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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 Czech 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.
Programme
Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor 40’
Suk Symphony No. 2, ‘Asrael’ 60’
Anastasia Kobekina cello
Czech Philharmonic
Jakub Hrůša conductor
tickets go on sale 18 May
Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3
Image: Jakub Hrůša © Petr Chodura
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