Eufonie Grand Finale – Krzysztof Penderecki’s Polish Requiem on the composer’s 86th birthday! Thanks to excellent performers, the listeners could direct their thoughts to tragic events and special figures of Poland’s recent history: the Katyń massacre, the uprisings during World War II, the events on the Polish coast in 1970, Father Maksymilian Maria Kolbe, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński and John Paul II.
PHOTOS:
PROGRAMME:
Krzysztof Penderecki, A Polish Requiem for four solo voices (SATB) , two mixed choirs and orchestra
ARTISTS:
Iwona Hossa – soprano
Anna Radziejewska – alto
Rafał Bartmiński – tenor
Tomasz Konieczny – bass
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir
Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra
Zsolt Nagy – conductor
The Eufonie Festival is organized by the National Centre for Culture with the funds of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.
Patron of the EUFONIE Festival is PKN Orlen
