Jiří Hájek

Jaroslav Pelikán: Advent Cantata (world premiere)

20 December 2025, 11:00 am, The Estates Theatre, Prague Christmas Matinee Jaroslav Pelikán: Advent Cantata (world premiere) Ivana Horngacher Pokorná – harp, Zdeněk Klauda – positive organ, Ondřej Hás, Kristian Vacek – violin, Václav Benda – viola, Bledar Zajmi – violoncello, Lubomír Čížek – double bass, Miloš Bydžovský Jr., Jiří Kotal – clarinets, Daniel Hucek … Read more

Ivan Acher: Sternenhoch (world premiere)

On 7 April, the New Scene of the National Theatre in Prague presented the long-awaited premiere of the opera adaptation of Ivan Klíma’s mystery novel The Sufferings of Prince Sternenhoch. Its author, primarily a scenic music composer and musical autodidact Ivan Acher (*1976) had already written music for the book’s theatre adaptation at Divadlo Komedie eleven years ago; … Read more