BBC Proms 2019 Dvořák Smetana

Prom 2: Bohemian Rhapsody 7. 30pm, Royal Albert Hall Soloist Joshua Bell performs Dvořáks lively, folkinfused Violin Concerto, paired with another 19thcentury Czech classic, Smetanas symphonic suite Má vlast a colourful celebration of a nations landscape, history and identity. Programme Antonín Dvořák Violin Concerto in A minor (32 mins) Bedrich Smetana Má vlast (75 mins) Performers Joshua Bell violin Bamberg Symphony Orchestra Jakub Hrůša conductor About This Event Following his thrilling Proms debut in 2017, Czech conductor Jakub Hrůša returns with two popular masterpieces from his homeland. With its songlike slow movement and irrepressible, folkinfused finale, Dvořáks Violin Concerto is one of the bestloved in the repertoire. American virtuoso Joshua Bell joins the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra as soloist. Journey through the Czech countryside in the secon