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DVOŘÁK                      CARNIVAL OVERTURE
SAINT-SAENS            CELLO CONCERTO NO.1
TCHAIKOVSKY        SYMPHONY NO.4

UWE GRODD Conductor
ANDREW JOYCE Cello

Dvořák’s Carnival Overture is a vivid portrait of celebration, laughter, and life itself. Written as part of a trilogy depicting the human experience, it captures the spirit of festivity with whirling dance rhythms, glowing orchestral colours, and a melody that brims with joy.

In his First Cello Concerto, Saint-Saëns broke every rule of the nineteenth-century concerto. Dispensing with the traditional slow movement and pauses between sections, he created a single, continuous dramatic arc. From its opening flourish, the soloist commands a thrilling dialogue with the orchestra – lyrical one moment, dazzlingly virtuosic the next.

Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony crowns the programme with sweeping romantic intensity. Composed in the shadow of personal turmoil, it wrestles with the idea of fate and the search for joy amidst struggle. From the commanding brass fanfare to the dancing folk rhythms of the finale, the symphony moves between melancholy, elegance, and exuberance – a work that captures the full range of human emotion with unmistakable Tchaikovskian flair.

Conducted by Uwe Grodd, with Andrew Joyce as soloist, Romantic Fire celebrates the bold imagination and emotional power that defined this extraordinary musical era.