Antonín Dvořák's New World Symphony is one of the most famous symphonies of all time, an integral part of the repertoire of ...

Czech composer Antonin Dvorak came to the US to be Director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York City for three years in the 1890s. During the summer of 1893 he chose to vacation in ...

In 1892, on an invitation from Jeanette Thurber, the wife of a wealthy New York businessman, Antonin Dvorak arrived in the city to head the newly established National Conservatory of Music. The ...

This story is part of American Anthem, a yearlong series on songs that rouse, unite, celebrate and call to action. Find more at NPR.org/Anthem. Sometimes it takes an ...

Thierry Fischer conducts the Utah Symphony. The Symphony is based in Salt Lake City and usually performs at Abravanel Hall. (Utah Symphony) The Utah Symphony performed Antonin Dvorak's famous New ...

Seattle Symphony’s first three program offerings in its Masterworks series are a double delight. Each concert presents a young guest virtuoso performing a classic from the orchestral repertoire. And ...

When it comes to symphonies, very few composers have all of their symphonic utterances consistently performed. Of course, Beethoven sits atop the heap even if his First, Second, Fourth, and Eighth ...

11 January: Classic FM Orchestra on Tour, the Philharmonia's latest release is CD of the Week. If you like Dvorak’s famous Symphony No.9 (‘From the New World’), we think you’ll enjoy getting to know ...

Houston Symphony's classical series begins with two visions of “The Heavenly Life.” Imbued with the rhythms of Czech folk music, Dvorák’s Te Deum evokes a rustic spirituality and features an ...

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra music director Marin Alsop says Antonin Dvorak's symphony "From the New World" was one of the first big orchestral works to incorporate indigenous American musical ideas.

The “Enigma” Variations was written as a set of musical character sketches of Edward Elgar’s friends, with the first variation cast as a tender tribute to his wife and the finale as a rousing ...