Programme
B. Smetana
Moldau (from My Country)
F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Concerto for violin and orchestra in E minor
Intermission
B. Smetana
The Bartered bride, Act III. „Skočná“
A. Dvořák
Concerto for cello and orchestra in B minor op.104
Others | Duration of the programme 2 hours
B. Smetana
Moldau (from My Country)
F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Concerto for violin and orchestra in E minor
Intermission
B. Smetana
The Bartered bride, Act III. „Skočná“
A. Dvořák
Concerto for cello and orchestra in B minor op.104
The Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonics
Orhan Salliel conductor
Yung-Yu Huang violin
Jiří Bárta cello
An evening of famous Czech compositions by B. Smetana and A. Dvořák on the occasion of the “Year of Czech Music”. Moldau (from “My Country”), Bartered Bride and above all Dvořák's cello concerto in B-minor interpreted by the jubilant Jiří Bárta. All this accompanied by the B.Martinů Philharmonic and world-class conductor Orhan Salliel, artistic director and chief conductor of the Aden symphonic orchestra.
In March of this year, our leading cellist Jiří Bárta celebrates a significant life anniversary. He studied with Mirko Škampa, Josef Chuchro, in Cologne with Boris Pergamenschikow and with Eleonore Schoenfeld in Los Angeles. He regularly cooperates with Czech and international orchestras – Czech Philharmonic, Slovak Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Berliner Symphoniker, Scottish National Orchestra. He is invited to leading festivals and stages (Barcelona, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Edinburgh, Istanbul, Los Angeles, Munich, New York, Paris, Salzburg, London, Tokio).