BBC Proms 2019: Jakub Hru�a conducts Dvor�k and Smetana

Czech conductor Jakub Hru�a returns with two popular masterpieces from his homeland. With its song-like slow movement and irrepressible, folk-infused finale, Dvor�k�s Violin Concerto is one of the best-loved in the repertoire. American virtuoso Joshua Bell joins the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra as soloist. Journey through the Czech countryside in the second half with Smetana�s symphonic suite M� vlast � a colourful celebration of a nation�s landscape, castles and warriors, with the sweeping melody of �Vltava� at its heart. �An absolute triumph� (The Daily Telegraph) PROGRAM Dvor�k: Violin Concerto; Smetana: M� vlast (�My Country�)