Listen to Silesia calling

A charity concert

20 October 2024 Sunday 19:00 Moniuszko Auditorium

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A fight with the natural elements is always uneven. The helplessness we experience as humans in the face of nature's might makes us aware of the fragality of everything we own. The images coming in from south and western Poland are horrific. The scale of destruction and suffering is hard to imagine. Water wipes away people's houses, possessions, and institutions that are the heart and soul of local communities: schools and culture institutions.

In a gesture of solidarity with those affected by the disaster, we have deciced to turn our willingness to help into actions. On 20 October the POlish National Opera will present a charity concert to raise funds for a school in Nowy Świętów near Głuchołazy, Poland. We believe that when working together we can and will rebuild the material fabric of the towns and villages as well as the hopefulness and sense of safety of their residents.

The programme's concert revelves around the music of composers with links to the geographical region of Silesia. You will hear thoroughly contemporary pieces filled with formal and existentional explorations, and ineffable emotionality. Some are inspired by traditional folk music, while others draw on spirituality rooted either in religion or nature.

PROGRAMME

HENRYK MIKOŁAJ GÓRECKI
Totus Tuus

WOJCIECH KILAR
Orawa

EUGENIUSZ KNAPIK
Gdy…

BOLESŁAW SZABELSKI
Toccata from Suite Op. 10

HENRYK MIKOŁAJ GÓRECKI
Symphony No. 3 Op. 36 Symphony of Sorrowful Songs mov. 2

WOJCIECH KILAR
Krzesany

Aleksandra Kubas-Kruk - soprano
Justyna Khil - soprano
Mirosław Janowski - Chorus Master (Totus tuus a capella)
Chorus and Orchestra of the Polish National Opera
under Yaroslav Shemet

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