CALENDAR
15 December 2025
Worcester, St. George’s Church (England), Christmas Concert, Chamber Choir of the Academy of Art in Szczecin, Barbara Halec – conductor, Jakub Stefek – organ
16 November 2025
Kraków, Tempel Synagogue, Music of the Kraków Synagogues, Aleksandra Szerocka-Bokwa – soprano, Matylda Sielska – alto, Stanisław Zyskowski – tenor, Adam Radnicki – bass, Jakub Stefek – harmonium, Sylwia Jakubczyk-Ślęczka – lecture
13 November 2025
Szczecin, Mieczysław Karłowicz Philharmonic, World premiere of “Webb’s Mirrors” by Dariusz Przybylski, Katarzyna Stasiewicz – cello, Zuzanna Całka – electronics, Jakub Stefek – organ
8 November 2025
Berlin, Pestalozzistraße Synagogue, Gala Concert – 17th Cantors Convention Berlin
3 November 2025
Święty Krzyż, Monastery of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Organ recital accompanying the 1st Holy Cross Symposium “Healing Memory”, Jakub Stefek – organ
29 October 2025
Online, Facebook profile of the KL Plaszow Museum, Music That Knows No Silence, Dr Sylwia Jakubczyk-Ślęczka, Dr Jakub Stefek
10 October 2025
Legnica, St. Mary’s Church, Ancient Songs of Legnica. Music of the Silesian Synagogues, Match Match Ensemble, Wojciech Parchem – tenor, Jakub Stefek – harmonium, Lilianna Krych – conductor
19 September 2025
Włodawa, Old Synagogue, Echoes of the Synagogue (Festival of Three Cultures), VRC Choir, Joanna Maluga – conductor, Jakub Stefek – organ
14 September 2025
Szczecin, Holy Trinity Church, Concert for the 150th Anniversary of the New Synagogue in Szczecin, Isidoro Abramowicz – cantor, Choir of the Pestalozzistraße Synagogue (Berlin), Jakub Stefek – organ
5 September 2025
Szczecin, Holy Trinity Church, Music of the New Synagogue: Dawid Ajzensztadt, Match Match Ensemble, Wojciech Parchem – tenor, Jakub Stefek – harmonium, Lilianna Krych – conductor
31 August 2025
Bodzentyn, Church of St Stanislaus, Cantorial Music of the Synagogues of Poland and Europe, Isidoro Abramowicz – cantor, Jakub Stefek – organ
31 August 2025
Kielce, Former Synagogue, Symposium: Jewish Music of Europe, Poland and Kielce, lecture The History of Synagogue Organ Music
19 July 2025
Szczecin, Archcathedral Basilica of St James, International Festival of Organ and Chamber Music, Jakub Stefek – organ
27 June 2025
Białystok, Białystok Cultural Centre, Sounds of Memory: Synagogue Music of Białystok, YAEL Group, Anna Silverman – vocals, Jakub Stefek – organ
26 June 2025
Białystok, Zamenhof Centre, lecture Forgotten Notes, Saved Voices: Synagogue Music of Białystok and Its Creators
19 May 2025
Szczecin, Szczecin Philharmonic, Son of God Mass by James Whitbourn, Chamber Choir of the Academy of Art in Szczecin, Barbara Halec – conductor, Jakub Stefek – organ, Patrycjusz Pura – saxophone
13 May 2025
Hanover, Villa Seligmann, Music of Dawid Ajzensztadt, Match Match Ensemble, Wojciech Parchem – tenor, Jakub Stefek – harmonium, Lilianna Krych – conductor
12 May 2025
Berlin, Embassy of the Republic of Poland, Music of Dawid Ajzensztadt, Match Match Ensemble, Wojciech Parchem – tenor, Jakub Stefek – harmonium, Lilianna Krych – conductor
29 April 2025
Vienna, FREME ERDE Festival, Organ recital, Jakub Stefek – organ
20 February 2025
Jerusalem, Erlöserkirche, Echoes of Shared Heritage: Jewish and Polish Organ Music Through the Ages, Jakub Stefek – organ
4 February 2025
Szczecin, Lentza Villa, Inauguration of the “Harmonium Festival” – curator of the concert series
26 January 2025
Berlin, Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche (Kreuzberg), OrgelKlänge mit Jakub Stefek: Echo der Synagoge, Jakub Stefek – organ
19 December 2024
Szczecin, Pomeranian Provincial Office Palace, Ceremony of Carols, Chamber Choir of the Academy of Art in Szczecin, Barbara Halec – conductor, Jakub Stefek – organ
17 November 2024
Warsaw, POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Premiere concert of the album “Music of David Eisenstadt”, Match Match Ensemble, Lilianna Krych – conductor, Wojciech Parchem – tenor, Jakub Stefek – harmonium
15 November 2024
Warsaw, Hashtag Lab – Contemporary Music Space, Educational meeting “The Music of Dawid Ajzensztadt”
21 September 2024
Poland, 27th Scientific and Methodological Session “Tradition and Modernity in Polish Organ Music of the 20th and 21st Centuries”, lecture “Ancient Songs and a Contemporary Musical Language – the Synagogue Tradition in the Organ Works of Polish Composers”
