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Jaroslav Pelikán: Two Gates (world premiere)

11 November 2025, 7 pm, KD Plzeňka, Beroun Talichův Beroun: Final Concert Jaroslav Pelikán: Dvě brány (Two Gates) (world premiere commissioned by the festival to mark the 760th anniversary of the first written mention of the Royal Town of Beroun) Prague Philharmonia (PKF), cond. Jiří Habart…

Musical Present: new pieces by P. Nesit, E. Parisi, K. Slaběňáková, and P. Šuško

6 November 2025, 7 pm, Faculty of Arts – University of Ostrava, Ostrava Hudební současnost: In Touch Pavel Nesit: Good Music Has a Beat! (world premiere) Emma Parisi: mezi(č)a s i (world premiere) Kateřina Slaběňáková: Komáří vyznání (Mosquito Confession) (world premiere) Petra Šuško: Sevdah (world premiere) Kwartludium (Dagna Sadkowska – violin, Michał Górczyński – clarinet and bass … Read more…

Jan Vičar: Friendship of Trees (world premiere)

5 November 2025, 7 pm, Art Centre of Palacký University – Corpus Christi Chapel, Olomouc MusicOlomouc Jan Vičar: Friendship of Trees (world premiere) Hayk Melikyan – piano…

Days of Contemporary Music: new pieces by Karel Pexidr, Michaela Augustinová, and Romana Schuldová

5 November 2025, 7 pm, presbytery of the Church of St Adalbert, Prague Days of Contemporary Music: concert in collaboration with the West Bohemian Music Centre Pilsen Karel Pexidr: Čtyři roční období (Four Seasons) – song cycle on the composer’s own texts (world premiere of the version for soprano and string quartet) Veronika Kaiserová – soprano, … Read more…

Pavel Zemek Novák: Concerto da Chiesa (world premiere)

4 November 2025, 7 pm, The Church of Beatified Restituta, Brno Night Prayers Pavel Zemek Novák: Concerto da Chiesa. Unisono with Consonant Intervals for Harp and Chamber Ensemble (world premiere) Dominika Kvardová – harp, Ensemble Opera Diversa, cond. Gabriela Tardonová…

Music in Contexts: premieres of pieces by Jaroslav Rybář, Roman Pallas, and Jan Rybář

3 November 2025, 8 pm, Venuše ve Švehlovce, Prague Music in Contexts: Paintings Jaroslav Rybář: Vteřiny (Seconds) (premiere of a version for mezzo-soprano and orchestra) Roman Pallas: new piece commissioned by the Music in Contexts concert cycle (premiere) Jan Rybář: Malby (Paintings) (premiere) Michaela Palová – mezzo-soprano, Fisher’s Chamber Orchestra, cond. Jan Rybář…

Days of Contemporary Music: new pieces by Marios Christou, Jitka Koželuhová, and Pavel Hrabánek

3 November 2025, 7 pm, Church of St Clement, Prague Days of Contemporary Music: concert in collaboration with the Society for Sacred Music Marios Christou: Bogorodice děvo for mixed choir a cappella (world premiere) Prague Singers, choirmaster Stanislav Mistr Jitka Koželuhová: Bolí mě hlavěnka (My Head Hurts) for mixed choir (world premiere) Prague Singers, choirmaster Stanislav … Read more…

Days of Contemporary Music: premieres of pieces by Vilém Zelenka and Pavel Kopecký

1 November 2025, 7 pm, presbytery of the Church of St Adalbert, Prague Days of Contemporary Music Vilém Zelenka: Ramund – Theme and Variations for violin and violoncello (world premiere) Yellow Duo (Adam Příhoda – violin, Michaela Krejčová Vitáková – violoncello) Pavel KOPECKÝ in memoriam: Bílý delfín a modrá chobotnice (The White Dolphin and the Blue Octopus); … Read more…

New World of Moravian Autumn: premieres of pieces by Eunika Pechánková and Noemi Savková

28 October 2025, 7 pm, Orlí 19, Brno New World of Moravian Autumn: Young Composers’ Concert Eunika Pechánková: New World for voice, cello, and piano (premiere) Noemi Savková: Snowball for flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, and cello (premiere) students of HAMU and JAMU, BCO – Brno Contemporary Orchestra…

Lukáš Hurník: Chronicles of Hradec Králové (world premiere)

28 October 2025, 6 pm, Soňa Červená Hall, Hradec Králové Philharmonic Orchestra, Hradec Králové Gala concert marking the anniversary of the founding of independent Czechoslovakia Lukáš Hurník: Letopisy královéhradecké (Chronicles of Hradec Králové), symphonic chronicle for the 800th anniversary of the city (world premiere) Hradec Králové Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Tomáš Brauner…

