Slavnostní zahajovací koncert
Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra
Kaspar Zehnder / conductor
Analia Selis / voice
Mariano Castro / piano
Nicolás Velázquez / bandoneon
Program:
Tango sinfónico
Oblivion / Zaraza – tango (Astor Piazzolla) / (Benjamín Tagle Lara)
Nostalgias – tango (Juan Carlos Cobián, lyrics: Enrique Cadícamo)
Flor de lino – vals/tango (Hector Stamponi, lyrics: H. Expósito)
Milonga Sentimental – milonga (Sebastián Piana, lyrics: H. Manzi)
Los mareados – tango (Juan Carlos Cobián, lyrics: Enrique Cadícamo)
Siempre se vuelve a Buenos Aires (Astor Piazzolla, lyrics: Eladia Blazquez)
Se dice de mi – milonga (Francisco Canaro, lyrics: I. Pelay)
Cadenza bandoneon/piano – Verano Porteño (Astor Piazzolla)
Palomita blanca – vals/tango (A. Aieta, lyrics: F. García Jiménez)
Cambalache – tango
A young, internationally very successful chamber orchestra will come to Boskovice from the Baltic port of Klaipėda, the oldest Lithuanian city. Conductor and dramaturge Kaspar Zehnder has chosen it for the opening ceremony of our Festival: the ensemble’s youthful energy will be perfectly combined with the musical roots of the exclusive Argentinian soloists in a programme full of infectiously lively tango.
Tickets
500 CZK / 350 CZK
JeFis Duo
Pavel Fischer / violin, voice
Jakub Jedlinský / accodeon, voice
Program:
„Blood and honey”
Doina
Tanz, tanz Yidalekh
Račenica
Los Bilbilicos
Gankino horo
Karpatská
Freylekhs
Bre Sarika
Marel o Del
Hava nagila
This year’s artist in residence Pavel Fischer will present one of his many musical faces in Ivančice. There are many etymological explanations of the word “Balkan”, but the most beautiful and concise one considers the origin of the word to be a compound of Turkish “bal” – blood and “kan” – honey. The programme entitled “Blood and Honey” will offer not only the captivating melodies of the Balkans, but also original compositions by the members of the duo influenced by the idiom of Eastern European music. “We have always been captivated by the melodic exoticism and the endless richness of character and style contrasts in the music of this region. One moment you are swept away by a wild dance rhythm and the next you are enchanted by the sweetest of melodies…”
Tickets
250 CZK / 150 CZK
Arcadia Quartet
Ana Török / violin
Răsvan Dumitru / violin
Traian Boală / viola
Zsolt Török / cello
Vlad Răceu / violin
Valentin Șerban / violin
Mihai Oșvat / viola
Ștefan Cazacu / cello
Program:
George Enescu: String octet in C major op. 7
If you think that eight string instruments cannot make much music together, come to Kyjov to hear Enescu’s magnificent String Octet in C major. And when you catch your breath at the end of this nearly forty-five minute symphonic work, you will read in the programme that its composer was only 19 years old at the time of composition! This iconic work by its famous native composer will be performed in a congenial manner by the Romanian performers – the internationally successful Arcadia Quartet together with four of their colleagues from the Transylvanian Philharmonic Orchestra.
Tickets
300 CZK / 200 CZK
Arcadia Quartet
Ana Török / violin
Răsvan Dumitru / violin
Traian Boală / viola
Zsolt Török / cello
Program:
Béla Bartók: String quartet No. 4
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: String quartet in F minor, op. 80
One of the most internationally successful Romanian string ensembles – the dynamic Arcadia Quartet – will perform in the St. Wenceslas Church in Tišnov. Its members live and work in Cluj, Transylvania, and it is the unique musical atmosphere of this crossroads of Romanian, Hungarian and Romani traditions that makes the Arcadia Quartet the ideal interpreter of Béla Bartók’s inimitable musical language. His most famous 4th Quartet will be performed together with Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s last quartet.
