18 October 2018, Gallery, Academy of the Performing Arts, Prague Archaion Kallos Phos Hilaron… with music (from) silence towards Illumination Jakub Rataj: sound interventions (world premiere) Jakub Rataj – electronics
6 October 2018, Atrium na Žižkově, Prague 3 premieres for Solaris 3 František Chaloupka: Piano Trio (world premiere) Lukáš Sommer: Xcape (premiere of a new version) Jakub Rataj: ES.23 (world premiere) Solaris 3 (Martin Levický – piano, Anna Veverková – violin, Štěpán Filípek – violoncello)
4 September 2018, ROXY, Prague Transformation Jakub Rataj: Trans-polypnoe (world premiere) fama Q, Orchestr BERG, cond. Peter Vrábel
One of the goals the Contempuls festival has been working towards is to support Czech composers and to give them the opportunity to present themselves in an international context. At this year’s last two concerts, premiere was given to three pieces by Czech authors of the young generation – Jakub Rataj, Jan Ryant Dřízal and Jiří Kadeřábek. … Read more
The Prague-based string quartet fama Q gave a concert in a small Castillian town Quintanar de la Orden at the 23rd Festival de Música La Mancha. Among the works performed were the world premieres of String Quartet No. 2 by Petr Bakla and String Quartet by Jakub Rataj. The other pieces on the programme were written by … Read more
