Radu Lupu Joins Yannick

This program featuring legendary Romanian pianist Radu Lupu is a journey to Eastern Europe—-Hungary and the Czech Republic. Smetana’s “The Moldau,” from his larger collection of works called My Homeland, uses native folk tunes to depict two small streams building in strength and combining into the mighty Bohemian river. Dvorak’s Sixth Symphony was his first major hit. Like in his other symphonies, Dvorak also uses Bohemian folk melodies to craft a traditional Germanic-style symphony. Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 3, with a neo-classical flair, was intended as a birthday gift for his wife. It was left incomplete upon his death in 1945. Philadelphia Orchestra violist Tibor Serly completed the orchestration of the final 17 measures prior to the world premiere in 1946 with then Music Director Eugene Ormandy, pianist György Sándor, and The Philadelphia Orchestra.