14 August 2019, LOD Studio, Ghent, Belgium Šimon Voseček: Be My Superstar (world premiere of an interactive opera) Directed by: Alexandra Lacroix Libretto based on a play by Yann Verburgh H.S. – Tragédies Ordinaires: Aïda Gabriels, Alexandra Lacroix Cast: Astrid Stockman (soprano), Logan Lopez Gonzalez (countertenor) SPECTRA (Pieter Jansen – violin, Cédric De Bruycker – bass … Read more
8 June 2019, Foyer of Pasáž theatre, Třebíč Concentus Moraviae Lukáš Sommer: Coffee with Ennio M. (world premiere) Karel Košárek – piano, Petr Valášek – bass clarinet, Oleg Sokolov – vibraphone, Epoque Quartet (David Pokorný, Vladimír Klánský – violin, Vladimír Kroupa – viola, Vít Petrášek – violoncello)
2 April 2019, The Shoe Factory, Nicosia, Cyprus Lenka Nota: Ptelea and the other Dryads for bass clarinet and piano (world premiere) George Georgiou – bass clarinet, Gergana Georgieva – piano
The composers’ association Konvergence dedicated this year’s last concert to the youngest generation of Czech composers and composition students. It was held on 12 December, as usually in St. Lawrence Church in Lesser Town, Prague. The evening was closed with the world premiere of All Ending, a piece by composer, director, poet and translator Ian Mikyska (*1994), performed … Read more
The penultimate concert of this year’s MusicOlomouc contemporary music festival belonged to the Phace Ensemble (Austria). On October 9 in the Corpus Christi Chapel of the Art Centre of Palacký University, they performed five pieces including a premiere by Petr Bakla. Last Piece (Mostly stepwise) for clarinet/bass clarinet, violoncello and piano was written on the festival’s commission. The programme … Read more
Alter-Ego, a new piece by a composer and rector of Janáček’s Academy of Music and Performing Arts, received its world premiere during a ‘Hommage to Czech music’ concert by the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra which was at the same time the final concert of the orchestra’s 70th jubilee season. The double concerto for bass clarinet and piano was performed by the … Read more
