Classical Event Details

Final Years: Going Home

Hanna Center in Northern California | Sunday, July 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM PDT

When

Sunday, July 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM PDT

Where

Hanna Center
Sonoma, Sonoma County

Address

17000 Arnold Drive, Sonoma, CA 95476

After his American years, Antonín Dvořák returned to Bohemia in 1895, spending his final decade immersed once again in Czech landscapes, language, and folk traditions. This homecoming deepened the national character of his late works. Bedřich Smetana ’s From My Homeland evokes the lyrical spirit of place, while Leoš Janáček ’s Violin Sonata demonstrates an intense, modern voice shaped by Moravian speech and song. Dvořák’s radiant A-flat String Quartet reflects his mature mastery, and the concert closes with a fiery Slavonic Dance offering a jubilant celebration of Czech identity. • Program SMETANA From My Homeland for Violin and Piano (1880) DVOŘÁK Humoresque in G-flat major, Op. 101, No. 7, B. 187, for Violin and Piano (1894) JANÁČEK Sonata for Violin and Piano (1914) DVOŘÁK String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat major, Op. 105, B. 193 (1895) DVOŘÁK Slavonic Dance No. 1 in C major, Op. 46, “Furiant” (1878) Artists Audrey Vardanega, PIANO |SoYoung Choi, Jennifer Frautschi, Josh Liu, Juliette