Days of Contemporary Music: new pieces by Simonne Draper, Ivan Zelenka, and Ilja Hurník

21 October 2022, 7pm, Church of St Clement, Prague Days of Contemporary Music Simonne Draper: dell´Acqua (premiere of a new version) Magdaléna Klárová – oboe, Nikola Prokopcová – guitar Ivan Zelenka: Saint Vitus Prelude and Toccata (world premiere) Nikola Zasman Eckertová – organ Ilja Hurník in memoriam, arr. Lukáš Hurník: Preludium, Fuga and Chorale (world premiere) … Read more

Jiří Levíček, Chaazi Levíček: Morana (world premiere)

20 October 2022, 7:30pm, DOX+, Prague In Between Worlds Jiří Levíček, Chaazi Levíček: Morana. Song cycle for mezzo-soprano, violin, piano and symphony orchestra (world premiere) Chaazi Levíček – mezzosoprano, Milan Paľa – violin, Jiří Levíček – piano, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Bastien Stil

Ondřej Kyas: String Quartet No. 5 (world premiere)

19 October 2022, 7pm, PF Café, Brno Point Nemo Ondřej Kyas: String Quartet No. 5 (world premiere) Diversa Quartet (Barbara Tolarová, Jan Bělohlávek – violin, David Křivský – viola, Iva Wiesnerová – 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

Vienna: The Cunning Little Vixen

15 October 2022, 7pm, Halle E, MuseumsQuartier, Vienna Theater an der Wien Leoš Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen (premiere) Directed by: Stefan Herheim, music director: Giedrė Šlekytė Cast: Mélissa Petit (Vixen), Jana Kurucová (Fox), Milan Siljanov (Forester), Alžběta Vomáčková (Forester’s Wife, Hen, Owl, Innkeeper’s Wife), Marcell Bakonyi (Poacher), Ya-Chung Huang (Schoolmaster, Mosquito, Dog, Cock, Woodpecker), Levente … Read more