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Jiří Trtík: Kafka´s Letter to His Father (world premiere)

15 June 2024, 8pm, The New Stage, National Theatre, Prague Opera Nova Jiří Trtík: Kafka´s Letter to His Father (world premiere) Libretto: Jan Škrob Directed by: Josef Doležal, music director: Jiří Rožeň Cast: Timur (Kafka), Viktoria Korosunova (Mother), members of the National Theatre Chorus, STRO.MY Ensemble Following performance: 20 Jun 2024…

Lyon: The Makropulos Affair

14 June 2024, 8 pm, Opéra de Lyon, Lyon, France Leoš Janáček: The Makropulos Affair (premiere) Directed by: Richard Brunel, music director: Alexander Joel Cast: Ausrine Stundyte (Emilia Marty), Denys Pivnitskyi (Albert Gregor), Paul Curievici (Vítek), Thandiswa Mpongwana (Kristina), Tómas Tómasson (Jaroslav Prus), Károly Szemerédy (Dr Kolenatý) and others Language: Czech with French subtitles Following … Read more…

Pavel Šabacký: The Abyss (world premiere)

10 June 2024, 8 pm, Gabriel Loci, Prague SOUNDSPACE – DREAMS OF GENERATION Y | … sound immersion Pavel Šabacký: The Abyss (world premiere) BERG Orchestra, cond. Peter Vrábel…

Pavel Trojan: Symphony no. 2 „Hommage à Ilja Hurník“ (world premiere)

10 June 2024, 7pm, Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren on Korunní street, Prague NeoKlasik Hurník Pavel Trojan: Symphony no. 2 „Hommage à Ilja Hurník“ (world premiere) NeoKlasik orchestra, cond. Václav Dlask…

Jakub Jan Ryba Festival: new pieces by Jiří Kabát and Jaroslav Krček

5 June 2024, 7pm, Church of St Wenceslas, Mníšek pod Brdy Jakub Jan Ryba Festival Jiří Kabát: DiveRYBAmento (world premiere) Jaroslav Krček: Music for French Horn and String Quartet, op. 195 (world premiere) Zuzana Rzounková – French horn, Pavel Bořkovec Quartet (Ondřej Hás, Marek Blaha – violin, Matěj Kroupa – viola, Štěpán Drtina – violoncello)…

Jan Rybář: Kabinou vzhůru (world premiere)

4 June 2024, 8pm, Venuše ve Švehlovce, Prague Music in Contexts Jan Rybář: Kabinou vzhůru (world premiere) Jaromír Typlt – recitation, Ensemble Coccinelle, cond. Jan Rybář…

Martin Konvička: TAKES APART (world premiere)

4 June 2024, 7pm, Atrium of the Moravian Library, Brno The Face of Water Martin Konvička: TAKES APART for strings (world premiere) Ensemble Opera Diversa, cond. Gabriela Tardonová…

Sára Medková: Growing and Turning (world premiere)

3 June 2024, 7:30 pm, Bohuslav Martinů Hall, Prague Sára Medková: Growing and Turning (world premiere) Mucha trio (Anna Paulová – clarinet, Ludmila Pavlová – violin, Johanna Haniková – piano), Martin Krupa – light-design, Jorge Luis Rebollo Castañón – dance…

Klangforum Wien: premieres of pieces by Michal Wróblewski, Michal Indrák, and Martin Klusák

1 June 2024, 8pm, DOX+, Prague Prague Spring Michal Wróblewski: Durée (world premiere) Michal Indrák: Generated Answers (world premiere) Martin Klusák: In D: Echoes of the Beech Mountain (world premiere) Klangforum Wien, cond. Enno Poppe…

Ensemble Opera Diversa: premieres of pieces by Miloš Orson Štědroň and Slavomír Hořínka

29 May 2024, 7pm, Vestibule of the Rector’s Office, Brno University of Technology, Brno Musical Inventory Check Miloš Orson Štědroň: Shifting Sands, song cycle on Ivan Blatný’s poetry for soprano and piano (world premiere) Aneta Podracká Bendová – soprano, Tereza Plešáková – piano Slavomír Hořínka: Four for string quartet (world premiere) Diversa Quartet (Barbara Tolarová – 1. violin, … Read more…

