| Philharmonia Orchestra | |
| Jakub Hrůša | Musikalische Leitung |
| Simon Trpčeski | Klavier |
Before Dvořàk’s ebullient first set of Slavonic Dances, the work that set him on the road to international success, Jakub Hrůša introduces the music of a less familiar compatriot, Miloslav Kabelàč. Acknowledged as a worthy 20th century successor of Dvořàk, Kabelàč was silenced by the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.
The Mystery of Time, one of his most compelling works, distils into 25 minutes a musical vision stretching ‘from the infinite past to the infinite future’. Ethereal sounds emerge tentatively from nothing, repeated motifs build up layers in a slow, inexorable crescendo, and then subside back into silence.
Charismatic pianist Simon Trpčeski, described by The Times as playing with “head plus heart, lots of heart”, is an ideal interpreter of Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2, composed as both graduation showpiece and 19th birthday present for the composer’s son Maxim. High-spirited, playful outer movements frame a slow movement brimming with tenderness.
“Hrůša’s electrifying conducting… brought out the best from the Philharmonia in terms of energy, style and richness of sound.” Classical Source, October 2017.
Ticket sales open on 6th February 2018
