Vous trouvez ça classique ? Dvorák

Change your look on the great works of the repertoire. Alongside Mathieu Herzog and Orchestre Appassionato, this format offers a lively immersion in the heart of the scores: lighting, listening keys, 'tips' and stories enrich the experience of the concert. During 1h15, the conductor speaks directly to the audience with passion, humor and pedagogy to discover the "tubes" of classical music, but also the surprising anecdotes behind their creation, revealing what makes them still so powerful today.

Before conquering America, Dvorkk made a living playing the viola at Opéra de Prague. It is here, in the heart of the orchestra, that he discovers the richness of the symphonic repertoire and the art of orchestrating of his compatriot Smetana, who knew how to combine learned and popular traditions, and Brahms, whose influence shines especially in the expressive role entrusted to the winds.

In 1892, Dvorkk is appointed director of Conservatoire de New York. This is where the Symphonie du Nouveau Monde, the American Quartet and the Cello Concerto, his last American work, were born. There, he slips a melody from a song he composed for Josephina, his love of youth: Lasst mich allein (Leave me to my solitude).

Between passion and lyricism, passion and elegy, this concerto combines heroic breath and Slavic nostalgia, offering the cello one of the most beautiful pages of its repertoire.