As a precursor to the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, this concert program will feature exclusively works by Polish composers as a tribute to the history and culture of our eastern neighbor. Almost 150 years lie between the creation of Chopin's early concert pieces for piano and orchestra and the symphonic poem "Krzesany" by Wojciech Kilar. What all three works have in common is their reference to Polish folklore. At the end of the program under the direction of Krzysztof Urbański is one of the most moving works of contemporary music, which many concertgoers will unconsciously or consciously recognize. In the early 1990s, the middle movement of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki's emotionally gripping 3rd Symphony became a favorite of radio stations and was also used frequently in films and series. The composition, entitled "Symphony of Lamentations", sets Polish texts about motherhood, love and loss to music, including a medieval Marian lament, an Upper Silesian folk song from the time of the Polish uprisings and, last but not least, a prayer written on the wall in the basement of the Gestapo headquarters in Zakopane in 1944 by an 18-year-old prisoner.

Kilar Chopin Górecki

Gasteig HP8

Krzysztof Urbanski

Events

Upcoming events

Apr 30 - May 1, 2025

Kilar Chopin Górecki · Munich Philharmonic

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in Symphony No. 3 by Górecki

Munich Philharmonic

Conductor in Krzesany by Kilar

Munich Philharmonic

Conductor in Grande fantaisie sur des airs polonais by Chopin

Munich Philharmonic

Conductor in Krakowiak by Chopin

Munich Philharmonic

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