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: … 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…
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 … 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 … 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…