Afternoon Performance: Dvořák’s Symphony No.7

Tickets On Sale: 10am, Thursday 9 May 2024

BBC SSO 2024/25: Afternoon Performance - Dvořák's Symphony No.7

Arvo Pärt Fratres for strings and percussion (c.10 mins)

Eduard Tubin Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra (c. 19 mins)

Dvořák Symphony No.7 (c.40 mins)

Anu Tali conductor

Gyunam Kim double bass

A train entering a station, or the quiet roar of a people awakening to freedom? For Antonin Dvořák, it was simply the beginning of his Seventh Symphony: what follows is forty minutes of irresistible dance tunes and gripping action. For many, it’s even greater than the “New World” symphony: but then, this concert with the rising Estonian star Anu Tali is all about unexpected voices – whether the quiet revolution of Arvo Pärt’s hugely popular Fratres or fellow-Estonian Eduard Tubin’s lyrical post-war concerto for the most under-appreciated of instruments, the double bass. It's a giant with the soul of a poet – but hear for yourself, as the BBC SSO’s superb new Principal Double Bass Gyunam Kim steps into the spotlight.