Music invites contemplation of places regarded as sacred and reflection on the destruction wrought by humankind. Spróbuj opiewać okaleczony świat [Try to Praise the Mutilated World] is Zygmunt Krauze’s latest composition, based on Adam Zagajewski’s famous poem, which calls for finding joy in everyday life. Krauze’s Piano Concerto No. 2, inspired by the composer’s travels, expresses admiration and respect for the world’s cultural diversity. Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 evokes a longing for an idyllic, childlike vision of Heaven, undermined by the composer’s subtle irony. 

PROGRAMME

Zygmunt Krauze (b. 1938)
Try to Praise the Mutilated World
for soprano and orchestra [12’] – world premiere
words by Adam Zagajewski (1945–2021)
(2026) 

Piano Concerto No. 2 [35’]
(1996)

Delphi
Theotihuacan
Kyongju
Jerusalem 

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Gustav Mahler (1860–1911)
Symphony No. 4 in G major
for soprano and large symphony orchestra [54’]
words in mov. IV: text of the folk song Das himmlische Leben from the collection The Boy’s Magic Horn / Des Knaben Wunderhorn
(1900) 

Bedächtig. Nicht eilen
In gemächlicher Bewegung. Ohne Hast
Ruhevoll (Poco adagio) 
Sehr behaglich 

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PERFORMERS

Symphony Orchestra of the Silesian Philharmonic
Yaroslav Shemet – conductor, the Orchestra’s Artistic Director
Joanna Kędzior – soprano
Zygmunt Krauze – piano