14 September 2024
Witnica, Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Concert within the Jewish Culture Days, Yoed Sorek – cantor, Jakub Stefek – organ
8 September 2024
Szczecin, Evangelical Holy Trinity Church, Music of the New Synagogue, YAEL Group – vocals, ExQuartet, Jakub Stefek – organ
5–8 September 2024
Szczecin, various venues, International Jewish Music Days in Szczecin, Artistic Director of the 7th edition
23 July 2024
Wrocław, White Stork Synagogue, Concert within the Simcha Festival, Choir of the Pestalozzistraße Synagogue (Berlin), Isidoro Abramowicz – cantor, Jakub Stefek – organ
20 May 2024
Poznań, Adam Mickiewicz University Aula, Synagogue Music Concert (accompanying the international symposium “Violence and Nonviolence in Christianity and Judaism”), AMU Chamber Choir, Krzysztof Szydzisz – conductor, Jakub Stefek – organ
12 May 2024
Tykocin, Great Synagogue, Rywka Tyktiner Jewish Music Festival, lecture “The Musical World of Synagogues”; concert “Music of the Great Synagogue”, Match Match Ensemble, Lilianna Krych – conductor, Jakub Stefek – organ
21 March 2024
Berlin, Pestalozzistraße Synagogue, Concert for the National Day of Remembrance of Poles Who Rescued Jews, Children’s Choir of the Jewish Community of Berlin, Isidoro Abramowicz – cantor, Jakub Stefek – organ
17 March 2024
Kraków, Galicia Jewish Museum, Synagogue Music Concert accompanying the opening of the KL Plaszow outdoor exhibition, Amnon Seelig – cantor, Jakub Stefek – organ
10 February 2024
Kingston, Shaare Shalom Synagogue (Jamaica), Organ recital “His Only Known Melody”, world premiere of a work by Ignacy Zalewski, Jakub Stefek – organ
18 December 2023
Warsaw, Evangelical Holy Trinity Church, The Art of Waiting: Harmony of Cultures and Sounds, Jakub Stefek – organ, Bożena Bujnicka – soprano
4 December 2023
Szczecin, Academy of Art / Pomeranian Provincial Office Palace, Premiere concert of the album “The Echo of the Temple”
26 November 2023
Witnica, Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, At the Crossroads of Cultures (Jewish Culture Days)
23 November 2023
Wrocław, White Stork Synagogue, Extraordinary Havdalah Concert, Jakub Stefek – organ, White Stork Synagogue Choir, Stanisław Rybarczyk – conductor, Isidoro Abramowicz – cantor
9 November 2023
Hanover, Villa Seligmann – House of Jewish Music, Synagogal Music – Past and Present, Jakub Stefek – organ
19 October 2023
Szczecin, Holy Trinity Church, Final concert of the International Jewish Music Days: “Music of the New Synagogue – Gershon Efros”, Maritime University of Technology Choir, Sylwia Fabiańczyk-Makuch – conductor, Isidoro Abramowicz – cantor, Jakub Stefek – organ
15 October 2023
Warsaw, POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, The Great Absence, Match Match Ensemble, Lilianna Krych – conductor, Jakub Stefek – organ, world premiere of “Lechem We-Afar” by Agnieszka Stulgińska
12 September 2023
Łódź, St Matthew’s Church, Music of the New Synagogue (Festival of Four Cultures), VRC Choir, Joanna Maluga – conductor, Piotr Czechowicz – tenor, Jakub Stefek – organ
7–9 September 2023
Szczecin, Villa Ogrody Śródmieście / National Museum in Szczecin, International Jewish Music Days in Szczecin, Artistic Director of the 6th edition
23 March 2023
Berlin, Pestalozzistraße Synagogue, Concert for the National Day of Remembrance of Poles Who Rescued Jews (organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Germany), Jakub Stefek – organ, Isidoro Abramowicz – cantor, Choir of the Pestalozzistraße Synagogue
20 March 2023
Szczecin, Lentza Villa, Artistic Families of Szczecin – hosted discussion and synagogue organ music concert
19 March 2023
Berlin, Apostel-Paulus-Kirche (Schöneberg), Arno Nadel – Shire Simroh, Isidoro Abramowicz – cantor, Jakub Stefek – organ, Choir of the Pestalozzistraße Synagogue
9 March 2023
Szczecin, Academy of Art, lecture “Why Culture Should Be Funded from Public Resources”
23 February 2023
Potsdam, Abraham Geiger College Synagogue, Premiere concert of the album “Jakub Weiss – Psalms and Hymns”, Jakub Stefek – organ, Isidoro Abramowicz – cantor, Chamber Choir of the Academy of Art in Szczecin, Barbara Halec – conductor
14 February 2023
