Dvořák

American

[dvawr-zhahk, -zhak, dvaw-rzhahk] / ˈdvɔr ʒɑk, -ʒæk, ˈdvɔ rʒɑk /

noun

Antonín 1841–1904, Czech composer.

Dvořák British

/ ˈdvɔrʒaːk, ˈdvɔːʒæk /

noun

Antonín (ˈantɔnjiːn), known as Anton Dvořák. 1841–1904, Czech composer, much of whose work reflects the influence of folk music. His best-known work is the Symphony No. 9 From the New World (1893)

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Phil for “Dvořák: Symphonies Nos. 7-9.”

From Los Angeles Times

Weilerstein joins him for the Dvořák Cello Concerto in B Minor, part of her schedule of roughly 80 performances each season.

From Seattle Times

She was asked by Dudamel to play the Dvořák concerto in Caracas.

From Seattle Times

The joyous give-and-take Dvořák’s chamber music tends to inspire among players makes his Second Piano Quartet an ideal choice as a closer.

From Seattle Times

That includes a performance of Dvořák's Eighth Symphony presented in the round, with the audience seated on beanbags amongst the orchestra.

From BBC

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