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Pavel Zlámal: Silence before Creation (world premiere)

30 June 2025, 5 pm, Church of St. John Baptist, Kroměříž Forfest Pavel Zlámal: Silence before Creation, meditations for clarinet solo (world premiere) Pavel Zlámal – clarinet…

Prague Quiet Music Festival: new pieces by Milan Kárník Jakeš and Ian Mikyska

29 June 2025, Fortna, Prague Prague Quiet Music Festival Milan Kárník Jakeš: It is out of sound every form comes, it is in sound that every form lives (premiere) Ian Mikyska: Begin Again (premiere) Phonetic Orchestra (Jonathan Heilbron — double bass, Joseph Houston — keyboards, Rebecca Lane — flutes, Brett Thompson — guitar), Prague Quiet … Read more…

Cottbus: The Cunning Little Vixen

28 June 2025, 7:30 pm, Großes Haus, Staatstheater Cottbus, Cottbus, Germany Leoš Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen (premiere of a new production) Director: Armin Petras, music director: Johannes Zurl Cast: Anne Martha Schuitemaker (Vixen), Rahel Brede (Fox), Andreas Jäpel (Forester), Gesine Forberger (Forester’s wife), Dirk Kleinke (Schoolmaster), Ulrich Schneider (Priest), Nils Stäfe / Heiko Walter (Harašta), Thomas … Read more…

Mainz: The Cunning Little Vixen

28 June 2025, 7:30 pm, Großes Haus, Staatstheater Mainz, Mainz, Germany Leoš Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen (premiere of a new production) Director: Erik Raskopf, music director: Hermann Bäumer Cast: Dorin Rahardja / Alexandra Samouilidou (Vixen), Karina Repova (Fox), Derick Ballard (Forester), Alexander Spemann (Schoolmaster, Dog, Mosquito), Stephan Bootz (Priest, Badger), Lucie Ceralová (Forester’s wife, Owl), Tim-Lukas … Read more…

Petr Vaculovič: The Urgency of Time (world premiere)

27 June 2025, 3 pm, Museum of the Kroměříž Region, Kroměříž Forfest Petr Vaculovič: The Urgency of Time (world premiere) Petr Vaculovič…

Jáchym Novotný: Calling of the Sea (world premiere)

26 June 2025, 8 pm, Garden Atelier, Kroměříž Forfest Jáchym Novotný: Volání moře (Calling of the Sea) (world premiere) The concert will be played from sound recordings with live recitation of the author’s texts…

Lichtzwang: new pieces by Marek Keprt and František Chaloupka

24 June 2025, 7 pm, Corpus Christi Chapel, Art Centre of Palacký University, Olomouc Marek Keprt: Rozčeš stínům neúkvapně copy (world premiere) František Chaloupka: Sophia et Archons, gnostic oratorium for soprano, piano & trumpet (world premiere) Lichtzwang trio (Aneta Podracká-Bendová – voice, Jan Přibil – trumpet, Marek Keprt – piano)…

International Shakuhachi Festival Prague: new compositions by Lucie Páchová and Michal Prokop

23 June 2025, 8 pm, Gabriel Loci, Prague International Shakuhachi Festival Prague. WAKAMONO | … young Japanese & Czech music Lucie Páchová: Ikari, spatial work for shakuhachi & ensemble (world premiere) Michal Prokop: Aspects for shakuhachi and ensemble (world premiere) Kizan Kawamura, Ken-ichi Tajima – shakuhachi, Orchestr BERG, cond. Peter Vrábel…

Oldenburg: The Cunning Little Vixen

21 June 2025, 7:30 pm, Oldenburgisches Staatstheater, Oldenburg, Germany Leoš Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen (premiere of a new production) Direction: Mélanie Huber, music director: Vito Cristofaro Cast: Stephanie Hershaw (Vixen), Anna Dowsley (Fox), Arthur Bruce / Aksel Daveyan (Forester), Seumas Begg (Schoolmaster, Lapák), Irakli Atanelishvili / Seungweon Lee (Priest, Badger), KS Paul Brady (Harašta), Seung … Read more…

International Shakuhachi Festival Prague: new audiovisual piece by Miroslav Srnka

