Dvořák’s Cello Concerto

Passionate melodies

Bedřich SMETANA The Bartered Bride: Overture
Antonín DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto
Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.4

Asher Fisch conductor
Alban Gerhardt cello

Smetana’s spirited overture sets the scene for celebration, as one of WASO’s favourite guests, Alban Gerhardt, makes his much-anticipated return with Dvořák’s ever-popular Cello Concerto. Inspired by the composer’s homesick longings and a tragic love, this cornerstone of the repertoire demands the utmost emotional commitment and prowess from its soloist.

With his Fourth Symphony, Tchaikovsky transformed his personal battle with fate into a potent and powerful work of art. Swirling between darkness and light, anguish and hope, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony ultimately triumphs to deliver a joyous finale of life-affirming energy.

Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts.