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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

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)

Musical Present: new piece by Michal Janošík

9 December 2023, 6:30pm, Church of the Holy Spirit, Ostrava-Zábřeh Musical Present: Final Christmas Concert Michal Janošík: world premiere of a new piece mixed choir of students from Ostrava art schools, cond. Tomáš Stanček

Daniel Skála: Rorate coeli desuper (world premiere)

7 December 2023, 6pm, Evangelical church, Frýdek-Místek Souznění: Laudamus Te Daniel Skála: Rorate coeli desuper (world premiere) Eva Dřízgová, Veronika Rovná – soprano, AEREA Ensemble, artistic director Vojtěch Zajíc

Musical Present: new pieces by Franczisek Humel, Pavel Nesit, and Edvard Schiffauer

28 November 2023, 6pm, PLATO Bauhaus, Ostrava Musical Present Franczisek Humel: Espuma marina (world premiere) Pavel Nesit: November 2018 (world premiere) Edvard Schiffauer: Caress (world premiere) VientoMarero (Jiří Meca – guitar, Michaela Meca – flute) Edvard Schiffauer: Three Polkas for Four Guitars (world premiere) Jiří Meca, Kristýna Hoňková, Pavel Marek, Alena Mecová – guitar

Days of Contemporary Music: new pieces by Lukáš Hurník, David Lukáš, Věra Čermáková, Ondřej Kukal, Jiří Laburda, and Jan Bernátek

27 November 2023, 7pm, Chapel of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, Prague-Vinohrady Days of Contemporary Music Lukáš Hurník: The Book of Tendernesses for soprano and piano (world premiere) Bronislava Smržová – soprano, Ivana Michalovičová – piano David Lukáš: Sakura for flute and piano (world premiere) Adéla Vrátilová – flute, Stanislav Mühlfait – piano Věra … Read more

Days of Contemporary Music: new pieces by Karel Pexidr, Jiří Teml, Zdeněk Zahradník, and Michal Müller

22 November 2023, 7pm, Chapel of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, Prague-Vinohrady Days of Contemporary Music Karel Pexidr: Rhapsody for Zelí-Potkan Orchestra (world premiere) Zelí-Potkan Orchestra, cond. Václav Benjamin Špíral Jakub Novák: Concertino for Clarinet and Strings (world premiere of this version) Milan Arner – clarinet, Piccolo coro & Piccola orchestra, cond. Marek Valášek … Read more

Tomáš Hanzlík: Eco-Toilets (world premiere)

20 November 2023, 7pm, Corpus Christi Chapel, Art Centre of Palacký University, Olomouc Opera Schrattenbach Tomáš Hanzlík: Eco-Toilets (world premiere of an oratorio) Libretto: Jaroslav Svoboda Ensemble Damian  (Hana Solanská – soprano, Tereza Horová – alto, Rostislav Baláž – tenor, Pavel Maška – bass, Martin Stánec – saxophone, Jaroslav Novák – elektric guitar, Jakub Knápek … Read more

Concert of Ostrava Composers: new pieces by Petra Šuško, Blanka Hosová, Jan Grossmann, and Benedikt Holčák

15 November 2023, 7pm, Faculty of Arts, University of Ostrava – Chamber Hall, Ostrava Musical Present: Concert of Ostrava Composers Petra Šuško: Returns (world premiere) Daniel Svoboda – clarinet, Markéta Brixi – violoncello, Eva Kolková – piano Blanka Hosová: Monologues for clarinet and piano (world premiere) Daniel Svoboda – clarinet, Blanka Hosová – piano Jan Grossmann: … Read more