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27 Aug 2024, Royal Albert Hall
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Proms 2024 Prom 49: Czech Philharmonic play Dvořák and Suk

Prom 49: Czech Philharmonic play Dvořák and Suk
Prom 49: Czech Philharmonic play Dvořák and Suk
19:30 Tue 27 Aug 2024 Royal Albert Hall
Celebrating the Year of Czech Music, the Czech Philharmonic visits the Proms for a concert that combines Suk’s monumental symphony of grief, ‘Asrael’, with the gorgeous Cello Concerto by his beloved father-in law Dvořák.
Celebrating the Year of Czech Music, the Czech Philharmonic visits the Proms for a concert that combines Suk’s monumental symphony of grief, ‘Asrael’, with the gorgeous Cello Concerto by his beloved father-in law Dvořák.

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When the great Czech composer Antonín Dvořák died, his protégé and son-in-law Josef Suk wrote three movements of a symphony in his mentor’s memory. Then tragedy struck again: Suk’s wife, Dvořák’s own daughter, died too. Added to the long-breathed, lyrical symphony Suk had written came two new movements: a furious scherzo and a transcendental statement of acceptance, finding peace in the beauty and renewal of the natural world. Celebrating the Year of Czech Music, the Republic’s flagship orchestra visits the Proms for a concert that combines Suk’s monumental symphony of grief with the gorgeous Cello Concerto by his beloved father-in-law.

Broadcast live on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio 3

Image: Jakub Hrůša © Petr Chodura

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