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Slavomír Hořínka: Grain, Chaff and Fire (world premiere)

31 May 2025, 8 pm, DOX+, Prague Prague Spring: Ensemble Modern II Slavomír Hořínka: Grain, Chaff and Fire (world premiere of a work commissioned by the Prague Spring) Ensemble Modern, cond. Franck Ollu…

Lukáš Janata: Consolatio (world premiere)

31 May 2025, 7 pm, St. Chrysostom’s Episcopal Church, Chicago Waking Up Lukáš Janata: Consolatio (world premiere) Stare at the Sun…

Peter Graham: Méditation avant la Messe des pauvres (world premiere)

31 May 2025, 5 pm, Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Brno Exposition of New Music: Messe des pauvres Peter Graham: Méditation avant la Messe des pauvres (world premiere) Jaroslav Šťastný – organ…

Ensemble Modern: new pieces by Haštal Hapka, Jan Ryant Dřízal, and Pavel Šabacký

30 May 2025, 8 pm, DOX+, Prague Prague Spring: Ensemble Modern I Haštal Hapka: A Lay in the Dive (world premiere) Jan Ryant Dřízal: Morphing Amadeus (world premiere) Pavel Šabacký: Awakening (world premiere) Ensemble Modern, cond. Michael Wendeberg…

Natan Blažek: Three Haikus for mixed choir and piano (world premiere)

26 May 2025, 7:30 pm, Gabriel Loci, Prague Choir+ Natan Blažek: Three Haikus for mixed choir and piano (world premiere) Kühn Mixed Choir (choirmaster Jakub Pikla), Stanislav Gallin – piano…

Bern: Brundibár

24 May 2025, 6 pm, Vidmarhallen, Bern, Switzerland Bühnen Bern Hans Krása: Brundibár (premiere of a new production) Directed by: Kathrin Elmiger, music director: Artem Lonhinov Cast: William Meinert (Brundibár, iceman, baker, milkman, policeman), Kinderchor der Bühnen Bern, Berner Symphonieorchester…

Beata Hlavenková: Emily’s Spring (world premiere)

24 May 2025, 2 pm, Church of St Simon and St Jude, Prague Prague Spring: MUSIC SCHOOL SALON Beata Hlavenková: Emily’s Spring (world premiere commissioned by the Prague Spring) graduates of the MenART Academy 2024–2025 and their mentors (Kateřina Kněžíková – soprano, Vladislav Borovka – oboe, Tomáš Františ – bassoon, Radek Baborák – French horn)…

HAMU Composition Department & Prague Philharmonia

22 May 2025, 7:30 pm, Academy of Performing Arts – Martinů Hall, Prague HAMU Composition Department and Prague Philharmonia Juraj Gažmerčík: Symphony (world premiere) Jan Adam Gregor: Death metal: Časoprostor (Death metal: Spacetime) (world premiere) metal voice – Jan Adam Gregor Jan Kotyk: Světlosmutnění (world premiere) Haštal Hapka: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (world premiere) … Read more…

Martin Brunner: Prélude Mystique (world premiere)

20 May 2025, 7:00 pm, Špejchar, Hvožďany Antonín Dvořák Music Festival Martin Brunner: Prélude Mystique (world premiere) Päivi Kauffmann – flute, Tomáš Honěk – guitar…

Lissa Classica: new pieces by Lukáš Sommer and Dada Klementová

18 May 2025, 7 pm, Church of the Birth of St John Baptist, Lysá nad Labem Lissa Classica Lukáš Sommer / Vít Slíva: Alchemist (world premiere) Dada Klementová / Oldřich Mikulášek: Notečky (Little Notes) (world premiere) Mixed chamber choir Musica da camera Brno (choirmaster Martin Franze), Lukáš Sommer – guitar, Kamila Burdová – organ, cond. Martin … Read more…

František Fiala: The latest news from home and the world (world premiere)

18 May 2025, 5 pm, Besední dům, Brno Kantiléna’s Spring Concert František Fiala: The latest news from home and the world (world premiere) Text: Pavel Drábek Magdalenka, Aneta Podracká Bendová – soprano, František Fiala – piano, Lukáš Krejčí – percussion, cond. Veronika Novosádová…