Tickets
250 CZK / 150 CZK
Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien
François Lazarevitch / flutes, pipes, artistic leader
Robert Getchell / tenor
David Lombardi / violin
Marie Bournisien / baroque harp
Garance Boizot / viola da gamba
Éric Bellocq / arcilute, cistra
Program:
The High Road to Kilkenny
Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien can breathe new life into traditional concerts. Their musical visit to the Celtic lands, entitled Journey to Kilkenny, Ireland’s “Marble City”, combines sophisticated intellectual compositions with mischievous songs in Gaelic and dances from the Irish Baroque era. Echoes of a turbulent history can also be heard in the music full of island poetry. François Lazarevitch has returned to texts and collections from the 17th and 18th centuries, selecting from them lullabies, songs of wandering singers and chants celebrating the splendour of nature. Add the personal charm of this phenomenal flautist and an exceptional concert experience is guaranteed.
Tickets
350 CZK / 250 CZK
OK Percussion Duo
Martin Opršál, Martin Kleibl / percussion
Program:
Homo sapiens – Rhytm story
A story of sound and rhythm from the beginning of human history and two stones to the complex intelligent percussion of today. Improvisations and original works will be performed on non-melodic and melodic percussion instruments.
Tickets
250 CZK / 150 CZK
Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien
François Lazarevitch / flutes, pipes, artistic leader
Robert Getchell / tenor
David Lombardi / violin
Marie Bournisien / baroque harp
Garance Boizot / viola da gamba
Éric Bellocq / arcilute, cistra
Program:
The High Road to Kilkenny
Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien can breathe new life into traditional concerts. Their musical visit to the Celtic lands, entitled Journey to Kilkenny, Ireland’s “Marble City”, combines sophisticated intellectual compositions with mischievous songs in Gaelic and dances from the Irish Baroque era. Echoes of a turbulent history can also be heard in the music full of island poetry. François Lazarevitch has returned to texts and collections from the 17th and 18th centuries, selecting from them lullabies, songs of wandering singers and chants celebrating the splendour of nature. Add the personal charm of this phenomenal flautist and an exceptional concert experience is guaranteed.
Tickets
350 CZK / 250 CZK
19:30
Rafael Aguirre / guitare
Program:
García Abril: Evocación n°2
Sabicas: Olé mi Cádiz
E.de Sanlucar:Panaderos flamencos
Tárrega: Capricho arabe
Piazzolla: Invierno porteño
Bustamante: Misionera
Satie: Gymnopédie 1
Barrios: Sueño en la floresta
Tárrega: Carnaval de Venecia
A real wizard will come to the majestic Pernštejn Castle! The world-renowned guitar magician Rafael Aguirre, like his instrument, comes from Spain, but despite his youth he has already managed to conquer literally the whole world with his breathtaking virtuosity. Rafael’s repertoire is virtually limitless, but at our festival he will go back to his roots and play Spanish and South American music with a subtle nod to France in the form of a guitar transcription of the first of Erik Satie’s tender piano Gymnopedies.
Tickets
300 CZK / 200 CZK
The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices / women choir
Dora Hristova / choirmaster
Program:
traditional bulgarian songs
Those who want to discover with their own ears the “secret of Bulgarian voices” must go to the concert of the legendary women’s choir of the same name in Moravský Krumlov. Does its mystery lie in the use of parallel fifths, which are taboo in classical European music, or are listeners enchanted by the traditional vocal technique creating a magical, multi-layered spherical colouring? Either way, next year the choir will celebrate 70 years of a successful worldwide career crowned with the prestigious Grammy Award for Best Folklore Recording, and our festival is delighted to be one of the congratulators.
