Czech National Symphony Orchestra with Alon Kariv, piano
A vibrant journey from Europe to the Americas in a dynamic programme featuring Smetana’s Bartered Bride Overture, Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1, Piazzolla’s Libertango, and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, ‘From the New World’.
Conductor(s):
Steven Mercurio
Performer(s):
Alon Kariv, piano
Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Programme
Smetana: The Bartered Bride Overture
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Piazzolla: Libertango
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, ‘From the New World’
About this event
From the Old World to the New – Europe and the Americas represented by a century of orchestral masterpieces.
Smetana, Czech musical patriot, looked to his homeland for inspiration. His folk‑tinged opera on village life has an overture that dazzles as surely as any wedding finery.
Tchaikovsky, Russian cultural figurehead, draws on Ukrainian traditional tunes for his famous piano concerto. Dvořák, newly arrived in New York, produced a memorable symphonic synthesis of central European folk music and American spirituals – without quoting an actual tune from either continent.
Skip forward to the 1970s and nothing sounds quite like the sultry lyricism and hypnotic rhythms of the ‘new’ tango of Astor Piazzolla. An Argentinian musician who spent time in Paris and the US, writing orchestral music based on a fusion of South American street dances imported from Europe and Africa, played by a Czech orchestra – it's difficult to imagine a greater transatlantic cross‑cultural mix.
"Kariv is a musician of intellect, integrity and talent… technically, beyond criticism." Classical Explorer
Venue details
Cadogan Hall
5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ, UK
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