BBC Proms 2023 Prom 59 - Dvořák’s ‘New World’ Symphony (320kbps .mp3)

Live at the BBC Proms: the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich perform Tchaikovsky’s passionate Violin Concerto, with soloist Augustin Hadelich, and Dvořák’s nostalgic ‘New World’ Symphony.

The Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich performs two Romantic classics: Tchaikovsky’s passionate Violin Concerto and Dvořák’s nostalgic ‘New World’ Symphony.

01. Beethoven - Overture ‘The Consecration of the House’
01a. Introduction to BBC Proms 2023 Prom 59
02. Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto in D major
02a. Introduction to Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D major
03. Forrester, Howdy (1922-1987): Wild Fiddler’s Rag [encore]
03a. BBC Proms 2023 Prom 59 - Interval
In conversation with Ian Skelly, Nigel Simeone explores the combination of New and Old World influences behind Dvořák's evergreen symphony.
04. Dvořák - Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
04a. Outro to Dvořák - Symphony No. 9
05. Alfvén - The Mountain King - Ballet-Pantomime R.99, Op.37; Shepherd Girl's Dance
Augustin Hadelich, violin
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Paavo Järvi, conductor

Switzerland’s longest-established orchestra, the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, makes a welcome return to the Proms with Tchaikovsky’s passionate Violin Concerto (featuring soloist August Hadelich) and Dvořák’s nostalgic ‘New World’ Symphony, drawing on the African American and Native American melodies he heard during his three years as director of New York’s National Conservatory for Music. The evening opens with Beethoven’s The Consecration of the House, a heartfelt homage to the composer’s musical forefathers, Handel and Bach.

Presented by Ian Skelly, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Broadcast: 30 August 2023