From the stunning Rudolfinum in Prague: the Czech Philharmonic conducted by its chief conductor Jirí Belohlávek performing Dvorák´s symphonies: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70 (42´- A985500040007). Complete cycle of all 9 symphonies also available, see A985500040001-9.
Dvorak – Symphony No 8 in G “English”
From the stunning Rudolfinum in Prague: the Czech Philharmonic conducted by its chief conductor Jirí Belohlávek performing Dvorák´s symphonies: Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 (41´- A985500040008). Complete cycle of all 9 symphonies also available, see A985500040001-9.
Dvorak – Symphony No 9 in E minor “From the New World”
From the stunning Rudolfinum in Prague: the Czech Philharmonic conducted by its chief conductor Jirí Belohlávek performing Dvorák´s symphonies: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World” (47´- A985500040009). Complete cycle of all 9 symphonies also available, see A985500040001-9.
Odeonsplatz Concert 2025: Lahav Shani & Lisa Batiashvili
For 25 years, the Odeonsplatz Concert has been an open-air highlight of the classical music summer, attracting over 16,000 viewers each year. In balmy summer temperatures, the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, led by its designated chief conductor Lahav Shani, delivered a radiant performance of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with star soloist Lisa Batiashvili, whose interpretation held the audience spellbound. The evening culminated in a powerful rendition of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, filling the stage with sweeping orchestral colour. “Powerful and magical” (Münchner Merkur) PROGRAM Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major; Massenet: Meditation from Thaïs; Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45; Dvorak : Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 8
The Odeonsplatz Concert: Harding & Kavakos
“Kavakos plays Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with a Kavakos-like supremacy making every trill flash and carving out every piece of scale with iron precision. […] It’s all about conciseness, about attitude, a kind of highly energetic music-making that knows no limits of expression.” (Süddeutsche Zeitung) “Klassik am Odeonsplatz” is a summer highlight in the musical life of the Bavarian capital. This concert from the 2022 edition features famous masterpieces as Dvorák “New World” Symphony and the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto played by Leonidas Kavakos together with Daniel Harding on the podium of the Münchner Philharmoniker. PROGRAM: Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Dvorák: Symphony No. 9; Johann Strauss: Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka
The Odeonsplatz Concert: Macelaru & Damrau
Leonard Bernstein: Candide – Overture; Jules Massenet: “Suis je gentille ainsi? Allons, il le faut…” from the opera “Manon”; Jules Massenet: Thaïs: Méditation; Erik Satie: Gymnopédies 1 and 3 (orchestrated by Debussy); Charles Gounod: “Un bouquet..Ah, je ris de..” from the opera “Faust”; Antonín Dvorák: Symphony No 9 E minor, op 95 – “From the New World”
Stars of Tomorrow presented by Rolando Villazón – Episode 13
Program: Giacomo Puccini: “Mi chiamano Mimì” from La Bohème / Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70/1 “Ghost” – Allegro vivace e con brio /
Maurice Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor – Pantoum. Assez vif / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: “Rivolgete a lui lo squardo” from Così fan tutte / Dmitri Shostakovich: Romance from The Gadfly / Niccolò Paganini:Caprices Nos. 24 & 5 / Richard Strauss “Morgen” / Antonín Dvorák Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op. 72 No. 2 / Franz Schubert “Erstarrung” from Die Winterreise / Qongqothwane (Traditional)
Wiener Philharmoniker: Jakub Hrusa conducts Kodaly, Bartok, Dvorak
This edition of the exclusive Vienna Phil subscription concerts, conducted by young conducting superstar Jakub Hrusa, features a carefully and beautifully selected programme of Czech and Hungarian music: Hrusa seizes every opportunity to derive additional bursts of energy from the rhythm and tension of the music, savours melodic developments and spurs the Philharmonic on to soloistic high-wire acts. Kodaly’s brilliance, Bartok’s fascinating motor skills, Dvorak’s picturesque fairy-tale sounds, Janacek’s austere grandeur: an opulent and haunting combination” (Die Presse). PROGRAM Kodaly: Dances Of Galanta; Bartok: The Miraculous Mandarin; Dvorak: The Wild Dove; Janacek: Taras Bulba (Rhapsody)
Popelka conducts Dvorak and Strauss
Together with the Wiener Symphoniker and cellist Gautier Capuçon, Petr Popelka proves to be “a conductor who knows how to unleash storms” (Kurier). First, Capuçon shines with a repertoire favourite – Antonin Dvorák’s cello concerto in B minor. “In the midst of the marvellously accompanying symphony orchestra, he was able to showcase all his skills and, above all, his stunningly full-bodied instrument” (Die Presse). What followed in the second half was equally brilliant with Strauss’ tone poems Don Juan and Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche: The Dream Team captivated the audience with their exuberant joy of playing and a cornucopia of sound…enchanting changes of mood and tempo, magical moments of calm, poetry and light-footed mischief: it was all there” (Der Standard). PROGRAM: Dvorak – Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 104; Strauss – Don Juan, Op. 20; Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, Op. 28
Lorenzo Viotti conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker
“The Wiener Philharmoniker are phenomenal anyway. Under Lorenzo Viotti they were intoxicating: the strings sizzled, the audience raved” (Hamburger Abendblatt) Lorenzo Viotti makes a striking debut with the Wiener Philharmoniker, starting with Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio espagnol, which captivates the audience with its dynamic contrasts. He then shifts to Rachmaninoff’s Isle of the Dead, transforming it into a “theater of sound.” Finally, with Dvorák’s Symphony No. 7, Viotti showcases his temperament, balancing powerful fortissimo and soft, clear accents. PROGRAM: Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio espagnol; Rachmaninoff – Isle of the Dead; Dvorak – Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70