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Program

Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor

4. Adagietto: Sehr langsam

Richard Strauss, Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs), Op. posth.

1. Frühling (Spring)

2. September

3. Beim Schlafengehen (When Falling Asleep)

4. Im Abendrot (At Sunset)

Josef Bohuslav Foerster, Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 54, "Easter Eve"

1. Molto sostenuto

2. Allegro deciso

3. Andante sostenuto

4. Lento lugubre - Allegro moderato

Antonín Dvořák, Slavonic Dances, Op. 72

3. Skocná. Allegro (F major)

Johannes Brahms, Hungarian Dance No. 21 in E Minor: Vivace – Più presto

Jakub Hrůša conducts Mahler, Strauss, and Foerster — With Kateřina Kněžíková

Bamberg Symphony

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Cast

Kateřina Kněžíková — Soprano

Bamberg Symphony

Jakub Hrůša — Conductor

Program notes

Illustrious Czech conductor Jakub Hrůša makes an epic return to his homeland in this world class concert, broadcast from the Rudolfinum’s Dvořák Hall in Prague. The Maestro leads the prestigious Bamberg Symphony in a superb program that begins with the Adagietto from Mahler’s Symphony No. 5. With virtuoso soprano Kateřina Kněžíková, the ensemble performs Richard Strauss’s extraordinarily beautiful Vier letzte Lieder (“Four Last Songs”), the composer’s last work, which premiered more than eight months after his passing. The evening ends in fireworks with the Symphony No. 4 by Josef Bohuslav Foerster, a Bohemian composer born just a stone’s throw from the vibrant venue.

Jakub Hrůša © Andreas Herzau

A closer look: featured composers

Gustav Mahler

Richard Strauss

Antonín Dvořák

Johannes Brahms

Further listening: featured works

Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor

Gustav Mahler (Composer)

Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs), Op. posth.

Richard Strauss (Composer)

Slavonic Dances, Op. 72

Antonín Dvořák (Composer)