Kraków Philharmonic Oratorio Concert
Friday, October 29, 2021, 7:30 PM
Kraków Philharmonic Hall
ul. Zwierzyniecka 1
Besides their weekly symphony concerts, the Kraków Philharmonic also organises master...
Franz von Suppé is remembered mostly as a composer of overtures and operettas (he penned 31 of them!). In fact, the premiere date of one of them, Das Pensionat, is considered as the birthday of Viennese operetta (24 November 1860). Yet, he also composed a good deal of religious music. He wrote his Requiem 1855 to commemorate Franz Pokorny, the theatre manager for whom he composed his early theatrical music. The Kraków Philharmonic reaches for this work, rarely performed nevertheless fascinating thanks to the use of the choir and rich, ingenious instrumentation and enlivened by Suppé's typically gorgeous melodies.
Franz von Suppé Requiem in D minor
Lidia Sosnowska – soprano
Joanna Święszek-Przeliorz – alto
Tomasz Świerczek – tenor
Wojciech Tabiś – bass
Kraków Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra
Piotr Piwko – choirmaster
Sascha Goetzel – conductor
Kraków Philharmonic Hall
ul. Zwierzyniecka 1
Besides their weekly symphony concerts, the Kraków Philharmonic also organises master recitals and educational concerts for children and young people.
The Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic Hall in Kraków was the first philharmonic to open in Poland after the Second World War. Besides the weekly symphony concerts, it organises master recitals and educational concerts for children and young people, while the summer meetings with music assume the form of chamber concerts of slightly lighter character. A hallmark of the Kraków Philharmonic repertoire is its programme of oratorios, which the Philharmonic can present thanks to its extensive and varied lineup: the orchestra, mixed choir, and boys choir. The Kraków Philharmonic has become recognised for its promotion of the works of Karol Szymanowski in Poland and abroad.
The Philharmonic Hall frequently hosts concerts by special guests, for example, at major festivals.
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