10 May 2022, 7:30pm, Church of St Simon and St Jude, Prague Petr Hora: A Big Wheel of a Falling Spirit (world premiere) Sedláček Quartet (Michal Sedláček, Jan Maceček – violin, Tomáš Krejbich – viola, Matěj Štěpánek – violoncello)…
10 May 2022, 9am-10pm, Academy of Performing Arts, Prague; also live on Facebook Prague Spring International Music Competition, bassoon category, II. round Petr Wajsar: Mono-Poly for bassoon (world premiere) performed by the 12 semi-finalists…
9 May 2022, 8pm, Gabriel Loci, Prague LINEA | … with fujara & light design Ian Mikyska: In which things are neither the same nor different. New work with light design (world premiere) Michaela Antalová: Fujara Sextet (world premiere) Michaela Antalová – fujara, Ian Mikyska – concept & direction, BERG Orchestra, cond. Peter Vrábel…
7 May 2022, 7:30, Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague Adam Skoumal – Piano Recital Adam Skoumal: Tales from Old Prague (world premiere) Adam Skoumal – piano…
7 May 2022, 2:30pm, Roškot Theatre, Ústí nad Orlicí Kocian Ústí & Kocian Violin Competition: Final Concert of the Winners and Laureate of Kocian Violin Competition 2022 Lukáš Sommer: Gala Kocian (world premiere) Pavel Šporcl – violin, Chamber string orchestra of competitors…
5 May 2022, 7:30pm, Atrium Žižkov, Prague “Czech Concert Melodrama – Tradition and Present”. Concert of finalists of the Zdeněk Fibich International Competition in Melodrama Composition 2021 Jan Vičar / Jan Vičar: Truth and Lie (Performer’s award) Kateřina Trojanová / Karel Toman: Months (3. Prize) Ondřej Jírový / Tim Burton, translated by Richard Podaný, edited by … Read more…
29 April 2022, 7:30pm, Theater Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany Bohuslav Martinů: The Greek Passion (premiere of a new production) Directed by: Philipp Kochheim, music director: Andreas Hotz Cast: James Edgar Knight (Manolios), Susann Vent-Wunderlich (Katerina), Rhys Jenkins (priest Grigoris), Erik Rousi (priest Fotis) and others Following performances: 4, 15, 19, 22 and 27 May 2022…
26 April 2022, 7pm, PLATO, Ostrava 28 April 2022, 19:00, DOX+, Prague KOTIK@80. World premieres for Petr Kotík on the occasion of his 80th birthday Christian Wolff: Small World (2022) Bernhard Lang: Game 12 (2021) Petr Cígler: Rattlesnake No. 1 (2022) Petr Bakla: Two Instances (2016) Phill Niblock: Petr’s Charm (2021) Daniel Skála: Petram (2022) Ana Sokolović: Holub-Ježek-Kočka (2022) Anna Heflin: Such … Read more…
23 April 2022, 7pm, National Theatre, Prague Musica non grata Mieczysław Weinberg: Symphony no. 21 „Kaddish“ (Czech premiere) Marie Fajtová – soprano, Ondřej Hás – violin, National Theatre Orchestra, cond. Tomáš Brauner…
22 April 2022, 6pm, Schomre Schabos Synagogue, Český Těšín Ullmannovské slavnosti Jan Dušek: Waiting for the Dawn. Sonata for Piano (world premiere) Jan Dušek – piano…
20 April 2022, 8pm, St Augustine’s Church, Brno Easter Festival of Sacred Music Pavel Zemek Novák: Adoration of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Litany) – world premiere Martin Opršál – percussion, collegium (Tereza Horáková – violin, Kristýna Švihálková, Anežka Nováková – percussion)…
11 April 2022, 7pm, Suk Hall, House of Music, Pardubice Ariadne auf Naxos Melodramfest 2022 Tomáš Ille: Overture on a Theme BEnDA (world premiere) Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, cond. Jiří Petrdlík…
9 April 2022, 7:30pm, Theater Bremen, Bremen, Germany Leoš Janáček: Jenůfa (premiere) Directed by: Armin Petras, music director: Yoel Gamzou, William Kelley Cast: Nadine Lehner (Jenůfa), Ulrike Schneider (Kostelnička), Luis Olivares Sandoval (Laca), Christian-Andreas Engelhardt (Števa) and others Language: Czech with German subtitles Following performances: 16, 20 and 22 Apr, 13, 19 and 22 May … Read more…
7 April 2022, 7:30pm, Grandhotel Ambassador, Karlovy Vary Jan Kučera: Symphony no. 1 “Šumava” (world premiere) Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, cond. Jan Kučera…
7 April 2022, 7pm, Reduta, Olomouc World Premiere with a World Trumpeter Ondřej Moťka: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra (world premiere) Gábor Tarkövi – trumpet, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Christian Knüsel…
5 April 2022, 7pm, Husa na provázku theater, Brno ŠTĚD80Ň. Birthday concert for Miloš Štědroň Miloš Štědroň: Maminko, nejsi on Jan Skácel’s poetry for soprano and chamber ensemble (world premiere) Irena Troupová – soprano, Ensemble Opera Diversa, cond. Gabriela Tardonová…
1 April 2022, 7pm, Kaiserstein Palace, Prague Days of Contemporary Music 2021: Additional 10. concert of pieces, that could not be performed in Novemeber 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic Jan Fila: Autumn Rhapsody (world premiere) Eliška Brožková Pospíšilová – clarinet, Andrea Mottlová – piano Jiří Smutný: Epigrams for lower voice and piano on poetry by … Read more…
24 March 2022, 7:00pm, Měšťanská beseda, Plzeň Final concert of the Smetana Days festival Jiří Teml: Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra (world premiere) Kristina Fialová – viola, Pilsen Philharmonic, cond. Tomáš Brauner…
22 March 2022, 7:30pm, Church of St Lawrence, Prague 652. Tuesday of Umělecká beseda Terezie Švarcová: Ai suoi caduti (To Our Fallen) for soprano, clarinet, violin and violoncello (world premiere) Ivan Kurz: Lamb of God, Mass ordinary for soprano and string quartet (world premiere) Terezie Švarcová – soprano, FAMA quartet (Daniel Danel, Roman Hranička – … Read more…
17 March 2022, 6pm, Ostrava House of Culture, Ostrava Young Soloists II Lukáš Sommer: Hope (world premiere) Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava, cond. Robert Kružík…