Events

Christmas concert by the band Ozvěna.

Experience the magic of Christmas with us with traditional English carols and the cantata "A Ceremony of Carols" by Benjamin Britten for mixed choir and harp. The first part will feature ancient Christmas hymns that inspired Britten and will draw you into the "Galaxy" of English medieval poetry.

PROGRAM: B. Britten: A Ceremony of Carols Traditional: God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, J. F. Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful, hymn: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel and others PERFORMERS: SILENTIUM! ensemble Artistic director: Tereza Válková Harp: Hana Hrachovinová

SOLOISTS: Lenka Cafourková, Martin Ptáček, Jakub Kubín, Jan Kukal and others Organ: Ondřej Múčka

A musical ensemble composed of young musicians with a passion for live playing and improvisation. Under the leadership of bandleader Mojmír Bártek, they perform in the rhythm of jazz, swing, Latin and jazz rock.

The popular Prague blues-rock band Žlutý Pes is embarking on an autumn club tour to celebrate the release of an exclusive vinyl version of their legendary album Yellow Dog. After thirty years, Suprahon fills a gap in the band's discography, when its greatest hits existed only in digital form. The vinyl uses the original graphics of the original CD, adds rich documentation in an online dimension, and for the first time presents the perfect analog sound of the original recording. Each concert will also be the debut of a new LP with an autograph session and a perfect opportunity for collectors and fans of the band.

Daddy, how is a bride sold? How did you come to know that someone would sell a bride, Hurvínek? Well, I read here: The National Theatre in Brno is performing Bedřich Smetana's opera The Bartered Bride. So how is it, Daddy? Well, you know, it's just like... how should I put it to you... it's a trick to buy a bride for yourself. So now I'm a fool - is it being sold or bought? You know what, Hurvajz, take Žeryk and Mánička and we'll go to the opera, it'll be easier than explaining it to you!

“The story of Advent and Christmas is magical and does not have to be just a story of a few December days. In the words of the fourth wise man, I want to know one day that if I had to live my earthly life again, I would not want it to be any other than this one,” says director Hana Achilles. Creators and performers: Director and libretto: Hana Achilles Music: Jiří Mottl, Jan Rokyta Performers: Folk Instrument Orchestra conducted by Dominik Orság and Girls' Choir conducted by Ondřej Bazala Recitation: Anna Pospíchalová j. h. / Pavel Hromádka j. h.

LEOŠ JANÁČEK Amarus, cantata for solos, choir and orchestra based on a poem by Jaroslav Vrchlický ANTONÍN REJCHA Te Deum for solos, choir and orchestra Simona Šaturová soprano Daniel Matoušek tenor Jiří Brückler bass Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno Choirmaster Joel Hána Brno Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor Dennis Russell Davies Janáček's Amarus 125 Amara, his first cantata, was written by Leoš Janáček (1854–1928) at the age of forty-three, after his many years of experience as the leader of the Brno Beseda choir. Vrchlický's poem appealed to him with its atmosphere (not description) of monastic life, which he knew so well and which was inscribed in his soul during the years when the human soul is most receptive. The Králové Monastery in Old Brno, its gloomy corridors, the old church, the vast gardens, my poor, youthful life spent there, the loneliness and longing, all of this was so close to Amar. Leoš Janáček

“The story of Advent and Christmas is magical and does not have to be just a story of a few December days. In the words of the fourth wise man, I want to know one day that if I had to live my earthly life again, I would not want it to be any other than this one,” says director Hana Achilles. Creators and performers: Director and libretto: Hana Achilles Music: Jiří Mottl, Jan Rokyta Performers: Folk Instrument Orchestra conducted by Dominik Orság and Girls' Choir conducted by Ondřej Bazala Recitation: Anna Pospíchalová j. h. / Pavel Hromádka j. h.

In 2006, five young musicians came together in Brno with a common desire to experience the legacy of rock giants Led Zeppelin firsthand. Together, they founded the band Myst with the aim of conveying to listeners the unique atmosphere of legendary songs such as Stairway To Heaven, Immigrant Song, Whole Lotta Love and many others. The performance of the now experienced musicians is not so much about authentic appearance as about the sound and energy that Led Zeppelin were famous for. Few singers can come close to Robert Plant's voice on stage like frontman Zdeněk. Guitarist Ondra, on the other hand, brilliantly mastered Page's riffs at the age of thirteen. The rhythm section, performed by the energetic bassist Mira and drummer Menat, with a gong and Ludwig drums, will remind you why the airship was made of lead. Marek joins them on keyboards to bring the sound to perfection in thoughtful songs such as No Quarter. ...and a double-neck guitar as a bonus! In 2023, guitarist Derias left the band after many years and was replaced by Ondra.

