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Jonáš Starý: For Tereza (world premiere)

1 July 2022, 4:30, Museum of Kroměříž Region, Kroměříž Forfest Jonáš Starý: For Tereza (world premiere) Tereza Horáková – violin…

Ondřej Štochl: Three Movements on Acceptance (world premiere)

28 June 2022, 7:30pm, Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague Ondřej Štochl: Three Movements on Acceptance for Clarinet and Orchestra (world premiere commissioned by the orchestra) Karel Dohnal – clarinet, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Pavel Šnajdr…

Lucie Páchová: Approximate (world premiere)

28 June 2022, 7pm, Antonín Dvořák Theatre, Ostrava NODO Approximate. Experimental staged opera (world premiere) Music, directing: Lucie Páchová Cast: Lucie Páchová, Jana Vondrů (voice, objects), Anežka Nováková, Kristýna Švihálková (percussion, voice)…

Josef Adamík: Structures of the Obsession (world premiere)

28 June 2022, 2pm, Museum of the Kroměříž region, Kroměříž Forfest Josef Adamík: Structures of the Obsession (world premiere) Věra Kestřánková – bass clarinet…

Petr Kotík: Many Many Women (world premiere of staged version)

27 June 2022, 6pm-12pm, Jiří Myron Theatre, Ostrava NODO Petr Kotík: Many Many Women (world premiere of staged version) Libretto: Gertrude Stein Directed by: Jo Fabian Cast: Jen Wu, Ana Caseiro – soprano, Padraic Costello – countertenor, Felix Heuser – tenor, Harald Hieronymus Hein – bass baritone, Nicholas Hay – bass, Petr Kotík, Malgorzata Hlawsa … Read more…

Miloš Štědroň: Magnum Mysterium (world premiere)

26 June 2022, 7:30pm, Co.Labs, Brno Miloš Štědroň: Magnum Mysterium. Sacra et profana de vita Gregori Mendeli (world premiere) Libretto: Miloš Štědroň Directed by: Tomáš Studený, music direcctor: Gabriela Tardonová Cast: Tomáš Krejčí, Aleš Janiga, Michal Robotka, Lucie Kašpárková, Jana Vondrů, Ensemble Opera Diversa Following performances: 21 Jul, Birth House of Johann Gregor Mendel, Hynčice; … Read more…

Tomáš Ille: The History of Great Zlín in Sounds and Words (world premiere)

25 June 2022, 10pm, Labour Square, Zlín Zlín žije. Multi-genre festival celebrating 700 years since the first written mention of the town Tomáš Ille: The History of Great Zlín in Sounds and Words (world premiere) Marta Bačíková, Rostislav Marek – recitation, Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Leoš Svárovský…

Kryštof Marek: Memory Landscape (world premiere)

25 June 2022, 6pm, monastery church of St. Adalbert, Broumov Treasures of the Broumov Region Kryštof Marek: Memory Landscape. Concerto for haro and chamber orchestra (world premiere) Kateřina Englichová – harp, Hradec Králové Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Andreas Sebastian Weiser…

Jiří Gemrot: The Burying of Light (world premiere)

25 June 2022, 3:30pm, Smetana House, Litomyšl Smetana’s Litomyšl Jiří Gemrot: The Burying of Light. A cantata for narrator, baritone, mixed choir, string quartet and piano (world premiere) Libretto: Vojtěch Stříteský based on texts and poetry by Miloslav Bureš Jan Šťastný – recitation, Roman Hoza – baritone, Matouš Zukal – piano, Zemlinsky Quartet (František Souček, Petr … Read more…

Emil Viklický: Reflections on Freedom (world premiere)

24 June 2022, 8pm, Castle Riding Hall, Litomyšl Smetana’s Litomyšl: Jazz Ride in the Riding Hall Emil Viklický: Reflections on Freedom. A jazz melodrama with a libretto based on texts and ideas of Václav Havel (such as The Power of the Powerless, Audience, On Freedom) and excerpts from a book by American historian Timothy Snyder On Tyranny: Twenty … Read more…

Matouš Hejl: Opera Ibsen / Ghosts  (world premiere)

