DAHA Musical Notes
Star violinist Pavel Sporcl (with the blue violin) recently visited the Dvořák Room and Bohemian National Hall Ballroom to film a segment for his upcoming Czech TV series about famous Czech violinists. The focus: late-19th century violinistFrantišek Ondříček, who was encouraged to visit the United States by Antonín Dvořák and made his American debut with the New York Philharmonic in November 1895, playing Dvořák's Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53, which he had premiered in Prague in 1883.
Photo Credit: Majda Kallab Whitaker, DAHA