Originally a piano work by the Russian composer Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, it was arranged for orchestra in 1922 by the French composer Maurice Ravel. In its “new garb”, the work became Mussorgsky’s most frequently played and best loved composition.

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Pictures at an Exhibition

Rudolfinum

What do Antonio Vivaldi and Ástor Piazzolla have in common? Both composers wrote music about the four seasons. Josef Špaček will be the soloist for our second concert and will join with a small string ensemble in playing one movement from each of Vivaldi's concertos and Piazzola's entire composition.

The Four Seasons from Venice and Buenos Aires

Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 in G major offers listeners lively, colourful music inspired by the Czech countryside and nature. Its joyous atmosphere and wealth of melody have made it one of the composer's most popular works.

Dvořák’s English Symphony from the Village Vysoká

In March, we invite you to meet the young musicians of the Czech Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. You will get a glimpse behind the scenes of their preparations – you will attend a rehearsal of Dvořák's famous Cello Concerto, conducted by Marko Ivanović in the Dvořák Hall with one of the most interesting soloists of the young generation of musicians – cellist Vilém Vlček. The entire meeting will be enlivened by an unusual venue: the introduction and conclusion will take place in the Presidential Lounge of the Rudolfinum.

How Dvořák's cello concerto is rehearsed

Dvořák Hall Rudolfinum

"I've just finished the first movement of a my Cello Concerto! Do not be amazed as I was (…) that I have decided to undertake such work", writes Dvořák from New York to his friend Alois Göbl in Bohemia. The work even surprised Dvořák's friend, the composer Johannes Brahms, who declared: "Why on earth did I not know that one could write a cello concerto LIKE THAT? If I had had any idea, I would have written one long ago!" We will hear Dvořák's Cello Concerto played by the outstanding young cellist Vilém Vlček.

Dvořák's Cello Concerto or Make a Wish for Soloists

The 2025/26 season is the 20th in the history of Steps to the New World, and our dear conductor Marko Ivanovič is celebrating a round-numbered birthday, so we will hear pieces dear to his heart and some others  he himself composed.

Marko Ivanović

Events

Upcoming events

Mar 3, 2026

How Dvořák's cello concerto is rehearsed · Czech Philharmonic

Mar 6, 2026

Dvořák's Cello Concerto or Make a Wish for Soloists · Czech Philharmonic

Apr 29, 2026

The Jungle Book and More or Make a Wish for a Conductor · Czech Philharmonic

Past events

Mar 20, 2025

Pictures at an Exhibition · Czech Philharmonic

Dec 12, 2024

The Four Seasons from Venice and Buenos Aires · Czech Philharmonic

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in Symphony No. 8 by Dvořák

Czech Philharmonic

Conductor in Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky

Czech Philharmonic

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