19 June 2018, Assembly Hall, Chateau, Kroměříž FORFEST CZECH REPUBLIC – The international festival of contemporary art with a spiritual orientation Vojtěch Dlask: Querelle for oboe, violoncello and piano (world premiere) Lenka Nota: Trio for oboe, violoncello and piano (world premiere) Trio Opera (Barbora Šteflová – oboe, Štěpán Filípek – violoncello, Ondrej Olos – piano)
19 June 2018, NoD, Prague The Beauty of Today Petr Wajsar: Ping-pong for Two Soloists and a Referee (world premiere) Jindřich Pavliš, Vojtěch Nýdl – clarinet, Ivan Hoznedr – percussion
18 June 2018, Archa Theatre, Prague International Shakuhachi Festival Prague Jan Ryant Dřízal: Shadows of the Forgotten Ancestors (world premiere) Hidejiro Honjō – shamisen, Akihito Obama – shakuhachi
6 June 2018, Library, Chateau, Náměšť nad Oslavou Concentus Moraviae Miloš Štědroň: Affetti Banalissimi for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (world premiere) Trio Aperto (Barbora Šteflová – oboe, Jan Charfreitag – clarinet, Pavel Horák – bassoon)
6 June 2018, Library, Chateau, Náměšť nad Oslavou Concentus Moraviae Miloš Štědroň: Affetti Banalissimi for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (world premiere) Trio Aperto (Barbora Šteflová – oboe, Jan Charfreitag – clarinet, Pavel Horák – bassoon)
28 May 2018, National Technical Museum, Prague Prague Spring Jan Kučera: Sundial (world premiere) Epoque Quartet
28 May 2018, National Technical Museum, Prague Prague Spring Jan Kučera: Sundial (world premiere) Epoque Quartet
20 May 2018, ČNB Hall, Prague Prague Spring Michal Müller: Passacaglia 1918 (world premiere) Czech Nonet
On 9 March at the Morat-Institut in Freiburg, ensemble recherche, top-class German contemporary music ensemble, gave world premiere to String trio no. 2 by Czech composer Petr Bakla. In the 2017 piece, the author asks the players to produce “an objective, pure sound”, devoid of any interpretational stereotypes, one he has since long found to be the “most … Read more
“… Impressions and Touches in the Soul…”, this year’s first concert by the Konvergence composers’ association, took place on 5 March in the Church of St Lawrence in Lesser town, Prague. It presented, among others, the premiere of Doteky milosrdenství (The Touches of Mercy), a new piece by a well-known Brno-based composer Pavel Zemek-Novák. The programme also included La Mandragore (Tristan Murail), Ambre … Read more
