Wed, April 7th, 2027
Josef Špaček plays Dvořák

This concert is dedicated entirely to the Czech Republic. In 2015, Josef Špaček, together with the Czech Philharmonic under the direction of chief conductor Jiří Bělohlávek, recorded a highly acclaimed CD of Antonín Dvořák's Violin Concerto, along with works by Josef Suk and Leoš Janáček. Since then, the rising star among Czech violinists has been touring the world's great concert halls with his famous compatriot's Violin Concerto. For Špaček, it means "a considerable responsibility to play these works – both to represent my country and to perform music that has already been recorded thousands of times." Nevertheless, he believes that Dvořák's work is somewhat underrated compared to the famous concertos of Brahms, Beethoven, and Tchaikovsky and should be performed more often. The Musikkollegium Winterthur is responding to this sentiment by including two further works by Antonín Dvořák in the program. The concert overture "Othello," rarely performed today, is based on the dark story from Shakespeare's play of the same name. The symphonic poem "The Water Sprite" is based on a Czech fairy tale, which, admittedly, has a no less tragic ending. In both works, Dvořák adheres closely to the literary sources, both in form and in the rendering of the language's melody in the themes and motifs.

Program:
Antonín Dvořák - Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53
- Intermission -
Antonín Dvořák - "Othello" Concert Overture, Op. 93
Antonín Dvořák - "The Water Sprite" Symphonic Poem, Op. 107

Ticket office (Mon–Fri, 9:30–13:30):
Stadthaus Winterthur, Stadthausstrasse 4a, CH-8400 Winterthur, Tel. +41 52 620 20 20, konzertkarten@musikkollegium.ch

Other ticket outlets
- Winterthur Tourism, Main Train Station, CH-8400 Winterthur
- Ticket Corner, all Swiss ticket outlets