29 October, The Barbican

*A 20% discount is available for audiences of the Polish Cultural Institute – please email london.pci@instytutpolski.pl to get your discount code which you can use when booking online* (subject to availability)

Richard Tognetti and his Australian Chamber Orchestra are joined by musicians from the Guildhall School to bring music by pop-cultural icons Jonny Greenwood and Bryce Dessner face-to-face with the sounds of post-World War Two Poland – Szymanowski, Penderecki and Lutosławski – in an evening that’s been described as ‘a mind-bending, ear twisting, richly rewarding musical experience like few others’ (The Australian).

No music exists in a vacuum – so prepare for the worlds of neo-classicism, Polish folk and the avant garde to collide with contemporary cult classics in a dizzying, mesmerising and energising concert experience typical of this International Associate Ensemble.

The Programme will include:

Witold Lutosławski Musique funèbre: Prologue

Bryce Dessner Réponse Lutosławski

Wojciech Kilar Orawa

Krzysztof Penderecki Aria from Three Pieces in Baroque Style

Krzysztof Penderecki String Quartet No 1

Jonny Greenwood Suite from There Will be Blood

Karol Szymanowski String Quartet No 2 (arr Richard Tognetti)

To find out more and book: Indies and Idols | Barbican