Tickets
350 CZK / 250 CZK
Rafael Aguirre / guitare
Program:
García Abril: Evocación n°2
Sabicas: Olé mi Cádiz
E.de Sanlucar:Panaderos flamencos
Tárrega: Capricho arabe
Piazzolla: Invierno porteño
Bustamante: Misionera
Satie: Gymnopédie 1
Barrios: Sueño en la floresta
Tárrega: Carnaval de Venecia
A real wizard will come to the castle in Rájec nad Svitavou! The world-renowned guitar magician Rafael Aguirre, like his instrument, comes from Spain, but despite his youth he has already managed to conquer literally the whole world with his breathtaking virtuosity. Rafael’s repertoire is virtually limitless, but at our festival he will go back to his roots and play Spanish and South American music with a subtle nod to France in the form of a guitar transcription of the first of Erik Satie’s tender piano Gymnopedies.
Tickets
250 CZK / 150 CZK
The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices / women choir
Dora Hristova / choirmaster
Program:
traditional bulgarian songs
Those who want to discover with their own ears the “secret of Bulgarian voices” must go to the concert of the legendary women’s choir of the same name in Kuřim. Does its mystery lie in the use of parallel fifths, which are taboo in classical European music, or are listeners enchanted by the traditional vocal technique creating a magical, multi-layered spherical colouring? Either way, next year the choir will celebrate 70 years of a successful worldwide career crowned with the prestigious Grammy Award for Best Folklore Recording, and our festival is delighted to be one of the congratulators.
Tickets
350 CZK / 250 CZK
Partner of the City:
Concert of the ensemble in residence
Diede Verpoest / viola
Pavel Fischer / violin, artistic leader
Markéta Janoušková / violin
Martin Stupka / viola
Erich Oskar Hütter / cello
Program:
Bohuslav Martinů: 3 madrigals for viola and violin H. 313
Antonín Dvořák: String quintet No. 3, op. 97
This year’s artist-in-residence Pavel Fischer will fulfil one of his artistic dreams at our festival concerts: to play pieces that have been close to his hearts for years with friends and colleagues whom he respects as top musicians and performers. In this regard, the theme “On the Way from the Roots to the Future” could not have struck a better note: Dvořák’s String Quintet with Two Violas in E flat major, Op. 97 draws inspiration from folklore music, the “roots” of practically all music. It will be complemented by Bohuslav Martinů’s Madrigals, a virtuosic duo for violin and viola that is one of Fischer’s all-time favourite chamber works. The charismatic Flemish violist Diede Verpoest, who will perform in the Czech Republic for the first time, the great Austrian cellist Erich Oskar Hütter, the star of the incoming Czech violin generation Markéta Janoušková and the outstanding violist and sought-after chamber musician Martin Stupka have accepted the invitation to join this project.
Tickets
300 CZK / 200 CZK
In cooperation with:
10:00-17:00
Lednicko-valtický areál
Music on bike
13 musical stops with music of many genres from classical to jazz and folklore music, all of that in attractive spots of the Lednice-Valtice area and Pálava. You can choose the cycling route according to concert destinations, preferred music genre or your physical condition. At each stop, quarter-hour concerts are repeated eight times a day.
Bl!ndman Saxophone Quartet
Pieter Pellens, Hendrik Pellens, Piet Rebel, Sebastiaan Cooman / saxophones
Eric Sleichim / electronics, artistic leader
Program:
Multiple Voice
Leoninus & Perotinus: Viderunt omnes
Motets CII & CIII (Bamberský kodex)
Eric Sleichim: Organum
Johannes Ciconia: Le Ray au Soleyl
Thierry De Mey: Palindrome
Johannes Ockeghem: Deo Gratias
Johannes Mouton : Salve, Mater salvatoris
Pierre de la Rue: Myn hert altyt heeft verlanghen
Dominique Phinot: Adieu Loyse
Jonathan Harvey: Ricercare una melodia
Josquin des Prez: La déploration de Johannes Ockeghem (Nymphe des bois)
Josquin des Prez: Qui Habitat
As is evident from the title of the programme, four voices are sometimes not enough for the creative and virtuoso saxophonists of the BL!NDMAN quartet. The “Multiple voice” programme presents gems from the inexhaustible source of Franco-Flemish polyphony from the 12th to the 16th century, complemented by three contemporary pieces. The evening will feature canons of up to 36 voices; the multiplication of the melodic lines will be the work of artistic director and ensemble founder Eric Sleichim, who will play with the sound of the saxophones in real time at the mixing desk in the unique space of the Bystřice church.
