15 March 2022, Opéra National du Rhin, Strassbourg Arsmondo Roma Festival Leoš Janáček, Arthur Lavandier: The Diary of One Who Disappeared (premiere of a new orchestral version) Directed by: Daniel Fish, music director: Łukasz Borowicz Cast: Magnus Vigilius (Janík), Josy Santos / Adriana Bignagni Lesca (Zefka) Orchestre symphonique de Mulhouse, Chœur de l’Opéra national du Rhin … Read more…
5 March 2022, 7:30pm, Theater Duisburg, Duisburg, Germany Deutsche Oper am Rhein in coproduction with Grand Théâtre de Genève Leoš Janáček: Katja Kabanova (premiere of a new production) Directed by: Tatjana Gürbaca, music director: Axel Kober Cast: Sylvia Hamvasi (Katja), Renée Morloc (Kabanicha), Sami Luttinen (Dikoj), Daniel Frank (Boris), Matthias Klink (Tichon), Anna Harvey (Varvara) and … Read more…
1 March 2022, 7:30pm, Church of St Simon and St Jude, Prague Dumky Trio and Pastoral Fables Kryštof Mařatka: Pastoral Fables for viola, clarinet, piano and Czech and Moravian folk instruments (Czech premiere) Kryštof Mařatka: Vzlet for clarinet solo (Czech premiere) Kryštof Mařatka: Labyrinth for viola solo (Czech premiere) Jitka Hosprová – viola, Jan Mach … Read more…
20 February 2022, 8pm, Archa Theatre, Prague Launch of a CD of nine pieces for solo violoncello by Czech women composers Ivana Loudová: Canto amoroso Petra Šuško: Suita for solo violoncello Lenka Nota: Safranbolu Soňa Vetchá: Hypnosis (premiere) Markéta Brothánková: Lullaby (premiere) Petra Čtveráčková: Temperance, a piece inspired by M. B. Braun’s statue in Kuks (premiere) Hana Foss: … Read more…
19 February 2022, 7pm, Theater an der Wien, Vienna Leoš Janáček: Jenůfa (premiere of a new production) Directed by: Lotte de Beer, music director: Marc Albrecht Cast: Svetlana Aksenova (Jenůfa), Nina Stemme (Kostelnička), Pavol Breslik (Števa), Pavel Černoch (Laca) and others Language: Czech with German subtitles Following performances: 21, 24, 26 and 28 Feb 2022…
18 February 2022, 7:30pm, London Coliseum, London English National Opera Leoš Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen (premiere of a new production) Directed by: Jamie Manton, music director: Martyn Brabbins Cast: Sally Matthews (Vixen), Pumeza Matshikiza (Fox), Lester Lynch (Forester), Madeleine Shaw (Forester’s Wife, Owl), Alan Oke (Schoolmaster, Mosquito), Clive Bayley (Priest, Badger), Ossian Huskinson (A Poacher), John Findon (Innkeeper, … Read more…
13 February 2022, 6pm, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin Leoš Janáček: The Makropulos Affair (premiere) Directed by: Claus Guth, music director: Simon Rattle Cast: Marlis Petersen (Emilia Marty), Ľudovít Ludha (Albert Gregor), Peter Hoare (Vítek), Natalia Skrycka (Krista), Bo Skovhus (Jaroslav Prus), Jan Martiník (Dr Kolenatý) and others Language: Czech with German and English subtitles … Read more…
10 February 2022, 7:30pm, DOX+, Prague Jazz Poetry. A combination of poetry, jazz music and a symphony orchestra Martin Brunner: Own Moment, a series of poems by Věra Koubová put to music for voice, orchestra and two improvising soloists (world premiere) Markéta Foukalová – voice, Vít Křišťan – piano Fender Rhodes, Martin Brunner – piano, Prague Radio Symphony … Read more…
