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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, Jan Bělohlávek … 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…

Kryštof Marek: Three Prague Escapes (world premiere at the Prague Spring International Music Competition)

10 May 2024, National House in Vinohrady, Prague Prague Spring International Music Competition, French horn category, II. round Kryštof Marek: Three Prague Escapes (world premiere at the Prague Spring International Music Competition) performed by the 12 semi-finalists…

Soňa Vetchá: The Destruction and Beauty of Nature (world premiere)

6 May 2024, 7:30pm, Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, Prague GOODBYE PLANET EARTH | … creation and fragility of being Soňa Vetchá: The Destruction and Beauty of Nature (world premiere) BERG Orchestra, cond. Peter Vrábel…

Sylvie Bodorová: Psalms and Exhortations (world premiere)

4 May 2024, 7pm, Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa, UK Leamington Music Festival Sylvie Bodorová: Psalms and Exhortations for oboe quintet (world premiere) Vilém Veverka – oboe, Martinů Quartet (Lubomír Havlák, Adéla Štajnochrová – violin, Martin Stupka – viola, Jitka Vlašánková – violoncello)…

Fama Quartet: premieres of pieces by Jakub Rataj and Jan Krejčík

22 April 2024, 8pm, Czech Centre Paris Intersections of Contemporary Music Jakub Rataj: STRIA for solo violoncello (world premiere) Jan Krejčík: Emaux coulés de Jitka Válová for string quartet (world premiere) FAMA Quartet (David Danel, Roman Hranička – violin, Ondřej Martinovský – viola, Balázs Adorján – violoncello)…

Ian Mikyska: Between Grids (world premiere)

22 April 2024, 6pm, DK Poklad, Ostrava-Poruba Jantar Awards 2023 Ian Mikyska: Between Grids (world premiere) Miroslav Beinhauer – sixth-tone harmonium…