On the eve of Antonín Dvořák’s birthday, DAHA celebrated the 125th Anniversary of the great composer's arrival in America with a large and enthusiastic audience. The festive music offerings included: Dvořák’s Sonatina for Violin and Piano, Opus 100, written in New York and premiered by the composer’s children, plus selected Humoresques for piano combined with readings from Josef Kovařík’s Three Years with the Maestro: An American Remembers Antonín Dvořák. Exploring Dvořák’s Bohemian world, DAHA presented "A Visit with Antonín Dvořák III at Vysoká,” an illustrated talk by curator Majda Kallab Whitaker, and concluded the program with rousing Slavonic Dances for piano four-hands.

Featured musicians included violinist Laura Jean Goldberg; pianists Anna Royzman, Ruobing Zhang, and David Oei; and young composer Michael Pineda, who performed his prize-winning piano work "Discovering a New World," from the New York Philharmonic New World Initiative Composition Competition. Special guest soloist saxophonist/composer James Brandon Lewis offered his jazz variations on Dvořák's Humoresque No. 7 and actor Vit Hořejš appeared in the role of Kovařik. A birthday reception and Dvořák Room viewing followed.

Presented by the Dvořák American Heritage Association in collaboration with the New York Philharmonic New World Initiative, Czech Center New York, and the Consulate General of the Czech Republic. Concert organized by Laura Jean Goldberg of DAHA.

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