Jaroslav Pelikán: Two Gates (world premiere)

11 November 2025, 7 pm, KD Plzeňka, Beroun Talichův Beroun: Final Concert Jaroslav Pelikán: Dvě brány (Two Gates) (world premiere commissioned by the festival to mark the 760th anniversary of the first written mention of the Royal Town of Beroun) Prague Philharmonia (PKF), cond. Jiří Habart

Musical Present: new pieces by P. Nesit, E. Parisi, K. Slaběňáková, and P. Šuško

6 November 2025, 7 pm, Faculty of Arts – University of Ostrava, Ostrava Hudební současnost: In Touch Pavel Nesit: Good Music Has a Beat! (world premiere) Emma Parisi: …mezi(č)a s i (world premiere) Kateřina Slaběňáková: Komáří vyznání (Mosquito Confession) (world premiere) Petra Šuško: Sevdah (world premiere) Kwartludium (Dagna Sadkowska – violin, Michał Górczyński – clarinet and bass … Read more

Days of Contemporary Music: new pieces by Marios Christou, Jitka Koželuhová, and Pavel Hrabánek

3 November 2025, 7 pm, Church of St Clement, Prague Days of Contemporary Music: concert in collaboration with the Society for Sacred Music Marios Christou: Bogorodice děvo for mixed choir a cappella (world premiere) Prague Singers, choirmaster Stanislav Mistr Jitka Koželuhová: Bolí mě hlavěnka (My Head Hurts) for mixed choir (world premiere) Prague Singers, choirmaster Stanislav … Read more

Days of Contemporary Music: premieres of pieces by Vilém Zelenka and Pavel Kopecký

1 November 2025, 7 pm, presbytery of the Church of St Adalbert, Prague Days of Contemporary Music Vilém Zelenka: Ramund – Theme and Variations for violin and violoncello (world premiere) Yellow Duo (Adam Příhoda – violin, Michaela Krejčová Vitáková – violoncello) Pavel KOPECKÝ in memoriam: Bílý delfín a modrá chobotnice (The White Dolphin and the Blue Octopus); … Read more

Ondřej Kyas: Beneath the Surface (world premiere)

25 October 2025, 4 pm and 7 pm, Orlí 19, Brno Moravian Autumn for Children Ondřej Kyas: Beneath the Surface, a ballet based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale The Little Mermaid (world premiere commissioned by the festival, in collaboration with ZUŠ Veveří) Music: Ondřej Kyas Libretto: Kateřina Křivánková Choreography and direction: Gabriela Hrabalová Cast: pupils of ZUŠ … Read more

František Chaloupka: Hyperborea (world premiere)

23 October 2025, 7 pm, Besední dům, Brno Moravian Autumn: Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis – MKČ 150 František Chaloupka: Hyperborea, opera-oratorio for clarinet, piano, soloists and choir (world premiere commissioned by the festival) Anna Paulová – clarinet, Miroslav Beinhauer – piano, Aidija Chamber Choir, choirmaster Romualdas Gražinis