Musical Present: new pieces by Pavel Nesit and Markéta Dvořáková

5 June 2023, 6pm, Concert hall of the Faculty of Arts, University of Ostrava, Ostrava Musical Present: From Michigan to Ostrava Pavel Nesit: Verses. A song for soprano, oboe, violin, and piano on text by Vojtěch Martínek (world premiere) Markéta Dvořáková: I Want to Stop the Time. Three songs for soprano and oboe on texts by … Read more

New organ compositions by Karel Martínek

4 June 2023, 7pm, St Wenceslas Cathedral, Olomouc Forfest Karel Martínek: Pentecost Mass for Organ (hommage à O. Messiaen) – world premiere Karel Martínek: Nine Meditations on the Mystery of the Holy Trinity – world premiere Karel Martínek – organ  

Petr Hora: The Theatrical Stroll of a Diamond Spider (world premiere)

28 May 2023, 7:30pm, X1O Theatre, Prague Petr Hora: The Theatrical Stroll of a Diamond Spider. Mucial-theatrical performance (world premiere) Gabriela Vermelho – voice, Vendula Holičková – voice, Jakub Švejnar – percussion / voice, Jana Jarkovská – flute / voice, Martin Debřička – saxophone / voice, Anna Romanovská – violin / voice, Štěpán Drtina – violoncello … Read more

Prague Spring: new pieces by Matouš Hejl, František Chaloupka, Michaela Pálka Plachká, Pavel Šabacký, and Šimon Voseček

27 May 2023, 8pm, DOX+, Prague Prague Spring Prague Offspring: Klangforum Wien II. Matouš Hejl: Pendulation (world premiere commissioned by the Prague Spring) František Chaloupka: The Spectral Waltzer (world premiere commissioned by the Prague Spring) Michaela Pálka Plachká: Five Colours of Alpine Fog (world premiere commissioned by the Prague Spring) Pavel Šabacký: Ishan’t (world premiere … Read more

Lukáš Sommer: Dance on the Strings (world premiere)

26 May 2023, 7pm, Chapel of St. Romedius, Choltice Chateau Pardubice Music Spring Lukáš Sommer: Dance on the Strings (world premiere commissioned by the festival) Siempre Nuevo (Matěj Freml, Patrick Vacík – guitar)

Premiere performance of piano pieces by Milan Knížák

17 May 2023, 7:30pm, Atrium na Žižkově, Prague New Music in the Atriun II. – Milan Knížák Mostly Fast Piano Sonata (1991) Piano Sketch (1997) The White with a Bit of the Grey (2010) \  Sadness Intruding (2016) Miniature (2019) Tramp Sonate (2021, premiérováno 2021) Jelly (2022) Stolen from Baby Jesus and Satie (2022) Miroslav Beinhauer – piano

Kryštof Marek: Five stars of the Saint John of Nepomuk (world premiere)

15 May 2023, 8:30pm, on the Vltava river underneath the Charles Bridge, Prague NAVALIS Sain John’s Celebrations Kryštof Marek: Five stars of the Saint John of Nepomuk (world premiere of a symphony) Lyrics: Kryštof Marek, Miroslav Herold Peter Strenáčik, Gabriela Vermelho, Natálie Hatalová, Alena Třískalová, Jakub Ekstein, Jonáš Mrklas, mixed choir, orchestra