Steps to the New World • Janáček - Lachian and Zaparozhian

The connection of the Lachian Dances (originally Wallachian) to motion is obvious. Janáček composed them in 1888, and sometimes there was even dancing to the music. That is seldom the case today, but perhaps that is a pity, and the question is whether a choreographer as enthusiastic  as Marko Ivanović will simply leave it at that…

The Lachian Dances are light in spirit, but the symphonic rhapsody Taras Bulba is far more serious. It draws us into Gogol's story with the same title. Here, too, we can consider motion, but in a very  figurative sense of the word. How does Janáček set the great drama of human courage and heroism in motion? How does he speed it up, why does he sometimes let it stand still, and when does he give it wings to soar into the distance? 

The programme is based on a musical part but also on a spoken word that will be given in Czech language only. The programme will not be supplied with English subtitles.

Performers

Czech Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
Marko Ivanović conductor

Petr Kadlec guide