New World Symphony

Journey to the depths of the soul, to eternal light, to the New World. Be moved, be surprised, and be uplifted by this programme of musical journeys.

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla returns to conduct compatriot Šerkšnytė’s meditative Midsummer Song. This hymn to the summer solstice is a promise of ‘eternal light and ... inner peace of mind.’ Shostakovich’s second Cello Concerto portrays an interior world; thoughtful and sometimes anguished. Yet it can still surprise: the middle movement is based on a song about a pretzel. Cellist Maximilian Hornung brings his characteristic emotional intelligence to this intensely-felt work. Dvořák’s most famous Symphony rounds off the programme: a joyful exploration of melody, and a riveting dialogue between ‘old’ and ‘new’ worlds.