BBC Proms 2019: Jakub Hrůša conducts Dvořák and Smetana

Synopsis

Czech conductor Jakub Hrůša returns with two popular masterpieces from his homeland. With its song-like slow movement and irrepressible, folk-infused finale, Dvořák’s Violin Concerto is one of the best-loved in the repertoire. American virtuoso Joshua Bell joins the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra as soloist. Journey through the Czech countryside in the second half with Smetana’s symphonic suite Má vlast – a colourful celebration of a nation’s landscape, castles and warriors, with the sweeping melody of ‘Vltava’ at its heart. “An absolute triumph” (The Daily Telegraph) PROGRAM Dvořák: Violin Concerto; Smetana: Má vlast (‘My Country’)

Additional Info

• No: A025504600000
• Composer: Antonín Dvořák, Bedrich Smetana
• Conductor: Jakub Hrůša
• Orchestra: Bamberger Symphoniker
• Artists: Joshua Bell
• Production year: 2019
• Run time: 02:08:00
• Producers: BBC and UNITEL
• Format: HDTV 16:9