Beata Hlavenková: Emily’s Spring (world premiere)

24 May 2025, 2 pm, Church of St Simon and St Jude, Prague Prague Spring: MUSIC SCHOOL SALON Beata Hlavenková: Emily’s Spring (world premiere commissioned by the Prague Spring) graduates of the MenART Academy 2024–2025 and their mentors (Kateřina Kněžíková – soprano, Vladislav Borovka – oboe, Tomáš Františ – bassoon, Radek Baborák – French horn)

Lissa Classica: new pieces by Zdeněk Král, Lukáš Sommer, and Dada Klementová

18 May 2025, 7 pm, Church of the Birth of St John Baptist, Lysá nad Labem Lissa Classica Zdeněk Král: Magnificat (world premiere) Lukáš Sommer / Vít Slíva: Alchemist (world premiere) Dada Klementová / Oldřich Mikulášek: Notečky (Little Notes) (world premiere) Mixed chamber choir Musica da camera Brno (choirmaster Martin Franze), Lukáš Sommer – guitar, Kamila … Read more

Forfest: new pieces by Radim Bednařík and Petr Vaculovič

10 May 2025, 5 pm, Town Theatre Prostějov Forfest Radim Bednařík: Črty (Sketches) for violin and guitar (world premiere) Petr Vaculovič: Krajiny (Landscapes), three miniatures for violin and guitar (world premiere) Pavel Popelka – violin, Lukáš Herůdek – guitar

Martin Kux Král: Zámecká prohlídka (world premiere)

24 April 2025, 7 pm, František Drtikol Gallery, Příbram Antonín Dvořák Music Festival Martin Kux Král: Zámecká prohlídka (Palace Tour) (world premiere of the winning piece of the 9. Antonín Dvořák Composition Competition) Jan Čmejla – piano

Jakub Rataj: String Quartet no. 2 “Kratzer” (world premiere)

22 April 2025, 6:30 pm, Theatre De L’ile Saint-Louis, Paris, France NEOS Festival Jakub Rataj: String Quartet no. 2 “Kratzer” (world premiere) NeoQuartet (Karolina Piątkowska-Nowicka – 1. violin, Paweł Kapica – 2. violin, Michał Markiewicz – viola, Krzysztof Pawłowski – violoncello)

Prague Quiet Music Collective: new pieces by Ian Mikyska and Štěpán Filípek

10 April 2025, 7:30 pm, Divadlo Jana Kašky, Prague-Zbraslav Music Festival Zbraslav: Zbraslav Premieres Ian Mikyska: Calligraphy (world premiere) Štěpán Filípek: Shadows (world premiere) Prague Quiet Music Collective (Ian Mikyska – viola da gamba, Anna Paulová – clarinet, Milan Jakeš – violin, Luan Gonçlaves – double bass), Štěpán Filípek – violoncello

Pilsen Orpheus: new pieces for the competition’s laureates

9 April 2025, 7:30 pm, House of Music, Pilsen Smetana Days: Pilsen Orpheus – concert of the laureates Pavel Samiec: Orfeovská romance (Orpheus romance) Tina Tranová – violin, Daniel Štika – accordion Jana Šulistová: Milosrdný (Merciful) Jan Ryba – accordion Martin Mosch: Dvořák – Tintinnabuli (special award for 2024) Sojka Quartet Albert Pechmann: Vodníček (Little Water … Read more