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Górecki’s Symphony of Sorrowful Songs

Experience a symphony that moved the world.

Royal Festival Hall
Fri 19 Feb7.30 pm
2 hours 0 minutes
Genres: Orchestral, Vocal
Conductor(s):

Andrey Boreyko conductor

Performer(s):

Iwona Sobotka soprano

About this event

A woman’s voice rises from deep sorrow, singing: ‘Oh, sing for him, God’s little songbirds / Since his mother cannot find him.’ In 1976, Henryk Górecki wrote his Symphony No. 3 in Communist Poland as a response to suffering and as an expression of hope. Known as the 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs', he never expected it to become a global phenomenon, finding listeners across the world. Tonight, it is performed by award-winning Polish soprano Iwona Sobotka.

*Supported by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute.

Sung in Polish, a free printed translation will be provided.

Venue details

Royal Festival Hall

Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX

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Things to do before/after

Górecki Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) (54’)*
Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 (46’)

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