Penderecki masterpieces go on tour in China

Works by the renowned Polish composer will be performed in five cities from now till end of the month, Chen Nan reports.

In 1995, Polish composer and conductor Krzysztof Penderecki finished his Violin Concerto No.2 Metamorphosen, 18 years after his Violin Concerto No.1.

Penderecki, who started working on the score in 1992, dedicated it to his friend, German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, who premiered it later that year with the London Symphony Orchestra.