vocal music

Days of Contemporary Music: new pieces by P. Hrabánek, M. Báchorek, J. Beran, V. Micka, L. Hurník, and I. Bláha

13 November 2021, 7:30pm, Kaiserstein Palace, Prague Days of Contemporary Music Pavel Hrabánek: String Quartet no. 3 (world premiere) Sedláček Quartet (Michal Sedláček, Jan Maceček – violin, Tomáš Krejbich – viola, Matěj Štěpánek – violoncello) Milan Báchorek: Třesky plesky, hezky slezsky for two boy voices, piano, and small percussion instruments (world premiere) Jakub Seriš, Jiří … Read more

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

Hanuš Bartoň: To Nowhere (world premiere)

12 November 2021, 6:30pm, Church of the Holy Saviour, Prague Do nikam (To Nowhere). Poems with musical accompaniment Lyrics: Jana Štroblová, music: Hanuš Bartoň Radka Fidlerová – recitation, Alfred Habermann – organ

Days of Contemporary Music: new pieces by Simonne Draper and Jan Bernátek

11 November 2021, 7:30pm, St Kliment Church, Prague Days of Contemporary Music Simonne Draper: Legenda Lila (world premiere of a version for guitar and oboe) Duo Kerberos (Nikola Prokopcová – guitar, Magdalena Klárová – oboe)   Jan Bernátek: Saint Ludmila – cantata for mixed choir, mezzosoprano solo,  and organ (world premiere) Lucie Hilscherová – mezzosoprano, Linda … Read more

Days of Contemporary Music: new pieces by Ivan Zelenka, Jindra Nečasová Nardelli, and Zdeněk Zahradník

2 November 2021, 7:30, Kaiserstein palace, Prague Days of Contemporary Music Ivan Zelenka: Flétny si povídají (Flutes Are Talking) – world premiere Robert Heger, Dana Hegerová – flute Jindra Nečasová Nardelli: Tráva na troskách (Grass on Ruins) – world premiere Karolína Cingrošová Žmolíková – soprano, Vítězslava Krahmerová – recitation, Tomáš Víšek – piano Zdeněk Zahradník: … Read more

Jazz Goes to Town: new pieces by Michal Nejtek and Peter Graham

16 October 2021, 8pm, The Philharmonic Orchestra of Hradec Králové Jazz Goes to Town Michal Nejtek: Lost Rituals (world premiere commissioned by the festival) Peter Graham: JOGOTOTO (Joy Goes to Town) (world premiere commissioned by the festival) Sofia Jernberg – vocals, Frank Gratkowski – saxophone, Susana Santos Silva – trumpet, Hradec Králové Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. … Read more

Lenka Nota: Ich bin die Zeit (world premiere)

13 October 2021, 9:30pm, Blahoslav’s House, Brno New World of Moravian Autumn: Mirrors of Brno Lenka Nota: Ich bin die Zeit (world premiere on the festival’s commission) Zuzana Čurmová – soprano, Johana K. Kratochvílová – cimbalom, Michaela Bartošová – viola

Ostrava Days: new pieces by Luboš Mrkvička, Jan Jirucha and Miro Tóth

23 August 2021, 7pm, Triple Hall Karolina, Ostrava Ostrava Days Ostravská banda I   Luboš Mrkvička: For Large Ensemble, Part F (world premiere) Ostravská banda, cond. Ondřej Vrabec   Jan Jirucha: Diagonal nr. 1(world premiere) Chris Nappi – vibraphone, Ostravská banda, cond. Jiří Rožeň   Miro Tóth: Theory of Absolute Saddness (world premiere) Irena Troupová – soprano, Ostravská banda, … Read more