The band Žamboši has been playing since 2002 and today you can see them on stage in a trio of heroes, consisting of Jan Žamboch /guitar and author/, Jiří Nedavaška /drums and samples/ and Aleš Mrnuštík /bass/. All five of the band's older albums were nominated for the Anděl award in the Folk category. The sixth album, Skrýš, contains thirteen beautiful songs full of stories. Jan's lyrics feature real characters, whether living or forever dreaming, but always with a message that he hopes will uplift the soul.

The search for lost youth, woven with the rhythms of the Viennese waltz, in Rococo costumes, with a smile, a bit of sentiment and wisdom, is the staging of the famous Rose-Colored Horse. Time is a strange thing, it doesn't change things. The aging marshal has a young lover, Octavian, but she knows that such loves don't last forever. Little does she know that when she sends Octavian as a companion with a silver rose, she herself will bring about the end of their relationship.

"Frank Zappa's music in a purely Wallachian performance. And there will be a saxophone, friends..."

The Czech rapper of Ukrainian origin and one of the prominent figures of contemporary Brno hip-hop is back at Fléda!

Divokej Bill is a Czech folk rock band from Úval in the Prague-East district, founded by singer Václav Bláha in 1998.

sinks sinks are a noise-rock trio from Brno. Musically, they mix groovy bass lines with complex, yet danceable beats and minimalist, explosive guitar. Their lyrics deal with anger, hardships and the issues of life in late capitalism. Audiences across Europe praise the energy, expressiveness and rawness of their live performances, which sinks continue to prove with their tireless touring. Kosmetik Institut Kosmetik Institut draws primarily on the influences of the 1980s New Wave in their work. Austere synths, drum machines and post-punk guitar riffs complement Czech melancholic lyrics that deal with the empty spaces of the outer and inner worlds.

Stoner doom bulldozer Dopelord will end their winter tour for their fifteenth anniversary in Brno! Since their first album, the band has been demonstrating their love for dense Sabbath riffs, seventies vintage heavy rock and proto-metal. They have a number of full-length albums and EPs in their arsenal, including the critically acclaimed Children of the Haze, an album released by their own label in 2017. Their current album Songs for Satan was released in 2023 under the Blues Funeral Recordings label. Get ready for a massive sound and unstoppable fuzzy riffs that crush everything that stands in their way.

MARTIN JAKUBÍČEK A Thousand Angels, premiere MELIKA YILDIZ Bethlehem Magdalenka and Kantiléna choirmasters Veronika Novosádová and Michal Jančík Kantiléna is a select children's and youth choir at the Brno Philharmonic; its three departments are attended by around 150 singers aged 5 to 19. It was founded in 1956 as the Šlapanice Children's Choir on the initiative of Ivan Sedláček, its later long-time artistic director. In 1967 it became a select ensemble with its current name and has been working at the Brno Philharmonic since 1984 and has participated in its events.

We cordially invite you to an unconventional evening divided into two theater scenes. The first will be dedicated to tender and less dramatic things. The second scene after the intermission will offer flying classics spiced up with an unusual genius loci.

The traditional Folk Team Christmas party at the Brno Metro Music Bar has been a part of the end of the year for many years and this year will be no different. The Folk Team will perform with the following lineup: Roman Venclovský – vocals, dance, Ivan Huvar – guitars, vocals, Pavel Kopřiva – violin, spoken word, Roman Jež – keyboards, Martin Kostaš – guitars, Petr Sládek – bass guitar and Petr Šupler – drums. They will perform proven hits and new songs from the upcoming album!

Where did opera originate? What is a libretto? Who is a stage manager? And what does a stage designer need to know? You will learn this and much more at our workshop. Participants will learn about the opera genre, the process of creating a production, the operation of the theater and the professions that work in the theater. It also includes a taste of opera singing. Participants will experience several related activities that will give them the opportunity to look behind the scenes at the functioning of the opera theater, the opera genre and its demands. The workshop also includes a short tour of the Janáček Theater.

