opening concert of the Easter Festival of Sacred Music
FRANZ SCHUBERT Intende voci, offertorium pro tenor, choir and orchestra, LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN Christ on the Mount of Olives, oratorio, Op. 85
soloists to be confirmed, Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno, choir director and conductor Petr Fiala (Schubert), Brno Philharmonic conductor Marián Lejava (Beethoven)
• Introductory concert of a festival organised by the Brno Philharmonic and traditionally opened on Palm Sunday • Beethoven’s only work on a biblical theme, Christ’s prayer on the Mount of Olives with his disciples, Peter, James and John, who, to Christ’s grief, fell asleep during the prayer • A concert dedicated to an important anniversary of Petr Fiala, the founder, artistic director and choir director of Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno
