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Archive listings for Prom 49 (2024)

Work type: Concert.

The Czech Philharmonic play Dvorak and Suk - T0114719148

When the great Czech composer Antoni´n Dvorak died, his proteege and son-in-law Josef Suk wrote three movements of a symphony in his mentor's memory. Then tragedy struck again: Suk's wife, Dvorak'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 son-in- law. There will be an intervalPerformer Anastasia Kobekina (cello). Company Czech Philharmonic. Conductor Jakub Hrusa.

27 Aug 24

Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L793800319

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