24 September 2025, 7:30 pm, Evangelical Church of the Holy Saviour, Prague Mosty soudobé hudby (Bridges of Contemporary Music) Ondřej Štochl: Hranice zapomnění (The Edge of Oblivion) for violin and vibraphone (world premiere) Tereza Horáková – violin, Martin Opršál – vibraphone
12 – 14 September 2025, Czech National Pavilion, Osaka, Japan & Theatre on Orlí Street, Brno EXPO 2025: Threads of Vitality. Concerts using Modular Video Transmission Platform (MVTP) technology which connects performers on two continents into one live performance Martin Smolka: Nikde nikdo, kopce až po obzor, oblaka (Nowhere, No One, Hills to the Horizon, Clouds) … Read more
13 November 2023, 8pm, Art Centre of Palacký University – Atrium, Olomouc MusicOlomouc Petr Kotík: Antonio / Collage for solo percussion with entries of violins and French horns (world premiere) Martin Opršál – percussion, Hana Kotková – violin, members of Ostravská banda
11 April 2023, 7pm, Evangelical Church of John Amos Comenius, Brno Easter Festival of Sacred Music František Fiala: Mysterium Paschale, Easter oratorio (world premiere commissioned by the festival) Lucie Laubová – soprano, Petra Vondrová – alto, Stanislav Předota – tenor, Josef Kovačič – bass, Ludmila Netolická, Irena Hůrková, Sakura Ito, Jan Rybka, Kristýna Jungová – … Read more
15 November 2022, 7pm, Multifunctional Hall DOX+, Prague Essential Youth Ian Mikyska: Shan shui (world premiere) Irvin Venyš – clarinet, Martin Opršál – percussion, ONO – Ostrava New Orchestra, cond. Petr Kotík
20 April 2022, 8pm, St Augustine’s Church, Brno Easter Festival of Sacred Music Pavel Zemek Novák: Adoration of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Litany) – world premiere Martin Opršál – percussion, collegium (Tereza Horáková – violin, Kristýna Švihálková, Anežka Nováková – percussion)
25 August 2021, 7pm, BrickHouse (Hlubina Coal Mine), Ostrava Ostrava Days Time for Guests Michal Rataj: Music From Nothing (world premiere) Peter Graham: The Book of Vibrations (Chapter III) (world premiere) Brno Contemporary Orchestra, Martin Opršál – marimba, cond. Pavel Šnajdr
2 June 2021, 7pm, garden of the Löw-Beer Villa, Brno “Landscape as Music” Miloš Štědroň: Canti diversi insieme for percussion (world premiere) OK Percussion Duo (Martin Opršál, Martin Kleibl)
On 4 January, PKF – Prague Philharmonia gave world premiere to an orchestral version of YIN – Nostalgia and Hope by composer Ondřej Štochl (*1975). Its chamber version for vibraphone and 12 instruments had been premiered 2 years ago in Brno; just like then, the solo part was now played again by the excellent Martin Opršál. The orchestral transcription maintained … Read more
The BERG Orchestra ended this year’s season on 5 December with a concert in the St Salvator Church, Prague. They presented the Czech premiere of Circle for 4 trios, conductor and audience by the Chinese composer star, Oscar and Grammy winner Tan Dun. The second part belonged to the world premiere of a space composition shadows by day, Light by night by Czech … Read more
