Sinfonietta Cracovia - Glass, Kulenty en Kilar

Visual Polish and American minimal music in Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ. Sinfonietta Cracovia comes from the historic city of Krakow, where the Polish kings once resided. The chamber orchestra makes its debut in the Muziekgebouw with American minimal music and closely related accessible Polish music. Polish composer Hanna Kulenty, who studied with Louis Andriessen in the 1980s, wrote a new work for trumpet, bass trombone and string orchestra. The premiere will be performed this evening. The orchestra will perform a true classic by minimalist Philip Glass, the 'Third Symphony'.