SMETANA 200 & CONTEMPORARIES

ABOUT THE CONCERT

This year, the music world is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of composer Bedřich Smetana. On this occasion, the Smetana Philharmonic Orchestra Prague will offer a concert in the church of St. Šimon and Judy, where you will hear the works of Bedřich Smetana and his peers, such as Antonín Dvořák, Robert Schumann or C. M. von Weber. All this performed by the Smetana Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Prague, under the baton of the German conductor Helge Dorsch. Lukáš Bartoníček - an outstanding clarinetist of today's young generation - will perform as a soloist.

PROGRAM

Dvořák Slavonic: Dance Nr.7 C minor, op.46
C. M. von Weber: Clarinet Concerto Nr.1 F minor, op. 73
Schumann: Symphonie Nr.4 D minor, op. 120
Bedřich Smetana: Skočná (from opera Prodaná nevěsta)

INTERPRETS

Helge Dorsch - conductor

Lukáš Bartoníček - clarinet

Smetana Philharmonic String Ensemble

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