Apr 17

London Philharmonic Orchestra - World Premiere of Gorecki's Symphony No. 4

Con Henryk Górecki, Joanna Woś e altri 3 artisti . Sede: Royal Festival Hall

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Sabato 17 Aprile 2010 alle 19:30

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Royal Festival Hall
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom

Tel: +44.(0)20 7960 4200

Web: http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/venues/royal-festival-hall

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Mark-Anthony Turnage: Texan Tenebrae (UK premiere)
Philip Glass: Violin Concerto No.2 (The American Four Seasons) (European premiere)
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Henryk Gorecki: Symphony No.4 (World premiere) ***

Marin Alsopconductor
Robert McDuffieviolin

An evening of premieres of music by Mark-Anthony Turnage, Philip Glass and Henryk Gorecki.

As the resounding stillness of his Third Symphony echoed through Europe in 1977, Henryk Gorecki's unparalleled music began to uplift, move, and inspire many thousands - often listeners entirely new to classical music. Whilst the pattern-based, hypnotic minimalism of Philip Glass was emerging in America, in Poland Gorecki was beginning to create music that concurrently displayed energy and placidity. It was inspired not by the compelling clacketty-clack of industrial America, but by the granite-like eternities of Polish soil, folksong and faith. Here, Gorecki unveils the fourth step on his symphonic journey, and Europe greets The American Four Seasons from Philip Glass.

Royal Festival Hall at 6.15pm - Marin Alsop introduces the programme. Admission free.

Turnage's Texan Tenebrae is commissioned by the Festival de Musica de Canarias and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

Glass' Violin Concerto No.2 (The American Four Seasons) is commissioned by the Toronto Symphony and London Philharmonic Orchestras, Aspen Music Festival and School, Krannert Center at the University of Illinois and Carlsen Center at the Johnson County Community College.

Gorecki's Symphony 4 is commissioned by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Southbank Centre London, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association and Zaterdag Matinee Amsterdam.

*** UPDATE: Due to health problems Henryk Górecki has been unable to complete Symphony 4. The Philharmonic and conductor Marin Alsop will now perform Górecki's Symphony 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) with Polish soprano Joanna Woś. The rest of the program remains unchanged.