KBS Symphony Orchestra Performs 'Alps Symphony' for the First Time in 17 Years

Josef Spachacek, Dvorak 'Violin Concerto' Collaboration

Violinist Josef ?pa?ek, who served as the youngest concertmaster of the Czech Philharmonic, will perform Dvo??k's Violin Concerto with the KBS Symphony Orchestra.

The KBS Symphony Orchestra announced on the 4th that ?pa?ek will appear as a soloist at the 798th regular concert held at the Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall on the 26th. This regular concert will be held under the subtitle "Where the Wind Stays."

On the day, the KBS Symphony Orchestra will perform Dvo??k's Carnival Overture as the opening piece, followed by a collaboration with ?pa?ek on Dvo??k's Violin Concerto, a piece characterized by its nationalistic color and rich melodies.

Violinist Josef ?pa?ek [Photo by KBS Symphony Orchestra]

Pietari Inkinen, music director of the KBS Symphony Orchestra, previously conducted the same piece with ?pa?ek while leading the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie in 2021.

?pa?ek was born in the small southern Czech town of T?eb?? and gained attention in 2011 when he was appointed the youngest concertmaster in the history of the Czech Philharmonic at the age of 24. He stepped down from the concertmaster position after the 2019?2020 season to focus on his solo career.

The second half of the concert will feature Richard Strauss's "Alpine Symphony." It is the last and largest of Strauss's symphonic poems. The piece depicts the various landscapes and situations encountered by a hiker during a day-long mountain ascent, expressed through the distinctive orchestral techniques of late Romanticism. The KBS Symphony Orchestra will perform the Alpine Symphony for the first time in about 17 years since their 600th regular concert in March 2007.

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