• Duration: 7'
• Instrumentation: vc solo-0000-0100-batt(2esec) pf-archi
• Year: 2009
• Type: parts, score

The tragedy in Katyń, and other crimes in the East, in relation to civilians, clergy, and Polish soldiers, deeply upset me. On top of this there was the murder of my father-in-law by the NKWD, a great man and honourable officer. We dont even know his grave.
Andrzej Wajda's film ''Katyń'' was an additional impulse to write ''Katyń Elegy''. I chose cello solo and small orchestra. Cantilena cello and expression can well reflect the mood of sadness and pain. But in this work there are also elements of drama, just as the events at Katyń were dramatic. [Jan Krenz]