A group of RACC-Phila members will participate at the Saturday concert. Come introduce yourself @7pm – the group will gather at Kimmel/Verizon Hall by the ticket office. Philadelphia Orchestra Radu Lupu Joins Yannick Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor Radu Lupu, Piano Verizon Hall Thursday, January 308pm Friday, January 312pm Saturday, February 18pm Smetana “The Moldau,” from Má vlast Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3 Dvorák Symphony No. 6 This program featuring legendary Romanian pianist Radu Lupu is a journey to Eastern Europe—Hungary and the Czech Republic. Smetana’s ‘The Moldau,’ from his larger collection of works called My Homeland, uses native folk tunes to depict two small streams building in strength and combining into the mighty Bohemian river. Dvorák’s Sixth Symphony was his fi rst major hit. Like in his other symphonies, Dvorák also uses Bohemian folk melodies to craft a traditional Germanic-style symphony. Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 3, with a neo-classical fl air, was intended as a birthday gift for his wife. It was left incomplete upon his death in 1945. Philadelphia Orchestra violist Tibor Serly completed the orchestration of the final 17 measures prior to the world premiere in 1946 with then Music Director Eugene Ormandy, pianist György Sándor, and The Philadelphia Orchestra.