Munich Philharmonic: Kodály / Bartók / DvořákPetr Popelka (conductor), Kirill Gerstein (piano)
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Petr Popelka used to lug his double bass onto the stage; now it’s just a baton: After playing the double bass in the Staatskapelle Dresden until 2016, he changed direction to pursue a remarkable career as a conductor.
This event is in the past.
Petr Popelka used to lug his double bass onto the stage; now it’s just a baton: After playing the double bass in the Staatskapelle Dresden until 2016, he changed direction to pursue a remarkable career as a conductor.
- Kirill Gerstein, piano
- Munich Philharmonic
- Petr Popelka, conductor
For his debut with the Munich Philharmonic, Petr Popelka chose his Czech compatriot Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No 6. The “Sixth” is considered the first milestone among Dvořák’s symphonies, and you can hear its chronological proximity to his famous Slavonic Dances. The folkloristic melodies that Zoltán Kodály arranged in his Dances of Galánta cover everything from melancholy to pure joy of life. Bartók wrote his third piano concerto shortly before his death as a birthday present for his wife. It is a poignant testimony to his clear, lyrical late style.
Programme
- Zoltán Kodály: Dances of Galánta
- Béla Bartók: Piano Concerto No 3
- Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No 6 in D major, Op 60
