NEW YEAR'S CONCERT

NINO ROTA: La strada, suite from the ballet
JOE HISAISHI: "Merry-Go-Round of Life" from the film Howl’s Moving Castle
JOHN WILLIAMS: Star Wars (Main Theme)
ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD: Cello Concerto in C major, Op. 37
LEONARD BERNSTEIN: On the Waterfront, suite

Lukáš Polák, cello
Brno Philharmonic
Conductor: Dennis Russell Davies

The Brno Philharmonic was established as the State Philharmonic Brno on January 1, 1956, and held its first concert that very same day (though not yet under its official name). Since then, it has regularly held New Year’s concerts—with the exception of 2021, when the concert was cancelled due to the pandemic. These concerts serve a dual symbolic purpose: they welcome the New Year while also marking the orchestra’s anniversary—which, in 2027, will be its 71st. This time, the celebrations will be dedicated to famous film music.