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Šimon Voseček: Ogres (world premiere)

17 June 2024, 8pm, Divadlo Bez zábradlí, Prague Opera Nova Šimon Voseček: Ogres (world premiere of a scenic oratorio) Libretto: Yann Verbugh Cast: Anna Piroli, Pavla Radostová, Martiniana Antonie, Logan Lopez Gonzalez, William Morgan, Luke Terence Scott, John Taylor Ward, National Theatre Orchestra, cond. Stephanie Childress

Jiří Trtík: Kafka´s Letter to His Father (world premiere)

15 June 2024, 8pm, The New Stage, National Theatre, Prague Opera Nova Jiří Trtík: Kafka´s Letter to His Father (world premiere) Libretto: Jan Škrob Directed by: Josef Doležal, music director: Jiří Rožeň Cast: Timur (Kafka), Viktoria Korosunova (Mother), members of the National Theatre Chorus, STRO.MY Ensemble Following performance: 20 Jun 2024

Jakub Jan Ryba Festival: new pieces by Jiří Kabát and Jaroslav Krček

5 June 2024, 7pm, Church of St Wenceslas, Mníšek pod Brdy Jakub Jan Ryba Festival Jiří Kabát: DiveRYBAmento (world premiere) Jaroslav Krček: Music for French Horn and String Quartet, op. 195 (world premiere) Zuzana Rzounková – French horn, Pavel Bořkovec Quartet (Ondřej Hás, Marek Blaha – violin, Matěj Kroupa – viola, Štěpán Drtina – violoncello)

Kryštof Mařatka: SANCTUARIES (world premiere)

27 May 2024, 8pm, Rudolfinum – Dvořák Hall, Prague Prague Spring: Kryštof’s Sanctuaries Kryštof Mařatka: SANCTUARIES – In the Depths of Cave Paintings, concerto for violin and orchestra (world premiere of a new work commissioned by the Prague Spring and Radio France) Amaury Coeytaux – violin, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, cond. Kryštof Mařatka

Kateřina Horká: Agitato per corde (world premiere)

23 May 2024, 7:30pm, Atrium Žižkov, Prague Prague Premieres of Duo Beautiful Strings Kateřina Horká: Agitato per corde (world premiere) Duo Beautiful Strings (Monika Urbanová – violin, Hedvika Mousa Bacha – harp)

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

Sylvie Bodorová: Trumpet Ceremony (world premiere)

15 May 2024, 8pm, Rudolfinum – Dvořák Hall, Prague Prague Spring: 75 Years of the Prague Spring Competition Sylvie Bodorová: Trumpet Ceremony, Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra (world premiere commissioned by the Prague Spring) Gábor Boldoczki – trumpet, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Jakub Klecker

Miroslav Srnka: Is This Us? (world premiere)

12 May 2024, 8pm, Kölner Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany Acht Brücken: Musik der Zeit – »Blut« Miroslav Srnka: Is This Us? for two French horns and orchestra (world premiere commissioned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk) Přemysl Vojta, Saar Berger – French horn, WDR Sinfonieorchester, cond. Elena Schwarz