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Městské divadlo Brno revealed its titles for the upcoming season
Městské divadlo Brno [MdB, Brno City Theatre] presented the titles it is preparing for the 2020/2021 season. The Music Scene is anticipating musicals such as Pretty Woman, Jane Eyre and a fairy tale Sněhurka a já [Snow White and I]. more
Czech Radio Brno and the Brno Observatory are preparing a guided observation of the sky
As soon as this Sunday, the Czech Radio Brno will release a programme named Sedmikrásky na nebi (Daisies in the Sky), featuring live commenting of the sky. The show is developing as a result of collaboration with the Brno Observatory and Planetarium, and Jiří Dušek, director of Brno Observatory and Planetarium, will appear as a guest. more
Online platform for current culture: (ni)KAM in Brno
TIC Brno responds to the current state of society and culture by launching an online project entitled (ni)KAM v Brně [(no)WHERE TO in Brno], which follows on the printed KAM (WHERE TO) magazine. The portal will gather and promote cultural activities in Brno so that supporters of culture can stay together even during this quarantine period. more
The Cotatcha Orchestra big band members have just released the single A Very Old Lady Driving a Ferrari. Given the current situation, they did not make the recording in a studio. Everyone recorded their part at home. more
A new broadcasting studio has been set up in the premises of the former penitentiary on Cejl Street, nowadays called Káznice, which will broadcast live concerts, theatre performances, lectures, discussions and even religious masses. The premiere broadcast has been announced for this evening, featuring Tomáš Vtípil. more
Summer School of Baroque Music with Andreas Scholl and Tamar Halperin
Czech Ensemble Baroque again organizes Summer School of Baroque Music in Holešov Chateau. The eighteenth season carries the theme of Spiritual vs. Secular in the works of J. S. Bach. Singers and instrumentalists who are already experienced in the interpretation of early music and new entrants are welcome. This year's lecturers are countertenor Andreas Scholl and his wife, harpsichordist Tamar Halperin. more
The Brno Cultural Coronewsletter provides an overview of events that took place during the past week and maps upcoming ones. It also publishes the results of an online questionnaire from the Department of Culture of the Brno City Municipality in order to effectively evaluate the temporary impact of the current situation on stakeholders in the Brno cultural and creative industries and the subsequent implementation of further measures. more
Cotatcha Orchestra Is Preparing a New Album. Seeking Support on Hithit
The Cotatcha Orchestra is planning a new album called Bigbandová elektronika (Bigband Electronics). A unique fusion has been completed and awaits recording. As part of a campaign on Hithit, the big band is looking for funding to make it happen. more
The Brno Cultural Parliament is releasing another issue of the Coronewsletter. You can find out in this article how cultural institutions are doing, where to search for culture online and what to look forward to in the coming days. more
The Brno Philharmonic Introduces Its 65th Season
Today, the Brno Philharmonic announced the programme of its 65th season. It is preparing two subscription series at the Janáček Theatre, presenting Czech and world premieres and welcoming internationally-renowned soloists. The programming of the upcoming season will once again connect the music of older and newer periods in an original way. The Beethoven anniversary celebrations will also continue and the orchestra is in for tours abroad. more
Connection, unity, contemplation - these words can be used to describe the musical evening of Schola Gregoriana Pragensis under the direction of David Eben and organist Tomáš Thon, which took place yesterday as part of the Easter Festival of Sacred Music at the church of St. Thomas. Not only the singing of a Gregorian chant, but also the works of composer Petr Eben (1929-2007) enlivened the church space with sound and colour for an hour. more
With a concert called Ensemble Inégal: Yesterday at the church of St. John, Zelenka opened the 31st edition of the Easter Festival of Sacred Music, this time with the suffix Terroir. This slightly mysterious word, which is popularly used in connection with wine, comes from the Latin word for land or soil, and carries the sum of all the influences, especially the natural conditions of a particular location and on the plants grown there. This term is thus metonymically transferred to the programme of this year's VFDH, as it consists exclusively of works by Czech authors, thus complementing the ongoing Year of Czech Music. more
For the fourth subscription concert of the Philharmonic at Home series, which took place on 14 March at the Besední dům and was entitled Mozartiana, the Brno Philharmonic, this time under the direction of Czech-Japanese conductor Chuhei Iwasaki, chose four works from the 18th to 20th centuries. These works are dramaturgically linked either directly through their creation in the Classical period or by inspiration from musical practices typical of that period. The first half of the concert featured Martina Venc Matušínská with a solo flute. more
The second stop on the short Neues Klavier Trio Dresden's Czech-German tour was at the concert hall of the Janáček Academy of Music on 6 March at 16:00. A programme consisting of world premières by two Czech and two German composers was performed in four cities (Prague, Brno, Leipzig and Dresden). more
The last opera première of the National Theatre Brno this year was Hurvínek Sells the Bride, which was co-produced with the Spejbl and Hurvínek Theatre. The première continued the thematic focus associated with the Year of Czech Music and took place on 24 November in the large hall of the Reduta Theatre. more
