Charles Dutoit conducts Dvořák
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This event took place on Saturday 2 April 2016.
- Saturday 2 April 2016
Charles Dutoit conducts Dvořák
Sat 2 Apr 2016
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Repertoire
- Tchaikovsky Eugene Onegin: Polonaise
- Dvořák Cello Concerto
- Dvořák Symphony No.9, 'From the New World'
Features
- Gautier Capuçon Cello
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Classical music enthusiasts will not want to miss a rare opportunity to hear the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Charles Dutoit in Northampton. Captivating audiences throughout the world, Charles Dutoit is one of today’s most sought-after conductors and will lead the Orchestra in a concert of outstanding pieces.
Performed this evening by audience favourite Gautier Capuçon, and brimming over with wonderful tunes and strongly characterful short motifs, Dvořák’s Cello Concerto changed the musical world perception of the cello as a solo instrument.
With the rich, lush sounds of Romanticism, inspiration for Dvořák’s Symphony No.9, ‘From the New World’, came not only from the Native American and African-American music he heard, but the ‘wide open spaces’ he saw in America.