13 September 2018, Stadttheater Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria Antonín Dvořák: Rusalka (premiere) Directed by: Eva-Maria Höckmayr, music director: Nicholas Carter Cast: Pumeza Matshikiza (Rusalka), Robert Watson (Prince), Ursula Hesse von den Steinen (Witch/Foreign Princess), Martin Snell (Water Goblin) and others Language: Czech with German subtitles Following performances: 15, 18, 20, 22, 26 and 28 Sep, 5, 10, 13 … Read more…
13 September 2018, Prinzregententheater, Munich 67. Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD Category Piano trio, semi-final Miroslav Srnka: Emojis, Likes and Ringtones – compulsory piece in world premiere Aoi Trio (Japan) / Lux Trio (South Korea) / Trio Adorno (Germany) / Trio Cascara (South Korea) / Trio Marvin (Kasachstan/Russia/Germany) / Trio Sōra (France/Latvia)…
7 September 2018, Theater Bonn, Bonn Viktor Ullmann: The Emperor of Atlantis (premiere) Directed by: Seollyeon Konwitschny, music directors: Hermes Helfricht, Stepha Zilias Cast: Giorgos Kanaris (Emperor), Leonard Bernad (Death, Loudspeaker), Christian Georg (Pierrot, Soldier), Rose Weissgerber (Bubikopf), Charlotte Quadt (Drummer girl) Following performances: 16 and 22 Sep, 12 and 26 Oct 2018…
7 September 2018, Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Nový Jičín St. Wenceslas Music Festival Ivan Kurz: How Many Angels Can Dance on the Head of a Pin (world premiere) Kühn Children’s Choir, Kateřina Englichová – harp…
25. August – 7 September 2018, Città di Castello / Umbertide / Montone / Sansepolcro / San Giustino / Monte Santa Maria Tiberina / Citerna / Morra, Italy 51. Festival delle Nazioni Omaggio alla Repubblica Ceca 30.8. Lukáš Sommer: Indiana (world premiere), Italian Saxophone Quartet Other performers: Jihočeská filharmonie & Jan Talich, Black Light Theatre Srnec, Ballet … Read more…
4 September 2018, ROXY, Prague Transformation Jakub Rataj: Trans-polypnoe (world premiere) fama Q, Orchestr BERG, cond. Peter Vrábel…
22 July 2018, church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and St. Wenceslas, Znojmo – Louka; church of James the Greater, Vratěnín; Abbey church, Geras; Town hall church, Retz “Tour de Organ” Music Festival Znojmo Miloš Štědroň: Tanze di Anima et di Corpo (world premiere) Organ: Martin Jakubíček / Martin Bernreuther / Ines Schüttengruber…
7 July 2018, Théâtre du Jeu de Paume, Aix-en-Provence, France Festival international d’art lyrique d’Aix-en-Provence Ondřej Adámek: Seven Stones (world premiere commissioned by the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence) Libretto: Sjón Directed by: Éric Oberdorff, music direction: Ondřej Adámek, Léo Warynski Cast: Anne-Emmanuelle Davy, Shigeko Hata, Nicolas Simeha, Landy Andriamboavonjy Chorus: accentus / axe 21 Language: English Following performances: 8, 10, 12, 15 and 17 Jul 2018…
30 June 2018, Theater Aachen, Aachen, Germany in collaboration with Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln Leoš Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen (premiere) Directed by: Tamara Heimbrock, music director: Raimund Laufen Cast: Yoonsoo Kil / Liza Sparovec (Vixen), Andrea Graff / Minyoung Kim (Fox), Rein Saar / Jeong Daegyun (Forester), Takahiro Namiki / Jiyuan Qiu (Schoolmaster, Mosquito) … Read more…
28 June 2018, Antonín Dvořák Theatre, Ostrava NODO Rudolf Komorous: The Mute Canary (world premiere) Directed by: Jan Horák, Michal Pěchouček, music director: Owen Underhill Cast: Anne Grimm, Alexander Dobson, Daniel Cabena Ostravská banda…
24 June 2018, Church of St Maurice, Kroměříž Forfest Josef Adamík: I Stop Somewhere Waiting for You (world premiere) Vox Iuvenalis, choirmasters Markéta Ottová and Jan Ocetek…
24 and 25 June 2018, Jiří Myron Theatre, Ostrava NODO Alois Hába: Thy Kingdom Come (world premiere) Directed by: Jiří Nekvasil, music director: Bruno Ferrandis Cast: Michaela Šrůmová, Kamila Mazalová, Marek Olbrzymek, Juraj Nociár, Josef Moravec, Vojtěch Šembera, Josef Škarka, David Nykl Canticum Ostrava (choirmaster Jurij Galatenko), Ostravská banda, ONO / Ostrava New Orchestra…
21 June 2018, Picture Gallery, Chateau, Kroměříž Forfest Pavel Kopecký: Ritorni for wind trio and electroacoustics (world premiere) Vojtěch Dlask: Krapp trio for wind trio and electroacoustics (world premiere) Trio Aperto (Barbora Šteflová – oboe, Jan Chafreitag – clarinet, Pavel Horák – bassoon)…
20 June 2018, Assembly Hall, Chateau, Kroměříž Forfest Pavel Mario Slezák: “Mercedes” from The Songs of Autumn (world premiere) Nao Higano – soprano, Mária Vaitová – piano…
21 June, Villa Tugendhat, Brno Music Day in Villa Tugendhat VII Daniel Forró: 100 Shapes of the Czech National Anthem (world premiere) Brno Contemporary Orchestra, conductor: Pavel Šnajdr…
19 June 2018, Assembly Hall, Chateau, Kroměříž FORFEST CZECH REPUBLIC – The international festival of contemporary art with a spiritual orientation Vojtěch Dlask: Querelle for oboe, violoncello and piano (world premiere) Lenka Nota: Trio for oboe, violoncello and piano (world premiere) Trio Opera (Barbora Šteflová – oboe, Štěpán Filípek – violoncello, Ondrej Olos – piano)…
19 June 2018, NoD, Prague The Beauty of Today Petr Wajsar: Ping-pong for Two Soloists and a Referee (world premiere) Jindřich Pavliš, Vojtěch Nýdl – clarinet, Ivan Hoznedr – percussion…
18 June 2018, Archa Theatre, Prague International Shakuhachi Festival Prague Jan Ryant Dřízal: Shadows of the Forgotten Ancestors (world premiere) Hidejiro Honjō – shamisen, Akihito Obama – shakuhachi…
15 June 2018, Castle Courtyard, Litomyšl Smetana’s Litomyšl A Bohemian Pilgrim, Cantata for narrator, baritone, children’s choir, mixed choir and orchestra to a libretto by Vojtěch Stříteský and poems by František Hrubín, Jiří Orten, Josef Václav Sládek, Josef Kainar, Karel Hlaváček, Josef Hora and Jaroslav Seifert (world premiere to a commission from the 60th year of the Smetana’s Litomyšl National Festival on … Read more…
6 June 2018, Residenz Theater, Munich, Germany Munich Biennale Ondřej Adámek: Alles klappt (world premiere commissioned by the festival) Direction and libretto: Katharina Schmitt, music director: Ondřej Adámek Cast: Kathrin Zukowski, Thérese Wincent, Landy Andriamboavonjy (soprano), Steve Zheng (tenor), Dominic Kraemer (bass), Tobias Müller-Kopp (baritone), Jeanne Larrouturrou, Miguel Ángel Garcia Martin (percussion) Language: German Further performances: 7, … Read more…