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New Year's concert of the Beseda Brno choir.

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Slavonic Dances, Selection from Series I, Op. 46 JAN NOVÁK Philharmonic Dances BENJAMIN JUSUPOV Go Tango! ARTURO MÁRQUEZ Danzón (Dance) No. 2 JOHN ADAMS The Chairman Dances (The Chairman Dances), foxtrot for orchestra ALBERTO GINASTERA Danzas (Dances) from the ballet Estancia Brno Philharmonic conductor Dennis Russell Davies

Brno Philharmonic 70 The Brno State Philharmonic was established on January 1, 1956, by the merger of two ensembles: the Brno Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Brno Region Symphony Orchestra. On the same day, a concert was held at the Stadium on Kounicova Street, conducted by Zbyněk Mrkos, featuring works by P. I. Tchaikovsky, but still under the auspices of the regional orchestra. Nevertheless, this event can be considered the de facto concert debut of the Philharmonic, which has been organizing its New Year's concerts regularly since then (with the exception of 2021, when the concert was canceled due to the pandemic), symbolically not only welcoming the arrival of the new year, but also celebrating its birthday, which will be its seventieth in 2026.

The plot takes us to a village where Jeník and Mařenka live, two young people who love each other. However, Mařenka is to marry the son of a rich farmer, Mícha, to whom her father is in debt. However, the young girl is not going to just give up her love and refuses to marry the chosen groom. Jeník is clever and uses the matchmaker Kecal. However, he and Mařenka do not tell each other about their plans and the whole thing gets a bit confusing... Ondřej Havelka has created a masterfully played musical theatre that is based on beautiful folk traditions, but at the same time has found a unique perspective on the entire opera. It takes place not, as is usually the case, in the summer during the harvest festival, but during the time of Masopust, or as we call it in Moravia, Fašanka! So you can look forward not only to comedians in the 3rd act, but also to a series of genuine Moravian Fašanka masquerades.

Without borders or beyond? How long will the true love of Rosina and Almaviva, which was supposed to be forever, last, and when will the innocent flirtation with Cherubino turn into something much more serious? Where are the boundaries in human relationships… After the successful production of Handel's Alcina, director Jiří Heřman and I will set out to discover the beauties of Mozart's music and his opera, which enjoys unwavering popularity all over the world. And it is no wonder, because The Marriage of Figaro, in addition to brilliant and sparkling music that will sweep you away with its incessant flow similar to a mountain stream, also boasts an almost dramatic libretto. And how could it not, when the basis for Da Ponte was the play of the same name by the excellent French playwright Pierre de Beaumarchais.

VLADISLAV AGAMURADOV / vocals Piano collaboration: dept. as. MgA. MAROŠ KLÁTIK, ArtD. Collaborators: ZUZANA JEŘÁBKová j. h., PAVEL JANEČKA j. h., BEDŘIŠKA PONÍŽILOVÁ, ANDREJ PRACHÁR / vocals Program: Giuseppe Verdi: L’esule; Francesco Paolo Tosti: Sogno, L’ultima canzone, Ideale, Ridonami la calma!; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma – duet of Adalgisa and Pollioni “Eccola! va, mi lascia”; Tofiq Quliyev: Ürük Mänyları (Songs of the Heart) – Säne də qalmaz; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Sreď šumnogo bala, op. 38, no. 3; Sergei Rachmaninov: Ně poj, krasavica pri mně, op. 4 no. 4; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow – duet of Hanna and Danila “Lippen schweigen”; Bedřich Smetana: The Bartered Bride – recitative “Yes! That would be nice”, duet of Esmeralda and the Principal “The Love Animal”; Gioachino Rossini: Duetto buffo di due gatti

A timeless tragic story of a courtesan hoping for the happiness of true love. For a brief moment it seems so close, but it is only a dream. A chamber drama in the classic direction of Zbyněk Srba.

