The Eighth Symphony was composed in the peaceful and beautiful Czech countryside at Vysoka in Bohemia in the autumn of 1889.
Performer Biography
Myung-Whun Chung, the conductor, began his musical studies as a pianist, making his debut with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra at age 7 and winning second prize at the 1974 Tchaikovsky Competition.
Composer Biography
Antonín Dvořák, born in Nelahozeves near Prague in 1841, received a thorough musical education and spent ten years as a member of the Czech Interim Theatre Orchestra.
Performer Biography
The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1905, is one of Scandinavia's oldest orchestras and has hosted guest conductors like Jean Sibelius, Carl Nielsen, Bruno Walter, and Herbert von Karajan.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The Seventh Symphony reflects Dvořák's personal struggles and emotions, while the Eighth Symphony expresses his glowing spontaneity and feeling for the Czech countryside.
Composition History
Dvořák's Seventh Symphony was written in 1884-85 in response to a request from the London Philharmonic Society, which had also commissioned Beethoven's final symphony.
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