Posted in: 2019 Events
From Bach to Dvořák to contemporary living composers, Indonesian-German violin virtuoso Iskandar Widjaja explored a range of classical and non-traditional music on Friday evening, November 1st, in the historic Ballroom of Bohemian National Hall.
On Sunday, September 22nd, DAHA presented the fourth concert in its continuing series of Dvořák’s complete chamber works with a performance by the exciting Apollo Trio. The selections included Dvořák’s Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major, dreamlike with dramatic moments; his Trio No. 4 - the beloved “Dumky”; and the contemplative “Silent Woods” for cello and piano.
Marking the US premiere (in Czech) of composer Bohuslav Martinů’s memorable Julietta, the Dvořák American Heritage Association, New York University and the American Symphony Orchestra presented a colloquium in which leading experts examined the many facets of Martinů’s operatic masterpiece – a work that combines edgy surrealism with extraordinary lyrical power.
DAHA’s concert of February 28th drew a large gathering to hear composer Carl Bettendorf and the Momenta Quartet present a program of string quartets focusing on two great Czech modernists, Leoš Janáček and Alois Hába, plus a contemporary work by Bettendorf. The compositions were introduced and discussed by the musicians and composer.
On Sunday, January 27th, Aeolus Quartet performed Bohemian composer Heinrich Biber's Passacaglia, the last of his renowned 17th-century Rosary sonatas, a work which provided inspiration for the program’s enigmatic journey through joyful, sorrowful, and glorious musical expression. The theme was reflected in Osvaldo Golijov’s Tenebrae and Beethoven’s monumental Op. 131 as well as Alexandra Bryant's world premiere, Mysterium.