Brno Contemporary Orchestra: new pieces by Petr Hromádka, Tomáš Šenkyřík, and Noemi Savková

28 May 2024, 7pm, Žlutý kopec water tanks, Brno Love Alone (by Jaroslav Seifert) Petr Hromádka: Underground – world premiere commissioned by the BCO Tomáš Šenkyřík: Vodovjemy – world premiere commissioned by the BCO Noemi Savková: Psí víno (Virginia Creeper) – world premiere commissioned by the BCO Brno Contemporary Orchestra, cond. Pavel Šnajdr…

Ensemble Versus: new pieces by Tereza Opálková, Markéta Brothánková, and František Fiala

27 May 2024, 8pm, Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady, Old Brno Pentecost concert Tereza Opálková: Spiritus Domini (world premiere) Markéta Brothánková: Veni sancte spiritus (world premiere) František Fiala: Te Deum (world premiere) Ensemble Versus, cond. Patrik Buchta…

Kryštof Mařatka: SANCTUARIES (world premiere)

27 May 2024, 8pm, Rudolfinum – Dvořák Hall, Prague Prague Spring: Kryštof’s Sanctuaries Kryštof Mařatka: SANCTUARIES – In the Depths of Cave Paintings, concerto for violin and orchestra (world premiere of a new work commissioned by the Prague Spring and Radio France) Amaury Coeytaux – violin, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, cond. Kryštof Mařatka…

Kateřina Horká: Agitato per corde (world premiere)

23 May 2024, 7:30pm, Atrium Žižkov, Prague Prague Premieres of Duo Beautiful Strings Kateřina Horká: Agitato per corde (world premiere) Duo Beautiful Strings (Monika Urbanová – violin, Hedvika Mousa Bacha – harp)…

Michal Rataj & Jan Trojan: Pianofonia (world premiere)

20 May 2024, 7 and 9 pm, National Technical Museum, Prague Prague Spring Michal Rataj & Jan Trojan: Pianofonia (world premiere of a new work commissioned by the Prague Spring) Ivo Kahánek – piano, Michal Nejtek – piano, Štěpán Hon – piano objects, Michal Rataj – piano objects, live electronics, Jan Trojan – piano objects, live … Read more…

Kerberos Ensemble : new pieces by Pavel Nesit and Zdeněk Zahradník

19 May 2024, 5pm, Atrium Žižkov, Prague Pavel Nesit: “Zpřetrhat odpoledne” (Tear the Afternoon Apart) from the song cycle Songs from the Black Star (world premiere) Zdeněk Zahradník: Song of Songs (world premiere) Kerberos Ensemble (Kristina Kubová – voice, Magdaléna Kyselovičová – oboe, Nikola Liederhaus – guitar)…

North Czech Philharmonic: new pieces by students of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague

16 May 2024, 7:30pm, Academy of Performing Arts – Martinů Hall, Prague Concert of the Composition Department and the North Czech Philharmonic Tobiáš Horváth: Clouds (world premiere) Michaela Augustinová: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 „New Jerusalem“ (world premiere) Tomáš Borl: Fluctuations for Orchestra and Electronics (world premiere) Patrik Herman: Orbis (world premiere) Michaela … Read more…

Sylvie Bodorová: Trumpet Ceremony (world premiere)

15 May 2024, 8pm, Rudolfinum – Dvořák Hall, Prague Prague Spring: 75 Years of the Prague Spring Competition Sylvie Bodorová: Trumpet Ceremony, Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra (world premiere commissioned by the Prague Spring) Gábor Boldoczki – trumpet, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Jakub Klecker…

Miroslav Srnka: Is This Us? (world premiere)

12 May 2024, 8pm, Kölner Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany Acht Brücken: Musik der Zeit – »Blut« Miroslav Srnka: Is This Us? for two French horns and orchestra (world premiere commissioned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk) Přemysl Vojta, Saar Berger – French horn, WDR Sinfonieorchester, cond. Elena Schwarz…

Miroslav Srnka: Apprivoise-moi (world premiere at the Prague Spring International Music Competition)

11 May 2024, Bohuslav Martinů Hall, Prague Prague Spring International Music Competition, violin category, II. round Miroslav Srnka: Apprivoise-moi (world premiere at the Prague Spring International Music Competition) performed by the 12 semi-finalists…