27 June 2024, 8pm, Husa na provázku theatre, Brno Miloš Štědroň: Návrat – František Sušil v rodném Rousínově (The Return – František Sušil in his native Rousínov) (world premiere) Libretto: Miloš Štědroň Directed by: Tomáš Studený, music director: Gabriela Tardonová Cast: Tomáš Krejčí, Aleš Janiga, Michal Robotka, Jana Vondrů, Lucie Kašpárková, Tomáš Studený, Ensemble Opera Diversa
4 June 2024, 7pm, Atrium of the Moravian Library, Brno The Face of Water Martin Konvička: TAKES APART for strings (world premiere) Ensemble Opera Diversa, cond. Gabriela Tardonová
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
28 May 2024, 7pm, Žlutý kopec water tanks, Brno Love Alone (by Jaroslav Seifert) Petr Hromádka: Underground – world premiere commissioned by the BCO Tomáš Šenkyřík: Vodovjemy – world premiere commissioned by the BCO Noemi Savková: Psí víno (Virginia Creeper) – world premiere commissioned by the BCO Brno Contemporary Orchestra, cond. Pavel Šnajdr
27 May 2024, 8pm, Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady, Old Brno Pentecost concert Tereza Opálková: Spiritus Domini (world premiere) Markéta Brothánková: Veni sancte spiritus (world premiere) František Fiala: Te Deum (world premiere) Ensemble Versus, cond. Patrik Buchta
18 April 2024, 7pm, Rebelbean Pole, Brno We and Paris Jan Krejčík: Worlds of Eva Kmentová (world premiere) Marie Kopecká-Verhoeven – mezzosoprano, Dominique Defontaines – videoprojection, Brno Contemporary Orchestra, cond. Pavel Šnajdr
5 April 2024, 7:30pm, Church of St Augustine, Brno Easter Festival of Sacred Music Martin Smolka: Niedzielne rano (world premiere commissioned by the festival) Cappella Mariana (Barbora Kabátková – soprano, Daniela Čermáková – alto, Vojtěch Semerád, Tomáš Lajtkep – tenor, Tomáš Šelc – baritone)
4 April 2024, 8pm, Church of Saint Johns and Loreto Chapel, Brno Easter Festival of Sacred Music Pavel Zemek Novák: Chants for the Holy Saturday for two sopranos, organ and chamber orchestra (world premiere) Peter Graham: Alleluia for two sopranos, children‘s choir, organ and chamber orchestra (world premiere) Aneta Podracká Bendová, Jana Vondrů – soprano, Petr Kolař … Read more
27 March 2024, 9pm, Church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary, Brno TENEBRAE I Lukáš Hurník – the first nine responsories (world premiere) Zdeněk Klauda – the first three Lamentations of the prophet Jeremiah and Miserere (world premiere) 28 March 2024, 9pm, Church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary, Brno TENEBRAE II Tomáš Krejčí – … Read more
26 February 2024, 7pm, former headquarters of the district committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, today the seat of the Public Defender of Rights, Brno Ministry of Truth Jiří Austerlitz Adámek: WE ARE THE POWER (exorcism of the dictator by Pussy Riot) – world premiere Boca Loca Lab / Jiří Austerlitz Adámek, Jana Vondrů, … Read more
