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Górecki’s Sorrowful Songs meditative and powerful at Celtic Connections

Francesca Chiejina and Paweł Kapuła
© Kris Kesiak | Celtic Connections
Bruno Heinen, Alice Zawadzki and George Crowley
© Kris Kesiak | Celtic Connections
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Reviewed at City Halls: Concert Hall, Glasgow on 20 January 2026
Programme to include:
Works by Zawadzki
Górecki, Symphony no. 3 “Symphony of Sorrowful Songs”, Op.36
Francesca Chiejina, Soprano
Alice Zawadzki, Violin
Paweł Kapuła, Conductor
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