50 Years in New York City: new music by Petr Kotík

28 January 2025, 7 pm, Main Hall of the Švanda Theatre in Smíchov, Prague Prague Philharmonia, Contemporary Music Series S. Petr Kotík a Philip Glass: 50 Years in New York City Petr Kotík: Ariane for violoncello and piano (premiere of a new version) Petr Kotík: Many Many Women Plus (premiere of a new version)

Vienna: KaiserRequiem

25 January 2025, 7 pm, Volksoper Wien, Vienna KaiserRequiem (premiere of an opera-dance performance) Music: Viktor Ullmann – The Emperor of Atlantis, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Requiem d-Moll KV 626 Stage direction and choreography: Andreas Heise, music director: Omer Meir Wellber Cast: Josef Wagner (Death/Loudspeaker), Daniel Schmutzhard (Emperor), Seiyoung Kim (Harlequin), JunHo You (Soldier), Wallis … Read more

Freiburg: Jenůfa

18 January 2025, 7:30 pm, Theater Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany Leoš Janáček: Jenůfa (premiere) Directed by: Kateryna Sokolova, music director: André de Ridder Cast: Inga Schäfer (Jenůfa), Anja Jung (Kostelnička), Junbum Lee (Laca), Roberto Gionfriddo (Števa) and others Language: Czech with German subtitles Following performances: 22 and 26 Jan, 9, 13, and 28 Feb, 20 and … Read more

One Year After: premiere of a piece by Martina Vídenová

21 December 2024, 3 pm, live stream from the Church of St Salvator, Prague, on Czech Television and Czech Radio Vltava Rok poté (One Year After) Martina Vídenová: In perpetuum (premiere of a piece dedicated to the victims and their  loved ones) Text: Dominika Moravčíková Prague Chamber Choir, Lucie Silkenová, and others, cond. Jan Bubák

Petr Kotík: Why Melody? (world premiere)

18 December 2024, 8 pm Paula Cooper Gallery, New York The Orchestra of the S.E.M. Ensemble: The Year of Czech Music in Conclusion Petr Kotík: Why Melody? (world premiere) The Orchestra of the S.E.M. Ensemble, cond. Petr Kotik

Marek Keprt: Ten after… (world premiere)

17 December 2024, 7 pm, Corpus Christi Chapel, Art Centre of Palacký University, Olomouc LICHTZWANG: Shining through the mists Marek Keprt: Ten after… (world premiere) Marek Keprt – piano

Jiří Trtík: Píseň tvorstva (world premiere)

16 December 2024, 7 pm, Kino Vesmír, Ostrava Christmas Concert Jiří Trtík: Píseň tvorstva (Song of Creation) (world premiere) Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava, Choir of Moravian Theatre Olomouc, cond. Jiří Habart

Lukáš Sommer: Prague Bethlehem (world premiere)

11 and 12 December 2024, 7:30 pm, Municipal House – Smetana Hall, Prague Christmas Oratorio for UNICEF Lukáš Sommer: Prague Bethlehem (world premiere) Libretto: Vít Slíva Simona Šaturová – soprano, Markéta Cukrová – mezzo-soprano, Monika Jägerová – alto, Richard Samek – tenor, Jiří Brückler – baritone, Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno (choirmaster Joel Hána), Radost … Read more