The Cleveland Orchestra Petr Popelka, conductor James Ehnes, violin “A work capable of great things” is how Dvořák described his Sixth Symphony in 1880. The prediction proved correct, launching the composer to international stardom. Czech conductor Petr Popelka contrasts this folk-inflected symphony with Franck’s Le Chasseur maudit, an orchestral thrill ride that depicts a count’s fateful hunt on the Sabbath. Acclaimed violinist James Ehnes caps the program with Korngold’s Violin Concerto, which brings the sounds of Hollywood film scores into the concert hall.
About The Music
FRANCK,
Le Chasseur maudit
KORNGOLD,
Violin Concerto
DVOŘÁK,
Symphony No. 6
Performing Artists:
The Cleveland Orchestra
Petr Popelka,
Conductor
James Ehnes,
Violin