The Hexagon

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Sunday 14 October, 7.30pm

Conductor
Libor Pešek

Soloist
Leon McCawley, Piano

SMETANA
Overture: The Bartered Bride

CHOPIN
Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor Op.11

DVORAK
Symphony No.7 in D minor Op.70

Prague-born Libor Pešek has enjoyed an international conducting career for over fifty years, working with the world’s leading artists and orchestras. Heralded for his interpretations of Czech music, this programme is the perfect showcase for his talents with Smetana’s exuberant Overture to The Bartered Bride and Dvořák’s impassioned Symphony No.7. Arguably his greatest symphony, it is music that is tragic, striving and imbued with much that is hearttouching and dance-related. Rather than being in the shadow of Brahms, as is sometimes reported, Dvořák reveals his true Slavic identity.

Completing the programme, British pianist Leon McCawley makes a welcome return to The Hexagon, the ideal exponent for the brilliant piano writing of Chopin’s Piano Concerto No.1.

Pre-concert talk, 6.15pm, The Hexagon Auditorium - FREE
Presented by Peter Avis

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TICKETS: £32, £28.50, £25.50, £20.50, £16
Senior Citizens and groups of 10+: £2 off
Pre-booked children and students: £10
Schools: £5 each, including a free programme (subject to availability)
Student Standby: £5 (Available one hour before the advertised performance start time in person only at the Box Office)

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