26 June 2022, 7pm, Antonín Dvořák Theatre, Ostrava NODO Matouš Hejl: Opera Ibsen / Ghosts  (world premiere) Libretto: Lucie Trmíková Directed by: Jan Nebeský, music director: Bruno Ferrandis Cast: Lucie Trmíková (Helena Alvingová), Miloslav König (Osvald Alving), Igor Chmela (Pastor Manders), Petr Jeništa (Jakub Engstrand), Magdalena Malá (Regina Engstrandová), Jan Mikušek – cimbalom, Petr Tichý … Read more…

Petr Vaculovič: Te Deum (world premiere)

23 June 2022, 4pm, Church of St. John the Baptist, Kroměříž Forfest Petr Vaculovič: Te Deum for solo viola and electronics (world premiere) Petr Vaculovič – viola…

Ensemble Opera Diversa: new pieces by Ondřej Šárek, Miloš Štědroň, and Filip Holacký

22 June 2022, 19:00, atrium of the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno Dances in the Gardens Ondřej Šárek: Czech Suite for strings (world premiere) Miloš Štědroň: Seconda prattica IV for strings (world premiere) Filip Holacký: Scottish Serenade for bassoon and strings (world premiere) Pavel Horák – bassoon, Ensemble Opera Diversa, ensemble director Jan Bělohlávek, cond. Patrik … Read more…

Jiří Pavlica: And Love Again… (world premiere)

20 and 21 June 2022, 8pm, Castle Courtyard, Litomyšl Smetana’s Litomyšl Jiří Pavlica: And Love Again… A programme commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of poet Jan Skácel (world premiere commissioned by the festival) Kryštof Bartoš – recitation, Jiří Pavlica – voice, Hradišťan, Žerotín Academic Choir (choirmaster Pavel Koňárek), Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK, cond. Stanislav … Read more…

Jiří Teml: Fairy Tale (world premiere)

20 June 2022, 7:30pm, Chateau Milotice Concentus Moraviae Jiří Teml: Fairy Tale (world premiere) Duo du Rêve (Jana Jarkovská – flute, Bohumír Stehlík – piano)…

Ian Mikyska: Four Walls; Time Lapse (Botanical Garden) – world premiere

18 June 2022, 3-6pm, Botanical Garden, Prague Prague Quiet Music Collective: Music Grown Through by Silence 5pm, Peat Bog. Ian Mikyska: Four Walls; Time Lapse (Botanical Garden) – world premiere Prague Quiet Music Collective (Anna Paulová – clarinet, bass clarinet, Milan Jakeš – violin, Luan Gonçalves – double bass, Ian Mikyska – string and wind … Read more…

Konvergence: new pieces by Michaela Pálka Plachká and Ondřej Štochl

15 June 2022, 7:30pm, Church of St. Lawrence, Prague twenty Michaela Pálka Plachká: Passacaglia (world premiere) Ondřej Štochl: Insomnia (world premiere) ensemble Konvergence & guests…

Soňa Vetchá: Reflections of a Starry Sky (world premiere)

13 June 2022, 8pm, Savarin – former riding school, Prague UNIVERSUM | … into the (outer) space Soňa Vetchá: Reflections of a Starry Sky (world premiere) BERG Orchestra, cond. Peter Vrábel…

Irena Szurmanová: A Twig from a Tree Stump (world premiere)

12 June 2022, 5pm, castle – courtyard, Hukvaldy Leoš Janáček International Music Festival: Tribute to the Beauty of Nature Irena Szurmanová: A Twig from a Tree Stump (world premiere commissioned by the festival) Šárka Adamíková – flute, Camerata Janáček, cond. Pavel Doležal…

Sylvie Bodorová: Quo Vadis (world premiere)

11 June 2022, 7pm, New Stage, J. K. Tyl Theatre, Pilsen Sylvie Bodorová: Quo Vadis (world premiere) Directed by: Martin Otava, music director: Jiří Petrdlík Libretto: Sylvie Bodorová, Martin Otava Cast: Philippe Castagner (Nero), Ivana Veberová (Poppaea), Jana Foff Tetourová / Jana Piorecká (Agrippina), Michal Bragagnolo / Tomáš Kořínek (Marcus Vinicius), Vanda Šípová / Eva … Read more…