Coburg: Jenůfa

17 May 2025, 7:30 pm, Globe Coburg, Coburg, Germany Landestheater Coburg Leoš Janáček: Jenůfa (premiere of a new production) Directed by: Balázs Kovalik, music director: Daniel Carter Cast: Kelly God (Jenůfa), Kora Pavelić (Kostelnička), Simeon Esper (Števa), Gustavo López Manzitti (Laca) and others Following performances: 30 May, 1, 11, and 26 Jun 2025…

Heidelberg: Jenůfa

17 May 2025, 7:30 pm, Marguerre-Saal, Theater Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany Theater und Orchester Heidelberg Leoš Janáček: Jenůfa (premiere of a new production) Directed by: Sonja Trebes, music director: Mino Marani Cast: Signe Heiberg (Jenůfa), Kirsi Tiihonen (Kostelnička), Ks. Winfrid Mikus (Laca), Jaesung Kim (Števa) and others Language: Czech with German subtitles Following performances: 23 and 30 … Read more…

Pavel Zemek-Novák: Frammenti e Canto (world premiere at the Prague Spring International Music Competition)

11 May 2025, Academy of Performing Arts – Bohuslav Martinů Hall, Prague Prague Spring International Music Competition, violoncello category, II. round Pavel Zemek-Novák: Frammenti e Canto (world premiere) performed by the 12 semi-finalists…

Forfest: new pieces by Radim Bednařík and Petr Vaculovič

10 May 2025, 5 pm, Town Theatre Prostějov Forfest Radim Bednařík: Črty (Sketches) for violin and guitar (world premiere) Petr Vaculovič: Krajiny (Landscapes), three miniatures for violin and guitar (world premiere) Pavel Popelka – violin, Lukáš Herůdek – guitar…

Jan Klusák: Playing the Oboe Plainly to Oneself (world premiere at the Prague Spring International Music Competition)

10 May 2025, Academy of Performing Arts – Bohuslav Martinů Hall, Prague Prague Spring International Music Competition, oboe category, II. round Jan Klusák: Playing the Oboe Plainly to Oneself (world premiere) performed by the 12 semi-finalists…

Matouš Hejl: Vespers (world premiere)

7 May 2025, 8 pm, Cathedral of Sts Vitus, Wenceslaus & Adalbert, Prague MUSIC FOR CATHEDRAL – SPATIAL VESPERS Matouš Hejl: Vespers (world premiere of a site-specific spatial composition for the Prague cathedral) Barbora Kabátková, Pavla Radostová, Daniela Čermáková, Lucie Karafiátová, Vojtěch Semerád, Ondřej Benek, Jiří Miroslav Procházka – voice, Ondřej Valenta – organist of St. … Read more…

LICHTZWANG: new piano pieces by Ondřej Štochl and Marek Keprt

5 May 2025, 7:30 pm, Corpus Christi Chapel, Art Centre of Palacký University, Olomouc LICHTZWANG 2025: Piano recitals Ondřej Štochl: Postludium (world premiere) Marek Keprt: Caresse Dansée (world premiere of a new version) Marek Keprt – piano…

Premieres of chamber pieces by Kateřina Horká

29 April 2025, 7 pm, Studio of Švanda Theatre, Prague Prague Philharmonia, Contemporary music series S: Kateřina Horká and Marián Lejava. The Czech–Slovak Contemporary Scene Kateřina Horká: Four Fates for violin, clarinet, cello and piano (world premiere) Kateřina Krejčová – violin, Anna Paulová – clarinet, Lukáš Pospíšil – violoncello, Daniel Wiesner – piano Kateřina Horká: … Read more…

Vojtěch Dlask: Obětinka based on A. M. Ortese’s novel The Iguana for piano and chamber orchestra (world premiere)

29 April 2025, 7 pm, Brno Conservatory Musical Inventory Check Vojtěch Dlask: Obětinka (Small Offering) based on A. M. Ortese’s novel The Iguana for piano and chamber orchestra (world premiere) Tamara Bláhová – piano, Ensemble Opera Diversa, cond. Gabriela Tardonová…