Musical Present

Concert of Ostrava Composers: new pieces by Petra Šuško, Blanka Hosová, Jan Grossmann, and Benedikt Holčák

15 November 2023, 7pm, Faculty of Arts, University of Ostrava – Chamber Hall, Ostrava Musical Present: Concert of Ostrava Composers Petra Šuško: Returns (world premiere) Daniel Svoboda – clarinet, Markéta Brixi – violoncello, Eva Kolková – piano Blanka Hosová: Monologues for clarinet and piano (world premiere) Daniel Svoboda – clarinet, Blanka Hosová – piano Jan Grossmann: … Read more

Pieces by Ostrava composers commissioned by the Musical Present festival

24 October 2023, 6pm, Ostrava City Library / branch J. Trnky Mariánské hory, Ostrava Musical Present: Mosty/Bridges Matouš Niziol: A Short Story for cello and piano (world premiere) Markéta Kapustová: Moments for violin, violoncello, and piano (world premiere) Markéta Dvořáková: Ministories for piano (world premiere) Kateřina Slaběňáková: AsynChronic Liar for flute, clarinet, accordion, violoncello, and … Read more

Musical Present: new pieces by Pavel Nesit and Markéta Dvořáková

5 June 2023, 6pm, Concert hall of the Faculty of Arts, University of Ostrava, Ostrava Musical Present: From Michigan to Ostrava Pavel Nesit: Verses. A song for soprano, oboe, violin, and piano on text by Vojtěch Martínek (world premiere) Markéta Dvořáková: I Want to Stop the Time. Three songs for soprano and oboe on texts by … Read more

Michal Janošík: Noe! Noe! Noe! (world premiere)

4 December 2022, 3pm, Church of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church, Ostrava-Mariánské hory Musical Present Michal Janošík: Noe! Noe! Noe! – Christmas mass (world premiere of a new version) Barbora Jirásková – soprano, vocal ensemble Notabene and guests, chamber orchestra (Michaela Kadlecová – piano, Alena Osobová – flute, Pavla Slavíková, Marie Korpasová – violin, Jan Niederle – … Read more

Musical Present: New pieces by Pavel Duda, Markéta Dvořákova, and Markéta Kapustová

23 November 2022, 6pm, Janáček Conservatory, Ostrava Musical Present: Licht und Schatten Pavel Duda: Invention (Scarlatti’s Self-Portrait) for harpsichord solo (world premiere) Markéta Dvořáková: Light and Shadow for recorder and harpsichord (world premiere commissioned by the festival) Markéta Kapustová: Dancing on the floor for recorder and harpsichord (world premiere) Eva Čapková – recorder, Jiří Havrlant – … Read more

Musical Present: new pieces by Petra Šuško, Markéta Kapustová, and Sylva Stejskalová

11 November 2022, 6pm, Gallery PLATO Bauhaus, Ostrava Musical Present: Światło i dźwięk Petra Šuško: Vně for electronics, mezzosoprano, clarinet, and cello (world premiere) Markéta Kapustová: Light and Eclipse (world premiere) Sylva Stejskalová: Word Shadows (world premiere) Účinkují: Ewa Barciok – violoncello, Przemyslaw Scheller – electronics, Sławomir Witkowski – voice, Marcela Kysová – accordion, Daniel Svoboda … Read more

Musical Present: new pieces by Petra Šuško and Irena Szurmanová

24 October 2022, 6pm, Gallery PLATO Bauhaus, Ostrava Musical Present: Concert of Ostrava Composers II/BENDA quartet Petra Šuško: Initio eterno (world premiere) A choť sem ja chudobna, arranged by Irena Szurmanová (world premiere) Benda Quartet (Jakub Černohorský, Ondřej Pustějovský – violin, Petr Benda – viola, Tomáš Svozil – violoncello)

Daniel Skála: Mea confessio (world premiere)

19 October 2022, 7pm, Church of St Wenceslas, Ostrava Musical Present Daniel Skála: Mea confessio. Contemporary oratorio with new liturgical and ancient sacred texts (world premiere) Libretto: Daniel Skála, Tomáš Volkmer Meta extraction ensemble, Canticum Ostrava ansámbl, choirmaster Jurij Galatěnko, cond. Daniel Skála