Written in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Columbus’s discovery of America, From the New World explodes with American folk-inspired rhythms and melodies. However Dvorák does not completely shun the infectious folk music of his native Bohemia, the influence of which can be heard throughout the symphony.
Tickets for this concert go on sale September 2013
Forthcoming concerts at Royal Festival Hall:
Wagner 200 in London
May 22 2013, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Wagner's birth, Sir Andrew Davis conducts excerpts from Wagner's Die Meistersingerand Die Walküre
Salonen conducts in London
May 30 2013, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Esa-Pekka conducts The Rite of Spring in its centenary performance alongside Debussy's Prelude à l'après-midi d'un faune and Varèse's Amériques









