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Slavomír Hořínka: Ave Maria (world premiere)

23 June 2019, Piarist Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross, Litomyšl Smetana’s Litomyšl Slavomír Hořínka: Ave Maria (world premiere) Prague Philharmonic Children’s Choir, artistic director: Pavel Peřina, cond. Jiří Chvála…

Virginia: The Emperor of Atlantis

22 June 2019, The Barns, Vienna, Virginia, USA Wolf Trap Opera Viktor Ullmann: The Emperor of Atlantis (premiere) Directed by: Richard Gammon, music director: Geoffrey McDonald Cast: Ben Edquist (Emperor), Anthony Robin Schneider (Death), Joshua Blue (Pierrot), Daniel Noyola (Loudspeaker), Megan Esther Grey (Drummer), Victor Cardamone (Soldier), Shannon Jennings (Bubikopf) Following performances: 26, 28 and 30 Jun 2019…

Josef Adamík: Sinfonietta (world premiere)

9 June 2019, St. Wenceslas Cathedral, Olomouc Forfest Czech Republic Josef Adamík: Sinfonietta (world premiere) Brno Contemporary Orchestra, cond. Pavel Šnajdr…

Leipzig: The Bartered Bride

15 June 2019, Oper Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany Bedřich Smetana: The Bartered Bride (premiere) Directed by: Christian von Götz, music director: Christoph Gedschold Cast: Magdalena Hinterdobler / Olena Tokar (Marie), Patrick Vogel (Hans), Sebastian Pilgrim (Kezal), Sven Hjörleifsson / Dan Karlström (Wenzel) and others Following performances: 23 and 30 Jun, 25 Aug, 1 and 28 Sep, 6 Oct and … Read more…

Jiří Lukeš: O spánku, Rem-Nrem (world premiere)

13 June 2019, St. Lawrence’s Church, Prague Konvergence Jiří Lukeš: O spánku, Rem-Nrem (world premiere) Matěj Vlk – violin, Ondřej Štochl – viola, Sebastian Tóth – violoncello, Jiří Lukeš – accordion…

Lukáš Sommer: Coffee with Ennio M. (world premiere)

8 June 2019, Foyer of Pasáž theatre, Třebíč Concentus Moraviae Lukáš Sommer: Coffee with Ennio M. (world premiere) Karel Košárek – piano, Petr Valášek – bass clarinet, Oleg Sokolov – vibraphone, Epoque Quartet (David Pokorný, Vladimír Klánský – violin, Vladimír Kroupa – viola, Vít Petrášek – violoncello)…

Martin Klusák: Mycelium (micro-concert with emergency siren test)

5 June 2019, 11:50 am, Johannes Kepler Grammar School, Prague Music for Sirens … micro-concerts with emergency siren test Martin Klusák: Mycelium (world premiere) students of Johannes Kepler Grammar School – musical instruments, natural objects, improvised recitation…

Brno Contemporary Orchestra: new pieces by Ondřej Štochl and Mario Buzzi

5 June 2019, The House of the Lords of Kunštát and Divadlo Husa na provázku, Brno “… and their parents” Ondřej Štochl: Živý motýl for soprano and chamber orchestra (world premiere) Mario Buzzi: Kryptadia aneb co se nevešlo do Bartoše (world premiere) Irena Troupová – soprano, Arnošt Goldflam, Mariana Chmelařová, Ivana Hloužková – recitation and singing, Brno Contemporary Orchestra, cond. … Read more…

Petr Wajsar: Algorhythm for trombone and small orchestra (world premiere)

5 June 2019, DOX+, Prague Petr Wajsar: Algorhythm for trombone and small orchestra (world premiere) Štěpán Janoušek – trombone, BERG Orchestra, cond. Peter Vrábel…

Petr Koronthály: Suite for string orchestra (world premiere)

30 May 2019, Chateau Dobříš, Dobříš Antonín Dvořák Music Festival Petr Koronthály: Suite for string orchestra (world premiere of the winning piece of the festival’s 3rd composition competition) Quattro Chamber Orchestra, cond. Marek Štilec…

Miroslav Srnka: Overheating (European premiere)

27 May 2019, DOX+, Prague Prague Spring Miroslav Srnka: Overheating (European premiere) Ensemble intercontemporaine, cond. Julien Leroy…

Jana Vöröšová: Cloud Atlas (world premiere)

26 May 2019, St Agnes’ Convent, Prague Prague Spring Jana Vöröšová: Cloud Atlas (world premiere) Bohemia Saxophone Quartet (Pavel Fiedler, David Marišler, Pavel Škrna, Kateřina Pavlíková – saxophones), Jana Bezpalcová – accordion…

Dessau: The Devil and Kate

25 May 2019, Anhaltisches Theater Dessau, Dessau, Germany Antonín Dvořák: The Devil and Kate (premiere) Directed by: Jakob Peters-Messer, music director: Elisa Gogou Cast: Richard Samek (Jirka), Rita Kapfhammer (Kate), Ulf Paulsen (Marbuel), Iordanka Deroliva (Princess), Ulrike Hoffmann / Constanze Wilhelm (Mother) and others Language: Czech Following performances: 1 and 16 Jun 2019…

Heidelberg: Katja Kabanova

24 May 2019, Marguerre-Saal, Theater Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany Leoš Janáček: Katja Kabanova (premiere) Directed by: Andrea Schwalbach, music director: Elias Grandy / Dietger Holm Cast: Hye-Sung Na (Katja), Carolyn Frank (Kabanicha), Nenad Čiča (Boris), Winfrid Mikus (Tichon), Wilfried Staber (Dikoj), Charlotte Quadt / Shahar Lavi (Varvara) and others Language: Czech Following performances: 26 and 31 May, 8, 13, 20 and 24 … Read more…

Jakub Rataj: æther (world premiere)

24 May 2019, Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague Prague Spring “Tribute to the theremin” Jakub Rataj: æther (world premiere) Carolina Eyck – theremin, Alžběta Jamborová – oboe, Karel Košárek – piano, Bennewitz Quartet…

Jan Kučera: Concerto for piano and orchestra (world premiere)

23 May 2019, Grandhotel Ambassador Národní dům, Karlovy Vary Jan Kučera: Concerto for piano and orchestra (world premiere) Jan Kučera – piano, Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, cond. Martin Lebel…

František Chaloupka: Ke xylofonii obscénního nad vědomím v agónii (world premiere)

21 May 2019, Vestibule VŠMU, Bratislava, Slovakia AsynChrónie 2019 František Chaloupka: Ke xylofonii obscénního nad vědomím v agónii. I. Danse Macabre, II. Mephisto Waltz (world premiere) Ansámbl Asynchrónie…

Petr Bakla: My Way (world premiere)

20 May 2019, Vestibule VŠMU, Bratislava, Slovakia AsynChrónie 2019 Petr Bakla: My Way (world premiere) Ivan Šiller – piano…

Ondřej Kukal: Harfenianna. Concertino for Harp and Strings Op. 55 (world premiere)

20 May 2019, National Technical Museum, Prague Prague Spring Ondřej Kukal: Harfenianna. Concertino for Harp and Strings Op. 55 (world premiere) Kateřina Englichová – harp, Ensemble 18+, Blanka Karnetová – artistic director…

Šimon Voseček: Hypnos (world premiere)

19 May 2019, Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague Prague Spring Šimon Voseček: Hypnos (world premiere) PKF – Prague Philharmonia, cond. Ben Glassberg…