Name: Prom 49: Czech Philharmonic play Dvořák and Suk
Start: 2024-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Royal Albert Hall

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BBC Proms

Conductor

Jakub Hrůša

Orchestra

Czech Philharmonic

Cellist

Anastasia Kobekina

Cello

Royal Albert Hall

Prom 49: Czech Philharmonic play Dvořák and Suk

London

United Kingdom

Prom 49: Czech Philharmonic play Dvořák and Suk: Cello Concerto in B Minor, op. 104 Dvořák (+1 More)

Concert

Oratorio / Orchestral

Cello Concerto in B Minor, op.104

Symphony No.2 'Asrael', Op.27

Paul Koneri

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About This Event
When the great Czech composer Antonín Dvořák died, his protégé and son-in-law Josef Suk wrote three movements of a symphony in his mentor’s memory. Then tragedy struck again: Suk’s wife, Dvořák’s own daughter, died too. Added to the long-breathed, lyrical symphony Suk had written came two new movements: a furious scherzo and a transcendental statement of acceptance, finding peace in the beauty and renewal of the natural world. Celebrating the Year of Czech Music, the Republic’s flagship orchestra visits the Proms for a concert that combines Suk’s monumental symphony of grief with the gorgeous Cello Concerto by his beloved father-in-law.

Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3

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