Conceived in a single sweep, Penderecki’s Piano Concerto ‘Resurrection’ unfolds less as showcase than as symphonic drama, the piano woven deep into the orchestral fabric. Its revised finale—shadowed by 9/11—introduces a chorale that returns like a grave, collective memory; bells cut through the texture with cathedral weight, transforming hope into austere consolation. The writing asks for stamina and imagination rather than display: sudden metric turns and volatile climates leave no space for a traditional cadenza, while the solo line alternates steel and song, even answering gong and tuba with clenched clusters. Heard this way, the piece feels like a modern symphony concertante—restless, rhapsodic, and humane—its chromatic lyricism glancing toward Chopin yet speaking firmly in the language of our time. The programme opens with the Ciaccona in memoriam Giovanni Paolo II, a piano transcription of the Polish Requiem’s Agnus Dei: a page of poised lament whose long-breathed lines and quiet disquiet bridge eras of Polish history—here presented in its first recording for solo piano. Captured live with Lithuanian forces, the performance balances weight and clarity, letting faith and beauty stand side by side.