Bohemian Rhapsodies 1, Thursday 12 November, 7.00 P.M.
This concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.
About This Concert
The young Czech pianist Ivo Kahanek had a major success with Martinů's music at the 2007 BBC Proms, and here he launches our Bohemian Rhapsodies series with the composer's powerful Third Piano Concerto. It's a work which has tragic overtones linked to his American exile and feelings of alienation from his homeland. Dvořák's great "New World Symphony" was similarly composed when he was living in the United States, but here the mood is more one of grateful homage to the country that welcomed him so openly. Full of electric drama and inspired melodies, it's a work that amply justifies its status as one of the best loved symphonies of all.
The Works
Overture: Carnival
Dvořák (1841-1904)
Antonín Leopold Dvořák was a Czech composer of Romantic music, who employed the idioms and melodies of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia. His works include operas, symphonic, choral and chamber music. His best-known works include his New World Symphony (particularly the second and fourth movements), as well as his Slavonic Dances, "American" String Quartet, and Cello Concerto in B minor.
Piano Concerto No.3
Martinů (1890–1959)
Bohuslav Martinů was a prolific Bohemian Czech composer, who wrote six symphonies, 15 operas, 14 ballet scores and a large body of orchestral, chamber, vocal and instrumental works.
Symphony No.9 'From the New World'
Dvořák (1841-1904)
The Symphony No. 9, "From the New World", popularly known as the New World Symphony was composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1893 during his visit to the United States from 1892 to 1895. It is by far his most popular symphony, and one of the most popular symphonies in the modern repertory.
Venue & Ticket Information
Glasgow
Candleriggs
Glasgow
G1 1NQ
Tickets: £10.00-£23.00 (and concessions) and subscription packages
0141-353 8000
Prelude
Stephen Johnson
6.15pm in the Recital Room. Writer and broadcaster Stephen Johnson discusses Czech musical connections.
Post-concert Coda
Ivo Kahánek
Approximately 10 minutes after the main concert. Ivo Kahánek plays excerpts from Janáček’s On an Overgrown Path and Martinů’s Three Czech Dances.
The Artists
Ivo Kahánek
The young Czech pianist Ivo Kahánek is quickly gaining a reputation as one of the most exciting pianists of his generation. Renowned for his lyrical poeticism and outstanding virtuosity, he won the Prague Spring International Music Competition in 2004 and gained awards at other leading international piano competitions (Maria Canals Piano Competition in Barcelona, Vendome Prize in Vienna, Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition in Marienbad, Concertino Praga).
Stefan Solyom
Stefan Solyom has rapidly acquired an international reputation to complement his firmly established status in the musical life of his native Sweden. His appearances in the opera house and on the concert platform have drawn praise for their lyrical warmth and strong conviction, and the immediacy of his rapport and engagement with orchestral players has delighted critics, audiences and musicians alike. Stefan Solyom is currently Associate Guest Conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and from the start of the 2009/2010 season, Principal Guest Conductor of the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra.
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Formed in December 1935 by Scottish composer and conductor Ian Whyte, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra is recognised as one of the UK’s leading orchestras. The winner of several awards, including a Royal Philharmonic Society Award (the only Scottish orchestra to do so) and four Gramophone Awards, its wide repertoire and flexible approach to format means it can perform a complex contemporary piece as a specialist ensemble alongside a major symphonic work. It has a busy broadcasting schedule on BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Television and also records commercially.
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