5 July 2019, Herkulessaal, Munich Residenz, Munich, Germany Musica Viva Miroslav Srnka: Speed of Truth for clarinet, choir and orchestra (world premiere) Jörg Widmann – clarinet, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (choirmaster Peter Dijkstra), Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, cond. Susanna Mälkki
27 May 2019, DOX+, Prague Prague Spring Miroslav Srnka: Overheating (European premiere) Ensemble intercontemporaine, cond. Julien Leroy
18 March 2019, Suk Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague Hommage à Alfred Brendel Miroslav Srnka: Future Family (lecture and Czech premiere) Quatuor Diotima (Yun-Peng Zhao, Constance Ronzatti – violin, Franck Chevalier – viola, Pierre Morlet – violoncello)
18 November 2018, DOX – Centre for Contemporary Art, Prague Contempuls Night Miroslav Srnka: Triggering (world premiere) Mahan Esfahani – harpsichord
13 November 2018, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, California European Avantgarde Miroslav Srnka: Overheating (world premiere) Los Angeles Philharmonic, cond. Susanna Mälkki
13 September 2018, Prinzregententheater, Munich 67. Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD Category Piano trio, semi-final Miroslav Srnka: Emojis, Likes and Ringtones – compulsory piece in world premiere Aoi Trio (Japan) / Lux Trio (South Korea) / Trio Adorno (Germany) / Trio Cascara (South Korea) / Trio Marvin (Kasachstan/Russia/Germany) / Trio Sōra (France/Latvia)
On 15 January, the renowned Quatuor Diotima presented a new piece by Miroslav Srnka. The concert was a part of Biennale de Quatuors à cordes, a festival of string quartets held by the Philharmonie de Paris. Future Family analyses the traditional distribution of musical roles between the players as well as other conventions typical for a string quartet and explores … Read more
Miroslav Srnka, the most successful Czech composer today, was the main star of DIALOGE 2017, contemporary music festival held by the Salzburg Mozarteum Foundation. Forming the dramaturgical basis of the festival, his music was being performed several times over the 4 days – as the festival’s name suggests – in dialogues with other contemporary, classical, electronic or film … Read more
One of the most eagerly anticipated events of this year’s Ostrava Days was undoubtedly the first Czech performance of Miroslav Srnka’s chamber opera Make No Noise. Written for five voices, thirteen instruments and electronics, the work was commissioned by the Bavarian State Opera and last time performed in August 2016 at the Austrian festival Bregenzer Festspiele. The libretto by … Read more
This year’s topic of The Beauty of Today, the contemporary music concert cycle organized by PKF – Prague Philharmonia, was Dualism in the Czech 21st Century, or, the relationship between a living, active composer and his (former) teacher or mentor. On the last of this season’s concerts, which was held on May 30 at the Experimental Space NoD, … Read more
