20 May 2024, 7 and 9 pm, National Technical Museum, Prague Prague Spring Michal Rataj & Jan Trojan: Pianofonia (world premiere of a new work commissioned by the Prague Spring) Ivo Kahánek – piano, Michal Nejtek – piano, Štěpán Hon – piano objects, Michal Rataj – piano objects, live electronics, Jan Trojan – piano objects, live … Read more
19 May 2024, 5pm, Atrium Žižkov, Prague Pavel Nesit: “Zpřetrhat odpoledne” (Tear the Afternoon Apart) from the song cycle Songs from the Black Star (world premiere) Zdeněk Zahradník: Song of Songs (world premiere) Kerberos Ensemble (Kristina Kubová – voice, Magdaléna Kyselovičová – oboe, Nikola Liederhaus – guitar)
16 May 2024, 7:30pm, Academy of Performing Arts – Martinů Hall, Prague Concert of the Composition Department and the North Czech Philharmonic Tobiáš Horváth: Clouds (world premiere) Michaela Augustinová: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 „New Jerusalem“ (world premiere) Tomáš Borl: Fluctuations for Orchestra and Electronics (world premiere) Patrik Herman: Orbis (world premiere) Michaela … Read more
15 May 2024, 8pm, Rudolfinum – Dvořák Hall, Prague Prague Spring: 75 Years of the Prague Spring Competition Sylvie Bodorová: Trumpet Ceremony, Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra (world premiere commissioned by the Prague Spring) Gábor Boldoczki – trumpet, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Jakub Klecker
12 May 2024, 8pm, Kölner Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany Acht Brücken: Musik der Zeit – »Blut« Miroslav Srnka: Is This Us? for two French horns and orchestra (world premiere commissioned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk) Přemysl Vojta, Saar Berger – French horn, WDR Sinfonieorchester, cond. Elena Schwarz
6 May 2024, 7:30pm, Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, Prague GOODBYE PLANET EARTH | … creation and fragility of being Soňa Vetchá: The Destruction and Beauty of Nature (world premiere) BERG Orchestra, cond. Peter Vrábel
4 May 2024, 7pm, Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa, UK Leamington Music Festival Sylvie Bodorová: Psalms and Exhortations for oboe quintet (world premiere) Vilém Veverka – oboe, Martinů Quartet (Lubomír Havlák, Adéla Štajnochrová – violin, Martin Stupka – viola, Jitka Vlašánková – violoncello)
22 April 2024, 8pm, Czech Centre Paris Intersections of Contemporary Music Jakub Rataj: STRIA for solo violoncello (world premiere) Jan Krejčík: Emaux coulés de Jitka Válová for string quartet (world premiere) FAMA Quartet (David Danel, Roman Hranička – violin, Ondřej Martinovský – viola, Balázs Adorján – violoncello)
22 April 2024, 6pm, DK Poklad, Ostrava-Poruba Jantar Awards 2023 Ian Mikyska: Between Grids (world premiere) Miroslav Beinhauer – sixth-tone harmonium
18 April 2024, 7pm, Rebelbean Pole, Brno We and Paris Jan Krejčík: Worlds of Eva Kmentová (world premiere) Marie Kopecká-Verhoeven – mezzosoprano, Dominique Defontaines – videoprojection, Brno Contemporary Orchestra, cond. Pavel Šnajdr
