After his American years, Antonín Dvořák returned to Bohemia in 1895, spending his final decade immersed once again in Czech landscapes, language, and folk traditions. This homecoming deepened the national character of his late works. Bedřich Smetana’s From My Homeland evokes the lyrical spirit of place, while Leoš Janáček’s Violin Sonata demonstrates an intense, modern voice shaped by Moravian speech and song. Dvořák’s radiant A-flat String Quartet reflects his mature mastery, and the concert closes with a fiery Slavonic Dance offering a jubilant celebration of Czech identity.

Program

SMETANA From My Homeland for Violin and Piano (1880)
DVOŘÁK Humoresque in G-flat major, Op. 101, No. 7, B. 187, for Violin and Piano (1894)
JANÁČEK Sonata for Violin and Piano (1914)
DVOŘÁK String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat major, Op. 105, B. 193 (1895)
DVOŘÁK Slavonic Dance No. 1 in C major, Op. 46, “Furiant” (1878)

Artists

Audrey Vardanega, PIANO |SoYoung Choi, Jennifer Frautschi, Josh Liu, Juliette Greer, VIOLIN | Liana Bérubé, Rosemary Nelis, VIOLA | Clara Abel, Tanya Tomkins, Julia Yang, CELLO | 2026 Apprentices 

Performance Length

Approximately 2 hours with intermission | Program and artists subject to change