Ondřej Adámek: The Noon Witch (Czech premiere)
18 November 2019, Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague Ondřej Adámek: The Noon Witch (2013, Czech premiere) Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir, cond. Alexander Liebreich
Premieres
Ensemble Terrible: new pieces by Michal Nejtek, Petr Hora and Hanuš Bartoň
18 November 2019, Czech Museum of Music, Prague “Echoes of a November with Too Much Music” Michal Nejtek: Insomnia II (world premiere) Petr Hora: Flesh of Mind (world premiere) Hanuš Bartoň: A Rise to the Sphere of Rest (world premiere) Ensemble Terrible, cond. Josef Štefan
AIVA: From the Future World (world premiere)
15 November 2019, Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague AIVA (Artificial Intelligence Virtual Artist): From the Future World (composed by artificial intelligence inspired by a fragment of Antonín Dvořák’s unfinished work) PKF – Prague Philharmonia, cond. Emmanuel Villaume
Days of Contemporary Music: new pieces by Karel Mirošník, Marek Pavlíček and Edvard Schiffauer
13 November 2019, Gallery, Academy of Performing Arts, Prague Days of Contemporary Music Karel Mirošník: Saxes in a trance (world premiere) Czech Saxophone Quartet (Roman Fojtíček, Radim Kvasničan, Otakar Martinovský, Zdenko Kašpar) Marek Pavlíček: Three Sonnets by William Shakespeare for soprano and piano (world premiere) Lucie Kaňková – soprano, Stanislav Bogunia – piano Edvard … Read more
Days of Contemporary Music: new spiritual pieces by Jaroslav Krček and Zdeněk Zahradník
12 November 2019, Church of St Clement, Prague Days of Contemporary Music Jaroslav krček: Mass n. 11 (world premiere) Musica Bohemica Zdeněk Zahradník: Requiem for mezzosoprano, reciter and instrumental ensemble on poetry by Josef Hora (world premiere) Kristina Kubová – mezzosoprano, Marek Pavlíček – recitation, Dana Šitnerová – gong, Bohdana Tesařová – oboe, Barbora … Read more
Eliška Cílková: Suite of European nations – Czech part
10 November 2019, Centrum Konferencyjno-Szkoleniowe Boss, Warsaw, Poland European Festival of Music Academies The Suite of European Nations (world premiere). I. Marcin Kopczyński (Poland), II. Victor Vojcik (Belarus), III. Kiryll Volkov (Russia), IV. Jonas Jurkunas (Lithuania), V. Eliška Cílková (Czech Republic), VI. Balázs Kecskés D. (Hungary) Witold Kawalec – piano, String Quartet Academia dell’Arco
Miroslav Srnka: Milky Way (premiere of a version for trumpet and marimba)
10 November 2019, Philharmonie Köln, Cologne, Germany Miroslav Srnka: Milky Way – version for trumpet and marimba (world premiere) Simon Höfele – trumpet, Simone Rubino – percussion
Academy of Performing Arts: new orchestral pieces by composition students
8 November 2019, Martinů Hall, Academy of Performing Arts, Prague Orchestral concert of the composition department Juhani Vesikkala Wittmacher: Versa est (world premiere) Tomáš Borl: Concerto for cymbalo and orchestra (world premiere) Vratislav Zochr: Concerto for trombone and orchestra (world premiere) Pavel Šabacký: Piece for orchestra (world premiere) Barbora Kolafová – trombone, Daniel Skála – cymbalo, … Read more
Czech Philharmonic: the winning pieces of the 2. composition competition
7 November 2019, Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague ‘Premiere evening’ Adrián Demoč: Neha, adagio for orchestra (world premiere) Jana Vöröšová: Orpingalik’s Songs for Soprano and Orchestra (world premiere) Matouš Hejl: Crossings (world premiere) Vanda Šípová – soprano, Czech Philharmonic, cond. Keith Lockhart
Michal Rataj: Music for Sirens
6 November 2019, 11:55, Piazzetta in front of the Faculty of Architecture CTU, Prague Music for Sirens… micro-concerts with emergency siren test Fanfare (world premiere) concept / music: Michal Rataj Jan Pohořalý, Radek Černý – trumpets, Jan Musil – French horn Jan Jirucha – trombone