The ceremonial opening concert of the Smetana Litomyšl Festival is titled Hommage à Smetana – A Tribute to Smetana. The programme will present the founder of Czech classical music as a composer of a broad range of works, and not just of The Moldau and The Bartered Bride. He will also be shown to be a figure of worldwide importance.
Bedřich Smetana
The Bartered Bride, Overture to the opera
Festive Overture in D major, Op. 4
Czech Dances II., Op. 21: Polka No. 3 in F major
Hakon Jarl – symphonic poem Op. 16
The Bartered Bride: Skočná, Rapid folk dance of comedians from Act 3
From the Homeland; for violin and orchestra (Arr.: Tomáš Ille)
My Country – Vltava, symphonic poem
Jan Mráček violin
Ivo Kahánek piano
Cirk La Putyka
Jakub Hrůša conductor
Czech Philharmonic
