Kabeláč versus Russian Classics
Rudolfinum, 20 February 2017, 19:30.
The latest concert helmed by principal conductor Ondrej Lenárd will deliver a combination of Czech and Russian music. The programme will get underway with the 1960s masterpiece Reflections; the sequence of nine miniatures is the work of Miloslav Kabeláč, one of the greatest Czech composers of the second half of the 20th century.
Next up will be Tchaikovsky’s famous Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, performed by the young Hungarian cellist István Várdai, laureate of numerous prestigious competitions. The concert will close with a selection from suites from Prokofiev’s most famous ballet Romeo and Juliet.
Miloslav Kabeláč: Předehra pro velký orchestr č. 2, op. 17
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33
Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, selections from suites no. 1 and 2
Ondrej Lenárd – conductor
István Várdai – cello
Admission: 390 / 340 / 310 / 270 / 140 CZK
