On Friday, June 12, the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra will step on the stage for the final time this season, bringing its concert season to a festive close with violinist Jan Mráček under the baton of Daniel Raiskin (Kolarac Concert Hall, 8 PM). The crescendo of the Belgrade Philharmonic season will feature works by Janáček, Dvořák, and Brahms.

After 25 concerts at the Kolarac Concert Hall, the 2025/26 season, titled Crescendo, reaches its grand finale. The closing concert is led by Principal Guest Conductor Daniel Raiskin, with Jan Mráček as soloist – an internationally acclaimed violinist, chamber musician, and concertmaster of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. Mráček has captivated audiences across Europe, Asia, and the United States ever since his early age, with critics comparing him to renowned artists such as Itzhak Perlman and Joshua Bell. For the Belgrade audience, he performs Dvořák’s richly expressive Violin Concerto, infused with the spirit of Czech folk music.

The Friday night concert the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra opens with the vibrant suite Lachian Dances by Leoš Janáček, inspired by folk melodies from the Moravian region. The evening culminates in Brahms’s Piano Quartet in Arnold Schöenberg’s striking orchestral arrangement. With this work, Schöenberg sought to demonstrate Brahms’s innovative forward-thinking and originality.

Preserving every note of the original score, Schöenber demonstrated his fidelity to Brahms’s artistry. As the piece progresses from its first to its final movement, the degree of Schöenberg’s inventive orchestration grows ever more vivid, leading to the passionate Rondo alla zingarese, as the final movement of this symphonic tour de force – a thrilling finale that delivers the powerful crescendo of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra’s season.