Two concerts: Jakub Józef Orliński at the Wigmore Hall

Few artists embody the physicality of singing as profoundly as Jakub Józef Orliński. This Polish countertenor weaves a remarkable understanding of movement—honed through his breakdancing background—into his dazzlingly beautiful vocal performances, enriching them with a vibrant array of rhetorical gestures and expressive nuances. Recognised as the Best Opera Singer of the Year by Opernwelt magazine, Orliński will grace the Wigmore Hall with two concerts this year.
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10 October – Jakub Józef Orliński, countertenor and  Aleksander Dębicz, piano

Programme

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    1685-1750
    Widerstehe doch der Sünde BWV54

    Widerstehe doch der Sünde

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    1678-1741
    Stabat mater in F minor RV62
  • Henry Purcell

    1659-1695
    Come, ye sons of art, away Z323

    Strike the viol, touch the lute (arranged by Aleksander Dębicz)

  • Nicola Fago

    1677-1745
    Il Faraone sommerso

    Alla gente a Dio diletta (arranged by Aleksander Dębicz)

  • Aleksander Dębicz

    b. 1988
    Quarantine Song
  • Henry Purcell
    King Arthur Z628

    Fairest Isle (arranged by Aleksander Dębicz)

Interval

  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust BWV170

    Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlustz

  • George Frideric Handel

    1685-1759
    Giulio Cesare in Egitto HWV17

    Empio, dirò, tu sei

  • Joaquin Rodrigo

    1901-1999
    Adela

     (arranged by Aleksander Dębicz)

  • Aleksander Dębicz
    Dream 9
    Thoughts
  • Stanisław Moniuszko

    1819-1872
    Prząśniczka

     (arranged by Aleksander Dębicz)

 

This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval.

WHEN: Friday, 10 Oct 2025, 12.00pm

WHERE: Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street London W1U 2BP

TICKETS  here 

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11 October – Jakub Józef Orliński, countertenor and Michał Biel, piano

Programme:

  • George Frideric Handel

    1685-1759
    Agrippina HWV6

    Voi che udite il mio lamento

    Rodelinda HWV19

    Un zeffiro spirò

  • Tadeusz Baird

    1928-1981
    Spójrz co tu ciche serce wypisało
    Drwię, mając ciebie, z całej ludzkiej pychy
    Słodka miłości
    Jakże podobna zimie jest rozłąka
  • Henry Purcell

    1659-1695
    Sweeter than roses Z585
    King Arthur Z628

    What power art thou

  • George Frideric Handel
    Agrippina HWV6

    Coronato il crin d’alloro

Interval

  • George Frideric Handel
    Alcina HWV34

    Verdi prati

  • Henry Purcell
    If music be the food of love Z379a
    Bonduca, or The British Heroine Z574

    O lead me to some peaceful gloom

  • George Frideric Handel
    Rinaldo HWV7

    Siam prossimi al porto

  • Mieczysław Karłowicz

    1876-1909
    Idzie na pola
    Smutną jest dusza moja Op. 1 No. 6
    Skąd pierwsze gwiazdy Op. 1 No. 2
    Po szerokim morzu
    Mów do mnie jeszcze Op. 3 No. 1
    Rdzawe liście strząsa z drzew
    Czasem gdy długo na pół sennie marze
  • George Frideric Handel
    Partenope HWV27

    Furibondo spira il vento

 

This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval.

WHEN: Saturday, 10 Oct 2025, 12.00pm

WHERE: Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street London W1U 2BP

TICKETS  here 

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