PROGRAM:
Antonín Dvořák, My Home, Op. 62
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Variations on a Rococo Theme in A Major Op. 33
Bedřich Smetana, Triumphal Symphony in E Major, Op. 6.
The Czech National Philharmonic Orchestra of Moravia is one of the leading and oldest symphony orchestras in the Czech Republic. Based in the historic capital of Moravia, it will open its 79th concert season in the fall of 2024.
The Czech National Philharmonic Orchestra was founded immediately after the end of World War II, on May 26, 1945. During its development important personalities of the Czech and international music scene participated in its artistic formation including conductors Otto Klemperer and Václav Neumann, violinists Josef Suk and Gidon Kremer, and cellist Pierre Fournier. Over the course of its existence, the Czech National Philharmonic Orchestra has developed an extremely extensive and varied repertoire which focuses on the great composers of world music of the 19th and 20th centuries, but also promotes contemporary Czech and world music—as evidenced by the performance of more than 250 new compositions. The orchestra also ranks among the authentic interpreters of the classics of Czech national music culture: Antonín Dvořák, Bedřich Smetana, Leoše Janáček, and Bohuslav Martinů.
