91st Birthday Jubilee of Krzysztof Penderecki – Mūza Rubackytė at the Kraków Philharmonic

Sunday, November 17, 2024, 6:00 PM

  • Sunday, November 17, 2024, 6:00 PM
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November at the Kraków Philharmonic is marked by the commemoration of Krzysztof Penderecki – a composer and conductor, one of the greatest creators of Polish culture, who would have celebrated his 91st birthday on 23 November. The special anniversary concert at the Philharmonic will feature a performance by Lithuanian pianist Mūza Rubackytė. We will hear her in the solemn and dramatic Piano Concerto "Resurrection" (inspired by the 11th September attacks), which the composer often invited the Lithuanian artist to perform. The programme for the evening in the hall of the Kraków Philharmonic will be complemented by Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 in G major performed by the Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Alexander Humala.

Krzysztof Penderecki Piano Concerto "Resurrection"
Antonín Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

Mūza Rubackytė – piano
Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra
Alexander Humala – conductor

Kraków Philharmonic Hall

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Besides their weekly symphony concerts, the Kraków Philharmonic also organises master recitals and educational concerts for children and young people.

The Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic Hall in Kraków was the first philharmonic to open in Poland after the Second World War. Besides the weekly symphony concerts, it organises master recitals and educational concerts for children and young people, while the summer meetings with music assume the form of chamber concerts of slightly lighter character. A hallmark of the Kraków Philharmonic repertoire is its programme of oratorios, which the Philharmonic can present thanks to its extensive and varied lineup: the orchestra, mixed choir, and boys choir. The Kraków Philharmonic has become recognised for its promotion of the works of Karol Szymanowski in Poland and abroad.

The Philharmonic Hall frequently hosts concerts by special guests, for example, at major festivals.

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