Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Festival: BBC PromsProgramme
| Dvořák, Antonín (1841-1904) | Cello Concerto in B minor, Op.104 | |
| Smetana, Bedřich (1824-1884) | Má vlast (My Fatherland) |
Performers
| Jean-Guihen Queyras | Cello |
| BBC Symphony Orchestra | |
| Jiří Bělohlávek | Conductor |
Dvořák’s Cello Concerto is full of melody and heartfelt sentiment, to which French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras will bring both youthful urgency and intimacy, if his recording with tonight’s conductor is anything to go by.
The work is widely regarded as the finest concerto ever written for the instrument. Nostalgia turns to nationalism in the second half, moving from a Proms staple to a Proms premiere. This is the first time the six symphonic poems of Má vlast have been given complete and in sequence at the Proms. Together they constitute a glorious musical touchstone for ‘the resurrection of the Czech nation, its future happiness and glory’.
The work is widely regarded as the finest concerto ever written for the instrument. Nostalgia turns to nationalism in the second half, moving from a Proms staple to a Proms premiere. This is the first time the six symphonic poems of Má vlast have been given complete and in sequence at the Proms. Together they constitute a glorious musical touchstone for ‘the resurrection of the Czech nation, its future happiness and glory’.
