The Ciclo Jóvenes Talentos Fundación Banco Sabadell is organised by the Fundación Amigos del Teatro Real, in collaboration with the Fundación Banco Sabadell and the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía. On this occasion, the works are framed in the context of the premiere of Rusalka by Antonín Dvorák, which took place at the Teatro Real in November 2020.

The Dumka is a melancholic folk song of Slavic origin that was cultivated by several European composers in the second half of the 19th century. In Dvorák's case, these Dumky (plural of Dumka) are elaborated as pieces of contrasting emotions, ranging from euphoria to melancholy. This is clearly applied in his chamber music with piano, where we find clear examples of these popular melodies reinterpreted. Thus, in his Quintet op. 81, the second movement ("Dumka. Andante con moto") is a succession of songs full of tenderness and nostalgia that contrast with the more dramatic character of the first movement, or the more dancing and colourful character of the last two.

In the Trio op. 90, we find its six movements in the form of Dumky or laments, shaping the work as a suite of popular dances. Almost all of them follow a tripartite structure in the form of a lamenting introduction, a more optimistic central part and a return to the initial introspective state.