Sometimes it takes an outsider to point out what's great about a culture. That's exactly what Czech composer Antonin Dvorak was when he came to the U.S. At the end of the 19th century. He was an ...
Antonin Dvorak’s Ninth Symphony feels like American music. That’s because Dvorak wrote it in while living in the heart of the ...
Imagine a divided America, facing a new century – one lucky class made enormously rich by a booming new economy, with a less lucky, increasingly resentful class lagging far behind. Right: the Nineties ...
Dvorak in the New WorldOne of the greatest musical symbols of America was written by a foreigner. We hear the Suisse Romande Orchestra perform the Symphony No. 9, "From the New World," by Antonin ...
A composer, a conductor and a pianist share the most difficult pieces they brought to life. By Roslyn Sulcas Over three nights, the Czech Philharmonic presented Dvorak’s concertos and more, including ...