Tickets
300 CZK / 200 CZK
In cooperation with:
Concert of the ensemble in residence
Katya Apekisheva / piano
Pavel Fischer / violin, artistic leader
Markéta Janoušková / violin
Diede Verpoest / viola
Erich Oskar Hütter / cello
Program:
Béla Bartók: Allegro barbaro BB 63 (Sz. 49)
Pavel Fischer: Morava Quartet (2 části)
Béla Bartók: Piano quintet in C major BB 33 (Sz. 23)
Bartók’s energetic and emotionally charged piano quintet and Fischer’s wild folklore quartet suite Morava are, despite their apparent light-heartedness, extremely technically demanding works and pose a challenge to performing musicians. For this programme, Pavel Fischer, the 27th Festival’s Artist in Residence, has invited true masters to join him on stage: Katya Apekisheva, one of the world’s best pianists, the charismatic Belgian violist Diede Verpoest, the great Austrian cellist Erich Oskar Hütter and Markéta Janoušková, a star of the emerging violin generation.
Tickets
300 CZK / 200 CZK
In cooperation with:
Bl!ndman Saxophone Quartet
Pieter Pellens, Hendrik Pellens, Piet Rebel, Sebastiaan Cooman / saxophones
Eric Sleichim / electronic, artistic leader
Program:
BL!NDMAN plays BACH
Johann Sebastian Bach :
BWV 766 „Christ, der du bist der belle Tag“
BWV 770 „Ach, was soll ich Sünder machen“
BWV 767 „O Gott, du frommer Gott“
BWV 768 „Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig“
The world-famous saxophone quartet BL! NDMAN will make perfect use of the courtyard of the castle in Náměšt’ nad Oslavou: thanks to the unique local acoustics, the great interpretive skills of the four saxophonists, the incredible sonic possibilities of their instruments and the passion of the ensemble’s artistic director Eric Sleichim for real-time electronic editing of voices, you will have the feeling that Bach’s famous chorale partitas are really pouring out of the organ pipes. The congenial transcription of the originally organ pieces is also the work of Eric Sleichim, who, along with his ensemble, is a favourite guest of our festival.
Tickets
300 CZK / 200 CZK
In cooperation with:
Concert for Ukraine
Veronika Lemishenko / harp
Liliia Konstantinova / harp
Program:
Domenico Scarlatti: Sonáta in A major K. 209
August Durand: La Valse in Es major
Jean-Marie Plane: Sonata
Myroslav Skoryk: Memory
Vasyl Barvinsky: Dumka
Felix Godefroid: Carnaval de Venise
Evgen Andreev: „Souvenir“ pro harfové duo
Not only bravery, but also musicality and songfulness are characteristic features of the Ukrainian nation. City music ensembles were and still are inherent participants in all ceremonies, processions, rituals or rites, playing and singing Ukrainian dumas and songs. It is this distinctive part of Ukrainian national music and at the same time a peculiar symbolic code of their national history and culture that must not be missing from this year’s festival programme.
Tickets
250 CZK / 150 CZK
Judith Jáuregui / piano
Program:
Manuel de Falla: Homenaje „Le tombeau de Claude Debussy“
Claude Debussy: Estampes
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Valsa da dor
Isaac Albéniz: Suite Española op. 47 (výběr: Granada, Sevilla, Aragón)
Federico Mompou: Scènes d’enfants
Alberto Ginastera: Danzas Argentinas
Gently tamed passion, expressive yet refined expression, virtuosity in the service of a distinctive interpretative view… these are the things that the delicate pianist Judith Jáuregui has impressed the art world by in recent years. This charming Spaniard with Mexican roots will make her Moravian debut at Boskovice Castle, where she will play the music of her heart – Spanish, French and South American – for the festival audience.
