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 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…