Composer's NoteOnce we had a joint conception to create a concert telling a life story. The premiere was planned to take place on the Acropolis in Athens. It was intended to be a large event a hybrid of a mystery playand an opera. Krzysztof Kieslowski would be the director Krzysztof Piesiewicz was responsible for the script and I was planning to compose the music. We thought it might be the first of a series of musical performances to bedeveloped in various interesting places around the world in the next few years. But it was life that authored a different ending: Krzysztof Kieslowski died in March of 1996.The first part of Requiem for My Friend is meant as afarewell to Krzysztof Kieslowski. I dedicate this music to him. Zbigniew Preisner