BERNAT IZARD

Piano collaboration: MgA. ADAM ZÁVODSKÝ Program: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for cello and piano in E minor, op. 38; Antonín Dvořák: Silence of the Forest for cello and orchestra, op. 68 No. 5

How high is the price for trying to be a good ruler and build a great empire? The basis of Verdi's opera is the Old Testament story of the captivity of the Jewish people by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar and their desire to return to their homeland. A story that still does not lose its power and relevance, and whose personification is the famous chorus "Va, pensiero, sull'alidorate" (Fly, thought, on wings of gold...). Like other Verdi works, however, Nabucco also hides another, more intimate layer about love, the two sisters Fenena and Abigail and their conflict for the love of their beloved man and father. Verdi portrayed everything with the feeling of a true playwright, and the music full of immediacy, passion and temperament rightly captivates the audience to this day.

JAN NEČASKÝ / cello Piano collaboration: doc. RENATA LICHNOVSKÁ Program: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude from Suite No. 6 in D major for solo cello, BWV 1012; Bohuslav Martinů: Sonata for cello and piano No. 3, H. 340, Variations on a theme by Rossini for cello and piano, H. 290; César Franck: Sonata in A major for cello and piano, FWV 8.

Brno Philharmonic Choir Beseda Brněnská and their organ concert at the end of Christmas.

EVA BESKYDOVÁ, MAREK CHMIEL, ANDREA MIŽENKOVÁ, ANNA PACVOŇOVÁ, ANNA VONDRŮ, VLADIMÍR ARZT, JIŘÍ PIPEK Co-performers: NORA STOŠIĆ, KLÁRA LESÁKOVÁ j. h. / guitar Program: Anton Diabelli: Sonata No. 3; Federico Moreno Torroba: Turegano, Torija, Alcaniz; Roland Dyens: Libra Sonatina; Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: 24 Caprichos de Goya; Astor Piazzolla: Invierno Porteño, History of Tango; Alexandre Tansman: Cavatina; Štěpán Rak: Czech Fairy Tales; Maximo Diego Pujol: Suite Buenos Aires; Miloš Štědroň: Fauxbordon; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in G Major; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata in G minor, BWV 1020.

THEODOR DITRICH / double bass Piano collaboration: doc. MARCELA JELÍNKOVÁ Co-performer: KEISHIRO MIKAWA j. h. / cello Program: Johann Matthias Sperger: Sonata for double bass and piano in B minor, T 36; Zdeněk Lukáš: Duo di basso, op. 210 for cello and double bass; Teppo Hauta-aho: Cadenza for double bass solo; Franz Schubert: Sonata, D 821 “Arpeggione”.

BARBORA BÍLKOVÁ / cello, MARTINA MIKULECKÁ /viola Piano collaboration: doc. RENATA LICHNOVSKÁ, dept. as. MgA. LIBUŠE PANČOCHOVÁ Program: Johannes Brahms: Sonata in F minor for viola and piano, op. 120 no. 1; Leoš Janáček: Fairy Tale for cello and piano, JW 7/5; Antonín Dvořák: String Quartet in F major, op. 96 “American”; Max Bruch: Romance for viola and piano, op. 85; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for cello and piano no. 3 in A major, op. 69.

At the beginning was a short novella by the French writer Prosper Merimée about Don José, who deserted the army due to a foolish passion for a wild gypsy woman, became a smuggler and a murderer. Carmen, directed by Tomáš Pilar, returns to the original story and reveals additional layers of individual characters - the characters here are mainly people who came from completely different backgrounds. It is not just about Carmen's fleeting and unbridled love, which the jealous José cannot cope with. It is a clash of two worlds - the orderly, neat world of José and Micaëla, bound by predetermined rules, and the world of gypsies and smugglers living from day to day, without laws and controlled by momentary impulses. Their worlds suddenly intersect, but this difference causes tension and a clash that leads to the complete destruction of both of them. Neither of them is able to prevent it, because neither is willing or able to back down.

ŠTĚPÁN KUDELA, VOJTĚCH BARTONÍČEK / trumpet Piano collaboration: dept. as. Mgr. art. TOMOKO ASAHINA, ArtD. Program: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Concerto for trumpet and orchestra in E major; Théo Charlier: Solo de concours.

