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When the London Philharmonic Society asked Dvo艡谩k for a new symphony in 1884, the composer knew he had to deliver something special. In the resulting Seventh, the doubts and frustrations Dvo艡谩k experienced as a composer are defeated by music that triumphs compellingly over its own nervous energy, bursting into radiant brightness in its final bars.

Tonight, Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 most fascinating symphony is heard after Malcolm Hayes鈥檚 new concerto, a work inspired by the mood and atmosphere of the Outer Hebrides, and performed by former 麻豆社 Radio 3 New Generation Artist Tai Murray. Bart贸k鈥檚 colourful Dance Suite, featuring Hungarian and Arabic folk melodies, opens the concert.