BBC Philharmonic - Smetana, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak

From Leeds Town Hall
Presented by Adam Tomlinson

The BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Antony Hermus, in music by Smetana and Dvorak. They are joined by BBC New Generation Artist Pavel Kolesnikov for Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto.

Smetana: The Bartered Bride - Overture, Polka, Furiant and Dance of the Comedians
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor

8.30 Music Interval

8.50
Dvorak: Symphony No.7 in D minor

Pavel Kolesnikov (piano)
BBC Philharmonic
Antony Hermus (conductor)

Leeds Town Hall hosts the BBC Philharmonic for a programme rich in Czech melody, national dance and colour. Smetana's enthusiasm for the story of Czech village life that he paints in his opera 'The Bartered Bride' bubbles over in the characterful orchestral music that starts the concert. Dvorak's Seventh Symphony abounds in lyricism and his own nationalist spirit shines through in the restless Scherzo. Written for the Philharmonic Society in London Dvorak said he intended the new piece "to be capable of stirring the world". BBC New Generation Artist Pavel Kolesnikov joins the orchestra for Tchaikovsky's iconic First Piano Concerto, a piece which looks forward to his ballet scores and blends the lyricism of popular and folk melody with sheer, startling virtuosity.