilanów), 17:00 🎟️ Tickets: https://www.wilanow-palac.pl/bilety/indywidualne/wybierz-bilet - 26.10.2025 – Basilica of St. Catherine of Alexandria, Braniewo (Braniewo Autumn), 19:00 free admission - 27.10.2025 – Poznań Fara, Poznań (Poznań Katharsis Festival), 19:45 🎟️ Tickets: https://www.stage24.pl/events/katharsis2024-5640 Performers: - Exploratori Ensemble | Paweł Pawłowicz - Wiktoria Pancerz, Victoria Lerche-Kurpas | Cantus - Karol Bartosiński | Altus - Jakub Pruszek, Piotr Windak | Tenor - Paweł Pawłowicz, Mateusz Szwankowski, Michał Pancerz | Bassus - Andrea Inghisciano, Emilio Botto | Cornett - Cameron Drayton, Martyn Sanderson | Baroque trombone - Justyna Rekść-Raubo | viola da gamba - Henryk Kasperczak | lute - Victoria Lerche-Kurpas, Paweł Pawłowicz | Positive organ & regal - Agnieszka Budzińska-Bennett | Cantus, artistic direction The event is under the National Patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, as part of the Millennium of the Coronation of the First Kings of Poland. Honorary Committee: - Archbishop Metropolitan of Poznań Zbigniew Zieliński - Archbishop Metropolitan of Warmia Józef Górzyński - Archbishop Metropolitan of Warsaw Adrian Józef GALBAS - Marshal of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship Adam Struzik - Marshal of the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship Marcin Kuchciński - Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship Wojciech Saługa - Marshal of the Wielkopolskie Voivodeship Marek Woźniak - Leszek Dziąg, Starost of Braniewo Media partners: - Gość Niedzielny - TVP Kultura - TVP Info - TVP3 Katowice - TVP3 Olsztyn - TVP3 Poznań - TVP3 Warszawa - Portal Naszemiasto.pl - Przewodnik Katolicki - Radio Emaus - Radio Katowice - Radio Poznań - Ruch Muzyczny Cooperation: - Museum of King Jan III's Palace in Wilanów | Early Music in Wilanów concert series - Feliks Nowowiejski Art Promotion Foundation | Braniewo Autumn Festival - St. Benedict Foundation | Poznań Katharsis Festival - Ecce Homo Association | Fide et Amore Religious Art Festival The project is co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund as part of the "Music" program, implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance. The strategic sponsor of the project is - Do Re Mi Music Kindergarten | Wiktoria and Michał Pancerz https://www.exploratori.pl