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Anna Ptáková: Waltz for Wind Sextet (world premiere)

18 April 2023, 7:30pm, Church of St Lawrence, Prague 658. Tuesday of Umělecká beseda Anna Ptáková: Waltz for Wind Sextet (world premiere) Quintetto sine nomine (Ondřej Vaníček – flute, piccolo, Jakub Hucek – oboe, Anna Ptáková – clarinet, Petr Cígler – French horn, Daniel Hucek – bassoon),  Jan Pták – alto saxophone…

Eliška Cílková: Trio for clarinet, violoncello, and piano (world premiere)

17 April 2023, 7:30, Conference and Social Center “House for Professed”, Prague PKF — Prague Philharmonia: Chamber Series K Eliška Cílková: Trio for Clarinet, Violoncello, and Piano (world premiere) QUASI TRIO (David Šimeček – clarinet, Kateřina Ochmanová – piano, Judita Škodová – violoncello)…

Daniel Skála: Virtual Surreality (world premiere)

17 April 2023, 6pm, Poklad House of Culture, Ostrava-Poruba Jantar Awards 2022 Daniel Skála: Virtual Surreality (world premiere) Daniel Skála – cimbalom, Jitka Svobodová – clarinet, Ján Garláthy – French horn, Juraj Bajús – double bass, Ivo Morys – piano…

Zbyněk Matějů: Virus (world premiere)

13 April 2023, 7:30pm, St. Agnes Convent, Prague Zbyněk Matějů: Virus. Concerto for viola and chamber orchestra (world premiere commissioned by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra) Jitka Hosprová – viola, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Pavel Šnajdr…

František Fiala: Mysterium Paschale (world premiere)

11 April 2023, 7pm, Evangelical Church of John Amos Comenius, Brno Easter Festival of Sacred Music František Fiala: Mysterium Paschale, Easter oratorio (world premiere commissioned by the festival) Lucie Laubová – soprano, Petra Vondrová – alto, Stanislav Předota – tenor, Josef Kovačič – bass, Ludmila Netolická, Irena Hůrková, Sakura Ito, Jan Rybka, Kristýna Jungová – … Read more…

Slavomír Hořínka: With All Your Might (world premiere)

3 April 2023, 7:30pm, Church of St. Augustine, Brno Easter Festival of Sacred Music Slavomír Hořínka: With All Your Might for three male voices and three baroque instruments (world premiere) Capella Mariana (Vojtěch Semerád – haut-contre, Ondřej Holub – taille, Tomáš Král – basse-taille, Mélusine de Pas – viola da gamba, Jan Krejča – theorba, … Read more…

Amsterdam: The Cunning Little Vixen (concert staging)

1 April 2023, 2:15pm, Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam Leoš Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen (concert staging) Cast: Elena Tsallagova (Vixen), Jana Kurucová (Fox), Iris van Wijnen (Forester’s Wife/Owl), James Kryshak (Schoolmaster/Mosquito), Roland Wood (Forester), Markus Eiche (Poacher), James Platt (Priest/Badger), Jeannette van Schaik (Innkeeper’s Wife/Hen), Esther Kuiper (Dog/Woodpecker), Aylin Sezer (Cock/Jay) Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands … Read more…

Vladimír Franz: Rex tremendae majestatis for strings and electronics (world premiere commissioned by the EOD)

29 March 2023, 7pm, Convent of Merciful Brethren, Brno Lamento Vladimír Franz: Rex tremendae majestatis for strings and electronics (world premiere commissioned by the EOD) Ensemble Opera Diversa, cond. Gabriela Tardonová…

Ondřej Štochl: …the seagull has the last laugh (world premiere)

13 March 2023, 7:30pm, Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, Prague SLOW | … different flow of time Ondřej Štochl: …the seagull has the last laugh (world premiere) BERG Orchestra, cond. Peter Vrábel…