FELIX MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY Calm Sea and Happy Sailing, Overture Op. 27 Hebrides, Overture Op. 26 VÍTĚZSLAV NOVÁK Storm, Sea Fantasy for Large Orchestra, Solo Voices and Mixed Choir on the Poem of the Same Name by Svatopluk Čech Op. 42 Adriana Banásová soprano Tamara Morozová soprano Jaroslav Březina tenor Tadeáš Hoza bass-baritone David Szendiuch bass Jan Šťáva bass Slovak Philharmonic Choir Choirmaster Jan Rozehnal Brno Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor Robert Kružík

ARSENY MENKOV / oboe Piano collaboration: dept. as. BOHUMÍR STEHLÍK Participants: ALIAKSANDRA ARBUZAVA, ANHELYNA MIROSHYNA j. h. / violin, DAVID POKORNÝ / viola, ŠTĚPÁNKA ​​PLOCKOVÁ j. h. / cello Program: Robert Schumann: Adagio and Allegro, op. 70; Clara Schumann: Three Romances for Violin and Piano, op. 22 (transcription for oboe); Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Oboe and Piano; Alessandro Marcello: Concerto in D minor for oboe and string orchestra; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin, Oboe, String Orchestra and Basso continuo in C minor, BWV 1060R.

FELIX MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY Calm Sea and Happy Sailing, Overture Op. 27 Hebrides, Overture Op. 26 VÍTĚZSLAV NOVÁK Storm, Sea Fantasy for Large Orchestra, Solo Voices and Mixed Choir on the Poem of the Same Name by Svatopluk Čech Op. 42 Adriana Banásová soprano Tamara Morozová soprano Jaroslav Březina tenor Tadeáš Hoza bass-baritone David Szendiuch bass Jan Šťáva bass Slovak Philharmonic Choir Choirmaster Jan Rozehnal Brno Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor Robert Kružík

Who doesn't know Figaro, the barber who not only gives you a beautiful haircut, but also willingly helps you with love troubles. Enjoy Rossini's brilliant melodies in a classic production in the style of commedia dell'arte directly from the Italian team. The young Count Almaviva has fallen in love with the beautiful girl Rosina and wants to marry her. But the older doctor Bartolo, who is Rosina's guardian, is also interested in her and especially her dowry. Fortunately, Almaviva's old acquaintance - the barber Figaro - appears on the scene. He is always ready with some little intrigue or disguise and, after a series of crazy situations, he finally wins the hand of his beloved for Almaviva. Who would have expected that one of the most famous and popular operas in the world would enter the stage amid a major scandal. The audience's boos, a black cat on stage, an out-of-tune guitar. Whatever could go wrong, did go wrong, but nothing could take away the beauty of Rossini's sparkling melodies and the wit of the brilliant libretto. And so, even today, theatergoers can expect virtuoso singing performances and melodies that will have you humming on the way home.

JAKUB HLADIL / French Horn Piano collaboration: doc. JANA GOLIÁŠOVÁ Co-performers: ARSENII KHARKIVSKYI j. h. / French Horn Program: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for French Horn, Strings and Basso Continuo in D major, TWV 51:8; Franz Strauss: Nocturne, Op. 7, Concerto for French Horn and Orchestra in C minor, Op. 8; Paul Hindemith: Sonata for French Horn and Piano 1943.

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.

HELENA ŠKÁROVÁ Piano collaboration: doc. ŠÁRKA KRÁLOVÁ Co-performers: BARBORA PETRUNIAKOVÁ, KATEŘINA ŠKÁROVÁ j. h. / vocals Program: Ilja Hurník: Flowers (song cycle) – selection; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata Weichtet nur betrübte Schatten – aria and recitative “Die Welt ist wieder neu”; George Frideric Handel: Agrippina, HWV 6 – Poppaea’s aria “È un foco quel d’amore”; Pierre Alexandre Monsigny: Opera Le Roi et le Fermier (The King and the Farmer) – arietta “Il regardait mon bouquet; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio – Marzellina’s aria “O war' ich schon mit dir vereint”; Carl Maria von Weber: Opera Der Freischütz (The Archer) – duet of Anička and Agáta “Schelm! Halt fest!”; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro – Marcellina and Susanna's duet "Via resti servita".

DALIBOR SPILKA / clarinet Piano collaboration: doc. JANA GOLIÁŠOVÁ Co-performers: KATARÍNA KOŽÚRIKOVÁ j. h. / violin, LINDA COGANOVÁ /piano Program: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for clarinet and piano in E flat major, op. 120, no. 2; Jean Françaix: Tema con variazioni for clarinet and piano; Igor Stravinsky: Three pieces for solo clarinet; Francis Poulenc: Sonata for clarinet and piano; Waldemar von Baussnern: Serenade for violin, clarinet and piano.

