The music of Bohemia and Moravia has long been shaped by local songs, dances and musical traditions.

Smetana, Dvoák and Martin each found their own ways of transforming these influences into distinctive concert works, while the arrangements of Slovak songs offer a direct connection to their origins.

The programme culminates in Dvoák's String Quintet in G major, a work full of colour, energy and melodic invention.

SmetanaPolka (from 1st string quartet)Trad./Le PageSlovak SongsDvoák'American' quartet (2nd movement)MartinMadrigalsDvoákQuintet Op. 77

SWAN SESSIONS | WARWICK – Experience music as it is meant to be heard – up close and live in the relaxed intimate setting of St Nicholas Church, Warwick.