20 June 2025, 8 pm, DOX+, Prague International Shakuhachi Festival Prague. The SHAKUHACHI 5: Japonese New Music Miroslav Srnka (composition), Marek Matvija (video): new audiovisual piece (world premiere commissioned by The Shakuhachi 5) The Shakuhachi 5 (Akihito Obama, Kizan Kawamura, Reison Kuroda, Akihisa Kominato, Kenichi Tajima)…

Jiří Gemrot: Pauliana for Clarinet and Orchestra (world premiere)

19 June 2025, 8:15 pm, Prague — Hradčany Square Czech Philharmonic: Open Air Concert Jiří Gemrot: Pauliana for Clarinet and Orchestra (world premiere) Anna Paulová – clarinet, Czech Philharmonic, cond. Dalia Stasevska…

Zdeněk Král: Zoe and Andersen (world premiere)

18 June 2025, 6 pm, Smetana House, Litomyšl Smetana’s Litomyšl Zdeněk Král: Zoe and Andersen (world premiere of a children’s opera) Libretto: Vendula Borůvková Direction: Gabriela Petráková Permoník Preparatory Choir (choir director Karina Grimová), Jakub Šotkovský – piano…

Ondřej Kyas: eg+vn+vla+vcl (world premiere)

17 June 2025, 7 pm, chapel of the former penitentiary on Cejl street, Brno Ad manus Ondřej Kyas: eg+vn+vla+vcl (world premiere) Ondřej Kyas – electric guitar, Ensemble Opera Diversa…

Jiří Kadeřábek: S – C – S (world premiere)

16 June 2025, 7:30 pm, Rudolfinum, Prague Jiří Kadeřábek: S – C – S (world premiere commissioned by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra) Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Petr Popelka…

Miroslav Srnka: Voice Killer (world premiere)

13 June 2025, 7 pm, Theater an der Wien, Vienna Miroslav Srnka: Voice Killer (world premiere) Libretto: Tom Holloway Directed by: Cordula Däuper, music director: Finnegan Downie Dear Cast: Seth Carico, Julian Hubbard, Caroline Wettergreen, Holly Flack, Nadja Stefanoff, Stephan Loges, Jacqueline Macaulay Language: English with German and English subtitles Following performances: 16, 18, 20, … Read more…

Jan Kučera: The Springs of Karlovy Vary (world premiere)

12 June 2025, 7:30 pm, Imperial Spa – Atrium, Karlovy Vary Beethoven Days Jan Kučera: Karlovarské prameny (The Springs of Karlovy Vary) (world premiere) Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, cond. Jan Kučera…

Konvergence: within Janáček

10 June 2025, 7:30 pm, Concert Hall, Brno Conservatory, Brno 11 June 2025, 7:30 pm, Church of St Lawrence, Prague within Janáček Dominik Klučka: Cult (world premiere) Michaela Pálka Plachká: forgotten stories (world premiere) Tomáš Peloušek: Konnakol Caprice (world premiere) Kristy Ertl: Přes mechový les (Through a Mossy Forest) (world premiere) Martin Wiesner: Huššš! (Husssh!) (world … Read more…

Ondřej Černohorský: Electronic Poem

8 June 2025, 7 pm, Hall of the former Hotel U nádraží, Lysá nad Labem Lissa Classica Ondřej Černohorský: Electronic Poem (world premiere commissioned by the festival)…

MORCEAUX EN FORME DE POIRE_new edit

2 June 2025, 7 pm, Vila Tugendhat, Brno Exposition of New Music MORCEAUX EN FORME DE POIRE_new edit (music responding to Erik Satie’s Trois morceaux en forme de poire) Martin Burlas, Tomáš Boroš, Petr Cígler, David Dramm, Hauke Harder, František Chaloupka, Robert Kolář, Michal Nejtek, Miroslav Pudlák, Piet-Jan van Rossum, Vít Zouhar – world premiere Tomáš … Read more…

SATIOLLAGE (world premiere)

1 June 2025, 7 pm, Theatre on Orlí Street, Brno Exposition of New Music SATIOLLAGE (world premiere of a collage of contemporary compositions, each loosely inspired by Satie’s oeuvre and aesthetic) Daniel Matej: SATIollagE Otto Wanke: Phantasmagorie Nr. 3: L’amour Anne La Berge: Verbs for Satie Michal Indrák: Vexation of Furniture DJ GÄP: Pièces froides x … Read more…