Days of Contemporary Music: new pieces by Vlastimil Peška, Pravoslav Kohout, Afrodita Katmeridu, and Jan Fila

6 October 2023, 7pm, Church of St Clement, Prague Days of Contemporary Music Vlastimil Peška: On a String Hill / Na smyčcovém kopci (world premiere) Martinů Quartet (Lubomír Havlák, Adéla Štajnochrová – violin, Martin Stupka – viola, Jitka Vlašánková – violoncello) Pravoslav Kohout: Elegy (world premiere) Veronika Vaníčková – flute, Veronika Coganová – clarinet, Martin Pelan – … Read more

Martin Hybler: Domus Mea (world premiere)

10 September 2023, 4pm, Church of St John the Baptist, Dvůr Králové nad Labem Martin Hybler: Domus Mea for mixed choir and organ (world premiere) Dvůr Králové Church Choir (choirmaster Vít Havlíček), Daniela Valtová Kosinová – organ

New organ compositions by Karel Martínek

4 June 2023, 7pm, St Wenceslas Cathedral, Olomouc Forfest Karel Martínek: Pentecost Mass for Organ (hommage à O. Messiaen) – world premiere Karel Martínek: Nine Meditations on the Mystery of the Holy Trinity – world premiere Karel Martínek – organ  

Slavomír Hořínka: With All Your Might (world premiere)

3 April 2023, 7:30pm, Church of St. Augustine, Brno Easter Festival of Sacred Music Slavomír Hořínka: With All Your Might for three male voices and three baroque instruments (world premiere) Capella Mariana (Vojtěch Semerád – haut-contre, Ondřej Holub – taille, Tomáš Král – basse-taille, Mélusine de Pas – viola da gamba, Jan Krejča – theorba, … Read more

Play of Light and Darkness: New pieces by Tomáš Pálka, Jiří Lukeš, and Michaela Pálka Plachká

22 October 2022, 7pm, Dietrichstein tomb, Mikulov Silberbauer’s Musical Podyjí: Play of Light and Darkness Tomáš Pálka: Human Consciousness and Secret of Death (world premiere) Jiří Lukeš: Postscriptum (world premiere) Michaela Pálka Plachká: Metamorphosis: Laurel Tree world premiere) Kateřina Málková – organ, Petr Hojač – trumpet, Josef Škarka – bass, Iva Kružíková – mezzosoprano, Jan Razima … Read more

Days of Contemporary Music: new pieces by Simonne Draper, Ivan Zelenka, and Ilja Hurník

21 October 2022, 7pm, Church of St Clement, Prague Days of Contemporary Music Simonne Draper: dell´Acqua (premiere of a new version) Magdaléna Klárová – oboe, Nikola Prokopcová – guitar Ivan Zelenka: Saint Vitus Prelude and Toccata (world premiere) Nikola Zasman Eckertová – organ Ilja Hurník in memoriam, arr. Lukáš Hurník: Preludium, Fuga and Chorale (world premiere) … Read more

Ivan Kurz: Stalo se (world premiere)

14 October 2022, 7pm, Martinů Hall, Prague Days of Contemporary Music Ivan Kurz: Stalo se. Allegory for Organ and Percussion (world premiere) Jiřina Marešová – organ, Blanka Šindelářová, Daniel Mikolášek, Šimon Veselý – percussion

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