4. Jugendkonzert mit Malte Arkona

Paris, 1910: The audience was enthralled—by the choreography, the exotic costumes, and the colorful music. Igor Stravinsky scored a sensational success with his ballet *L’Oiseau de feu*. The plot is based on an old Russian fairy tale about a mysterious, magical bird that can bring both good fortune and misfortune. With the orchestral suite compiled in 1919, Petr Popelka and the Munich Philharmonic take on the role of musical storytellers—expertly and entertainingly supported by host Malte Arkona. Stravinsky’s fellow Bohemian composer, Antonín Dvořák, was also inspired by the folklore of his homeland and created an epoch-making piece of Czech music with his Violin Concerto. Dvořák had spent a long time refining the work, taking the objections of the famous violinist Joseph Joachim to heart and revising the composition time and again. Despite the difficult creative process, the work is now considered one of the great Romantic solo concertos. Isabelle Faust brings Dvořák’s Violin Concerto—with its virtuosic passages and Bohemian timbres—to the stage.

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK
Violin Concerto
IGOR STRAVINSKY
“The Firebird”

Conductor PETR POPELKA
Violin: ISABELLE FAUST
Hosted by MALTE ARKONA