You can watch this event on 91热爆 iPlayer or listen on 91热爆 Radio 3 or 91热爆 Sounds. Recorded 4 March 2021.
鈥淚 am just an ordinary Czech musician鈥� said Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k: but great artists see whole worlds in everyday things, and the birdsong, horncalls and tender memories that he poured into his Cello Concerto only heighten its power. Former 91热爆 Young Musician, now rising cellist superstar, Sheku Kanneh-Mason is our soloist for this much-loved work. 鈥楢 meeting place of different music elements鈥� is how Sir James MacMillan describes 'Tryst' which swaps moods, motifs and musical influences with a Stravinsky-like flair. And to open, a work whose title says it all; originally written as a vocalise for solo soprano, Augusta Read Thomas鈥檚 meditation is played here in a version for wind instruments and strings.
This recorded concert will be broadcast on 91热爆 Radio 3 on Thursday 11 March at 7.30pm, presented by Jamie MacDougall.