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Prom 59: Dvořák’s ‘New World’ Symphony

91Èȱ¬ Proms 2023

Live at the 91Èȱ¬ Proms: the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich perform Tchaikovsky’s passionate Violin Concerto, with soloist Augustin Hadelich, and Dvořák’s nostalgic ‘New World’ Symphony.

Live at the 91Èȱ¬ Proms: the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich perform Tchaikovsky’s passionate Violin Concerto, with soloist Augustin Hadelich, and Dvořák’s nostalgic ‘New World’ Symphony.

Presented by Ian Skelly, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

The Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich performs two Romantic classics: Tchaikovsky’s passionate Violin Concerto and Dvořák’s nostalgic ‘New World’ Symphony.

Beethoven: Overture ‘The Consecration of the House’
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major

c.8.15: INTERVAL
In conversation with Ian Skelly, Nigel Simeone explores the combination of New and Old World influences behind Dvořák's evergreen symphony.

Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’

Augustin Hadelich, violin
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Paavo Järvi, conductor

Switzerland’s longest-established orchestra, the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, makes a welcome return to the Proms with Tchaikovsky’s passionate Violin Concerto (featuring soloist August Hadelich) and Dvořák’s nostalgic ‘New World’ Symphony, drawing on the African American and Native American melodies he heard during his three years as director of New York’s National Conservatory for Music. The evening opens with Beethoven’s The Consecration of the House, a heartfelt homage to the composer’s musical forefathers, Handel and Bach.

02:34 Beethoven: Overture to The Consecration of the House
15:48 Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major
55:33 Interval: Dvořák's evergreen New World symphony
01:17:06 Dvořák: Symphony No 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’

2 hours, 29 minutes

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Wed 30 Aug 2023 19:30
91Èȱ¬ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Die Weihe Des Hauses - Overture Op.124

    Orchestra: Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Concerto In D Major Op.35

    Performer: Augustin Hadelich. Orchestra: Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.

  • Augustin Hadelich

    Howdy Forrester (1922-1987): Wild Fiddler'S Rag

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Symphony No. 9 In E Minor Op.95 (From The New World)

    Orchestra: Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.

  • Hugo Alfvén

    The Mountain King - Ballet-Pantomime R.99, Op.37 ; Shepherd Girl'S Dance

    Orchestra: Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.

  • Franz Liszt

    Etudes d'execution transcendante S.139 for piano; No 9, Ricordanza

    Performer: Kirill Gerstein.
    • Myrios.

  • Franz Liszt

    Etudes d'execution transcendante S.139 for piano; No 6, Vision

    Performer: Kirill Gerstein.
    • Myrios.

  • Franz Liszt

    Etudes d'execution transcendante S.139 for piano; No 12, Chasse neige

    Performer: Kirill Gerstein.
    • Myrios.

Broadcast

  • Wed 30 Aug 2023 19:30
    91Èȱ¬ Radio 3

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