Days of Contemporary Music: new pieces by J. Vogel, V. Čermáková, O. Kukal, J. Teml, J. Vejvoda, and J.Vrkoč

12 November 2021, 7:30, St Kliment Church, Prague Days of Contemporary Music Jaromír Vogel: Duo Blani for violoncello and harp (world premiere) Jiří Hošek – violoncello, Pavla Vondráčková Jahodová – harp Věra Čermáková: The Story (selection no. 1) for shakuhachi (world premiere) Petr Matuszek – shakuhachi Ondřej Kukal: Duo „Rumba“ for two cellos (world premiere) … Read more

Jiří Bezděk: Exposé for two accordions (world premiere)

1 February 2021, online from the J. S. Bach’s Music School’s concert hall, Dobřany, available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAwkSouYBmI New Music² Jiří Bezděk: Exposé for two accordions (world premiere) Ladislav Horák, Josef Hřebík – accordion

Pavel Trojan: Duo Concertante (world premiere)

7 January 2021, online stream from the Concert Hall of the Prague Conservatory, available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU2Kdv2nmgg&feature=emb_logo New Music² Pavel Trojan: Duo Concertante (world premiere) Ladislav Horák, Josef Hřebík – accordion

Petr Fiala: Introduction and Tango (world premiere)

On 18 January in the St Agnes Convent, violoncellist Petr Nouzovský and accordionist Ladislav Horák gave premiere to Introduction and Tango, a new piece by composer and choirmaster Petr Fiala (*1943). The concert was a part of the chamber series held by the Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK. The two-part composition was written directly for these two leading Czech instrumentalists, … Read more

Days of Contemporary Music: week 4 and 5

Three concerts took place during the fourth week of the Days of Contemporary Music festival. All of them were held at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague with fifteen of the twenty pieces presented enjoying their world premiere. The program on November 21 consisted exclusively of chamber music. Pallets and Shading by Jiří Bezděk … Read more