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Jan Kučera: Judge of All Reconcilliation, God (world premiere)

6 July 2021, 2pm, Church of the Raising of the Holy Cross, Litomyšl Smetana’s Litomyšl Jan Kučera: Judge of All Reconcilliation, God. Meditation on a song from John Amos Comenius’s hymn book from 1659 (world premiere) Czech Horn Chorus, Aleš Bárta – organ…

Hanuš Bartoň: Wind Quintet (world premiere)

1 July 2021, 5pm, Hukvaldy Chateau Park Leoš Janáček International Music Festival. Epilogue Hanuš Bartoň: Wind Quintet (world premiere) Parnas Wind Quintet (Michal Vojáček – flute, Romana Mazáková – oboe, Petr Vysloužil – clarinet, Petr Hlavatý – bassoon, Antonín Kolář – French horn)…

New pieces by Petr Wajsar and Miloš Orson Štědroň

22 June 2021, 7:30pm, Experimental space NoD, Prague Contemporary music series S: Musical Delicacies from PKF, or Concert as a Reward Petr Wajsar: Fagofonik for two bassoons (world premiere) Miloš Orson Štědroň: Somewhere, music for animated film for piano, cello and guitar (premiere of the concert suite) PKF — Prague Philharmonia chamber soloists and guests…

Miroslav Srnka: Singularity (world premiere)

5 June 2021, 7pm, Cuvilliés-Theater, Munich Bayerische Staatsoper Miroslav Srnka: Singularity. A Space Opera for Young Voices (world premiere) Libretto: Tom Holloway Directed by: Nicolas Brieger, music director: Patrick Hahn Cast: Eliza Boom, Juliana Zara, Daria Proszek, Yajie Zhang, George Virban, Andres Agudelo, Andrew Hamilton, Theodore Platt & Klangforum Wien Language: English with English and German … Read more…

Jan Dušek: Dozpěv (world premiere)

5 June 2021, 6pm, former synagogue, Kladno Lieder Society z.s. Jan Dušek: Dozpěv (world premiere) Tamara Morozová – soprano, Monika Jägerová – alto Following performances: 8 Jun Kadaň, 12 Jun Liberec, 15 Jun Louny, 19 Jun Prague, 22 Jun Pilsen…

Slavomír Hořínka:A Pocket Guide to Bird Flight (world premiere of a symphonic version)

3 June 2021, 7pm, Church of St Wenceslas, Opava Leoš Janáček International Music Festival Slavomír Hořínka:A Pocket Guide to Bird Flight (world premiere of a symphonic version) Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Ainārs Rubiķis…

Miloš Štědroň: Canti diversi insieme (world premiere)

2 June 2021, 7pm, garden of the Löw-Beer Villa, Brno “Landscape as Music” Miloš Štědroň: Canti diversi insieme for percussion (world premiere) OK Percussion Duo (Martin Opršál, Martin Kleibl)…

Glyndebourne: Káťa Kabanová

20 May 2021, 4:50pm, Glyndebourne, UK Glyndebourne Festival Opera Leoš Janáček: Káťa Kabanová (premiere of a new production) Directed by: Damiano Michieletto, music director: Robin Ticciati Cast: Kateřina Kněžíková (Káťa), Katarina Dalayman (Kabanicha), David Butt Philip (Boris), Nicky Spence (Tichon), Alexander Vassiliev (Dikoj), Aigul Akhmetshina (Varvara) and others London Philharmonic Orchestra, The Glyndebourne Chorus Following performances: … Read more…

Petr Kotík: The Lost Guitar (world premiere)

16 May 2021, 5pm EDT, the yard outside the Willow Place Auditorium, Brooklyn Petr Kotík: Letters to Olga (1988) S.E.M. Ensemble   Petr Kotík: The Lost Guitar (world premiere) Xander Naylor – guitar…

Martin Wiesner: Rays of Light (world premiere)

