One of the wonderful gifts for the festival’s 30th anniversary was this year’s artist residency. Where and on what keyboards did the phenomenal French artist Jean Rondeau play Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations? All four of his residency concerts were captured in a pleasant documentary by the festival’s videographers, led......
…what we were up to this May, we’ll be able to answer with a clear conscience — and with a photo story we’re delighted to share with you today! From Friday to Sunday, the dramaturgical triumvirate of the 31st festival – Peter Jarůšek, Pavel Nikl, and Simone Gramaglia......
We are proud of our lovely and outstanding patron, Magdalena Kožená! Yesterday, at the regional office, she received the South Moravian Region Award for her contribution contribution in the field of art from Governor Jan Grolich. Congratulations on this well-deserved honour! Our festival is delighted......
The jubilee edition is accompanied by a suitably polished spot: the malachite thirty was set in motion by our great graphic artists to the rhythm of the charming Renaissance song “Le bergier et la bergiere” by Jean Lecocq, performed by the excellent Flemish ensemble Utopia. If......
Our brand new programme can’t wait for you to dive in. Get into it HERE. Because we know you follow different clues when choosing concerts, you’ll find not only the cast of artists in the event details, but also a brief description of what to expect......
Fifteen days from now, the eagerly awaited D-Day will arrive: on Friday 31 January, we will publish the complete programme of the 30th edition of our festival. If you’ve read the words of this year’s brilliant dramaturge, Jelle Dierickx, you’ll already have an idea of the music......
We wish all festival supporters and partners a happy 2025!If you look closely at the New Year’s card (and indeed the entire new website graphic), you will see the number 30 sculpted from a precious stone. The festival will blow out 30 candles in June, and that calls......
Last week, our festival, together with the Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK, the Alamire Foundation and the Flemish Representation in the Czech Republic, prepared an extraordinary concert of the legendary Flemish vocal ensemble Huelgas Ensemble in the Church of St. Simon and Jude in Prague. For......
On Friday, 31st May, we officially opened this year’s edition of our festival at the Kyjov Municipal Cultural Centre. Watch the video report below, or you can find the reportage photos on our Facebook profile. The photo gallery here on the website will again be filled......
Before we start the fresh twenty-ninth edition on Friday, we have an important festival reprise and premiere in one: on Monday 27 May at 8:15 pm, the TV station ČT Art will broadcast a recording of last year’s opening concert. Remember? It took place in the newly......
Our dear patron Magdalena Kožená has prepared a truly luxurious gift for this year’s festival: together with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, they have recorded a new CD with songs by Bohuslav Martinů, Antonín Dvořák, Hans Krása and Gideon Klein on the Pentatone label.......
In the beautiful representative hall of the South Moravian Region office yesterday morning, the governor Jan Grolich welcomed the mayors of our festival towns. The working meeting was also attended by cultural workers and the entire festival team. We thank everyone present for the pleasant......
A triple icing on this year´s Festival cake are the concerts and compositions of our Artist in residence. We are very honored that the renowned pianist, conductor and composer Olli Mustonen has accepted our invitation to perform in all three of his creative capacities. During......
Let us continue on the festival pilgrimage that for 29 years has brought ever new musical experiences to the beautiful venues of our festival cities and towns. Like all “four” years in our country, this year will be the Year of Czech Music. Concentus Moraviae......
Our website, dressed in new colours and decorated with new graphic objects from the workshop of Tobiáš Grolich and Radim Kučera, pulls back the curtain covering the 29th edition of the festival. Take a peek a little further: the dramaturge is once again Aleš Březina, the musicologist......
The beautiful Sokol Hall in Náměšt’ nad Oslavou welcomed a meeting of mayors of the festival towns. Sixteen councillors together with the festival organizing team planned the shape of this year’s festival in a great creative atmosphere.We are looking forward to the ceremonial parade of mayors with the town......
We can’t wait for the opening ceremony of this year’s festival on 30th May! We look forward to the excellent Concentus Musicus Wien and conductor Tomáš Netopil performing Beethoven’s Eroica in the newly renovated magnificent Assembly Hall of the Kroměříž Castle.Want to know more? Watch the videoinvitation....
Thank you all for an amazing year 2022; we look forward to seeing you in 2023!...
Do you want to have the newsletter directly in your email inbox? Subscribe on the home page of our website. Our dear supporters, step into spring with pleasant news from the preparations of our festival. In today´s newsletter, you will find out which embassies and foreign cultural......
We are very pleased to welcome foreign representatives among the partners of the 26th year: the traditional festival ally is the Representation of the Flemish Government, whose generous support will welcome not only the main dramaturge Jelle Dierickx, but also four wonderful programs from Flanders:......