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Composer: Penderecki, Krzysztof (1933-2020)

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West Cork Chamber Music Festival

St Brendan's Church

Wed 1 Jul at 19:30

Vasks, Penderecki, Schubert

McKenna, Bieri, Goldscheider, Zemtsov, Stotijn, van Sambeek, Delta Piano Trio, Novo Quartet

Grafenegg Kulturbetriebsgesellschaft m.b.H.

Auditorium Grafenegg

Fri 21 Aug at 19:30

Arafah, Choi, Gillerot, Godard, Kim, Penderecki, Neuwirth

Lubman, Widmann, Tonkünstler-Orchester

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Culture and Congress Centre: Concert Hall

Fri 4 Sep at 19:30

Penderecki VC2, Dvořák 9, Adams

Honeck, Mutter, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

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Unnatural Harmony: Requiem to a troubled genius at the Southbank’s Multitudes

By Chris Garlick

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Hannu Lintu and the Netherlands Philharmonic wrestle for the soul of Shostakovich

By Laurence Vittes

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Time’s up: Penderecki and Messiaen chamber works at the Southbank Centre

By Christopher Woodley

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The art of memory: classical music for mourning

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Changing the face of modern music: Irvine Arditti on the Arditti Quartet at 50

By Tim Rutherford-Johnson

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The weight of memory: the music of Krzysztof Penderecki

By David Grundy

Fact file

Year of birth	1933
Year of death	2020
Nationality	Poland
Period	Modern

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Ciaccona In memoriam Giovanni Paolo II Quartet for clarinet and string trio Sextet The Awakening of Jacob Violin Concerto no. 2 "Metamorphosen"