Michal Rataj & Jan Trojan: Pianofonia (world premiere)

20 May 2024, 7 and 9 pm, National Technical Museum, Prague Prague Spring Michal Rataj & Jan Trojan: Pianofonia (world premiere of a new work commissioned by the Prague Spring) Ivo Kahánek – piano, Michal Nejtek – piano, Štěpán Hon – piano objects, Michal Rataj – piano objects, live electronics, Jan Trojan – piano objects, live … Read more

Kerberos Ensemble : new pieces by Pavel Nesit and Zdeněk Zahradník

19 May 2024, 5pm, Atrium Žižkov, Prague Pavel Nesit: “Zpřetrhat odpoledne” (Tear the Afternoon Apart) from the song cycle Songs from the Black Star (world premiere) Zdeněk Zahradník: Song of Songs (world premiere) Kerberos Ensemble (Kristina Kubová – voice, Magdaléna Kyselovičová – oboe, Nikola Liederhaus – guitar)

Sylvie Bodorová: Psalms and Exhortations (world premiere)

4 May 2024, 7pm, Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa, UK Leamington Music Festival Sylvie Bodorová: Psalms and Exhortations for oboe quintet (world premiere) Vilém Veverka – oboe, Martinů Quartet (Lubomír Havlák, Adéla Štajnochrová – violin, Martin Stupka – viola, Jitka Vlašánková – violoncello)

Fama Quartet: premieres of pieces by Jakub Rataj and Jan Krejčík

22 April 2024, 8pm, Czech Centre Paris Intersections of Contemporary Music Jakub Rataj: STRIA for solo violoncello (world premiere) Jan Krejčík: Emaux coulés de Jitka Válová for string quartet (world premiere) FAMA Quartet (David Danel, Roman Hranička – violin, Ondřej Martinovský – viola, Balázs Adorján – violoncello)

Martin Smolka: Niedzielne rano (world premiere)

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)

Jan Málek: String Quartet  no.4 “Radiograms” (world premiere)

26 March 2024, 7:30pm, Church of St Lawrence, Prague 663. Tuesday of Umělecká beseda Jan Málek: String Quartet  no.4 “Radiograms” (world premiere) Martinů Quartet (Lubomír Havlák, Adéla Štajnochrová – violin, Martin Stupka – viola, Jitka Vlašánková – violoncello)

Soňa Vetchá: Paintings in the Sand (world premiere)

21 March 2024, 7pm, Městský dům Zbraslav, Prague-Zbraslav Music Festival Zbraslav: Zbraslav Premieres Soňa Vetchá: Paintings in the Sand (world premiere) Anna Paulová – clarinet, Štěpán Filípek – violoncello

Peter Graham and Luboš Mrkvička: new pieces for piano trio

5 March 2024, 7:30pm, Atrium Žižkov, Prague New Music in the Atrium Peter Graham: Trio (world premiere) Luboš Mrkvička: Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano (world premiere) Neues Klaviertrio Dresden (Uta-Maria Lempert – violin, Matthias Lorenz – violoncello, Clemens  Hund-Göschel – piano)

Ari Dvořáků: Petrichor (world premiere)

24 February 2024, 7:30pm, Spanish Synagogue, Prague Everlasting Hope Ari Dvořáků: Petrichor (world premiere of the winning piece of the festival’s composition competition) Bennewitz Quartet (Jakub Fišer, Štěpán Ježek – violin, Jiří Pinkas – viola, Štěpán Doležal – violoncello)