Bergen: Katya Kabanova

4 November 2023, 6pm, Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway Bergen National Opera Leoš Janáček: Katya Kabanova (premiere) Directed by: Barbora Horáková Joly, cond. Jiří Rožeň Cast: Ausrine Stundyte (Katya), Katarina Dalayman (Kabanicha), Stephan Rügamer (Tichon), Håvard Stensvold (Dikoj), Ladislav Elgr (Boris), Arnheiður Eiríksdóttir (Varvara) and others Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edvard Grieg Vocal Ensemble, members of the Bergen … Read more

Kateřina Horká: Saxophone Quintet (world premiere)

4 November 2023, 10:30am, Martinů Hall, Prague Czech Chamber Music Society Kateřina Horká: Saxophone Quintet (world premiere) Czech Saxophone Quartet (Roman Fojtíček, Radim Kvasnica, Otakar Martinovský, Michal Kostiuk), David Eben – saxophone

Ensemble Terrible: new music for saxophone and chamber ensemble

3 November 2023, 8pm, Venuše ve Švehlovce, Prague Why to eat bacon and eggs every day? Matouš Hejl: Concerto for Saxophone (world premiere) Patrik Herman: Grisaille (world premiere) Barbora Tomášková: Agni (world premiere) Michael Blažek: Roar (world premiere) Martin Debřička – saxophone, Ensemble Terrible (Filip Halečka – violoncello, Jana Krejčí  – clarinet, Kateřina Vacková – … Read more

Days of Contemporary Music: new pieces by Vít Micka, Jiří Smutný, and Pavel Hrabánek

1 November 2023, 7pm, Chapel of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, Prague-Vinohrady Days of Contemporary Music Vít Micka: Covid Christmas for recorder quartet (world premiere) Anna Vopršalová, Anna Vološinová, Amálie Černá, Michal Reiser – recorder Jiří Smutný: The Last Rose. Songs for a higher voice with recitatives (world premiere of this version) Veronika Kaiserová – … Read more

Ivo Medek: The Blurry Silhouettes (world premiere)

29 October 2023, 7pm, Art Centre of Palacký University – Atrium, Olomouc MusicOlomouc Ivo Medek: The Blurry Silhouettes (world premiere) Ensemble for New Music Tallinn (Toomas Hendrik Ellervee – violin, Talvi Nurgamaa – viola, Paul-Gunnar Loorand – violoncello, Talvi Hunt – piano, cond. Arash Yazdani), Hana Hána – voice/flute, Aneta Podracká Bendová – voice

ConTRIOlogy: Concert of Premieres III

26 October 2023, 7pm, cellar, Husa na provázku theatre, Brno ConTRIOlogy: Concert of Premieres III Matouš Hejl: The Wind Rose in the Spring Mountains (world premiere) Ian Mikyska: Curling (world premiere) Vojtěch Dlask: Trois mélodies sur les textes de la Querelle de Brest de Jean Genet (world premiere) Tomáš Vtípil: Minulo (world premiere) Tomáš Vtípil – electronics, ConTRIOlogy (Jana … 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

Prague Lieder Company: new pieces by Miloš Štědroň and Terezie Švarcová

22 October 2023, 7:30pm, Salsita Club, Prague Prague Lieder Company: Strings Suit Songs Miloš Štědroň: Cantigas y Estampidas for two female voices and string quartet (world premiere) Terezie Švarcová: Vier Gedichte von Christian Morgenstern for two female voices and string quartet (world premiere) Irena Troupová – soprano, Jana Hrochová – mezzosoprano, Graffe Quartet (Štěpán Graffe, Lukáš Bednařík … Read more