Warsaw, Jewish Historical Institute Emanuel Ringelblum, lecture “Can an Old Musical Instrument Be a Symbol of Contemporary Change? On Synagogue Organs in the 19th and 20th Centuries”
22 January 2023
Szczecin, Garrison Church, New Year’s Concert of the Maritime University of Technology Choir – host
14 December 2022
Szczecin, Lentza Villa, A Musical Winter at Lentza Villa, Jakub Stefek – organ, students of the Academy of Music in Wrocław
1 December 2022
Berlin, Rykestraße Synagogue, Ordination and Investiture Ceremony of New Rabbis and Cantors, Jakub Stefek – organ, Choir of the Pestalozzistraße Synagogue
24 November 2022
Hanover, Villa Seligmann, Hommage à Arno Nadel, Jakub Stefek – organ, Isidoro Abramowicz – vocals, Choir of the Pestalozzistraße Synagogue
23 November 2022
Minden, St Peter’s Church, Schire Simroh – Song and Organ Music, concert with Isidoro Abramowicz
21 November 2022
Berlin, Pestalozzistraße Synagogue, International Jewish Music Days, Nigun Jazz Quartet, Isidoro Abramowicz – cantor, Jakub Stefek – organ
9 November 2022
Jerusalem, Augusta Victoria Church, Concert commemorating Kristallnacht, Jakub Stefek – organ, Choir of the Lutheran Community in Jerusalem
8 November 2022
Jerusalem, Lutheran Community, lecture “The History of Organs in Synagogues”
6 November 2022
Warsaw, POLIN Museum, All the Voices of the Synagogue (Kristallnacht anniversary), Jakub Stefek – organ, VRC Choir, Joanna Maluga – conductor, world premiere of “Who Were You, Mr Grosfeld?” by Ignacy Zalewski
15 October 2022
Witnica, Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Music of Jakub Weiss (Jewish Culture Days), Jakub Stefek – organ, Isidoro Abramowicz – cantor, Chamber Choir of the Academy of Art in Szczecin, Barbara Halec – conductor
18 September 2022
Marburg, Parish Church of St Mary, Schire Simroh – Song and Organ Music, concert with Isidoro Abramowicz
11 September 2022
Szczecin, National Museum, Jewish Music Days 2022 – Music of the New Synagogue: Jakub Weiss, Jakub Stefek – organ, Isidoro Abramowicz – cantor, Chamber Choir of the Academy of Art in Szczecin, Barbara Halec – conductor
31 August 2022
Pinneberg, Christuskirche, Schire Simroh – Song and Organ Music, concert with Isidoro Abramowicz
27 August 2022
Szczecin, Archcathedral Basilica, 15th International Organ Festival, Jakub Stefek – organ, Jacek Ścibor – vocals, Maciej Strycharczyk – clarinet, Children’s Choir ZUT DON-DIRI-DON, Monika Walczukiewicz – piano, Dariusz Dyczewski – conductor
30 July 2022
Wrocław, Church of the Holy Cross, Johannes Brahms “Non Sola Scripta” Festival, Jakub Stefek – organ, Zdzisław Madej – vocals, Michał Chorosiński – recitation
9 July 2022
Jerusalem, Church of the Redeemer, Synagogal Music – Between Past and Future (Old City Music Festival), Jakub Stefek – organ
14 July 2022
Władysławowo, Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 49th Festival of Organ and Chamber Music, Jakub Stefek – organ
13 June 2022
Katowice, University of Economics, Public defense of the doctoral dissertation “Models of Consumer Behavior in the Performing Arts Market”
15 May 2022
Warsaw, POLIN Museum, The Great Music of the Great Synagogue, Jakub Stefek – organ, Isidoro Abramowicz – cantor, Choir of the Pestalozzistraße Synagogue
24 March 2022
Berlin, Pestalozzistraße Synagogue, National Day of Remembrance of Poles Who Rescued Jews, Isidoro Abramowicz – cantor, Jakub Stefek – organ, Choir of the Pestalozzistraße Synagogue, international premiere of “Kaddish” by Dariusz Przybylski
6 March 2022
Szczecin, Pomeranian Dukes’ Castle, lecture “Archaic Sounds in the Modern World, or the History of Jewish Music”
13 January 2022
Szczecin, Academy of Art, online lecture “Music in the Bible: The Oldest Choral Singing and Musical Instruments of Humanity”
12 December 2021
Szczecin Zdroje, Church of the Holy Spirit, Grüneberg Organ Concert
11 December 2021
Berlin, Pestalozzistraße Synagogue, Concert of works by Arno Nadel
2 December 2021
Berlin, Pestalozzistraße Synagogue, Hanukkah Concert, international premiere of “Shire Bet Haknesset” by Adam Porębski
21 November 2021
Cologne, Church of St Nicholas, Blühende Musik der Jüdischen Liturgie, organ and vocal concert
7 November 2021
Witnica, publication of the article “Let the Organs Speak… On Synagogue Music at the Turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries” in “Who Will Tell Our Story?”
