New World Symphony

The music

Chinary Ung Water Rings (6’) Listen
Sibelius Violin Concerto (31’) Listen
Dvořák Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) (40’) Listen

The performers

• Kahchun Wong conductor
• Himari violin

The joy of a classic is that it always has something new to say.

No matter how many times you’ve heard Dvořák’s ‘New World’ Symphony, there’ll be fresh sounds in store when you hear it conducted by Kahchun Wong. Wong is one of the most-talked about conductors in the UK right now, and tonight you’ll hear why, as he joins violinist Himari in Sibelius’s elemental Violin Concerto. Still in her early teens, Himari has been described as a phenomenon: but come and hear for yourself …