Jakub Rataj: String Quartet no. 2 “Kratzer” (world premiere)

22 April 2025, 6:30 pm, Theatre De L’ile Saint-Louis, Paris, France NEOS Festival Jakub Rataj: String Quartet no. 2 “Kratzer” (world premiere) NeoQuartet (Karolina Piątkowska-Nowicka – 1. violin, Paweł Kapica – 2. violin, Michał Markiewicz – viola, Krzysztof Pawłowski – violoncello)

Pilsen Orpheus: new pieces for the competition’s laureates

9 April 2025, 7:30 pm, House of Music, Pilsen Smetana Days: Pilsen Orpheus – concert of the laureates Pavel Samiec: Orfeovská romance (Orpheus romance) Tina Tranová – violin, Daniel Štika – accordion Jana Šulistová: Milosrdný (Merciful) Jan Ryba – accordion Martin Mosch: Dvořák – Tintinnabuli (special award for 2024) Sojka Quartet Albert Pechmann: Vodníček (Little Water … Read more

Radim Bednařík: String Quartet no. 4, op. 26 (world premiere)

7 April 2025, 7 pm, Löw-Beer Villa, Brno Tempus est iocundum Radim Bednařík: String Quartet no. 4, op. 26 (world premiere) Diversa Quartet (Barbara Tolarová – 1. violin, Jan Bělohlávek – 2. violin, David Křivský – viola, Iva Wiesnerová – violoncello)

Martin Hybler: TO Aquarte TO (world premiere)

2 April 2025, 7:30 pm, Municipal Theatre Turnov Martin Hybler: TO Aquarte TO. Six graphic sheets for string quartet (world premiere) IMUZA Company String Quartet (Roman Hranička – 1. violin, Anna Romanovská – 2. violin, Martin Stupka – viola, Balázs Adorján – violoncello)

Lukáš Sommer: Third Letter to My Father (world premiere)

13 September 2024, 8 pm, St Agnes Convent, Prague Dvořák’s Prague Lukáš Sommer: Third Letter to My Father, Quintet for Guitar and String Quartet (world premiere) Lukáš Sommer – guitar, Sedlacek Quartet (Michal Sedláček – 1. violin, Jan Maceček – 2. violin, Tomáš Krejbich – viola, Matěj Štěpánek – violoncello)

Jakub Jan Ryba Festival: new pieces by Jiří Kabát and Jaroslav Krček

5 June 2024, 7pm, Church of St Wenceslas, Mníšek pod Brdy Jakub Jan Ryba Festival Jiří Kabát: DiveRYBAmento (world premiere) Jaroslav Krček: Music for French Horn and String Quartet, op. 195 (world premiere) Zuzana Rzounková – French horn, Pavel Bořkovec Quartet (Ondřej Hás, Marek Blaha – violin, Matěj Kroupa – viola, Štěpán Drtina – violoncello)

Ensemble Opera Diversa: premieres of pieces by Miloš Orson Štědroň and Slavomír Hořínka

29 May 2024, 7pm, Vestibule of the Rector’s Office, Brno University of Technology, Brno Musical Inventory Check Miloš Orson Štědroň: Shifting Sands, song cycle on Ivan Blatný’s poetry for soprano and piano (world premiere) Aneta Podracká Bendová – soprano, Tereza Plešáková – piano Slavomír Hořínka: Four for string quartet (world premiere) Diversa Quartet (Barbara Tolarová – 1. violin, Jan Bělohlávek … Read more

Sylvie Bodorová: Psalms and Exhortations (world premiere)

4 May 2024, 7pm, Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa, UK Leamington Music Festival Sylvie Bodorová: Psalms and Exhortations for oboe quintet (world premiere) Vilém Veverka – oboe, Martinů Quartet (Lubomír Havlák, Adéla Štajnochrová – violin, Martin Stupka – viola, Jitka Vlašánková – violoncello)

Fama Quartet: premieres of pieces by Jakub Rataj and Jan Krejčík

22 April 2024, 8pm, Czech Centre Paris Intersections of Contemporary Music Jakub Rataj: STRIA for solo violoncello (world premiere) Jan Krejčík: Emaux coulés de Jitka Válová for string quartet (world premiere) FAMA Quartet (David Danel, Roman Hranička – violin, Ondřej Martinovský – viola, Balázs Adorján – violoncello)

Jan Málek: String Quartet  no.4 “Radiograms” (world premiere)

26 March 2024, 7:30pm, Church of St Lawrence, Prague 663. Tuesday of Umělecká beseda Jan Málek: String Quartet  no.4 “Radiograms” (world premiere) Martinů Quartet (Lubomír Havlák, Adéla Štajnochrová – violin, Martin Stupka – viola, Jitka Vlašánková – violoncello)