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 … 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…
7 December 2021, 7:30pm, Gallery of the Academy of Performing Arts, Prague Třídení Pavel Kopecký: Leporelo for marimba and electronics (world premiere) Daniel Mikolášek – marimba…
5 December 2021, 7:30pm, Church of St Lawrence, Prague Třídení Lukáš Matoušek: String Quartet (world premiere) fama Q (David Danel, Roman Hranička – violin, Ondřej Martinovský – viola, Balázs Adorján – violoncello)…
4 December 2021, 4pm, Church of St Lawrence, Prague Třídení Miloš Haase: 2. String Quartet (world premiere) fama Q (David Danel, Roman Hranička – violin, Ondřej Martinovský – viola, Balázs Adorján – violoncello) Jaroslav Rybář: Seconds, songs for mezzosoprano and piano on poetry by Jan Skácel (world premiere) Michaela Palová – mezzosoprano, Eva Hutyrová – … Read more…
4 December 2021, 2pm, Na Půdě, South Bohemian Theatre, České Budějovice Lukáš Sommer: Baby-opera. Opera for the youngest spectators (world premiere) Directed by: Jiří Ondra, music director: Martin Peschík Cast: Kateřina Falcníková, Kateřina Špilauer Hájovská, Zuzana Benešová, Zuzana Peschíková, Vladimíra Janovská, Michaela Korychová, Jakub Hliněnský, Peter Malý, members of The Little Theatre ensemble, Opera Orchestra … Read more…
3 December 2021, 7pm, Michal Mine, Ostrava The Musical Present: Evening of Ostrava Composers (final concert) Milan Báchorek: Dialog for violin and cello (world premiere) Michal Janošík: Memory (world premiere) Markéta Kapustová: Recorder Quartet (world premiere) Irena Szurmanová: Wallsfor violin and cello (world premiere) Alžběta Falcníková – violin, Judita Šprochová – violoncello and others…
2 December 2021, 7pm, Besední dům, Brno Jiří Slavík: Melodies and Rhythms for Orchestra (world premiere commissioned by the Brno Philharmonic) Jiří Slavík – piano, tenor saxophone, Brno Philharmonic, cond. Dennis Russell Davies…
1 December 2021, 7:30, Rudolfinum – Dvořák Hall, Prague Slavomír Hořínka: Rejoice III, chacona for orchestra (world premiere) Czech Philharmonic, cond. Jakub Hrůša…