12 October 2021
Szczecin, National Museum, Songs of Abraham Lichtenstein, DON DIRI DON, Isidoro Abramowicz
10 October 2021
Borgentreich, St John’s Church, Lob und Freude – Music of the Shabbat, organ and vocal concert
14 September 2021
Legnica, St Mary’s Church, World premiere of “Kaddish. Passacaglia for Organ Solo” by Dariusz Przybylski
14 September 2021
Legnica, St Mary’s Church, Organ recital inaugurating the 35th Legnica Organ Conversatorium
12 September 2021
Szczecin, National Museum, World premiere of “Shire Beit Haknesset” by Adam Porębski
11–12 September 2021
Szczecin, National Museum, Jewish Music Days – artistic concept
1 September 2021
Berlin, Album premiere: “Arno Nadel – Schire Simroh”, Isidoro Abramowicz, Jakub Stefek, Choir of the Pestalozzistraße Synagogue
29 August 2021
Witnica, Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Organ recital (Jewish Culture Days)
25 August 2021
Bielefeld, Beit Tikwa Synagogue, Chamber concert with Isidoro Abramowicz
24 July 2021
Szczecin, Lentza Villa, participation in the discussion “Values in Culture”
12–18 July 2021
Krzeszów, various venues, Summer concert series “Music of the Old Masters”, organ recitals
11 July 2021
Mirosławiec, Jewish Culture Week, lecture on Jewish music and concert
4–6 July 2021
Berlin, Pestalozzistraße Synagogue, Album recording sessions
18 June 2021
Szczecin, Philharmonic, lecture within the project “Cross-Border Limousine Ride to the Philharmonic”
21–25 June 2021
Międzyzdroje, Cultural Centre, International Choral Song Festival – organizing team
21 June 2021
Publication of the article “The Ethnic Factor in European Organ Literature…” in Notes Muzyczny
20 June 2021
Międzyzdroje, Cultural Centre, Congress of Polish Choral Music
17 June 2021
Szczecin, National Museum, The Musical History of Szczecin
11 June 2021
Berlin, Pestalozzistraße Synagogue, Bat mitzvah ceremony – organ
10 June 2021
Wrocław, Academy of Music, Public defense of the doctoral dissertation “Works for Solo Organ by Jewish Composers in Central Europe, 1810–1938”
8 June 2021
Szczecin, Philharmonic, conference “EduPhilharmonie – New Challenges in Music Therapy”
6 June 2021
Berlin, Pestalozzistraße Synagogue, Recording session with Isidoro Abramowicz for the European Centre for Jewish Music
30 May 2021
Szczecin, Philharmonic, Chamber concert – Szczecin Brass Quintet (host)
14 May 2021
Sanok, International Festival of Organ and Chamber Music, concert with Vox Varshe
27 April 2021
Szczecin, Philharmonic, lecture and webinar on audience development (Music.Multimedia.Management Project)
27 March 2021
Katowice, University of Economics, Postgraduate programme “Cultural Manager” – teaching
16 February 2021
Szczecin, Philharmonic, “I Hear Good Sounds 2020” finale, conference “Challenges of Acoustic Ecology”
7 January 2021
Szczecin, Academy of Art, online lecture “The Organ as a Jewish Instrument in Ancient and 19th-Century Perspectives”