These musical stories of the landscape tell what is hidden in the forests, rockfaces and watery depths of the Czech lands. We will discover what such music sounds like in the October concert, where music by Bedřich Smetana, Antonín Dvořák and other Czech composers will be heard.

D1 Stories of the Czech Landscape

Dvořák Hall Rudolfinum

E1 Stories of the Czech Landscape

In his debut with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Leslie Suganandarajah conducts BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, the Scottish classical accordionist Ryan Corbett in Václav Trojan’s Fairy Tales in a concert also featuring Unsuk Chin’s brief and colourful subito con forza, and Brahms’ serene Symphony No. 2.

Leslie Suganandarajah conducts music by Chin, Trojan and Brahms

BBC Maida Vale Studios

The Prague Philharmonia Wind Quintet is the only representative of the wind quintet in this season. The repertoire for this combination of instruments is somewhat limited, but it is possible to find inspiration in folk music in it as well. This is evidenced by Václav Trojan’s Wind Quintet, Op. 8, which mentions “Folk Songs” in its subtitle

Václav Trojan

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Mar 9, 2026

Trojan. Farkas. Milhaud · Prague Philharmonia

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Oct 5, 2024

D1 Stories of the Czech Landscape · Prague Philharmonia

Oct 5, 2024

E1 Stories of the Czech Landscape · Prague Philharmonia

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