New York, NY USA - Czech Philharmonic; Yo-Yo Ma, cello - Dvořák, Smetana

Programme
Antonín Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
Bedřich Smetana: Vyšehrad, Vltava, Šárka from the cycle of symphonic poems Má vlast

Performing with
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Czech Philharmonic

Yo-Yo Ma joins the illustrious Czech Philharmonic as part of the worldwide Year of Czech Music celebration. Together they perform Dvořák’s towering final concerto—a masterpiece for which these artists are individually renowned. From its virtuosic cello passages and exquisite orchestration to its energetic, yet elegiac tone, it’s a thoroughly captivating piece to hear in concert. Semyon Bychkov also leads the orchestra in selections from Má Vlast (My Country), a singular symphonic cycle by Smetana, the 19th-century composer widely known as the “father of Czech music.”