Polish chamber ensemble Sinfonietta Cracovia performed 'probably the first musical shopping-mall flash mob in Poland's history' on 29 November 2014. The group, conducted by Jurek DybaŠ‚, played Krakowiak in 20 bars by Polish composer Krzesimir DÄ™bski.
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