New CD – Jana Vöröšová

Czech Music Information Centre releases a new CD in the Composer Portraits series, dedicated to the composer Jana Vöröšová. Her creative range is broad, encompassing large orchestral scores, pieces for various chamber ensembles and vocal music, as well as works that are highly challenging to programme. The CD can be found on Bandcamp and ordered at … Read more

Jana Vöröšová

Portrait of the composer Rudolf Komorous CD / Digital download / Free streaming Born in 1980, Vöröšová studied composition at the Prague Conservatory with Bohuslav Řehoř and at the Music and Dance Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (HAMU) with Václav Riedlbauch. She also spent a year studying at the Royal Conservatory of … Read more

23rd International Gustav Mahler Composition Prize

Composers of any nationality and without age limit are invited to submit compositions (duration max. 10 minutes) for saxophone, marimba, accordion and electronics. The international artists Michael Krenn, Rupert Struber, Alexander Bauer and Michael Schwarzenbacher will present the award-winning works in a world premiere on July 11th 2026 at the Musikforum Klagenfurt. In addition, the works … Read more

CMQ 4/2025

This year’s last issue of Czech Music Quarterly 4/2025 is available online and in print. Among other things, you can read an interview with the composer Jakub Rataj, which is also available online on our website.

Concerts in Hudební 3 in November

November will be full of interesting encounters at Hudební 3, the HIS chamber music venue. On Thursday, November 6, at 7:30 p.m., clarinetist, composer, and organizer of the Klang Systematiek concert series, Gareth Davis, will visit the stage. Don’t miss the talk and samples from the eighth-final system concert, as well as more about the … Read more

CMQ 3/2025

New issue of the Czech Music Quarterly 3/2025 is available online and in print on request. You can also read an interview with Ondřej Skovajsa online on our website. You can order the magazine by email: or purchase online for download.

International Choir Festival 2025-2026

2. International composition competition has a new deadline for submitting compositions: November 25, 2025. Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to receiving your work by the specified date. The rules for the 2026 International Choir Competition in Preveza are now available. www.armoniachoir.org

CMQ 2/2025

The summer issue of the Czech Music Quarterly 2/2025 is available online and in print on request. You can also read an interview with the composer Mark Keprt online on our website. You can order the magazine by email: or purchase online for download.

CMQ 2025/1

The first issue of this year Czech Music Quarterly 1/2025 is available online and in print for subscription. You can read, among other things, an interview with Barbora Vackova Gillies about Czech women composers from the socialist era, which she discusses in her dissertation. It is also available online on our website.