My Fair Lady, “the perfect musical,” as the work of composer Frederick Loew and librettist Alan Jay Lerner is often called, was based on the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. This is a well-known fact. The original comedy, with the ironic subtitle “a romantic play in five acts” by the Irish-born but, after Shakespeare, the most important English playwright, was written in 1912 and only two years later, after having appeared on stages in Vienna, Berlin and Prague, was staged in London, where its plot takes place. The play caused a stir on the stage with the previously unheard-of juicy curse “bloody arse” (“fucked ass,” in Ota Ornest’s Czech translation “rotten ass”). In the Brno version, which entered the history of Czech theatre with the epithet "from Zelňák" in 1999, the unforgettable exclamation was heard: "Suck your rotten ass!", 340 times! First at the Drama Stage and then at the Bishop's Court.

Three albums, three Syčáci operas and now a slightly feminist psycho-detective LONG, WIDE AND SIGHT-SEEING. The Syčáci with samples not only from the upcoming album.

Richard Müller, a legend of the Czech-Slovak music scene, an excellent singer with an unforgettable voice, musician, composer and lyricist, is going on a Christmas tour. Richard Müller will present a cross-section of the best songs from his more than 40-year musical career accompanied by top musicians and will also present new songs from the album Slovenská strela, which will be released this fall.

A loose group of musicians who are happy to play anything. The main part of the repertoire consists of folk and country music, but we also like to delve into folk songs, swing or jazz. The more daring ones also try classical music.

Canadian Shallow Waves transform post-punk into a dark, industrially pulsating organism that sounds as menacing as it is seductive. Their latest work confirms a significant departure from the established boundaries of the previously pure post-punk band. The Toronto trio draws inspiration from contemporaries like The Soft Moon (rip) and Model/Actriz, while not abandoning the legacy of Killing Joke and Ministry.

The acoustic trio of Michal Prokop (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Luboš Andršt (guitar) and Jan Hrubý (violin) has been playing since 1987 as a loose association of three prominent figures of the Czech music scene with a fixed repertoire, in which, in addition to perfect harmony, improvisation has always had great importance. During Luboš Andršt's long-term health indisposition and subsequent death, his place was taken by Andršt's and Prokop's close collaborator, guitarist Pavel Marcel, as in Prokop's "big band" Framus Five. Although the trio's repertoire has logically taken on a somewhat different form with the new member, the chemistry between the three musicians is of the same kind and the predominantly club concerts to which the trio gives are as powerful an experience as ever.

Where did opera originate? What is a libretto? Who is a stage manager? And what does a stage designer need to know? You will learn this and much more at our workshop. Participants will learn about the opera genre, the process of creating a production, the operation of the theater and the professions that work in the theater. It also includes a taste of opera singing. Participants will experience several related activities that will give them the opportunity to look behind the scenes at the functioning of the opera theater, the opera genre and its demands. The workshop also includes a short tour of the Janáček Theater.

Come and stop for a moment during Advent and enjoy the music associated with Christmas and the films that are essential for the holidays. Film and fairy tale melodies will be heard in the glow of candles in the unique atmosphere of the Royal Chapel at Špilberk. You can look forward to melodies from films such as Home Alone, The Grinch, A Christmas Carol, The Polar Express. The notorious Nutcracker ballet will also be performed. You will hear all of this performed by DUA violin&dulcimer.

Concert tickets allow visitors entry to the Light Park.

Performers:

Štěpán Blinka - violin

Jakub Šíbl - dulcimer

Two worldviews, one border between them – one embodies reason and light, the other is elemental, dark and irrational. One night, a charismatic shepherd arrives at the Christian court of King Roger, disrupting the established order of Christian values ​​and worldview. Does his teaching bring joy and goodness or only destruction and chaos? The opera King Roger by Polish composer Karol Szymanowski does not offer a clear answer; he himself described it as a mystery whose theme is man’s self-knowledge, his sexuality and spirituality.

My Fair Lady, “the perfect musical,” as the work of composer Frederick Loew and librettist Alan Jay Lerner is often called, was based on the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. This is a well-known fact. The original comedy, with the ironic subtitle “a romantic play in five acts” by the Irish-born but, after Shakespeare, the most important English playwright, was written in 1912 and only two years later, after having appeared on stages in Vienna, Berlin and Prague, was staged in London, where its plot takes place. The play caused a stir on the stage with the previously unheard-of juicy curse “bloody arse” (“fucked ass,” in Ota Ornest’s Czech translation “rotten ass”). In the Brno version, which entered the history of Czech theatre with the epithet "from Zelňák" in 1999, the unforgettable exclamation was heard: "Suck your rotten ass!", 340 times! First at the Drama Stage and then at the Bishop's Court.