30 January 2022, 7pm, Nationaltheater, Munich, Germany Bayerische Staatsoper Leoš Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen (premiere of a new production) Directed by: Barrie Kosky, music director: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla Cast: Elena Tsallagova (Vixen), Angela Brower (Fox), Wolfgang Koch (Forester), Lindsay Ammann (Forester’s Wife, Owl), Jonas Hacker (Rechtor, Komár), Martin Snell (Schoolmaster, Mosquito), Milan Siljanov (Harašta), Caspar Singh (Pásek), … Read more…
30 January 2022, 3pm, Konzerthaus Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany Zeitinsel Adámek Ondřej Adámek: Ce qui coule du geste (premiere) Music: Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Nicola Matteis, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Georg Pisendel, Ondřej Adámek Isabelle Faust – violin, Charlotte Guibé – painting…
29 January 2022, 8:15pm, Konzerthaus Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany Zeitinsel Adámek Ondřej Adámek: Illusorische Teile des Mechanismus for sollo cello and strings (world premiere commissioned by Ensemble Resonanz and Konzerthaus Dortmund supported by the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung) Jean-Guihen Queyras – violoncello, Ensemble Resonanz, cond. Ondřej Adámek, direction and light design: Éric Oberdorff…
24 January 2022, 7:30pm, Aircraft testing laboratory, Institute of Aerospace Engineering of Brno University of Technology, Brno Machines Petr Hromádka: Variations on Music Boxes (world premiere commissioned by BCO) Brno Contemporary Orchestra, cond. Pavel Šnajdr…
11 January 2022, Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York Jan Ryant Dřízal: Modern Love Song (world premiere) Lukáš Sommer – guitar…
1. – 28 January 2022, Czech Radio 3 – Vltava Ježek v kleci (radio drama commemorating the 80th anniversary of Jaroslav Ježek’s death) Script, music, and direction: Miloš Orson Štědroň Cast: Miloslav König, Miloslav Mejzlík, Ladislav Hampl, Petr Jeništa, Jitka Čvančarová, Anežka Kubátová…
20 December 2021, 7:30pm, St Agnes Convent, Prague Christmas at St Agnes Jana Vöröšová: Chlapeček a Dálka for children’s choir and chamber orchestra (world premiere commissioned by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra) Czech Radio Children’s Choir, choirmaster: Věra Hrdinková, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Marek Šedivý…
19 December 2021, 7pm, online stream from the Corpus Christi Chapel, Palacký University Arts Centre, Olomouc Lichtzwang 2021: Piano Recital “Night and Bells” Marek Keprt: elfenLaubLäuten (world premiere) Marek Keprt – piano…
18 December 2021, 6:30pm, Czech Museum of Music, Prague Prague Quiet Music Festival Ian Mikyska: between mists (brushstrokes) – world premiere Prague Quiet Music Collective (Anna Paulová – bass clarinet, Milan Jakeš – violin, Ian Mikyska – viola da gamba, Luan Gonçalves – double bass)…
13 December 2021, 7:30pm, Convent of Saint Agnes, Prague PLACES | … soundscapes of the cities, mountains and deserts Jonáš Starý: For Tōru Takemitsu (world premiere) Orchestr BERG, cond. Peter Vrábel…
12 December 2021, Atrium na Žižkově, Prague International Shakuhachi Festival Prague 15:00 ZEN: Silence and Sound Vlastislav Matoušek: CORONA MUNDI 4 SHAKUHACHI (world premiere) Vlastislav Matoušek, Hélène Seiyū Codjo – shakuhachi, and others 18:00 KONVERGENCE: tenmetsu :: Japanese introspections Jiří Lukeš: tenmetsu for satsuma biwa (world premiere) Junko Ueda: satsuma biwa…
8 December 2021, 12:30pm, Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada For Rudolf Komorous: a 90th Birthday Celebration Rudolf Komorous: Monody for solo clarinet (world premiere) Patricia Kostek – clarinet…