Josef Špaček & Leonard Slatkin - Wednesday
Leonard Slatkin is a musical legend: composer and winner of several Grammy Awards and chief conductor of many great orchestras. As a soloist, he requested Czech virtuoso Josef Špaček and Bohuslav Martinů's violin concerto. The Czech premiere of Slatkin's piece Schubertiade will also be performed.
Description
ABOUT THE CONCERT
Leonard Slatkin is a musical legend: composer and winner of several Grammy Awards and chief conductor of many great orchestras. As a soloist, he requested Czech virtuoso Josef Špaček and Bohuslav Martinů's violin concerto. The Czech premiere of Slatkin's piece Schubertiade will also be performed.
Program
Leonard Slatkin
Schubertiade (Czech premiere)
Bohuslav Martinů
Violin Concerto No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major Op. 55 "Eroica"
Performers
Josef Špaček | violin
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin | conductor
