The Czech Republic's leading symphony orchestra takes to the stage of the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall with the country's best-known conductor to perform a selection of the best Czech music. The inaugural concert of the orchestra, which begins its 120th season in September 2015, was conducted by Antonín Dvořák, and it has worked with all the greats of European music since. Jiří Bělohlávek initially became music director in 1990 for a short period until 1992, before resuming the post after a two-decade hiatus from 2012. The conductor is perhaps the most recognised interpreter of Czech music internationally. He recently completed recordings of all Dvořák's symphonies for a major record label, and was the first since Herbert von Karajan to conduct on albums awarded the title Orchestral Recording of the Year in two consecutive years by British classical music magazine Gramophone.
The featured soloist for this unusual programme of music is one of the most sought-after violists today. France's Antoine Tamestit has performed with many of the world's leading orchestras and soloists, and plays on a rare Stradivarius instrument from 1672.

The concert will be preceded from 6.30 pm by a conversation entitled Prelude, where ticket holders will be invited to get to know the performing musician and the works to be performed more closely.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest