The young Iranian conductor Hossein Pishkar is making a real triumphal march across the European concert stages. He made his debut at the NNO in season 24-25. Now he returns with a warm-blooded and temperamental programme. Max Bruch’s First Violin Concerto is a timeless masterpiece. And Dvořák’s Seventh Symphony is one of the best in the entire series – and that is saying something for such a sure-fire composer.

Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 is a wonderful case. Here you hear an inspired composer who knows how to get the best out of violin and orchestra. It says a lot about the rare class of this passionate and rousing work. Equally irresistible is Dvořák’s Seventh Symphony. It is one of the many hits that the Czech master scored at a later age. Because next to the Ninth, this is his most compelling symphony, beautifully balancing between zest for life and tragedy. In short, a program full of heartfelt pieces and a glowing comeback by Hossein Pishkar.