10. Arena Festival film & music: Valhalla – Symphony of the North

10. Arena Festival film & music: Valhalla – Symphony of the North invites fans on an epic auditory journey that fuses grand film music with the spirit of Viking legend and Slavic heritage. In concert, the Symphony Orchestra of the Warmia-Masuria Philharmonic, under the deft baton of Maciej Kotarba, delivers soaring orchestral passages, while Northeastern and Afternoon Music Ensemble “ProForma”, led by Marcin Wawruk, brings the edge of traditional folk sounds to the stage. Together with the versatile KRIVE team—Marcin Rumiński (singing, mandola, jingle harp, bagpipes, flutes, throat singing), Jacek Fedkowicz (bass), Kamil Drężek (drums, vocals, throat singing), Michał Górka (tagelharpa, octave mandolin), and Marcin Sojka (percussion)—the program becomes a living soundtrack to tales of ancient battles and heroic sagas. Enhancing the experience are interactive displays and narratives curated with the Archaeological Museum in Elbląg and the Battle of Grunwald Museum in Stębark, transporting viewers to the early Middle Ages. Fans will be swept away by the monumental soundscapes of film music reimagined in a powerful symphonic setting, complete with an ethnic ensemble, choir, and theatrical spectacle that celebrates the timeless legacy of Valhalla.