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From London's Barbican, the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Jiri Belohlavek in Smetana: Overture (Libuse); Suk: Fantasy in G for violin and orchestra, with Ivan Zenaty (violin).

In a concert from London's Barbican, the BBC Symphony Orchestra celebrates the vibrancy of Czech music with its chief conductor Jiri Belohlavek, a leading exponent of the music of his homeland.

The programme matches Smetana's patriotic overture together with the fireworks and romance of Suk's Fantasy.

Dagmar Peckova (soprano)
Ivan Zenaty (violin)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Smetana: Overture (Libuse)
Suk: Fantasy in G for violin and orchestra.

1 hour, 5 minutes

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Thu 8 Jan 200919:00
BBC Radio 3

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  • Thu 8 Jan 200919:00
    BBC Radio 3