Czech Philharmonic / Augustin Hadelich / Semyon Bychkov
Dvořák: In Nature’s Realm, Violin Concerto & Symphony No. 8
The best of Dvořák
Their mutual history goes back a long way: the first concert given by the Czech Philharmonic, which was founded in 1896 by musicians of the Prague National Theatre, was conducted by no lesser figure than Antonín Dvořák. It goes without saying that the programme featured works by the composer’s himself, who had just returned from America. And it was Dvořák’s wealth of melody and his orchestral creativity that produced the traditional soft sound cultivated by this top ensemble. So tonight we hear a showpiece programme which marks the Czech Philharmonic’s return to ProArte this season.
In the midst of nature the audience can hear birdsong and get to know nature lover Dvořák, who was fond of working in his garden with a straw hat on, and used to go for long hikes with a water bottle in his backpack. His highly sophisticated Violin Concerto shows his talent for marvellous melodies, while the cleverly designed Eighth Symphony is a classic example of this brilliant composition’s rich imagination. One couldn’t present the Czech national composer any better than this!
Performers
Tschechische Philharmonie
Augustin Hadelich violin
conductor Semyon Bychkov
Programme
Antonín Dvořák
In Nature’s Realm / concert overture, Op. 91
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 53
– Interval –
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88
Soloist’s encore:
Wild Fiddler’s Rag / Bearbeitung von Augustun Hadelich
Orchestra’s encore:
Johannes Brahms
Ungarischer Tanz Nr. 1 g-Moll
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