HK Philharmonic: Dvorak & Tchaikovsky

Russian maestro Vassily Sinaisky stirs the soul with this programme of Slavic masterpieces: Dvořák’s ardent Cello Concerto—considered by many the most gripping ever composed for the instrument—with cellist Alban Gerhardt centre stage. In the Manfred Symphony, Tchaikovsky finds a kindred spirit in a brooding hero, whose arduous search for redemption is conveyed by powerful organ chords and a shattering dies irae.