Emmanuel Krivine leads the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of Antonín Dvoák's Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, featuring Aleksandr Khramouchin as the soloist. The Cello Concerto is one of the most-performed works in its genre. Dvoák composed the work during his three-year term as Director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York. The composer dedicated the concerto, which he completed in 1895, to the renowned Czech cellist Hanu¨ Wihan, his friend and colleague. Wihan suggested several improvements, including the addition of two cadenzas, but Dvoák only accepted a few minor changes. Of interest in the middle section of the second movement is the quotation of Dvoák's song "Leave Me Alone", a favorite of his sister-in-law Josefina ermáková, who was ill at that time, and would soon pass away. This performance was recorded in May 2011.