Two days after their recital, the Sitkovetsky Trio will reappear at the NFM, this time with the NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra. The meeting of the two ensembles sharing the talent of the famous violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky, will feature Czech repertoire. The light, Romantic pieces by Antonín Dvořák , such as Klid, will fill the first part of the concert. After the break, the fascinating, modernist Concertino by Bohuslav Martinů will sound.

Active for almost two decades now, the Sitkovetsky Trio is lauded by the critics for the distinguished coherence of musical personalities of its members. Apart from Alexander Sitlovetsky, artistic director of the NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra, the trio features Chinese pianist Wu Qian and German cellist Isang Enders. The group gained recognition thanks to their recordings of the complete Beethoven trios, produced from 2020 to 2024. They give concerts around the world, reaching for classical and modern works. The top-class instruments add to the trio’s artistry: we will hear a Stradivari violin and a Tononi cello. The evening is a wonderful occasion to listen to leading chamber players of our time in a trio line-up.

During the concert we will discover the lyrical facet of Dvořák’s oeuvre, this aspect of his work enjoying constant interest. The Silent Woods was originally a part of the From the Bohemian Forest piano cycle for four hands. The melody became very popular, so the composer decided to rearrange it for cello with orchestra. The light Serenade belongs to Dvořák’s early period, a revisiting of the Classical canons after a period of Wagnerian rebellion. Two generations younger, Bohuslav Martinů migrated to Paris in1923. One of the distinctive features of his work was a comeback to the concerto grosso genre, which was given a symphonic and at the same time modern shape by this composer. The Concertino’s line-up clearly references Corelli but differs from Corelli in… its energy.