Tickets
300 CZK / 200 CZK
Judith Jáuregui / piano
Program:
Manuel de Falla: Homenaje „Le tombeau de Claude Debussy“
Claude Debussy: Estampes
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Valsa da dor
Isaac Albéniz: Suite Española op. 47 (výběr: Granada, Sevilla, Aragón)
Federico Mompou: Scènes d’enfants
Alberto Ginastera: Danzas Argentinas
Gently tamed passion, expressive yet refined expression, virtuosity in the service of a distinctive interpretative view… these are the things that the delicate pianist Judith Jáuregui has impressed the art world by in recent years. This charming Spaniard with Mexican roots makes her Moravian debut at our festival, pleasing the audience with the music of her heart – Spanish, French and South American.
Tickets
250 CZK / 150 CZK
PaCoRa Trio
Stanislav Palúch / violin
Marcel Comendant / dulcimer
Róbert Ragan / double bass
Program:
Roots
The charismatic PaCoRa trio celebrates its coming of age this year: it was founded in 2004 as a project of three musicians who love jazz, swing and classical music and are deeply rooted in the music of their ancestors – the folklore of Slovakia and Moldova. For eighteen years, PaCoRa has been enchanting audiences with its unique style, where Slovak and Moldovan folklore swings jazzily, swing evergreens meet world music and funk, and where the cimbalom may take the part of the piano in a jazz trio…
Tickets
250 CZK / 150 CZK
19:30
Telč
Panský dvůr Telč
Marek Balog / violin
Drahoslav Bango / piano
Program:
Roots of hungarian gipsy music
Tickets
250 CZK / 150 CZK
Mužský sbor z Kyjova
Jiří Petrů / choirmaster
Few musical fellowships fulfil the motto of this year’s festival as perfectly as the Kyjov Male Choir, which has been working without interruption for over six decades. The repertoire of the choir, which has twice been evaluated as the best folklore choir in the Czech Republic, is around 500 folklore songs from the Kyjov region. The festival concert is a musical tribute to the Kyjov native Jaromír Nečas, a folklore expert and lover who helped the world discover Moravian folk music.
in cooperation with the town of Tišnov
Tickets
250 CZK / 150 CZK
Sirba Octet
Richard Schmoucler / violin, artistic leader
Laurent Manaud-Pallas / violin
Grégoire Vecchioni / alto
Claude Giron / cello
Bernard Cazauran / double bass
Rémi Delangle / clarinet
Iurie Morar / dulcimer
Christophe Henry / piano
Program:
Tantz!
Kolomishka
Hora de Bessarabie
Fantaisie Roumaine
Suite de Moldavie
Doina Ciobanului / Sirba
Vu bistu geven / Der yid in Yerushalaim / Batuta de la Sarata
Bessarabye
Hora Flacailor
Chava Alberstein: Ikh shtey unter a bokserboym
Coragheasca
Jalea Tiganilor / Opa Tsupa / Yom Shabes yom
A Gute Vokh
Oyfn Veg Shteyt A Boym / Avreml der Marvikher
The virtuoso violinist Richard Schmoucler, artistic director of the renowned French ensemble Sirba Octet, pays tribute to the traditional music of his ancestral lands. With a programme entitled Tanzt! / Dance! the ensemble has built perfect bridges between the past and the present, thus linking Romanian, Moldavian, Russian and Hungarian melodies. All the musicians of Sirba Octet are true masters of their instruments, but their virtuosity in performance is enhanced by the attractive informal interpretation of folklore musicians. Two violins, viola, cello, double bass, clarinet, cimbalom and piano – welcome to a festival celebration full of catchy songs, lively Klezmer dances and endless energy!
Gickets
500 CZK / 350 CZK, 350 CZK / 250 CZK, 250 CZK
Koncert hejtmana Jihomoravského kraje
Sirba Octet
Richard Schmoucler / violin, artistic leader
Laurent Manaud-Pallas / violin
Grégoire Vecchioni / alto
Claude Giron / cello
Bernard Cazauran / double bass
Philippe Berrod / clarinet
Iurie Morar / dulcimer
Christophe Henry / piano
Program:
Tantz!
