Jan Kučera: Symphony no. 1 “Šumava” (world premiere)
7 April 2022, 7:30pm, Grandhotel Ambassador, Karlovy Vary Jan Kučera: Symphony no. 1 “Šumava” (world premiere) Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, cond. Jan Kučera
Concerts
Ondřej Moťka: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra (world premiere)
7 April 2022, 7pm, Reduta, Olomouc World Premiere with a World Trumpeter Ondřej Moťka: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra (world premiere) Gábor Tarkövi – trumpet, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Christian Knüsel
Miloš Štědroň: Maminko, nejsi (world premiere)
5 April 2022, 7pm, Husa na provázku theater, Brno ŠTĚD80Ň. Birthday concert for Miloš Štědroň Miloš Štědroň: Maminko, nejsi on Jan Skácel’s poetry for soprano and chamber ensemble (world premiere) Irena Troupová – soprano, Ensemble Opera Diversa, cond. Gabriela Tardonová
Days of Contemporary Music: new pieces by J. Fila, J. Smutný, and M. Christou
1 April 2022, 7pm, Kaiserstein Palace, Prague Days of Contemporary Music 2021: Additional 10. concert of pieces, that could not be performed in Novemeber 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic Jan Fila: Autumn Rhapsody (world premiere) Eliška Brožková Pospíšilová – clarinet, Andrea Mottlová – piano Jiří Smutný: Epigrams for lower voice and piano on poetry by … Read more
Jiří Teml: Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra (world premiere)
24 March 2022, 7:00pm, Měšťanská beseda, Plzeň Final concert of the Smetana Days festival Jiří Teml: Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra (world premiere) Kristina Fialová – viola, Pilsen Philharmonic, cond. Tomáš Brauner
652. Tuesday of Umělecká beseda: new pieces by Terezie Švarcová and Ivan Kurz
22 March 2022, 7:30pm, Church of St Lawrence, Prague 652. Tuesday of Umělecká beseda Terezie Švarcová: Ai suoi caduti (To Our Fallen) for soprano, clarinet, violin and violoncello (world premiere) Ivan Kurz: Lamb of God, Mass ordinary for soprano and string quartet (world premiere) Terezie Švarcová – soprano, FAMA quartet (Daniel Danel, Roman Hranička – … Read more
Lukáš Sommer: Hope (world premiere)
17 March 2022, 6pm, Ostrava House of Culture, Ostrava Young Soloists II Lukáš Sommer: Hope (world premiere) Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava, cond. Robert Kružík
Strassbourg: “The Diary of One Who Disappeared” in new orchestration
15 March 2022, Opéra National du Rhin, Strassbourg Arsmondo Roma Festival Leoš Janáček, Arthur Lavandier: The Diary of One Who Disappeared (premiere of a new orchestral version) Directed by: Daniel Fish, music director: Łukasz Borowicz Cast: Magnus Vigilius (Janík), Josy Santos / Adriana Bignagni Lesca (Zefka) Orchestre symphonique de Mulhouse, Chœur de l’Opéra national du Rhin … Read more
Kryštof Mařatka’s pieces in Czech premieres
1 March 2022, 7:30pm, Church of St Simon and St Jude, Prague Dumky Trio and Pastoral Fables Kryštof Mařatka: Pastoral Fables for viola, clarinet, piano and Czech and Moravian folk instruments (Czech premiere) Kryštof Mařatka: Vzlet for clarinet solo (Czech premiere) Kryštof Mařatka: Labyrinth for viola solo (Czech premiere) Jitka Hosprová – viola, Jan Mach … Read more
Czech women composers for solo violoncello
20 February 2022, 8pm, Archa Theatre, Prague Launch of a CD of nine pieces for solo violoncello by Czech women composers Ivana Loudová: Canto amoroso Petra Šuško: Suita for solo violoncello Lenka Nota: Safranbolu Soňa Vetchá: Hypnosis (premiere) Markéta Brothánková: Lullaby (premiere) Petra Čtveráčková: Temperance, a piece inspired by M. B. Braun’s statue in Kuks (premiere) Hana Foss: … Read more