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Jiří Teml: Concerto no. 2 for violin and orchestra (“Biblical”) – world premiere

14 November 2024, 7:30 pm, Imperial Spa – Atrium, Karlovy Vary Jiří Teml: Concerto no. 2 for violin and orchestra (“Biblical”) – world premiere Jakub Sedláček – violin, Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, cond. Ondřej Vrabec…

Petr Popelka: Quartet for clarinet, violin, double bass and piano (world premiere)

13 November 2024, 7:30 pm, Rudolfinum — Dvořák Hall, Prague Czech Chamber Music Society Petr Popelka: Quartet for clarinet, violin, double bass and piano (world premiere) Dresden Chamber Soloists (Robert Oberaigner — clarinet, Federico Kasik — violin, Viktor Osokin — double bass), Petr Popelka — piano…

Janáček Brno: chamber operas by K. Slaběňáková, K. Szymeczková, and N. Savková

12 November 2024, 7 pm, Na Orlí Theatre, Brno Janáček Brno: New Operas by Chamber Opera of the Janáček Academy Kateřina Slaběňáková: Echó and Narcissus (world premiere) Libretto: Vojtěch Balcar Director: Martin Dostál Cast: Echo (soprano) – Petra Burgetová / Šárka Neprašová, Narcissus (tenor) – Vladislav Agamuradov / Miroslav Zdeněk Fiala, Inner Voice of Echo 1 … Read more…

West Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Mariánské Lázně: An Evening of Premieres

8 November 2024, 7:30 pm, Casino Conference Centre, Mariánské lázně An Evening of Premieres Lukáš Sommer: Symphony no. 1 “Atlantida” (world premiere) Mikoláš Troup: Masks, serenade for chamber orchestra (world premiere) West Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Mariánské Lázně, cond. Martin Peschík…

Marek Keprt: lpění vzpění (world premiere)

7 November 2024, 7 pm, Reduta, Olomouc MusicOlomouc Marek Keprt: lpění vzpění (world premiere) Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra Olomouc, cond. Arash Yazdani…

Lucie Vítková/Luc Vitk: Parallel Existence for piano, accordion and tape (world premiere)

5 November 2024, 7 pm, Art Centre of Palacký University – Corpus Christi Chapel, Olomouc MusicOlomouc Lucie Vítková/Luc Vitk: Parallel Existence for piano, accordion and tape (world premiere) Talvi Hunt – piano, Lucie Vítková – accordion…

Musical Present: new pieces by Kateřina Slaběňáková and Petra Šuško

3 November 2024, 5 pm, Boutique Business Inkubátor Ostravica, Ostrava (from 4pm a guided tour of Textilia) Musical Present: Different but 2gether Kateřina Slaběňáková: Ostravakizace (Ostravacisation) (world premiere) Petra Šuško: Plots (world premiere) Modern Trio Ostrava (Ewa Barciok – violoncello, Marcela Kysová – accordion, Kamil Barciok – trumpet)…

New Music Encounters Plus: JA-HA-MU

1 November 2024, 7 pm, Concert Hall of the Music Faculty, Janáček Academy of Performing Arts, Brno New Music Encounters Plus: Student Project JAMU-HAMU 2024 Juraj Gažmerčík: Nespontánne prejevy (Non-Spontaneous Expressions) (world premiere) Mark Karpilovskij: Zakřivený Prostoročas (Curved Timespace) (world premiere) Tobiáš Horváth: …. (world premiere) Pavel Nesit: Dopamin (Dopamine) (world premiere) Emma Parisi: Šlépěje … Read more…

Ensemble Terrible: new pieces by Ian Mikyska, Miloš Kunc, and Jan Kotyk

31 October 2024, 8 pm, Maisel Synagogue, Prague M Ian Mikyska: Only Breath (world premiere) Miloš Kunc: 5 Miniatures for voices, bassoon, and double bass (world premiere) Jan Kotyk: General Theory of Naivety (world premiere) Ensemble Terrible (Markéta Zabelova – soprano, Anežka Matoušková – alto, Josef Kroutvor – tenor, Vojtěch Šembera – bass, Jakub Čech – … Read more…

Martin Hybler: NacktWerk (world premiere)

31 October 2024, 7:30 pm, Prague Crossroads – Church of St Anne, Prague Vilém Veverka 20 Years on the Scene – No Limits 3 Martin Hybler: NacktWerk for oboe, jazz trio, and electronics (world premiere) Vilém Veverka – oboe, Martin Hybler – keyboards, Ondřej Máca Štajnochr – double bass, Tomáš Hobzek – percussion…

