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Witold Lutosławski - Les espaces du sommeil

for baritone and orchestra

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Material type Photograph
Author of the photo Andrzej Glanda
Date 14-09-1979
Description

Composer Witold Lutosławski on the stage of the Warsaw Philharmonic after the performance of his Les espaces du sommeil by the English baritone John Shirley-Quirk and the Great Symphony Orchestra of Polish Radio and Television in Katowice conducted by Stanisław Wisłocki.

The Polish premiere of the work took place on 14 September 1979 at the Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall during the opening concert of the 23rd Warsaw Autumn International Festival of Contemporary Music.

Names
First and last name Witold Lutosławski
Function Composer, Photographed person
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Date of birth 25-01-1913
Date of death 07-02-1994
Nicknames Derwid
Description Polish composer and conductor
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First and last name John Shirley-Quirk
Function Photographed person
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Date of birth 28-08-1931
Date of death 07-04-2014
Description English bass-baritone
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First and last name Andrzej Glanda
Function Photographer
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Description Polish photographer
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Ensembles/Orchestras
Name Great Symphony Orchestra of Polish Radio in Katowice
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Events
Name 23rd Warsaw Autumn International Festival of Contemporary Music
Place Warsaw
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Start date 14-09-1979
End date 23-09-1979
Related institutions
Name Polish Composers' Union
Function Organiser
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Institutions
Name Warsaw Philharmonic
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