Great Performances at Mason
Czech National Philharmonic
7
Zsolt Hamar, conductor
Program:
Smetana: Overture to The Bartered Bride
Dvorák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
Dvorák: Slavic Dances, Op. 46
Dvorák: Scherzo capriccioso
Dvorák: Overture: My Home
Experience the first U.S. tour of the Czech National Philharmonic—one of the leading and oldest symphony orchestras in the Czech Republic—for a performance of beloved Eastern European masterpieces. Based in the historic capital of Moravia and founded in 1908, the orchestra was reconstituted after the Second World War in 1945. The Czech National Philharmonic is famous for performing the works of Dvorák, Smetana, Martinu, Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart, and Schubert. For their Center for the Arts debut, Zsolt Hamar conducts a program featuring Smetana’s thrilling Overture to The Bartered Bride, as well as treasured works by Dvorák, including the brilliant Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104; Slavic Dances, Op. 46; Scherzo capriccioso; and the overture to the symphonic poem My Home.
This performance is appropriate for all ages.
Tickets: $65, $55, $40; half-price for youth through Grade 12
Run Time: approximately 90 minutes
This performance is sponsored by the Tom and Evelyn Kiley Fund.
The program for this performance will be available the week of the event. View digital program.
A pre-performance discussion will take place in Monson Grand Tier, which is located on the third level of the Center for the Arts Lobby, 45 minutes prior to curtain.
A limited quantity of free student tickets will be available two Tuesdays prior to the event. Learn more.
