Violin virtuoso Christian Tetzlaff performs Dvořák; Karina Canellakis conducts

Christian Tetzlaff performs Dvořák’
For decades, German violinist Christian Tetzlaff has been among the world’s leading violinists. Antonín Dvořák’sViolin Concertois one of his signature pieces. Dvořák composed it following the initial success of hisSlavonic Dances, for the great soloist Joseph Joachim, a violinist known for his artistic depth and intellectual approach. Dvořák composed much more than just virtuosic fireworks. Filled with lyrical melodies, rich orchestral sound, and rousing Czech folk music, he knew better than anyone how to blend the sublime with the everyday. It is no wonder that theViolin Concertois a great audience favorite.

Karina Canellakis Conducts the
Conductor Karina Canellakis leads her own Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, which she knows like the back of her hand and from which she draws out the most beautiful sounds. It is only a short step from Dvořák’s Czech atmospheres to Kodály’s hometown of Galanta—then in Hungary, now in Slovakia. The local folk music that Kodály himself recorded in villages throughout the region plays a prominent role in this infectious music. Kodály drew inspiration from his older colleague Dvořák, but his music has a style and sound all its own.