From Bohemia鈥檚 woods and meadows: Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 Sixth Symphony is part homage to Brahms, part celebration of the sounds of rural Bohemia, and all Dvo艡谩k. Certainly, few romantic symphonies manage to be so sunny at the same time as being quite so powerful, and under Thomas Dausgaard it鈥檒l sound as fresh as new. It鈥檚 an exuberant finish to a programme that begins with Michael Tippett鈥檚 radiant vision of rebirth and renewal on a summer night, and a striking foil to Britten鈥檚 troubled Violin Concerto. Dating from 1939, this is music from an age of anxiety but Daniel Hope鈥檚 stellar technique and searching musical intelligence will bring out both its light and shade.
The concert will be recorded for future broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 3.