Until another conductor commands our affection in Czech repertoire as Sir Charles Mackerras did for nearly half a century – and at least we have the BBCSO's excellent Jiří Bělohlávek in our midst – we ...

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra Antonín Dvořák, Composer Pieter Wispelwey, Cello Iván Fischer, Conductor Budapest Festival Orchestra Symphonic Variations Budapest Festival Orchestra Iván Fischer, ...

The “Enigma” Variations was written as a set of musical character sketches of Edward Elgar’s friends, with the first variation cast as a tender tribute to his wife and the finale as a rousing ...

Blazing, triumphant horns, pulsating strings, soaring melodies: it has to be Richard Strauss. But no - this is Elgar, his tone poem In the South. Symphonic variations full of character, variety and ...

Czech composer Antonin Dvorak wrote his New World Symphony in New York. Conductor Marin Alsop sees the work as Dvorak's symphony of... Dvorak's Symphonic Journey to the 'New World' Dvorak's Symphonic ...

Dvorak’s finest Symphony links Prague, London and Glasgow. There seemed to be no end of inspirational sources for Dvorak as he began this work in late 1884 after a break from symphonic writing for a ...

Considering the popularity of his violin and cello concertos and the later symphonies, the five symphonic poems Dvorák composed in quick succession in 1896 and 1897 as his Opp 107 to 111 remain ...

SAN ANTONIO — Composer Antonín Dvorák wanted to “stir the world” with his Seventh Symphony. Almost 130 years later, it certainly stirred the Majestic Theatre audience of about 1,600 people attending ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by To grasp in full this classic work’s complex legacy would allow us to move beyond it, fostering new paths for artists of color. By Douglas W. Shadle ...

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