Sinfonia ViVA

Opening this year’s Folk Festival, these performances feature pieces that weave their way through folk history, including Dvorak’s American String Quartet that combines his love for his homeland and its Czech folk tradition, with his fascination with the American folk heritage. Tchaikovsky and his folk inspired and lyrical music is justly famous for its haunting and Slavic sounds and finally Zoltan Kodaly, who devoted his life to compiling Hungarian folk music. His music ranges from mysterious soundscapes into rustic peasant dances.