Soulful Dvořák from Victor Julien-Laferriere and the NSO

Von Michael Roddy, 25 Mai 2019

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Dvořák, Cellokonzert in h-Moll, Op.104

Dvořák, Slavonic Dance no. 1 in C major, Op.46 no.1

Dvořák, Slavonic Dance no. 2 in E minor, Op.46 no.2

Dvořák, Slavonic Dance no. 8 in G minor, Op.46 no.8

Ravel, Menuet antique

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Ravel, La Valse (Balanchine)

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Michael Roddy

Michael Roddy is a freelance journalist based in Ireland who formerly covered the arts and entertainment world, as well as general and economic news, for Thomson Reuters. He has interviewed many of the world's leading conductors, singers and composers and has covered and reviewed operas, concerts and festivals throughout Europe.

A soulful Dvořák concerto from French cellist Victor Julien-Laferrière and the National Symphony Orchestra