25
October
Avant-garde and Utrenja
The Polskie Nagrania label reissued two albums with Krzysztof Penderecki’s music under the baton of Andrzej Markowski, who first conducted these works. “The recordings exude unique energy and power – both artists understood one another very well to give fantastic performances despite the opposition of rank-and-file musicians,” writes Dorota Szwarcman (Polityka).
14
October
Krzysztof Penderecki’s October concerts as part of Poland’s EU Presidency
Krzysztof Penderecki will conduct two concerts as part of Poland’s EU Presidency: on Friday, 14 October in Moscow with the Sinfonietta Cracovia orchestra, and on 18 October in Brussels, with the Sinfonia Varsovia orchestra. Both concerts will feature the composer’s works, including the Concerto for viola and orchestra with soloist Robert Kabara in Moscow, and the Violin concerto “Metamorphosen” with soloist Julian Rachlin in Brussels.