Schwerin: The Cunning Little Vixen

11 March 2023, 7:30pm, Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater, Schwerin, Germany Leoš Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen (premiere) Directed by: Maximilian von Mayenburg, Thomas Helmut Heep, music director: Mark Rohde Cast: Morgane Heyse (Vixen, Young Vixen), Gala El Hadidi (Fox), Brian Davis (Forester), Karen Leiber (Forester’s Wife, Woodpecker), Sebastian Köppl (Schoolmaster), Young Kwon (Badger, Priest), Martin Gerke (Poacher), … Read more…

Tomáš Borl: Expectations (world premiere)

10 March 2023, 5pm, Reduta, Olomouc JAMU3 Tomáš Borl: Expectations (world premiere) Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra Olomouc, cond. Kento Satsuma…

Jiří Kabát: Cinema da Camera. Quintet for guitar and string quartet (world premiere)

8 March 2023, 7:30pm, Central Library, Municipal Library of Prague 4plus: Evenings of chamber music Jiří Kabát: Cinema da Camera. Quintet for guitar and string quartet (world premiere) Miguel Trápaga – guitar, Zemlinsky Quartet (František Souček, Petr Střížek – violin, Petr Holman – viola, Vladimír Fortin – violoncello)…

New pieces by Markéta Kapustová

2 March 2023, 6:30pm, Janáček Consevatory, Ostrava Concert of Composition Students and Their Guests Markéta Kapustová: Ave Maria (world premiere) Women’s Choir of the Janáček Conservatory Ostrava, choirmaster Tomáš Stanček Markéta Kapustová: Kotodama for tenor recorder and percussion ensemble (world premiere) Markéta Kapustová – recorder; sound recording…

Ivan Acher, Martin Konvička: Zabijačka (world premiere)

1 and 2 March 2023, 7:30pm, Vzlet, Prague RUN OPERUN Ivan Acher, Martin Konvička: Zabijačka – To fill your belly is necessary. A comic opera in three acts (world premiere) Libretto: Jiří Havelka, Marta Ljubková, Veronika Loulová Directed by: Jiří Havelka, Veronika Loulová, music direction: Martin Konvička, Petr Šumník Cast: Vladimír Chmelo (Butcher), David Szendiuch (Mayor), … Read more…

Vít Zouhar: PHAISTOS – Concerto for 15 Fighters, concerto for the BCO (world premiere)

27 February 2023, 7:30pm, Besední dům, Brno Community Work and Participation Vít Zouhar: PHAISTOS – Concerto for 15 Fighters, concerto for the BCO and its community (world premiere commissioned by the BCO) Brno Contemporary Orchestra, cond. Pavel Šnajdr…

Jaroslav Pelikán: Piano Trio (world premiere)

21 Feb 2022, 7:30, Church of St. Simon and St. Jude, Prague Jaroslav Pelikán: Piano Trio (world premiere) Trio Martinů (Pavel Šafařík – violin, Jaroslav Matějka – violoncello, Petr Jiříkovský – piano)…

Milan Báchorek: Joy at the End of the Street (world premiere)

15 February 2023, 7pm, concert hall, Faculty of Arts, University of Ostrava, Ostrava Bonus Locus: Inauguration concert for the opening of the new building of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Ostrava Milan Báchorek: Joy at the End of the Street (world premiere) Lyrics: Petr Hruška Martin Gurbaľ – bass, Ivo Kahánek – … Read more…

Miloš Orson Štědroň: Instincts for French horn, cello, and piano (world premiere)

14 February 2023, 5:30pm, Rudolfinum — Suk Hall, Prague Czech Chamber Music Society Miloš Orson Štědroň: Instincts for French horn, cello, and piano (world premiere) Ondřej Vrabec – French horn, Ivan Vokáč – violoncello, Daniel Wiesner – piano…

Martin Smolka: Jonah (world premiere)

12 February 2023, 2:30pm, Maison de la Radio et de la Musique, Paris Festival Présences Martin Smolka: Jonah, Seven Chants for vocal trio and ensemble (world premiere) Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart, Ensemble C Barré, cond. Sébastien Boin…

Jaroslav Krček: Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra Op. 161 (world premiere)

25 and 26 January 2023, 7:30, Municipal House – Smetana Hall, Prague Jaroslav Krček: Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra Op. 161 (world premiere) Liběna Séquardtová – oboe, Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK, cond. Petr Altrichter…