Kolomishka
Hora de Bessarabie
Fantaisie Roumaine
Suite de Moldavie
Doina Ciobanului / Sirba
Vu bistu geven / Der yid in Yerushalaim / Batuta de la Sarata
Bessarabye
Hora Flacailor
Chava Alberstein: Ikh shtey unter a bokserboym
Coragheasca
Jalea Tiganilor / Opa Tsupa / Yom Shabes yom
A Gute Vokh
Oyfn Veg Shteyt A Boym / Avreml der Marvikher
The virtuoso violinist Richard Schmoucler, artistic director of the renowned French ensemble Sirba Octet, pays tribute to the traditional music of his ancestral lands. With a programme entitled Tanzt! / Dance! the ensemble has built perfect bridges between the past and the present, thus linking Romanian, Moldavian, Russian and Hungarian melodies. All the musicians of Sirba Octet are true masters of their instruments, but their virtuosity in performance is enhanced by the attractive informal interpretation of folklore musicians. Two violins, viola, cello, double bass, clarinet, cimbalom and piano – welcome to a festival celebration full of catchy songs, lively Klezmer dances and endless energy!
in cooperation with the town of Hustopeče
Tickets
350 CZK / 250 CZK
19:30
Milotice
Chateau
Duo du Rêve
Jana Jarkovská / flute
Bohumír Stehlík / piano
Program:
Antonín Rejcha: Sonata in G major op. 54 for piano and flute
Jiří Teml: Pohádka (premiere)
Bohuslav Martinů: Sonata for flute and piano H. 306
Pavol Šimai: Sonatinafor flute and piano
Do you want to experience a fairy-tale evening? Come to the beautiful frescoed hall of the Milotice castle and let yourself be led into dreams by the charming programme prepared for the festival by a pair of musicians who have been performing for over ten years as the internationally successful Duo du Rêve. After the “romantic classic” Rejcha, we will be treated to the world premiere of a piece by Jiří Teml, whose compositions flutist Jana Jarkovská enjoys performing and recording, then to a soaring Martinů Sonata and a playful Šimai Sonatina… the sound of a ten-course golden flute of the Verne Q. Powell brand played by Jana Jarkovská can even lead you out of the labyrinth in the local castle garden!
in cooperation with the town of Kyjov
Tickets
250 CZK / 150 CZK
Natia Beraia, Tamar Beraia / piano
Program:
Franz Schubert: Fantasia f moll op. 103, D. 940 (čtyřručně)
Zakaria Paliashvili: Elegy (Natia Beraia)
Meri Davitashvili: Khorumi (Natia Beraia)
Antonín Dvořák: Ze Šumavy op. 68, výběr: č. 1 „Na přástkách“ a č. 5 „Klid“ (čtyřručně)
Giya Kancheli: 3 Miniatures (Tamar Beraia)
Revaz Lagidze: Rondo toccata (Tamar Beraia)
Antonín Dvořák: Slovanské tance op. 46 č. 2 a č. 8, op. 72 č. 2 (čtyřručně)
Johannes Brahms: Maďarské tance č. 1, 4, 6 (čtyřručně)
What do you think of when you hear the name “Georgia”? Tea or wine; loyal festival-goers will fondly remember Countess Tamara Kinsky, who was a Georgian princess. And you will also surely think of Georgia’s beautiful script, in which the names of the two Berai sisters, phenomenal world-renowned pianists, look like lace: ნათია და თამარ ბერაია. With the compositions of their compatriots, the two ladies, in their first performance in the Czech Republic, prove to us that the music of the proud Black Sea nation is as enchanting and inspiring as their script.
