Prom 50: Dvo艡谩k, Beethoven & Jan谩膷ek

24 Aug 2014, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Sun 24 Aug 2014 Next Event

Proms 2014 Prom 50: Dvo艡谩k, Beethoven & Jan谩膷ek

19:30 Sun 24 Aug 2014 Royal Albert Hall

Cellist Alisa Weilerstein returns to the Proms with one of the great Romantic concertos 鈥� Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 Cello Concerto. Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek leads the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in Beethoven鈥檚鈥榓potheosis of the dance鈥�, the Seventh Symphony; and the evening opens with a Czech flavour, in the overture to Jan谩膷ek鈥檚 final opera, From the House of the Dead.

Programme

- - Leos Jan谩膷ek
  - From the House of the Dead(7 mins)鈥� overture
- - Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
  - Cello Concerto in B minor(39 mins)
- - Johann Sebastian Bach
  - Cello Suite No 3 in C majorSarabande (encore)
- - interval
- - Ludwig van Beethoven
  - Symphony No. 7 in A major(42 mins)
- - Bedrich Smetana
  - The Bartered BrideSkocn谩 (encore)
- - Oskar Nedbal
  - Valse triste(encore)

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About this event

Recent recordings of the Elgar and Dvo艡谩k cello concertos have propelled young American cellist Alisa Weilerstein into a fully fledged musical star. She makes her second visit to the Proms with the Dvo艡谩k 鈥� one of the great Romantic concertos. The composer sets his soloist against an unusually prominent orchestra, here the forces of the Czech Philharmonic, returning under Chief Conductor Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek.

After the interval B臎lohl谩vek directs Beethoven鈥檚鈥榓potheosis of the dance鈥� 鈥� Wagner鈥檚 expression referring to the rhythmic verve of the Seventh Symphony. The evening opens with the authentic Czech soundscape of Jan谩膷ek, in the overture from his final opera From the House of the Dead.

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