Gorecki’s Symphony of Sorrowful Songs

Soprano Aleksandra Kurzak joins the National Philharmonic and Maestro Piotr Gajewski for Henryk Górecki’s Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, an austere yet moving work that marked a shift in the composer’s style and has since earned a place among classical music’s cult favorites. Pianist Brian Ganz returns to continue his journey through the music of Frédéric Chopin with the Fantasia on Polish Airs and Rondo à la krakowiak.

Guest Artists: Aleksandra Kurzak, soprano; Ganz, piano

Program:
Frédéric Chopin, Fantasia on Polish Airs
Frédéric Chopin, Rondo à la krakowiak
INTERMISSION
Henryk Górecki, Symphony No. 3, Op. 36 (“Symphony of Sorrowful Songs”)

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