Premieres of chamber pieces by Kateřina Horká

29 April 2025, 7 pm, Studio of Švanda Theatre, Prague Prague Philharmonia, Contemporary music series S: Kateřina Horká and Marián Lejava. The Czech–Slovak Contemporary Scene Kateřina Horká: Four Fates for violin, clarinet, cello and piano (world premiere) Kateřina Horká: In Honor of Pierrot for violin, clarinet and piano (world premiere) members of the Prague Philharmonia, … Read more

Music Amidst Paintings: new pieces by Jaroslav Šťastný and Jonáš Jan Starý

23 April 2025, 7:30 pm, Lapidárium Gallery, Prague Hudba mezi obrazy (Music Amidst Paintings): Horáková & Zukal Jaroslav Šťastný: Kostrbaté etudy (Crooked Studies), a cycle of solo violin studies dedicated to Tereza Horáková (world premiere) Jonáš Jan Starý: new piece for violin and piano (world premiere) Tereza Horáková – violin, Matouš Zukal – piano

Jakub Rataj: String Quartet no. 2 “Kratzer” (world premiere)

22 April 2025, 6:30 pm, Theatre De L’ile Saint-Louis, Paris, France NEOS Festival Jakub Rataj: String Quartet no. 2 “Kratzer” (world premiere) NeoQuartet (Karolina Piątkowska-Nowicka – 1. violin, Paweł Kapica – 2. violin, Michał Markiewicz – viola, Krzysztof Pawłowski – violoncello)

Prague Quiet Music Collective: new pieces by Ian Mikyska and Štěpán Filípek

10 April 2025, 7:30 pm, Divadlo Jana Kašky, Prague-Zbraslav Music Festival Zbraslav: Zbraslav Premieres Ian Mikyska: Calligraphy (world premiere) Štěpán Filípek: Shadows (world premiere) Prague Quiet Music Collective (Ian Mikyska – viola da gamba, Anna Paulová – clarinet, Milan Jakeš – violin, Luan Gonçlaves – double bass), Štěpán Filípek – violoncello

Pilsen Orpheus: new pieces for the competition’s laureates

9 April 2025, 7:30 pm, House of Music, Pilsen Smetana Days: Pilsen Orpheus – concert of the laureates Pavel Samiec: Orfeovská romance (Orpheus romance) Tina Tranová – violin, Daniel Štika – accordion Jana Šulistová: Milosrdný (Merciful) Jan Ryba – accordion Martin Mosch: Dvořák – Tintinnabuli (special award for 2024) Sojka Quartet Albert Pechmann: Vodníček (Little Water … Read more

Radim Bednařík: String Quartet no. 4, op. 26 (world premiere)

7 April 2025, 7 pm, Löw-Beer Villa, Brno Tempus est iocundum Radim Bednařík: String Quartet no. 4, op. 26 (world premiere) Diversa Quartet (Barbara Tolarová – 1. violin, Jan Bělohlávek – 2. violin, David Křivský – viola, Iva Wiesnerová – violoncello)

Martin Hybler: TO Aquarte TO (world premiere)

2 April 2025, 7:30 pm, Municipal Theatre Turnov Martin Hybler: TO Aquarte TO. Six graphic sheets for string quartet (world premiere) IMUZA Company String Quartet (Roman Hranička – 1. violin, Anna Romanovská – 2. violin, Martin Stupka – viola, Balázs Adorján – violoncello)

Lukáš Sommer: Leporelo (world premiere)

18 March 2025, 7:30 pm, Church of Sts Simon and Jude, Prague Lukáš Sommer: Leporelo (world premiere) Belfiato Quintet (Oto Reiprich – flute, Jan Souček – oboe, Jiří Javůrek – clarinet, Jan Hudeček – bassoon, Kateřina Javůrková – French horn)

Jan Kučera: Kalokagathia (world premiere)

10 March 2025, 7:30 pm, Studio 1, Czech Radio, Prague Concert of percussion instruments Jan Kučera: Kalokagathia (world premiere) Percussion section of the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra – Ivan Hoznedr, Tibor Adamský, Šimon Veselý, Ladislav Bilan, Jakub Tengler