Živé kvety was a Slovak rock band that was formed in Bratislava in 1994 around the singer and lyricist Lucie Piussi. Above all, his person is the group associated with the legendary Stoka Theatre. The group was founded by Lucia Piussi, Peter Bálik and Veronika Wiedermannová.

Come and stop for a moment during Advent and enjoy the music associated with Christmas and the films that are essential for the holidays. Film and fairy tale melodies will be heard in the glow of candles in the unique atmosphere of the Royal Chapel at Špilberk. You can look forward to melodies from films such as Home Alone, The Grinch, A Christmas Carol, The Polar Express. The notorious Nutcracker ballet will also be performed. You will hear all of this performed by DUA violin&dulcimer.

Concert tickets allow visitors entry to the Light Park.

Performers:

Štěpán Blinka - violin

Jakub Šíbl - dulcimer

The acoustic trio of Michal Prokop (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Luboš Andršt (guitar) and Jan Hrubý (violin) has been playing since 1987 as a loose association of three prominent figures of the Czech music scene with a fixed repertoire, in which, in addition to perfect harmony, improvisation has always had great importance. During Luboš Andršt's long-term health indisposition and subsequent death, his place was taken by Andršt's and Prokop's close collaborator, guitarist Pavel Marcel, as in Prokop's "big band" Framus Five. Although the trio's repertoire has logically taken on a somewhat different form with the new member, the chemistry between the three musicians is of the same kind and the predominantly club concerts to which the trio gives are as powerful an experience as ever.

The current band was formed in 2003 from the original jazz-oriented Mocca Band (hereinafter referred to as MB) founded in 1988 in Montreal, Canada (Mocca = acronym for MOravian-CAnadian). Bandleader Zdeněk Denis Blažek returned from emigration in 1992 and, together with the excellent drummer Petr Kudibal, put together a Brno line-up playing jazz-rock and Latin. MB recorded several songs for the Brno Radio in 1991, even with several original members from Canada - they were guitarist Freddy Rizk, a student of the great jazz guitar player Joe Passe, and vibraphonist, bassist and excellent arranger Eval Manigat (+2008).

Slovak producer, singer and audiovisual magician FVLCRVM releases his debut album Eest and goes on tour. He will perform a new AV show at the Kabinet MÚZ – genre-neutral, moody and visually captivating. Boredom is forbidden. “I enjoy everything, lots of things, sounds and moods – and everything only for a moment – ​​that’s why we designed the show so that it wouldn’t be boring for a second. Not even for me!” invites FVLCRVM to a concert. FVLCRVM blurs the lines between pop and underground, combining the playfulness and authenticity of live concerts with the energy of club nights. Euphoric melodies, fast tempos and ecstatic climaxes – all of this has its place. He successfully uses his skills as a multi-instrumentalist, DJ and motion designer in his own hand-made visuals that complement the musical component.

Why can't the whole world do without The Nutcracker at Christmas? Because Tchaikovsky's music, together with the Christmas story of little Klárka, will capture the heart of not only every little person at this time, but will also take adult viewers, parents and grandparents, back to their childhood. It is simply the ideal family Christmas title. For the sixth season, the NdB Ballet is presenting a magical and epic production from Montreal, Canada, with great success.

My Fair Lady, “the perfect musical,” as the work of composer Frederick Loew and librettist Alan Jay Lerner is often called, was based on the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. This is a well-known fact. The original comedy, with the ironic subtitle “a romantic play in five acts” by the Irish-born but, after Shakespeare, the most important English playwright, was written in 1912 and only two years later, after having appeared on stages in Vienna, Berlin and Prague, was staged in London, where its plot takes place. The play caused a stir on the stage with the previously unheard-of juicy curse “bloody arse” (“fucked ass,” in Ota Ornest’s Czech translation “rotten ass”). In the Brno version, which entered the history of Czech theatre with the epithet "from Zelňák" in 1999, the unforgettable exclamation was heard: "Suck your rotten ass!", 340 times! First at the Drama Stage and then at the Bishop's Court.

JIŘÍ ANTONÍN BENDA Symphony No. 5 in G major WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major KV 219 JAN VÁCLAV KALIVODA Symphony No. 5 in B minor, Op. 106 Milan Al-Ashhab violin Brno Philharmonic conductor Robert Kružík Concerts held during Advent shortly before Christmas Eve are dominated by the number five, which symbolically refers to the fifth candle, which people once placed in the middle of the Advent wreath and lit directly on Christmas Eve after dark. The fifth candle was white (a symbol of spiritual purity) and represented Jesus Christ himself. It was actually a messenger of light and hope…