16 September 2022, 7pm, Podbrdské Museum – Gallery, Rožmitál pod Třemšínem Jakub Jan Ryba Festival Jakub Jan Ryba / Václav Uhlíř: Concerto for Harpsichord and Orchestra in C Major (world premiere of the winning work of the composer competition in the reconstruction of the solo harpsichord part of Jakub Jan Ryba’s Concerto in C Major) South … Read more
On 20 April, the South Czech Philharmonic gave world premiere to the Angels Overture by composer Lukáš Hurník. The piece is in fact a newly-composed prelude based on the themes of The Angels, the author’s “musical-opera” which was staged, rather unsuccessfully, eleven years ago at The National Theatre. The postmodern performance was telling a story of a group of angels, … Read more
On December 7 and 8, Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra presented a contemporary oratorio I, Job!, by director Dodo Gombár and composer David Rotter. The spoken title role of a severely tested man, as described in the Old Testament’s Book of Job, was played by the popular actor Bolek Polívka. The part of Job’s younger alter ego was sung by … Read more
