Conflict and Triumph

20 Feb 2020, BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff

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19:30 Thu 20 Feb 2020 BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff

Hope vies with tragedy in the works of Dvořák and Sibelius.

Programme

- - Antonín Dvořák
  - Cello Concerto in B minor
- - Jean Sibelius
  - Symphony No. 2 in D major

Performers

Anu Tali
Conductor
Conductor
Alban Gerhardt
Cello
Cello
BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Composers

Antonín Dvořák
Jean Sibelius

About This Event

With his cello concerto, Dvořák is looking back at life well lived, full of joy but also of deep loss. Sibelius is at the beginning of his career, looking ahead and forging a new symphonic sound. Both works are defined by their strong sense of conflict, where the final triumphs are hard won - and are all the more uplifting for that.