VÁCLAV MARTINEC, ANITA GARDLÍKOVÁ / trumpet Piano collaboration: dept. as. Mgr. art. TOMOKO ASAHINA, ArtD. Program: Tomaso Albinoni: Trumpet Concerto in B flat major, op. 7 No. 3 (original version for oboe); Paul Hindemith: Sonata for trumpet and piano; Thorvald Hansen: Konzert Walzer; Joseph Haydn: Concerto for trumpet and orchestra in E flat major; Zdeněk Křížek: Concerto for trumpet and orchestra; Georg Friedrich Händel: Aria con Variazioni.

LUKÁŠ ŽUFÁNEK / cello Piano collaboration: doc. RENATA LICHNOVSKÁ Co-performer: ŠTĚPÁNKA ​​PLOCKOVÁ j. h. / cello Program: Gabriel Fauré: Élégie, op. 24; Fryderyk Chopin: Sonata for cello and piano in G minor, op. 65; Giovanni Sollima: Violoncelles, Vibrez!; Joseph Haydn: Concerto for cello and orchestra in C major, Hob. VIIb/1.

TOMÁŠ VOTAVA / trombone JIŘÍ PÓL / trombone (year-end performance) Piano collaboration: doc. JANA RYŠÁNKOVÁ Program: Derek Bourgeois: Concerto for trombone op. 114a; Bernhard Krol: Capriccio da camera; Carl Maria von Weber: Romance for trombone and piano; Josef Matěj: Concerto for trombone and orchestra No. 1; František Ignác Antonín Tůma: Sonata in 5 in E minor.

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!

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!

Subscription concert of the Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno. The program will feature Confidential Letters - correspondence and piano compositions by Leoš Janáček. Performers: recitation: Petr Štěpánek, piano: Terezie Fialová

Workshop for 1st – 5th grade elementary school What, but especially who, is needed to create an opera performance? And what would it be like if children became set designers, costume designers, or even an orchestra for a while? We will find out together at the workshop How to Make an Opera! So what will we experience together: Getting to know the opera genre and some opera works. We will find out who works in the opera. We will try out some professions. We will learn selected theatrical terms. We will sing.

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!

Workshop for 1st – 5th grade elementary school What, but especially who, is needed to create an opera performance? And what would it be like if children became set designers, costume designers, or even an orchestra for a while? We will find out together at the workshop How to Make an Opera! So what will we experience together: Getting to know the opera genre and some opera works. We will find out who works in the opera. We will try out some professions. We will learn selected theatrical terms. We will sing.

Music is very beneficial to health when used properly. This opinion was held by the Greek mathematician, astronomer and philosopher Pythagoras. Since ancient times, the effects of music on humans have been researched and tested in practice countless times, resulting in the emergence and great development of the field of music therapy in our time.

Orchestral concert of the JAMU Faculty of Music with the Czech Virtuosi ensemble. Conductors: František Křepela, Markus Flodin Soloists: Sebastian Brettfeld – double bass, Radek Mattuš – oboe

MARTINA LUSKOVÁ / violin Piano collaboration: MgA. ADAM ZÁVODSKÝ Program: Alfred Schnittke: Suite in the Old Style for Violin and Piano, Op. 80; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Melancholic Serenade, Op. 26, Valse-Scherzo, Op. 34; Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in D major, Op. 94a.

Take a Step Behind the Curtain with us. A program designed for all curious people, young and old, who want to learn something new from the world of opera theater. 70 minutes of interactive, adventurous and, above all, fun journey into the heart of opera productions with the soloists, choir and orchestra of Janáček's opera NdB.

Verdi's Aida is one of his masterpieces, which contains none of the guaranteed ingredients of a romantic Italian opera - love, jealousy, political intrigue, large choral scenes and inevitable tragic death. Of course, this also includes a great singing cast, in this case Csilla Boross, Sung Kyu Park, Luis Cansino, Aleš Jenis and others. This will also be the first time that our company will collaborate with our junior ballet company NdB2 on this production. It was Verdi who usually chose the themes to be set to music, but in this case the offer came from outside.

