Pavel Zlámal: Avšak (world premiere)
21 April 2020, 7pm, online stream from the Orlí Street Theatre, Brno Quarant(a)ena Pavel Zlámal: Avšak (However) – world premiere Brno Contemporary Orchestra, cond. Pavel Šnajdr
Pavel Šnajdr
Ondřej Adámek: Le Dîner (Czech premiere)
6 October 2019, Orlí Street Theatre, Brno Moravian Autumn Ondřej Adámek: Le Dîner (Czech premiere) Directed by: Jiří Adámek, painter: Charlotte Guibé, rapper: Helena Velická Brno Contemporary Orchestra, cond. Pavel Šnajdr
Josef Adamík: Sinfonietta (world premiere)
9 June 2019, St. Wenceslas Cathedral, Olomouc Forfest Czech Republic Josef Adamík: Sinfonietta (world premiere) Brno Contemporary Orchestra, cond. Pavel Šnajdr
Brno Contemporary Orchestra: new pieces by Ondřej Štochl and Mario Buzzi
5 June 2019, The House of the Lords of Kunštát and Divadlo Husa na provázku, Brno “… and their parents” Ondřej Štochl: Živý motýl for soprano and chamber orchestra (world premiere) Mario Buzzi: Kryptadia aneb co se nevešlo do Bartoše (world premiere) Irena Troupová – soprano, Arnošt Goldflam, Mariana Chmelařová, Ivana Hloužková – recitation and singing, Brno Contemporary Orchestra, cond. … Read more
Brno Contemporary Orchestra: ‘My Country’ as imagined by contemporary composers
5 November 2018, Convent of Merciful Brothers, Brno Bedřich Smetana’s My Country arranged by contemporary composers Vyšehrad: Petr Kofroň The Moldau: Marek Piaček Šárka: Miloš Štědroň From Bohemia’s Woods and Fields: Pavel Zemek-Novák Tábor: Miroslav Tóth Blaník: Daniel Forró Brno Contemporary Orchestra, cond. Pavel Šnajdr
Daniel Forró: 100 Shapes of the Czech National Anthem (world premiere)
21 June, Villa Tugendhat, Brno Music Day in Villa Tugendhat VII Daniel Forró: 100 Shapes of the Czech National Anthem (world premiere) Brno Contemporary Orchestra, conductor: Pavel Šnajdr
Brno Contemporary Orchestra: Premieres of pieces by Petr Bakla, Luboš Mrkvička and Marián Lejava
Led by their artistic director Pavel Šnajdr, the Brno Contemporary Orchestra on 31 January in Besední dům, Brno, presented the first of the two concerts commemorating and celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia. It was named FROM CZECHOSLOVAKIA and the programme consisted of new pieces by Petr Bakla, Luboš Mrkvička and Marián Lejava … Read more
Michal Nejtek: Rules for Good Manners in the Modern World (world premiere)
National Theatre Brno opened this year’s season by releasing Rules for Good Manners in the Modern World, an original Czech opera by composer Michal Nejtek and librettist Jiří Adámek, who is also the director. The piece is based on Jean-Luc Lagarce’s (1957-1995) drama for a solo actress, which introduces the spectators to the etiquette rules, as established in the … Read more
Robert Hejnar: Lorelei (world premiere)
On 2nd May, the BERG Orchestra put on a concert at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius Church in Karlín, Prague. It included a world premiere of Lorelei by composer Robert Hejnar (*1969), a piece which – by its balladic subject – formed an interesting contrast of thought to the spiritual Sequentia by Arvo Pärt and Seven Words by Sofia Gubaidulina. … Read more
Ondřej Štochl: YIN – Nostalgia and Hope (world premiere)
Ondřej Štochl’s composition YIN – Nostalgia and Hope received its world premiere on 9 March at the Museum of Applied Arts of the Moravian Gallery by Brno Contemporary Orchestra. This piece for vibraphone and 12 instruments was on the programme of an evening called “Assimilation – Concert for people” together with music by Alvin Lucier, Michel … Read more