Performances of Bohuslav Martinů at BBC Music

Thu 16 Apr 2026

• 14:25

  Bernstein’s ‘On the Town’

  MediaCityUK, Salford

  Influenced by Czech folk and expressionism, Haas’s Study for Strings is an energetic, introspective work now seen as a key piece of 20th-century Czech music.

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  Influenced by Czech folk and expressionism, Haas’s Study for Strings is an energetic, introspective work now seen as a key piece of 20th-century Czech music.

  Programme

  • • • Pavel Haas
      • Study for Strings
    • • Bohuslav Martinů
      • The Rock, Prélude symphonique
    • • Charles Ives
      • Three Places in New England
    • • Leonard Bernstein
      • On the Town: Three Dance Episodes

  Performers

  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Joshua Weilerstein

    conductor
    conductor

  Composers

  • Pavel Haas
  • Bohuslav Martinů
  • Charles Ives
  • Leonard Bernstein

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