Here, shattered destinies intersect: Andrzej Panufnik dedicates his Katyn Epitaph to the victims of the 1940 massacre; Arnold Schoenberg writes Friede auf Erden as an impossible pacifist vow. Flautist Ana de la Vega brings to life Elżbieta Sikora's Flute Concerto – a co-commissioned work in which the virtuoso engages in a dialogue with a contemporary orchestra. Julius Eastman celebrates Joan of Arc in a minimalist trance, while Franz Schreker, persecuted by the Nazi regime, offers his Schwanengesang , an elegiac swan song. Isang Yun, a Korean abducted in 1967 by the secret service of the South Korean dictatorship, unfolds his Carpet for Strings  ; Malek Jandali, a Syrian in exile, proclaims Freedom  ; Kareem Roustom, of Palestinian origin, brings the traditional Dabke to life. A serious, feverish, necessary evening.

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