World premieres of pieces on a theme from Jan Novák’s X Horatii Carmina

9 October 2021, 9:30pm, Music Lab, Brno New World of Moravian Autumn Weekend Marathon – Joannis Novak 100 Novák². World premieres of pieces on a theme from Jan Novák’s X Horatii Carmina Daniel Šimek: Walk in the Ruins (world premiere) Mirror ensemble (Pavel Šabacký – clarinet, saxophone, Michal Cálik – trumpet, Martin Švec – xylosynth, Adéla Spurná … Read more

Archaion Kallos: new pieces by Jiří Gemrot and Jan Ryant Dřízal

3 October 2021, 7:30pm, Gallery of the Academy of Performing Arts, Prague Archaion Kallos. Festival of Orthodox Music: Philokalia Today. Contemporary instrumental music inspired by Orthodox spirituality Jiří Gemrot: Piano Quintet Dormition (world premiere) Jan Ryant Dřízal: Makom (world premiere) Radka Hanáková – piano, Sedláček Quartet (Michal Sedláček, Jan Maceček – violin, Tomáš Krejbich – … Read more

Karel Šimandl: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 (world premiere)

24 September 2021, 7:30pm, Grandhotel Ambassador, Karlovy Vary Opening concert of Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra’s 187th concert season / Dvořák’s Karlovy Vary Autumn Karel Šimandl: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 (world premiere) Jan Šimandl – piano, Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, cond. Jiří Štrunc  

Tomáš Ille: Summer Nocturnos (world premiere)

17 July 2021, 6pm, Church of St Barbara, Otovice Treasures of the Broumov Region Tomáš Ille: Summer Nocturnos fot clarinet, French horn, violoncello and piano (world premiere) Milan Polák – clarinet, Zuzana Rzounková – French horn, Jiří Bárta – violoncello, Terezie Fialová – piano

New pieces by Petr Wajsar and Miloš Orson Štědroň

22 June 2021, 7:30pm, Experimental space NoD, Prague Contemporary music series S: Musical Delicacies from PKF, or Concert as a Reward Petr Wajsar: Fagofonik for two bassoons (world premiere) Miloš Orson Štědroň: Somewhere, music for animated film for piano, cello and guitar (premiere of the concert suite) PKF — Prague Philharmonia chamber soloists and guests

New piano pieces by Miroslav Pudlák and Hanuš Bartoň

13 April 2021, 7pm, online from Church of St Lawrence, Prague 645. Tuesday of Umělecká beseda Miroslav Pudlák: Passacaglia for Piano (world premiere) Hanuš Bartoň: 8 Etudes for Piano (world premiere) Hanuš Bartoň – piano

Days of Contemporary Music 2020 on Youtube

The Days of Contemporary Music festival whose 31rd year planned for November 2020 had to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, made recordings of a part of the original programme and shared them on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_CSoaQmsosVrvNzOjA4FO2Cw0R8EFgH3 . The recorded pieces include several premieres:   Jan BERAN: Als welkten in den Himmeln ferne Gärten inspired by … Read more

An Evening of Ostrava Composers

2 December 2020, 7:30pm, online stream from Town Hall of Slezská Ostrava, Ostrava https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxOW27kpjtnv8cvo-cvcfuQ?view_as=subscribe Musical Present “An Evening of Ostrava Composers” Markéta Kapustová: Fantasy for Flute No. 2 and No. 3 (world premiere) Tatiana Korimová – flute   Irena Szurmanová: Dance intermezzi (world premiere) K a K duo (Zbigniew Kaleta – clarinet, Marcela Kysová – accordion)   … Read more

MusicOlomouc: premieres of works by Marek Keprt and Pavel Zlámal

20 October 2020, 7pm, live stream from the Corpus Christi Chapel of the Palacký University’s Art Centre, Olomouc MusicOlomouc Marek Keprt: V zásněží úzpytu motýli nedokvétají (akustický chVějíř – 2) – world premiere Marek Keprt – piano   Pavel Zlámal: No need to follow the snowman‘s thoughts – world premiere Lichtzwang (Pavel Zlámal – clarinet, Jan Přibil … Read more