24 February 2024, 7:30pm, Spanish Synagogue, Prague Everlasting Hope Ari Dvořáků: Petrichor (world premiere of the winning piece of the festival’s composition competition) Bennewitz Quartet (Jakub Fišer, Štěpán Ježek – violin, Jiří Pinkas – viola, Štěpán Doležal – violoncello)…
15 February 2024, 7pm, Cinema Vesmír, Ostrava Ian Mikyska: Drops; mist; rain (world premiere commissioned by the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava to celebrate its 70th anniversary) Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava, cond. Lucie Leguay…
10 February 2024, 7:30pm, Stadttheater, Bielefeld, Germany Theater Bielefeld Leoš Janáček: Katja Kabanowa (premiere) Directed by: Georg Zlabinger, music director: Gregor Rot Cast: Heather Engebretson (Katja), Dalia Schaechter (Kabanicha), Nenad Čiča (Boris), Yoshiaki Kimura (Dikoj), Andrei Skliarenko (Tichon), Marta Wryk (Varvara) and others Following performances: 14 Feb, 1 and 17 Mar, 5 Apr, and 3 … Read more…
29 January 2024, 7:30pm, New Town Hall, Prague EKSTASE 2.0 Martin Hybler: Five Sonnets on Shakespeare (world premiere) Alžběta Poláčková – soprano, Vilém Veverka – oboe, Kateřina Englichová – harp Petr Wajsar: Kraftveverk (world premiere) Vilém Veverka – oboe, Kateřina Englichová – harp …
20 January 2024, 7:30pm, Stadttheater, Bern, Switzerland Bühnen Bern Leoš Janáček: Jenůfa (premiere) Directed by: Eva-Maria Höckmayr, music director: Nicholas Carter Cast: Alžběta Poláčková (Jenůfa), Claude Eichenberger (Kostelnička), Beau Gibson (Laca), Michał Prószyński (Števa) and others Following performances: 28 Jan, 4 and 27 Feb, and 3 and 26 Mar 2024…
16 January 2024, 5:30pm, Rudolfinum – Suk Hall, Prague Czech Chamber Music Society Ondřej Štochl: Anticlimax for String Quartet (world premiere) Doležal Quartet (Václav Dvořák, Alexej Rosík – violin, Martin Adamovič – viola, Vojtěch Urban – violoncello)…
20 and 21 December 2023, 7:30pm, Žofín Palace, Prague Advent Concert Jan Ryant Dřízal: Christmas Cantata (world premiere commissioned by the Prague Philharmonic Choir) Karolína Levková – soprano, Aleš Briscein – tenor, Roman Hoza – baritone, Prague Philharmonic Choir, PKF – Prague Philharmonia, cond. Lukáš Vasilek…
18 December 2023, 7:30pm, Conference and Social Center “House for Professed”, Prague PKF – Prague Philharmonia: Chamber Series K Jaroslav Pelikán: Confessiones II (world premiere commissioned by the PKF – Prague Philharmonia) Lucie Hilscherová – mezzosoprano, Jindřich Pavliš – clarinet, Ondřej Martinovský – viola, Miroslav Sekera – piano…
17 Deecember 2023, 7pm, Evangelical church, Boskovice 18 Deecember 2023, 7pm, Church of Czechoslovak Hussite Church, Brno-Tuřany New Mysterium Mario Buzzi: ¡ARBOR? (world premiere) Irena Troupová – soprano, Martin Kotulan, Kornel Mikecz – bass, František Sliž – tenor, Brno Contemporary Orchestra, cond. Pavel Šnajdr…
16 December 2023, 7:30pm, Boulder Adventist Church, Boulder, Colorado, USA Sylvie Bodorová: Concerto di Transflautato (premiere of an orchestral version) Cobus du Toit – flute, Boulder Chamber Orchestra, cond. Bahman Saless…
16 December 2023, 7pm, Co.Labs socialspace, Brno Ondřej Kyas: The Other City (world premiere) Libretto: Ondřej Kyas based on Michala Ajvaz’s novel of the same name Directed by: Kateřina Křivánková, conductor: Gabriela Tardonová Cast: Aleš Janiga, Jana Vondrů, Libor Skokan, Alžběta Symerská, Aneta Podracká Bendová, Michael Robotka, Tomáš Chloupek, Pavel Slivka, Lukáš Rieger, Ensemble Opera Diversa…
12 December 2023, 7:30pm, Grand Café Orient, Prague Sadness: Čapek & Scheinpflugová Kateřina Horká: Vyrovnání for alto and piano (world premiere) Monika Jägerová – alto, Vojtěch Červenka – piano…
11 December 2023, 7:30pm, Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, Prague COMMUNICATIO | … musical freedom and collaboration Lucie Páchová / Štěpán Janoušek / Jan Jirucha / Michal Wróblewski: four new works with improvisation elements (world premiere) Lucie Páchová – voice, Štěpán Janoušek, Jan Jirucha – trombone, Michal Wróblewski – saxophone, BERG Orchestra, cond. Peter Vrábel…
9 December 2023, 6:30pm, Church of the Holy Spirit, Ostrava-Zábřeh Musical Present: Final Christmas Concert Michal Janošík: world premiere of a new piece mixed choir of students from Ostrava art schools, cond. Tomáš Stanček…
7 December 2023, 6pm, Evangelical church, Frýdek-Místek Souznění: Laudamus Te Daniel Skála: Rorate coeli desuper (world premiere) Eva Dřízgová, Veronika Rovná – soprano, AEREA Ensemble, artistic director Vojtěch Zajíc…
6 and 7 December 2023, 7:30 pm, Municipal House – Smetana Hall, Prague Christmas Concert for UNICEF Jana Vöröšová: Prague Christmas Carp (world premiere) Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK, cond. Tomáš Brauner…
5 December 2023, 7:30pm, Church of St Lawrence under Petřín, Prague Quartet for the End of Time… Jan Jonáš Starý: Quartet (world premiere) Anna Paulová – clarinet, Tereza Horáková – violin, Dora Hájková – violoncello, Matouš Zukal – piano…
4 December 2023, 8pm, Venuše ve Švehlovce, Prague Music in Contexts: Coccinelle’s Premieres Martin Klusák: Hide-and-Seek (world premiere) Jan Rybář: 6 Stories for 5 female voices and 2 instruments (world premiere) Petra Šuško: The Music of the Exemplary Household (world premiere) Ensemble Coccinelle, Jaroslav Škuta – clarinet, Štěpán Drtina – violoncello…
1 December 2023, 7pm, Elementary Arts School Bruntál, Bruntál Lichtzwang Marek Keprt: Traumeswirren no. 3 (world premiere) Marek Keprt – piano…
29 November 2023, 7:30pm, Church of St Lawrence, Prague Konvergence: fragile-sky Tomáš Pálka: space-silence-spirit (world premiere) David Danel – violin, Ondřej Štochl – viola, Egli Prifti – piano Michaela Pálka Plachká: Sky, clouds, mountains (world premiere) Egli Prifti – piano…