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Martin Hybler: Kickdown (world premiere)

18 September 2020, Chotěšov monastery Haydn Music Festival Martin Hybler: Kickdown for oboe solo, strings and jazz rhythmics (world premiere) Vilém Veverka – oboe, Ultimate W Band

Jan Kučera: Gingerbread House (world premiere)

5 September 2020, 11:00am, New Stage, National Theatre, Prague Dvořák’s Prague International Music Festival Jan Kučera: Gingerbread House (world premiere of a children’s opera) Libretto: Ladislava Janků Smítková Directed by: Tereza Petrášková Children’s Opera Prague, music director: Anna Novotná-Pešková Following performances: 5 Oct, 21 Dec and 10 Jan 2021

Michal Rataj & Katharina Schmitt: A Study of Aphasia (world premiere)

29 August 2020, 6:30pm, BrickHouse (Hlubina Coal Mine), Ostrava NODO A Study of Aphasia. Music theatre (world premiere) Composer and music director: Michal Rataj Librettist and director: Katharina Schmitt Cast: Katalin Károlyi – mezzosoprano, Ivana Uhlířová – actress, Tiburtina Ensemble (Barbora Kabátková, Ivana Bilej Brouková, Anna Chadimová Havlíková, Kamila Mazalová), Andrej Gál – violoncello, percussion

Marek Keprt: Hibiki, Hibiki, vzhmoť! (world premiere)

28 August 2020, 6:30pm, Antonín Dvořák Theatre, Ostrava NODO Marek Keprt: Hibiki, Hibiki, vzhmoť! Gustative-olfactory chamber (non)opera (world premiere) Libretto: Marek Keprt Directed by: Petr Odo Macháček Music director: Petr Kotík Cast: Markéta Israel Večeřová, Vendula Černá, Helena Kalambová – soprano, Michal Marhold – bas, Zdeňka Brychtová, Matěj Kohout – actors, Michaela Raisová – dance, … Read more

Peter Graham: Música de oscuridad y luz (world premiere)

23 August 2020, 9pm, church of the Holy Trinity, Kuks Theatrum Kuks 2020 Peter Graham: Música de oscuridad y luz (world premiere) Aftas y levadura (Michal Hrubý – flute, clarinet, saxophone, Václav Kalivoda – trombone, bass flugelhorn, Luan Goncalves – double bass, Jan Horváth – percussion)

Jiří Gemrot: No Promises (world premiere)

5 July 2020, Piarist Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross, Litomyšl Smetana’s Litomyšl Jiří Gemrot: No Promises. A cycle for mixed choir (world premiere) Martinů Voices, cond. Lukáš Vasilek

Michal Rataj: Ars Acustica Choralis (world premiere)

1. July 2020, 8pm, church of St John the Baptist, Kroměříž Forfest Michal Rataj: Ars Acustica Choralis (world premiere) Jiří Hodina – vocals, Petr Kalfus – saxophone, bass clarinet, Michal Rataj – live electronics

Forfest: new pieces for soprano, flute and orchestra

22 June 2020, Orlovna gallery, Kroměříž Forfest Vít Zouhar: Descensus (world premiere) ISHA trio: Beaute (world premiere) Vít Zouhar: Seufzer (world premiere) ISHA trio (Lucie Rozsnyó – soprano, Jana Pavlíčková – flute, Sára Medková – piano)