- La La Land at the Film Music Festival
- World premiere of the Symphony of Mercy on six continents
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2025
2024
- Chopin – Tender Strings with Natalia Kukulska
- World premiere of Karłowicz’s songs arranged by Maciej Koczur
- Amadeus Live
2023
- Lang Lang performs with the orchestra at Ithra Theatre
- Recording of the 40th studio album
- Collaboration established with Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Records
- World premiere of Symphony No. 3 by Elliot Goldenthal, commissioned by OAB
2022
- Prestigious Diapason d’Or award for the world premiere recording of Antal Doráti’s opera Der Künder, conducted by Martin Fischer-Dieskau
2021
- World premiere of Ihab Darwish’s Hekayat. Symphonic Tales album and concert at the Abu Dhabi Festival
- International celebration of the Year of Ludwig van Beethoven
2020
- World premiere of the Polish-language version of Józef Beer’s opera The Polish Wedding
2019
- Maestro Jean-Luc Tingaud appointed as the orchestra’s First Guest Conductor
- First concert with Andrea Bocelli
2018
- Debut in the United Arab Emirates – Abu Dhabi Music Festival
- Ihab Darwish becomes First Guest Composer
- Collaboration with Prestige MJM agency
2017
- Double debut at the Chopin and His Europe Festival
- World premieres of Artist’s Way by Piotr Peszat and Herr Thaddäus by Paweł Mykietyn, conducted by Wiktor Kociuban
2016
- First concert tour to the People’s Republic of China with Prof. Krzysztof Penderecki
2015
- Multiculturalism Doesn’t Work – Artists Against Violence, an international project between Trondheim and Kraków
- Subaru becomes the orchestra’s automotive partner
2014
- Opening ceremony of Kraków Arena for 16,000 young spectators with Pixar in Concert
2013
- Maestro Jacek Kaspszyk appointed as the orchestra’s Principal Conductor
2012
- Debut at the Kraków Film Music Festival
- Inauguration of recurring projects Fairy Melodies and Bird Gossip
2011
- The orchestra performs in Darmstadt as a resident ensemble
2010
- Performance at the Young Euro Classic Festival in Berlin
2009
- Concert in the legendary Golden Hall of Musikverein in Vienna as part of the Musik der Meister subscription series
- First edition of the original concert series Jeszcze Polska Muzyka (Polish Music Yet Again)
2008
- Platinum album 7 Songs of Mary
2005
- Debut at the 9th Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival in Warsaw
- First studio album
2003
- Founding of the Beethoven Academy Orchestra In Bayreuth
The virtuoso The Beethoven Academy Orchestra put some other, older orchestras to shame. The young players found themselves jumping from one style of writing to another, without missing a beat. Hopefully, FMF will utilise their talents more often from now on.
Elliot GoldenthalComposer
(…) The first bars already made it clear that the Beethoven Academy Orchestra, established in 2003 in Krakow, is composed of the most talented young musicians in Poland.
Annika SengerOnline Musik Magazine
This still-young orchestra (after all, it has been around for just over ten years) plays with extraordinary dedication and passion. It is an absolute phenomenon.
Marcin MajchrowskiPolish Radio 2
(...) There is an extraordinary energy radiating from this ensemble! Phenomenal world-class sound and musicianship. They play as if everything is at stake.
Anna Woźniakowska Polska Muza
…The enthusiastic reception of the audience, plus the very positive press that followed, are a confirmation that the path the Beethoven Academy Orchestra is walking, is solid and full of future...
Jose CuraOpera singer, director, conductor
…I have valued working with Beethoven Academy Orchestra just as much as I value working the most renowned symphonic orchestras of the Word…
Gabriel ChmuraConductor
…What has impressed me the most is the orchestra members’ dedication to fulfil their artistic vocation…
Jacek KaspszykConductor
… I am deeply moved by the dedication of this orchestra. It is not just playing (…) there is something more in it…
Krzysztof PendereckiComposer
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