LPO: Sublime Polish melodies

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Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallBelvedere Road, London, Greater London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom

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Programme

Górecki, Henryk (1933-2010)	Symphony no. 3 “Symphony of Sorrowful Songs”, Op.36
Penderecki, Krzysztof (1933-2020)	Violin Concerto no. 1

Performers

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Michal Dworzynski	Conductor
Barnabás Kelemen	Violin
Allison Bell	Soprano

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Staging Górecki’s Sorrowful Songs

Mark Pullinger, 14th October

This season, Henryk Górecki’s Third Symphony hits London’s stages twice: Crystal Pite expands Flight Pattern for a new work at The Royal Ballet, while Isabella Bywater presents it at English National Opera.

The Rest is Noise: Sublime Polish melodies

Penny Homer, 27th November

Southbank Centre's The Rest is Noise festival continued its focus on politics and spirituality with Henryck Górecki's popular Third Symphony, coupled with Krzysztof Penderecki's lesser-known Violin Concerto – but it was the latter work which fared better.

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