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Conductor Libor Pešek & Heiko Mathias Förster
Cello Natalie Clein
Schubert Symphony No. 8 ('The Unfinished')
Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1
Dvořák Symphony No. 8
Photo: Natalie Clein © Sussie Ahlburg
Information about conductor: On medical advice, it has been decided that Libor Pešek will only conduct the second half of the concert to be performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra and Natalie Clein. The first half will be conducted by the orchestra’s principal guest conductor, Heiko Mathias Förster. We are very grateful to Maestro Förster for agreeing to this new arrangement at such short notice.
The acclaimed Czech National Symphony Orchestra with its Chief Conductor Libor Pešek brings out all the fragile beauty of Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony.
One of the world’s most celebrated cellists, Natalie Clein ("Magically deft, soaringly passionate", The Times) gives a stunning interpretation of Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1, ranging from tender, folk-inspired melodies to outpourings of raw emotion.
The evening concludes with Dvořák’s intensely felt and ground-breaking Symphony No. 8, composed in 1889 at the height of his powers.
Did you know?
1889 was an extraordinary year. Dvořák composed his eighth symphony; the Eiffel Tower was erected as part of the World’s Fair in Paris; Vincent van Gogh painted The Starry Night and the Wall Street Journal was founded.
Pre-concert talk
6pm at Cambridge University Press Bookshop – Free to concert ticket holders.
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