Stately Dvořák from the Czech National Symphony

By Dominic Lowe, 11 November 2016

Loading, please wait...

See full listing

“a mission statement of anti-depression that charms and beguiles the ears”

Reviewed at Cadogan Hall, London on 9 November 2016

Smetana, Má vlast: Z českých luhů a hájů (From Bohemia's Woods and Fields)

Dvořák, Cello Concerto in B minor, Op.104

Casals, El cant dels Ocells (Song of the Birds)

Dvořák, Symphony no. 8 in G major, Op.88

Czech National Symphony Orchestra

Natalie Clein, Cello

Libor Pešek, Conductor

An online Beethovenathon: all nine symphonies across Europe in one day

Alexander Hall, 6th June

An all-day Beethoven experience European style with both highs and lows: much diversity revealed and exploited but of variable quality.

***11

Barry Douglas majestic with below par Czech NSO

Mark Thomas, 18th April

An imperious Barry Douglas provided a magisterial Emperor Concerto in an otherwise disappointing concert from the Czech National Symphony Orchestra.

**111

Magnificent Pavel Kolesnikov outshines the CNSO

Elisabeth Schwarz, 16th April

Pavel Kolesnikov was at the heart and soul of a disappointing concert by the touring Czech orchestra.

**111

Chloë Hanslip with Czech National Symphony Orchestra in Bristol

Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, 15th November

On walking into the foyer of Colston Hall, I was greeted by the sound of a jazz band playing The Girl from Ipanema. This was not quite what I expected from the Colston Hall’s “Symphony Project”, but nevertheless a tasteful and welcoming opening, that created a cheerful atmosphere.

***11

Chloë Hanslip with Czech National Symphony Orchestra in Bristol

Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, 15th November

***11

Ravishing Tchaikovsky from Serebrier and the ECO

Andrew Larkin, 22nd January

A fantastic all-Tchaikovsky concert in which cellist Natalie Clein gave a magnificent rendition of the Rococo Variations.

*****

More reviews...

Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.

Stately Dvořák and Smetana from Libor Pešek and the Czech National Symphony Orchestra