Ensemble Opera Diversa: new pieces by Ondřej Šárek, Miloš Štědroň, and Filip Holacký

22 June 2022, 19:00, atrium of the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno Dances in the Gardens Ondřej Šárek: Czech Suite for strings (world premiere) Miloš Štědroň: Seconda prattica IV for strings (world premiere) Filip Holacký: Scottish Serenade for bassoon and strings (world premiere) Pavel Horák – bassoon, Ensemble Opera Diversa, ensemble director Jan Bělohlávek, cond. Patrik … Read more

Jiří Pavlica: And Love Again… (world premiere)

20 and 21 June 2022, 8pm, Castle Courtyard, Litomyšl Smetana’s Litomyšl Jiří Pavlica: And Love Again… A programme commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of poet Jan Skácel (world premiere commissioned by the festival) Kryštof Bartoš – recitation, Jiří Pavlica – voice, Hradišťan, Žerotín Academic Choir (choirmaster Pavel Koňárek), Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK, cond. Stanislav Vavřínek

Jiří Teml: Fairy Tale (world premiere)

20 June 2022, 7:30pm, Chateau Milotice Concentus Moraviae Jiří Teml: Fairy Tale (world premiere) Duo du Rêve (Jana Jarkovská – flute, Bohumír Stehlík – piano)

Ian Mikyska: Four Walls; Time Lapse (Botanical Garden) – world premiere

18 June 2022, 3-6pm, Botanical Garden, Prague Prague Quiet Music Collective: Music Grown Through by Silence 5pm, Peat Bog. Ian Mikyska: Four Walls; Time Lapse (Botanical Garden) – world premiere Prague Quiet Music Collective (Anna Paulová – clarinet, bass clarinet, Milan Jakeš – violin, Luan Gonçalves – double bass, Ian Mikyska – string and wind … Read more

Irena Szurmanová: A Twig from a Tree Stump (world premiere)

12 June 2022, 5pm, castle – courtyard, Hukvaldy Leoš Janáček International Music Festival: Tribute to the Beauty of Nature Irena Szurmanová: A Twig from a Tree Stump (world premiere commissioned by the festival) Šárka Adamíková – flute, Camerata Janáček, cond. Pavel Doležal

Sylvie Bodorová: Quo Vadis (world premiere)

11 June 2022, 7pm, New Stage, J. K. Tyl Theatre, Pilsen Sylvie Bodorová: Quo Vadis (world premiere) Directed by: Martin Otava, music director: Jiří Petrdlík Libretto: Sylvie Bodorová, Martin Otava Cast: Philippe Castagner (Nero), Ivana Veberová (Poppaea), Jana Foff Tetourová / Jana Piorecká (Agrippina), Michal Bragagnolo / Tomáš Kořínek (Marcus Vinicius), Vanda Šípová / Eva … Read more

Prague Music Performance: new pieces by Radim Hanousek and Peter Graham

7 June 2022, 7:30pm, Arch hall, JAMU Faculty of Music, Brno 8 June 2022, 8pm, Inspirace Theatre, Prague Prague Music Performance: Concepts and Improvisations Radim Hanousek: Canon (world premiere) Peter Graham: Mere Tones (world premiere) Radim Hanousek – bass clarinet, saxophone, Michal Hrubý – bass clarinet, clarinet, PMP Ensemble

Kapr Code. Documentary opera about Jan Kapr

7 June 2022, 7pm, Edison Filmhub, Prague Prague Music Performance Kapr Code. Special screening of a documentary opera about Jan Kapr (+ concert of Kapr’s works) Directed by: Lucie Králová Libretto: Jiří Adámek Music: Petra Šuško, Jan Kapr Cast: Karel Jakubů – baritone, Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno, choirmaster: Petr Fiala