11 May 2021, 7pm, online from Löw-Beer Villa, Brno Movere Martin Wiesner: Rays of Light (world premiere) Ensemble Opera Diversa, cond. Gabriela Tardonová following perofrmances: 14 May 2021, live from Brno parks (6pm Björnsonův sad, 7pm Tyršův sad, 8pm Lužánky)…

Lukáš Sommer: Sonatina in Re (world premiere)

11 May 2021, 7:00pm, online from the church of Master Jan Hus, Česká Lípa Lípa Musica. International Music Festival Lukáš Sommer: Sonatina in Re (world premiere) Pavel Steidl, Lukáš Sommer – guitar…

Miroslav Srnka’s opera “Jakub Flügelbunt” at the Acht Brücken festival

9 May 2021, 11:00am, online at philharmonie.tv and in the festival’s mediathek Acht Brücken Miroslav Srnka: Jakub Flügelbunt… und Magdalena Rotenband oder: Wie tief ein Vogel singen kann. Comics for three singers and ensemble (2011) – new production by Stadttheater Aachen Libretto: Miroslav Srnka on a motiv by Maria Procházková Stage director: Clara Hinterberger, music director: … Read more…

Petr Wajsar: Prague Metamorphoses (world premiere)

7 May 2021, 7:30pm, live stream from the Smetana Hall of the Municipal House, Czech Radio Vltava Petr Wajsar: Prague Metamorphoses (world premiere) Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK, cond. Tomáš Brauner…

Zdeněk Merta: Over the Horizon (world premiere)

29 April 2021, 7pm, online from Reduta Olomouc, available on Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra’s website, YouTube and Facebook With Music Over Horizons – final concert of the season Zdeněk Merta: Over the Horizon, Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra (world premiere) Vilém Veverka – oboe, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Jakub Klecker…

New piano pieces by Miroslav Pudlák and Hanuš Bartoň

13 April 2021, 7pm, online from Church of St Lawrence, Prague 645. Tuesday of Umělecká beseda Miroslav Pudlák: Passacaglia for Piano (world premiere) Hanuš Bartoň: 8 Etudes for Piano (world premiere) Hanuš Bartoň – piano…

Slavomír Hořínka: Splinters Under the Skin (world premiere)

31 March 2021, 10pm, Czech Radio Vltava – Radioateliér Slavomír Hořínka: Splinters Under the Skin (Třísky pod kůží) – world premiere Barbora Kabátková – voice, Vojtěch Urban – violoncello, David Matásek – recitation, Slavomír Hořínka – violin, electronics…

Josef Klíč: Plastic Meat (world premiere)

20 March 2021, online from the Cosmopolitan Bobycentrum hotel, Brno Please, do not disturb (a 7-part miniseries of live concerts) Josef Klíč: Plastic Meat (world premiere) Direction & script: Martin Svobodník Brno Contemporary Orchestra, cond. Pavel Šnajdr…

Lukáš Sommer: The Sphinx (world premiere)

12 March 2021, online from Congress Centre Zlín, Zlín Lukáš Sommer: The Sphinx (world premiere) Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra, cond., Tomáš Brauner…

20×3. Twenty miniatures for the BERG Orchestra’s twentieth birthday

20×3 Twenty life stories in miniatures by twenty composers – a project for the BERG Orchestra’s 20th birthday Available on YouTube and Czech Radio Vltava František Chaloupka: Reflexio (2020) Marek Keprt: vodnoSvětí (2019) Jan Ryant Dřízal: Marche nuptiale (2018) Jan Trojan: Just a Little Note to the Year (2017) Martin Klusák: In B (2016) Tomáš Pálka: Trans-Berg … Read more…

Ondřej Adámek: Where are you? (world premiere)

6 March 2021, 6pm, live stream from Gesteig, Munich https://www.br-klassik.de/concert/ausstrahlung-2411214.html Ondřej Adámek: Where are you? for Mezzo-soprano and Orchestra (world premiere commissioned by musica viva and the London Symphony Orchestra) Magdalena Kožená – mezzo soprano, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, cond. Sir Simon Rattle…