Tickets
250 CZK / 150 CZK
JeFis Duo
Pavel Fischer / violin, voice
Jakub Jedlinský / acordeon, voice
Program:
„Blood and honey” – Music of Balcan
Doina
Tanz, tanz Yidalekh
Račenica
Los Bilbilicos
Gankino horo
Karpatská
Freylekhs
Bre Sarika
Marel o Del
Hava nagila
This year’s artist in residence Pavel Fischer will present one of his many musical faces in Lysice. There are many etymological explanations of the word “Balkan”, but the most beautiful and concise one considers the origin of the word to be a compound of Turkish “bal” – blood and “kan” – honey. The programme entitled “Blood and Honey” will offer not only the captivating melodies of the Balkans, but also original compositions by the members of the duo influenced by the idiom of Eastern European music. “We have always been captivated by the melodic exoticism and the endless richness of character and style contrasts in the music of this region. One moment you are swept away by a wild dance rhythm and the next you are enchanted by the sweetest of melodies…”
Tickets
250 CZK / 150 CZK
Natia Beraia, Tamar Beraia / piano
Program:
Franz Schubert: Fantasia f moll op. 103, D. 940 (čtyřručně)
Zakaria Paliashvili: Elegy (Natia Beraia)
Meri Davitashvili: Khorumi (Natia Beraia)
Antonín Dvořák: Ze Šumavy op. 68, výběr: č. 1 „Na přástkách“ a č. 5 „Klid“ (čtyřručně)
Giya Kancheli: 3 Miniatures (Tamar Beraia)
Revaz Lagidze: Rondo toccata (Tamar Beraia)
Antonín Dvořák: Slovanské tance op. 46 č. 2 a č. 8, op. 72 č. 2 (čtyřručně)
Johannes Brahms: Maďarské tance č. 1, 4, 6 (čtyřručně)
What do you think of when you hear the name “Georgia”? Tea or wine; loyal festival-goers will fondly remember Countess Tamara Kinsky, who was a Georgian princess. And you will also surely think of Georgia’s beautiful script, in which the names of the two Berai sisters, phenomenal world-renowned pianists, look like lace: ნათია და თამარ ბერაია. With the compositions of their compatriots, the two ladies, in their first performance in the Czech Republic, prove to us that the music of the proud Black Sea nation is as enchanting and inspiring as their script.
Tickets
250 CZK / 150 CZK
Sergey Khachatryan / violin
Lusine Khachatryan / piano
Program:
Our roots
“What will the listeners hear? In a word: Armenia. From folklore to contemporary music. Komitas, Aram Khachatryan, Vago Zakaryan, Arno Babadzhanyan… you can look forward to a fantastic journey through Armenian music,” Sergey Khachatryan describes his festival program entitled “Our Roots”. This one of the brightest violin stars of the contemporary world will perform in the magnificent setting of the riding hall of Valtice Castle together with her sister, the excellent pianist Lusine.
Tickets
350 CZK / 250 CZK
Concert of the ensemble in residence
Anaïs Gaudemard / harp
Kaspar Zehnder / flulet, artistic leader
Wolfgang Klinser / clarinet
Rahel Maria Rilling, Giovanni Guzzo / violin
Amihai Grosz / viola
Dávid Adorján / cello
Program:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet quintet A major KV 581
Claude Debussy: Sonata for flute, viola and harp
Maurice Ravel: Introduction et Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet
For an ensemble comprising exclusively the stars of their respective fields, there is the apt English term “all-star ensemble”. This year’s dramaturge Kaspar Zehnder will assemble one very bright musical constellation in the inspiring surroundings of the Náměšť library and will also present himself as a virtuoso flautist alongside his outstanding colleagues in an attractive Austrian-French programme.
Tickets
350 CZK / 250 CZK
Bálint Karosi / organ
Program:
Johann Sebastian Bach:
Preludium and fugue in C major BWV 531
„Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist“ BWV 667
„Komm, heiliger Geist, Herr Gott“ BWV 652
„Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier“ BWV 730
Triová sonáta č. 6 G dur BWV 530
Koncert a moll BWV 593
Toccata, adagio and fugue in C major BWV 564
Johann Sebastian Bach was an exceptional organ virtuoso, but he also understood the instrument technically and acoustically. He is said to have regretted not having ‘eine recht grosse und recht schöne Orgel – a really big and really beautiful organ’. However, there is no record of what ‘his’ organ should have looked and sounded like. He would certainly have been satisfied with the sound of the instrument in the church in Netín, which was made six years ago by the Kuřim organ-building workshop Attentus Qualitatis for the old case by Jan Komorník from 1780–1781. Thanks to the generous donors led by Count František Podstatzky-Lichtenstein, one of the first supporters of our festival, we can enjoy Bach’s magnificent music in Netín in an equally magnificent performance of one of the most respected Bach interpreters – the world renowned organist Bálint Karosi.
