The Hvězdy nad Vltavou Festival brings a unique concert experience! The opening and exceptional evening will feature violinist Pavel Šporcl together with the English Chamber Orchestra Ensemble. The concert is called “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” celebrates the work of German Romantic genius Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy.
The audience can look forward to his famous Octet, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, and the world premiere of the Midsummer Night’s Dream Suite, which was arranged by Czech composer Lukáš Sommer, based on Mendelssohn’s score, especially for the festival and the octet ensemble.
Pavel Šporcl has been triumphantly received by audiences in major music venues throughout the world thanks to his formidable art, rich classical background and unique and distinctive stage presence. Making regular appearances on television, radio and virtually all other media outlets, Pavel has become a much sought-after musician and his recordings have found their natural home at the top of the charts.
Šporcl strives to bring the message of classical music to the broadest circle of listeners, and above all to young audiences. He frequently performs in “instructive” concerts targeting secondary and higher education students, turning these projects into exceptionally popular occasions.
Programme
Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Suite (arr. Lukáš Sommer)
Mendelssohn
Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra in D minor
Mendelssohn
Octet in E flat major, Op. 20
Performers
Pavel Šporcl: Violin English Chamber Orchestra: Ensemble