Tomáš Pálka: SYNchronos (world premiere)

30 October 2024, 7 pm, Art Centre of Palacký University – Corpus Christi Chapel, Olomouc MusicOlomouc Tomáš Pálka: SYNchronos (world premiere commissioned by the festival) Ensemble Synchronos (Vlatka Peljhan – violin, Lucija Brnadić – viola, Smiljan Mrčela – violoncello, Mia Elezović – piano)…

An Evening of Ostrava Composers: new pieces by Blanka Hosová, Jan Grossmann, and Ivo Morys

24 October 2024, 6 pm, Ostrava City Library / branch J. Trnky Mariánské hory, Ostrava Musical Present: An Evening of Ostrava Composers Blanka Hosová: Monologues for clarinet and piano (world premiere) Karel Dohnal – clarinet, Eliška Novotná – piano Jan Grossmann: Miriam of Migdal, monodrama in 4 scenes for solo soprano and kalimba (world premiere) … Read more…

Liège: Káťa Kabanová

18 October 2024, 8 pm, Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Liège, Belgium Leoš Janáček: Káťa Kabanová (premiere) Directed by: Aurore Fattier, music director: Michael Güttler Cast: Anush Hovhannisyan (Káťa), Nino Surguladze (Kabanicha), Anton Rositskiy (Boris), Magnus Vigilius (Tichon), Dmitry Cheblykov (Dikoj), Jana Kurucová (Varvara) and others Language: Czech with French, Dutch, English, and German subtitles Following … Read more…

Hanousek, Chaloupka, Mikyska, Švihálková, Wróblewski: Communicating Vessels (world premiere)

17 October 2024, 8 and 9:30 pm, Vodojemy Žlutý kopec, Brno Exposition of New Music Radim Hanousek, František Chaloupka, Ian Mikyska, Kristýna Švihálková, Michal Wróblewski: Communicating Vessels (world premiere) Radim Hanousek – saxophone, bass clarinet, Michal Wróblewski – saxophone, František Chaloupka – electric guitar, Ian Mikyska – microtonal electric guitar, Kristýna Švihálková – percussion…

Slavomír Hořínka: The Unbridgeable Gulf (world premiere)

16 October 2024, 7 pm, Art Centre of Palacký University – Corpus Christi Chapel, Olomouc MusicOlomouc Slavomír Hořínka: The Unbridgeable Gulf (world premiere) PHACE Ensemble (Michael Krenn – saxophone, Roland Schueler – cello, Alexandra Dienz – double bass, Mathilde Hoursiangou – piano)…

Dan Dlouhý: Ways (world premiere)

16 October 2024, 7 pm, Besední dům, Brno Exposition of New Music Dan Dlouhý: Ways (world premiere of a solo multimedia project) Dan Dlouhý (Dama Dama) – music, video, script, direction, set design, interpretation…

Miloš Štědroň: CLIVER for 4 violins (world premiere)

15 October 2024, 7 pm, Studio of Švanda Theatre, Prague Prague Philharmonia, Contemporary music series S Miloš Štědroň: An Evening of Ballads and More Miloš Štědroň: CLIVER for 4 violins (world premiere) Barbora Kolářová, Miloš Vrba, Kateřina Krejčová, Iva Středová – violin…

Never Heard, Never Heard Again – My Country: Contemporary interpretation of the cycle

13 October 2024, 8 pm, Besední dům, Brno Exposition of New Music Never Heard, Never Heard Again – My Country: Contemporary interpretation of the cycle (world premiere of field recording realisations of Smetana’s descriptions of the compositions with choral pieces by the deaf Bedřich Smetana) Ladislav “Mirvis” Mirvald: The High Castle Ladislav Železný: The Moldau … Read more…

Kateřina Horká: Vilnius Bells (world premiere)

13 October 2024, Town Hall, Vilnius, Lithuania Concert of the Laureates of the International St. Christopher Composer Competition Kateřina Horká: Vilnius Bells (2. place, world premiere) Šv. Kristoforo kamerinis orkestras, cond. Modestas Barkauskas…

Májovák Karviná: new pieces by Sylva Smejkalová, Markéta Kapustová, and Pavel Nesit

13 October 2024, 6:30 pm, Concert Hall of the Faculty of Arts, Ostrava Musical Present: Májovák. Contemporary Wind Music Sylva Smejkalová: Fanfare Ostrava 2024 (world premiere) Markéta Kapustová: Fanfare (world premiere) Pavel Nesit: From Brušperk to Hukvaldy (world premiere) Symphonic wind orchestra Májovák Karviná, cond. Filip Urban…