Ensemble Opera Diversa: premieres of pieces by Miloš Orson Štědroň and Slavomír Hořínka

29 May 2024, 7pm, Vestibule of the Rector’s Office, Brno University of Technology, Brno Musical Inventory Check Miloš Orson Štědroň: Shifting Sands, song cycle on Ivan Blatný’s poetry for soprano and piano (world premiere) Aneta Podracká Bendová – soprano, Tereza Plešáková – piano Slavomír Hořínka: Four for string quartet (world premiere) Diversa Quartet (Barbara Tolarová – 1. violin, Jan Bělohlávek … Read more

Kryštof Mařatka: SANCTUARIES (world premiere)

27 May 2024, 8pm, Rudolfinum – Dvořák Hall, Prague Prague Spring: Kryštof’s Sanctuaries Kryštof Mařatka: SANCTUARIES – In the Depths of Cave Paintings, concerto for violin and orchestra (world premiere of a new work commissioned by the Prague Spring and Radio France) Amaury Coeytaux – violin, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, cond. Kryštof Mařatka

Kateřina Horká: Agitato per corde (world premiere)

23 May 2024, 7:30pm, Atrium Žižkov, Prague Prague Premieres of Duo Beautiful Strings Kateřina Horká: Agitato per corde (world premiere) Duo Beautiful Strings (Monika Urbanová – violin, Hedvika Mousa Bacha – harp)

Michal Rataj & Jan Trojan: Pianofonia (world premiere)

20 May 2024, 7 and 9 pm, National Technical Museum, Prague Prague Spring Michal Rataj & Jan Trojan: Pianofonia (world premiere of a new work commissioned by the Prague Spring) Ivo Kahánek – piano, Michal Nejtek – piano, Štěpán Hon – piano objects, Michal Rataj – piano objects, live electronics, Jan Trojan – piano objects, live … Read more

Kerberos Ensemble : new pieces by Pavel Nesit and Zdeněk Zahradník

19 May 2024, 5pm, Atrium Žižkov, Prague Pavel Nesit: “Zpřetrhat odpoledne” (Tear the Afternoon Apart) from the song cycle Songs from the Black Star (world premiere) Zdeněk Zahradník: Song of Songs (world premiere) Kerberos Ensemble (Kristina Kubová – voice, Magdaléna Kyselovičová – oboe, Nikola Liederhaus – guitar)

North Czech Philharmonic: new pieces by students of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague

16 May 2024, 7:30pm, Academy of Performing Arts – Martinů Hall, Prague Concert of the Composition Department and the North Czech Philharmonic Tobiáš Horváth: Clouds (world premiere) Michaela Augustinová: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 „New Jerusalem“ (world premiere) Tomáš Borl: Fluctuations for Orchestra and Electronics (world premiere) Patrik Herman: Orbis (world premiere) Michaela … Read more

Sylvie Bodorová: Trumpet Ceremony (world premiere)

15 May 2024, 8pm, Rudolfinum – Dvořák Hall, Prague Prague Spring: 75 Years of the Prague Spring Competition Sylvie Bodorová: Trumpet Ceremony, Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra (world premiere commissioned by the Prague Spring) Gábor Boldoczki – trumpet, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Jakub Klecker

Miroslav Srnka: Is This Us? (world premiere)

12 May 2024, 8pm, Kölner Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany Acht Brücken: Musik der Zeit – »Blut« Miroslav Srnka: Is This Us? for two French horns and orchestra (world premiere commissioned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk) Přemysl Vojta, Saar Berger – French horn, WDR Sinfonieorchester, cond. Elena Schwarz