Dvorak's The 'New World' Symphony

Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, by Antonín Dvořák, known as ‘Del Nuevo Mundo’, one of the most performed symphonies in the Romantic repertoire. It is a work of classical music for symphony orchestra.

Composed by the Czech musician Antonín Dvořák in 1893 during his stay in New York, where he directed the National Conservatory of Music, the symphony premiered that December at Carnegie Hall, performed by the New York Philharmonic under the baton of Anton Seidl. Dvořák said he had been inspired by the music of the Native and African American peoples of North America, although the themes are his own.

The work has four movements: Adagio–Allegro molto, Largo, Scherzo (Molto vivace) and Allegro con fuoco. The Largo, with its melody entrusted to the cor anglais, is the most widely known movement of the score.

The Palau de la Música Catalana, a work by Lluís Domènech i Montaner built between 1905 and 1908 and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997, is a Modernist building in the centre of Barcelona. As well as concerts, it hosts exhibitions and cultural activities.