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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…

Jan Krejčík: Worlds of Eva Kmentová (world premiere)

18 April 2024, 7pm, Rebelbean Pole, Brno We and Paris Jan Krejčík: Worlds of Eva Kmentová (world premiere) Marie Kopecká-Verhoeven – mezzosoprano, Dominique Defontaines – videoprojection, Brno Contemporary Orchestra, cond. Pavel Šnajdr…

Duisburg: Jenůfa

14 April 2024, 6:30pm, Theater Duisburg, Duisburg, Germany Deutsche Oper am Rhein Leoš Janáček: Jenůfa (premiere) Directed by: Tatjana Gürbaca, music director: Axel Kober Cast: Jacquelyn Wagner (Jenůfa), Rosie Aldridge (Kostelnička), Giorgi Sturua (Laca), Jussi Myllys (Števa) and others Language: Czech with German subtitles Following performances: 20 and 26 Apr, 9, 11 and 19 May … Read more…

Kristina Barta: Women bring new lives into this world – dedicated to all mothers (world premiere)

11 April 2024, 7:30pm, DOX+, Prague Kristina Barta: Women bring new lives into this world – dedicated to all mothers (world premiere) Kristina Barta – piano, David Dorůžka – guitar, Jure Pukl – saxophone, Peter Korman – double bass, Marek Urbánek – percussion, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Bastien Stil…

Kateřina Slaběňáková: PANOPTIKON. (world premiere)

11 April 2024, 7pm, Reduta, Olomouc JAMU4 Kateřina Slaběňáková: PANOPTIKON. (world premiere) Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra Olomouc…

Eliška Cílková: Odstíny záře (world premiere)

11 April 2024, 7pm, Cinema Vesmír, Ostrava Eliška Cílková: Odstíny záře (world premiere) Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava, cond. Andrey Boreyko…

Ondřej Adámek: Let me tell you a story (world premiere)

7 April 2024, 4:30pm, CBSO Centre, Birmingham, UK Ondřej Adámek: Let me tell you a story for Korean – style soprano voice and ensemble (world premiere) Text: Sjón Shigeko Hata – soprano, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, cond. Clement Power…

Martin Smolka: Niedzielne rano (world premiere)

5 April 2024, 7:30pm, Church of St Augustine, Brno Easter Festival of Sacred Music Martin Smolka: Niedzielne rano (world premiere commissioned by the festival) Cappella Mariana (Barbora Kabátková – soprano, Daniela Čermáková – alto, Vojtěch Semerád, Tomáš Lajtkep – tenor, Tomáš Šelc – baritone)…

Easter Festival of Sacred Music: Premieres of pieces by Pavel Zemek Novák and Peter Graham

4 April 2024, 8pm, Church of Saint Johns and Loreto Chapel, Brno Easter Festival of Sacred Music Pavel Zemek Novák: Chants for the Holy Saturday for two sopranos, organ and chamber orchestra (world premiere) Peter Graham: Alleluia for two sopranos, children‘s choir, organ and chamber orchestra (world premiere) Aneta Podracká Bendová, Jana Vondrů – soprano, Petr Kolař … Read more…

Easter Festival of Sacred Music: Tenebrae

27 March 2024, 9pm, Church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary, Brno TENEBRAE I Lukáš Hurník – the first nine responsories (world premiere) Zdeněk Klauda – the first three Lamentations of the prophet Jeremiah and Miserere (world premiere) 28 March 2024, 9pm, Church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary, Brno TENEBRAE II Tomáš Krejčí – … Read more…

Jan Málek: String Quartet  no.4 “Radiograms” (world premiere)

26 March 2024, 7:30pm, Church of St Lawrence, Prague 663. Tuesday of Umělecká beseda Jan Málek: String Quartet  no.4 “Radiograms” (world premiere) Martinů Quartet (Lubomír Havlák, Adéla Štajnochrová – violin, Martin Stupka – viola, Jitka Vlašánková – violoncello)…

Jan Dobiáš: Dividing the Same (world premiere)

24 March 2024, 6pm, DOX+, Prague Prague Music Performance: Six Premieres Jan Dobiáš: Dividing the Same (world premiere) PMP Ensemble, Doodles choir…

Soňa Vetchá: Paintings in the Sand (world premiere)

21 March 2024, 7pm, Městský dům Zbraslav, Prague-Zbraslav Music Festival Zbraslav: Zbraslav Premieres Soňa Vetchá: Paintings in the Sand (world premiere) Anna Paulová – clarinet, Štěpán Filípek – violoncello…

Sounds of Diversity: new pieces by Markéta Dvořáková, Petra Šuško, and Daniel Skála

18 March 2024, 6:30pm, City Campus, University of Ostrava 19 March 2024, 6:30pm, Studio Koncertowe Polskiego Radia Katowice, Poland 20 March 2024, 6:30pm, New Synagogue, Žilina, Slovakia Sounds of Diversity Markéta Dvořáková: For 14 (world premiere) Petra Šuško: Ex-press-sure? (world premiere) Daniel Skála: Conjunctions of Intangibleness (world premiere) Sounds of Diversity Ensemble, cond. Matej Sloboda / … Read more…

Jan Holý: Jen Tam, Kde Chybuje Kdo (world premiere)

12 March 2024, 7pm, Chapel Korunní, Prague-Vinohrady On a Czech Wave Jan Holý: Jen Tam, Kde Chybuje Kdo (world premiere of the winning piece of the “Platform for Singing” composition competition) Kühn Mixed Choir, cond. Jakub Pikla…

Jiří Bezděk: A Few Drops from the God’s Pharmacy on texts by Romana Schuldová (world premiere)

5 March 2024, 7:30pm, House of Music – Conservatory Pilsen, Pilsen Šumava Musical Perspectives Jiří Bezděk: A Few Drops from the God’s Pharmacy on texts by Romana Schuldová (world premiere) Veronika Kaiserová – soprano, Natálie Šmausová – mezzosoprano, NeoKlasik orchestr, cond. Václav Dlask…