Work: Symphony no. 5 in E minor, Op.64

In a notoriously tricky acoustic, the Czech Philharmonic and Semyon Bychkov make the Lotte Concert hall feel like theirs in a programme of Dvořák and Tchaikovsky.

Two contemporary works pave the way for a big Tchaikovsky pairing at the Seoul Arts Center, with Yekwon Sunwoo joining the Hong Kong Philharmonic for the First Piano Concerto. 

From Bernstein’s private elegy to Tchaikovsky’s tempered affirmation, the Israel Philharmonic offers an evening of reflection, discipline and quiet radiance.