In 1892, on an invitation from Jeanette Thurber, the wife of a wealthy New York businessman, Antonin Dvorak arrived in the city to head the newly established National Conservatory of Music. The ...

Antonin Dvorak's "New World Symphony" is an anthem to American roots. It was written by a foreigner and required white classical musicians to... Dvorak's beloved 'New World' symphony was an anthem to ...

Listen to programmes examining the life and works of Antonin Dvorak. The Story of Music in 50 Pieces: Further Listening—Howard Goodall's Story of Music More programmes related to the series: The Story ...

Czech composer Antonin Dvorak came to the US to be Director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York City for three years in the 1890s. During the summer of 1893 he chose to vacation in ...

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra music director Marin Alsop says Antonin Dvorak's symphony "From the New World" was one of the first big orchestral works to incorporate indigenous American musical ideas.

Maestro Hans Graf and the Houston Symphony launch the orchestra's 2013 programming this week with one of the most beloved works in the symphonic repertoire, Antonín Dvorak's Symphony No. 9, "From the ...

This story is part of American Anthem, a yearlong series on songs that rouse, unite, celebrate and call to action. Find more at NPR.org/Anthem. Sometimes it takes an ...

The Houston Symphony released its first recording in five years this week. It's the first under the guidance of conductor and music director Andrés Orozco-Estrada. The album features Antonín Dvorák's ...

Last week we had Antonin Dvorak’s Cello Concerto with Alisa Weilerstein and the San Diego Symphony. I was looking forward to more Dvorak this season. His Symphony No. 9 was originally on the schedule ...

Sometimes it takes an outsider to point out what's great about a culture. That's exactly what Czech composer Antonin Dvorak was when he came to the U.S. At the end of the 19th century. He was an ...

Antonin Dvorak was known first and foremost as a champion of folk music from his native Bohemia, now the Czech Republic. But in 1892, he was invited to New York City to lead the newly established ...