WEDNESDAY 13 OCTOBER 2021 7.30PM
Brno Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor Dennis Russell Davies Soloist Laura van der Heijden, cello Janáček Martinů Dvořák
Taras Bulba Cello Concerto No. 1 Symphony No. 9
We are delighted to welcome audiences back to G Live for a rousing 2021/22 season with one of the Czech Republic’s top orchestras, the Brno Philharmonic. Founded by renowned Czech Composer Leoš Janáček himself in the 1870s, the orchestra will start with his dramatic Taras Bulba. This will be followed by Martinů’s Cello Concerto, performed by the exceptional Laura van der Heijden, winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2012. In the second half, the orchestra’s Music Director, renowned American conductor Dennis Russell Davies will lead the greatest of all Czech symphonies, Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 from the New World.
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