BRNO FILHARMONIC AT THEATRE
BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ The Spectre’s Bride H 214 I A, world premiere of the critical edition
FERRUCCIO BUSONI Concerto for Piano and Orchestra with male chorus in C major, Op. 39
piano Kirill Gerstein, soprano Adriana Kohútková, tenor Peter Berger, bass Jozef Benci,
Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno choir director Petr Fiala,
Brno Philharmonic, conductor Jiří Rožeň
• Bohuslav Martinů and his 1932 musical setting of a ballad by K. J. Erben, a famous Czech writer, originally part of Martinů’s ballet The Chapbook
• World premiere of the critical edition
• 150thanniversary of birth of the Italian composer and pianist Ferrucio Busoni (1866–1924)
• His monumental late romantic piano concerto (1904) with male chorus in the final movement featuring lyrics of Oehlenschläger’s dramatic poem Aladdin
• Kirill Gerstein, a pianist of world renown, once again in Brno after several years
Open rehearsal - 23rd November 2016 at 11am