Tickets
250 CZK / 150 CZK
Sergey Khachatryan / violin
Lusine Khachatryan / piano
Program:
Our roots
“What will the listeners hear? In a word: Armenia. From folklore to contemporary music. Komitas, Aram Khachatryan, Vago Zakaryan, Arno Babadzhanyan… you can look forward to a fantastic journey through Armenian music,” Sergey Khachatryan describes his festival program entitled “Our Roots”. This one of the brightest violin stars of the contemporary world will perform in the magnificent setting of the Besední dům in Ivančice together with her sister, the excellent pianist Lusine.
Tickets
350 CZK / 250 CZK
19:30
Netín
Church of Assumption of Virgin Mary
Bálint Karosi / organ
Program:
Johann Sebastian Bach:
Preludium and fugue in C major BWV 531
„Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist“ BWV 667
„Komm, heiliger Geist, Herr Gott“ BWV 652
„Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier“ BWV 730
Triová sonáta č. 6 G dur BWV 530
Koncert a moll BWV 593
Toccata, adagio and fugue in C major BWV 564
Johann Sebastian Bach was an exceptional organ virtuoso, but he also understood the instrument technically and acoustically. He is said to have regretted not having ‘eine recht grosse und recht schöne Orgel – a really big and really beautiful organ’. However, there is no record of what ‘his’ organ should have looked and sounded like. At our festival, Bach’s brilliant music will be presented by the world-renowned organist Bálint Karosi, one of the most respected Bach interpreters. He need not worry about the quality of the instrument here: a great organ from the Doubek & son organ-building company from 1997 awaits him in the church in Hustopeče.
In cooperation with the town of Velké Meziříčí
Tickets
250 CZK / 150 CZK
19:00
Zlín
Congress house
Ceremonial closing concert
Koncert rezidenčního souboru festivalu
Magdalena Kožená / mezzosoprán
Sir Simon Rattle / klavír
Giovanni Guzzo / housle
Rahel Maria Rilling / housle
Amihai Grosz / viola
Dávid Adorján / violoncello
Kaspar Zehnder / flétna
Christopher Richards / klarinet
Program:
Ernest Chausson: “Chanson perpétuelle”, Op. 37
Igor Stravinskij: Three songs from William Shakespeare
Richard Strauss: Drei Lieder der Ophelia
Johannes Brahms: Fünf Ophelia-Lieder
Johannes Brahms: Zwei Gesänge, Op.91
Leoš Janáček: Říkadla
Antonín Dvořák: Gypsy Songs, Op. 55 – a selection (arranged by Duncan Ward)
The spectacular finale of this year’s festival will take place in the beautiful concert hall in Zlín with distinguished guests led by the patroness of the festival, mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená. Not only she is a great singer, but she also manages to build her concerts perfectly in terms of dramaturgy. This time it will be no different: in addition to her partner Sir Simon Rattle as pianist, Magdalena has invited her friends, outstanding soloists in their respective fields, to collaborate with her, together forming a completely unique group working exclusively on this chamber project. One of the highlights will be several Dvořák songs arranged especially for this ensemble by the English composer and conductor Duncan Ward, or Janáček’s Nursery Rhymes, of which Magdalena found arrangements for voice, piano and clarinet: “Everyone knows the Nursery Rhymes in their final choral version, but Janáček’s first sketches are for clarinet and piano. They are almost never performed like this; I’m looking forward to performing them for our festival audience!”
Tickets
1 000 – 2 500 CZK