Ulster Orchestra: Far From Home is showing at the iconic Ulster Hall, Belfast on 06 February 2025!
Dvořák Cello Concerto
Brahms Symphony No.2
KEREM HASAN CONDUCTOR
VICTOR-JULIEN LAFERRIÈRE CELLO
Changes at home hit hard when viewed from abroad. For Dvořák, learning that his first love (and sister-in-law) was terminally ill back in Bohemia brought emotional anguish that was only intensified by distance. Brahms was no stranger tto emotional turmoil either, candidly writing about his struggles with depression, though his Second Symphony pushes the dark clouds away for an uplifting finale. Both composers’ struggles with dark times resulted in profoundly emotional music that is amongst the best either ever wrote.
