11 and 12 December 2024, 7:30 pm, Municipal House – Smetana Hall, Prague Christmas Oratorio for UNICEF Lukáš Sommer: Prague Bethlehem (world premiere) Libretto: Vít Slíva Simona Šaturová – soprano, Markéta Cukrová – mezzo-soprano, Monika Jägerová – alto, Richard Samek – tenor, Jiří Brückler – baritone, Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno (choirmaster Joel Hána), Radost … Read more
11 and 12 December 2024, 7 pm, Church of St Anna, České Budějovice Christmas Concert Tomáš Borl: new piece (world premiere) South Czech Philharmonic, Tomáš Borl – organ, cond. Alena Hron
20 and 21 December 2023, 7:30pm, Žofín Palace, Prague Advent Concert Jan Ryant Dřízal: Christmas Cantata (world premiere commissioned by the Prague Philharmonic Choir) Karolína Levková – soprano, Aleš Briscein – tenor, Roman Hoza – baritone, Prague Philharmonic Choir, PKF – Prague Philharmonia, cond. Lukáš Vasilek
6 and 7 December 2023, 7:30 pm, Municipal House – Smetana Hall, Prague Christmas Concert for UNICEF Jana Vöröšová: Prague Christmas Carp (world premiere) Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK, cond. Tomáš Brauner
19 December 2022, 7:30pm, TJ Sokol, Brno – Tuřany Reaction Christmas Vojtěch Dlask: Za temné noci on texts by Jan Kameník (world premiere commissioned by the BCO) Pavel Zemek Novák: Folk Christmas for BCO (world premiere commissioned by the BCO Jana Vondrů – soprano, Brno Contemporary Orchestra, cond. Pavel Šnajdr
4 December 2022, 3pm, Church of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church, Ostrava-Mariánské hory Musical Present Michal Janošík: Noe! Noe! Noe! – Christmas mass (world premiere of a new version) Barbora Jirásková – soprano, vocal ensemble Notabene and guests, chamber orchestra (Michaela Kadlecová – piano, Alena Osobová – flute, Pavla Slavíková, Marie Korpasová – violin, Jan Niederle – … Read more
8 December 2019, Suk Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague III. Advent Concert of the Czech Philharmonic Tomáš Ille: Christmas Eve – a Christmas divertimento for string quartet (world premiere) Chamber Ensemble Variation Prague (Jan Jouza, Petra Brabcová – violin, Vlasta Beranová – viola, Josef Dvořák – violoncello)
On 13th December, St. Clement’s Church in Prague witnessed the final concert of the Music in Contexts concert cycle. Named 2016 AD, the evening aimed not only to commemorate the approaching Christmas, but also to enrich the Christmas’ repertory with new pieces by contemporary authors. These were performed by the Prague Modern orchestra conducted by Jan Rybář. … Read more