Introduce students to Leoš Janáček in a fun way. Let them experience Janáček! What is Janáček's story? How did he live and create? What places in Brno are associated with him and how much was his personal life reflected in the musical works he created? A two-hour educational workshop format on the rehearsal stage of the Janáček Theatre, which will guide students through the milestones of Janáček's life and work using fun activities. Practical information: Workshop intended for 4th - 6th grades of elementary schools. Program length 2 hours. The price of the workshop for up to 20 participants is 2000 CZK, each additional person above this number pays an entrance fee of 100 CZK. Arrival through the service entrance to the Janáček Theatre. We ask that students come in comfortable clothing, during the program we also sit on the floor, create, etc.

HANA JASANSKÁ / violin Piano collaboration: doc. RENATA LICHNOVSKÁ Co-performers: MARTINA KOČÍŘOVÁ j. h. / violin, JULIE ŠTĚPÁNKOVÁ / piano Program: Josef Suk/Jaroslav Kocian: Song of Love, op. 7; Josef Suk: Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, op. 17; Leoš Janáček: Sonata for Violin and Piano, JW VII/7; Evžen Zámečník: Duo I. for Two Violins; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Suite for Violin and Piano, op. 11 “Much Ado About Nothing”.

Introduce students to Leoš Janáček in a fun way. Let them experience Janáček! What is Janáček's story? How did he live and create? What places in Brno are associated with him and how much was his personal life reflected in the musical works he created? A two-hour educational workshop format on the rehearsal stage of the Janáček Theatre, which will guide students through the milestones of Janáček's life and work using fun activities. Practical information: Workshop intended for 4th - 6th grades of elementary schools. Program length 2 hours. The price of the workshop for up to 20 participants is 2000 CZK, each additional person above this number pays an entrance fee of 100 CZK. Arrival through the service entrance to the Janáček Theatre. We ask that students come in comfortable clothing, during the program we also sit on the floor, create, etc.

Chamber cycle of members of the Orchestral Academy of the Brno Philharmonic and guests The Orchestral Academy of the Brno Philharmonic is a project that allows young talented musicians – students or recent graduates of music schools accepted on the basis of a selection procedure – to gain orchestral practice in a professional ensemble. In this way, the Philharmonic educates new generations of players who may one day join its ranks. The OAFB has been operating for six seasons and its fruits are already evident: some of its graduates are already members of our orchestra, others regularly return to help out. The importance and value of this experience for the artistic growth of young musicians and for the future of the orchestra is therefore unquestionable.

FRANTIŠEK SLIŽ / vocals Piano collaboration: dept. as. MgA. GALINA ALECHKEVITCH Co-performers: ANDREJ PRACHÁR, NELA DROZDOVÁ / vocals Program: Robert Schumann: Sechs Gesänge, op. 89; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni – duet of DonnaAnna and Dona Otavia “Ma qual mai s’offre, oh Dei”, Don Giovanni – aria of Dona Otavia “Dalla sua pace”, The Marriage of Figaro – tercet of Susanna, Count Almaviva, and Dona Basilio “Cosa sento”; Gaetano Donizetti: L’elisir d’amore – aria of Nemorino “Una furtiva lagrima”; Gioacchino Rossini: Cinderella (La Cenerentola) – aria of Dona Ramiro “Si ritrovarla io guiro”; Bedřich Smetana: The Bartered Bride – Vašek's aria "Ma ma matička", Vašek's aria "It's in my head", duet Mařenka and Jeník "Faithful love", duet Jeník and Kecal "I know a girl, she has ducats.

CARL MARIA von WEBER Abu Hassan, Overture JOHANNES BRAHMS / arr. LUCIANO BERIO Opus 120 No. 1, Sonata No. 1 for Clarinet and Orchestra CARL MARIA von WEBER Concertino in E flat major for Clarinet and Orchestra Op. 26 FELIX MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY Symphony No. 3 in A minor Op. 56 “Scottish” Sharon Kam clarinet Brno Philharmonic conductor Ivor Bolton Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826), Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847) and Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) are among the pillars of German Romanticism, which began to blossom in Weber’s work, developed in Mendelssohn’s and found the peak of its classical-romantic branch in Brahms’s works, emphasizing music as an absolute art.