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Gorton Philharmonic Orchestra Spring Concert
An evening of music with a Polish theme
Part of the Gorton Philharmonic Orchestra 2025-2026 Season
Add to my Calendar 25-04-2026 19:30 25-04-2026 21:30 36 Gorton Philharmonic Orchestra Spring Concert Our Polish-themed Spring Concert begins with Scharwanka’s Polish National Dance Opus 3 No. 1, followed by the folk-inspired themes of Lutoslawski’s Mala Suite, composed 75 years ago. RNCM Masters student and winner of the Royal Northern College of Music concerto competition in 2024, Rachel Stonham, will make her debut with Gorton Philharmonic performing Różycki’s recently premièred Violin Concerto, reconstructed after being discovered buried in a suitcase in his garden after he was forced to flee the Nazis. Our concert of unusual music concludes with Tchaikovsky’s ‘Polish’ Symphony, the composer’s least well-known but nonetheless innovative symphony notable for its recurring Polish dance rhythms prominent in the Finale. Holy Innocents Church, Manchester DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Holy Innocents Church
Wilbraham Road
Fallowfield
Manchester
M14 6JZ
England
Tickets
Prices: £10 (accompanied children FREE)
Book Tickets
Programme
Xaver Scharwenka – Polish National Dance, Op.3 no.1
Witold Lutoslawski – Mala Suite (Little Suite)
Ludomir Różycki – Violin Concerto, Op.70
~ Interval ~
Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Symphony no.3 in D major 'Polish', Op.29
Performers
Rachel Stonham – violin
Juan Ortuño – Conductor
John Resek – Leader
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Programme Note
Our Polish-themed Spring Concert begins with Scharwanka’s Polish National Dance Opus 3 No. 1, followed by the folk-inspired themes of Lutoslawski’s Mala Suite, composed 75 years ago. RNCM Masters student and winner of the Royal Northern College of Music concerto competition in 2024, Rachel Stonham, will make her debut with Gorton Philharmonic performing Różycki’s recently premièred Violin Concerto, reconstructed after being discovered buried in a suitcase in his garden after he was forced to flee the Nazis. Our concert of unusual music concludes with Tchaikovsky’s ‘Polish’ Symphony, the composer’s least well-known but nonetheless innovative symphony notable for its recurring Polish dance rhythms prominent in the Finale.
