Past event — This event ended 12 days ago.
Vioolvirtuoos Christian Tetzlaff speelt Dvořák, Karina Canellakis dirigeert
About the event
Lyrical violin melodies, rich orchestral sound, and rousing Czech folk music make the Violin Concerto—one of the signature pieces of super-virtuoso Christian Tetzlaff—a highlight of Dvořák's Slavonic period. Karina Canellakis conducts her Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in this violin fireworks display and in Kodály's dancing tribute to his birthplace, Galánta. Christian Tetzlaff plays Dvořák
The German violinist Christian Tetzlaff has been among the world's elite violinists for decades. Antonín Dvořák's Violin Concerto is one of his signature pieces. Dvořák composed it after the initial successes of his Slavonic Dances for the great soloist Joseph Joachim, a violinist known for his artistic depth and intellectual approach. Dvořák composed much more than virtuoso fireworks. Full of lyrical melodies, rich orchestral sound, and stirring Czech folk music, he knew like no other how to blend the sublime and the everyday. It is not without reason that the Violin Concerto is a great crowd favorite.
Karina Canellakis conducts
Chief Conductor Karina Canellakis conducts her own Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, which she knows like the back of her hand and manages to coax the most beautiful sounds from. From Dvořák's Czech atmosphere to Kodály's birthplace, Galantá—then in Hungary, now in Slovakia—is but a small step. The local folk music that Kodály himself recorded in villages in the region plays a prominent role in this infectious music. Kodály was inspired by his older colleague Dvořák, but his music has a style and sound entirely of its own.
