It's one of the most recognisable melodies ever written 🎵 The slow movement from Antonín Dvořák Ninth Symphony is full of pathos and longing. Made ever more famous by a 1973 bread advert, the symphony is influenced by African American spirituals, which the Czech composer (then working in New York) saw as the ‘the folk songs of America’. We play this piece on Thursday 7 October 2021 at the Barbican Centre with our Principal Guest Conductor Dalia Stasevska. Find out more: www.bbc.co.uk/events/evb

11K views · 155 reactions | What an incredible beginning to this weekend’s performances of Dvořák's New World Symphony with guest conductor Lina Gónzalez-Granados and cellist Santiago Cañón-Valencia and YOUR Grand Rapids Symphony! You have one more chance to experience this moving musical experience TONIGHT at DeVos Performance Hall! ️ - https://www.grsymphony.org/dvoraks-new-world-symphony | Grand Rapids Symphony | Facebook