Ondřej Kyas: Beneath the Surface (world premiere)

25 October 2025, 4 pm and 7 pm, Orlí 19, Brno Moravian Autumn for Children Ondřej Kyas: Beneath the Surface, a ballet based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale The Little Mermaid (world premiere commissioned by the festival, in collaboration with ZUŠ Veveří) Music: Ondřej Kyas Libretto: Kateřina Křivánková Choreography and direction: Gabriela Hrabalová Cast: pupils of … Read more…

František Chaloupka: Hyperborea (world premiere)

23 October 2025, 7 pm, Besední dům, Brno Moravian Autumn: Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis – MKČ 150 František Chaloupka: Hyperborea, opera-oratorio for clarinet, piano, soloists and choir (world premiere commissioned by the festival) Anna Paulová – clarinet, Miroslav Beinhauer – piano, Aidija Chamber Choir, choirmaster Romualdas Gražinis…

Jáchym Novotný: A Tear for violin, harpsichord, soprano, and alto (world premiere)

22 October 2025, 7 pm, Werich Villa, Prague Mosty soudobé hudby (Bridges of Contemporary Music): Ó, vidět lidský hlas ( Oh, to See the Human Voice) Concert celebrating the 120th anniversary of the birth of poet Vladimír Holan Jáchym Novotný: Slza (A Tear) for violin, harpsichord, soprano, alto, and spoken word (world premiere) Tereza Horáková … Read more…

Ensemble Terrible: new pieces by Štěpán Janoušek, Klára Pudláková, and Marie Nečasová

21 October 2025, 7 pm, Atrium Žižkov, Prague Mikrokosmos Klára Pudláková: Každý má svůj úděl (Everyone Has Their Lot) (premiere) Marie Nečasová: Scintilace (Scintillation) (premiere) Ensemble Terrible (Jan Bára – guitars, Vít Janečka – violin, Antonín Procházka – percussion, Marcel Petráš – violoncello, Klára Pudláková – double bass, Matěj Vošický – trombone, cond. Jan Rybář)…

Petr Wajsar: Elektropictures (world premiere)

21 October 2025, 7 pm, Besední dům, Brno Moravian Autumn: Philharmonia Octet Petr Wajsar: Elektropictures (world premiere commissioned by the festival) PhilHarmonia Octet (Vilém Veverka, Monika Fürbach Boušková – oboe, Irvin Venyš, Karel Dohnal – clarinet, Václav Vonášek, Petr Sedlák – bassoon, Kryštof Koska,  Hana Šuková – French horn)…

Moravian Autumn: new solo pieces by Štěpán Filípek and Sára Medková

19 October 2025, 4 pm, Besední dům, Brno Moravian Autumn: Britten & Šostakovič Štěpán Filípek: Preludium 1 for solo piano (world premiere) Sára Medková: Preludium 2 for solo violoncello (world premiere) Štěpán Filípek – violoncello, Sára Medková – piano…

Kohout a borovice: five interludes for Piňos piano

15 October 2025, 7 pm, gymnasium of ZŠ Chalabalova, Brno Moravian Autumn. Kohout a borovice (Rooster and Pine): One hundred years since the birth of composer Alois Piňos and artist Dalibor Chatrný Miloš Štědroň: prelude for Piňos piano and ensemble (premiere) Ivo Medek: interlude for Piňos piano, voice, and ensemble (premiere) Peter Graham: interlude for Piňos piano … Read more…

Haštal Hapka: A Boy with Grey Lashes (world premiere)

14 October 2025, 7:30 pm, Czech Museum of Music, Prague WEITER UND WEITER | … shadows of the past Haštal Hapka: A Boy with Grey Lashes (world premiere) Orchestr BERG, cond. Peter Vrábel…

MusicOlomouc: new pieces by Marek Keprt and Tomáš Pálka

13 October 2025, 7 pm, Art Centre of Palacký University – Corpus Christi Chapel, Olomouc MusicOlomouc. MONDRIAN ENSEMBLE: PIANO & STRINGS Marek Keprt: Vážení steskusytí II (world premiere) Tomáš Pálka: Landscape: MeadowShiver (world premiere) ENSEMBLE MONDRIAN (Ivana Pristašová – violin, Erik Zhen Mayr – viola, Martin Jäggi – cello, Marek Keprt – piano, as a guest)…

Prague Improvisation Orchestra: new graphic scores

10 October 2025, 6 pm, TRISIA, Třinec Musical Present: Inspiration Franciszek Humel: Galactic Journey – A Hand Unwashably Stained by the Crimson Nebula (premiere) Pavel Nesit: Vzkříšení slz (Resurrection of Tears) (premiere) Prague Improvisation Orchestra…