Maybe our need for backstory and context is just getting in the way of what creatives want: for the music to speak for itself.
A sparkling conclusion to the Slovak Philharmonic’s concluding concert at the InClassica International Music Festival with a gripping rendition of Dvorak’s much-loved seventh symphony.
A tantalising possibility after an extended period of digital streams and the opening up of live real-life performances in the UK. Classical music in the searing 36.5C heat jars with my northern European assumptions too.