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The band will release a new album tomorrow called Money Will Burn. Jay Delver’s lyrics reflect the trends of modern civilization such as social isolation and the negative effects of modern technology on society. The story line follows the previous concept album. The launch will take place at the end of the 15th Groove Brno festival in Metro Music Bar. more
Brno Christmas starts today. It will open with choirs
The lighting of the Christmas Tree of the Republic will take place today. The musical program will include performances by the Kantiléna Choir and the Brno Gospel Choir, followed by swing and jazz by the Brno Swing Kong Dance Orchestra. more
News update: the Brno Philharmonic received a nomination for Album of the Year at the International Classical Music Awards
The International Classis Music Awards, one of the most prestigious international competitions, yesterday announced the nominations for the best recordings for 2023. The nomination is for the album it released in January with Orange Music Mountains. The world premiere includes a recording of Philip Glass’ Symphony No. 12 “Lodger”. The Brno Philharmonic gave the Czech premiere last year and will perform it for the first time for a New York audience on a major U.S. tour next year in Carnegie Hall and with the personal participation of Philip Glass. more
Benjamin Yusupov will celebrate his jubilee in Brno. Three concerts with five premieres
Benjamin Yusupov, one of today’s most respected contemporary artists, returns to Brno, where seven years ago he was artist in residence for the season. Three concerts await him here: one chamber concert at the Besední dům and two large symphonic concerts at the Janáček Theater. more
Mahen Theater celebrates 140 years since its opening with an e-exhibition
Today is the 140th anniversary of the opening of today’s Mahen Theater. It was the first fully electrified theater house without gas backup, and it opened to the public on 14 November 1882. This anniversary will be commemorated by an e-exhibition of the National Theater Brno archive until March next year. Today, the building is home to a drama stage and also hosts concerts. more
Czech Ensemble Baroque: Requiem by poet and composer Adam Michna z Otradovic
The Christmas song Chtíc, aby spal or the composition Nebeští kavalérové, which became part of the church repertoire – these are compositions by Adam Michna z Otradovic, which are almost obsolete, while the author’s name is disappearing from them. In addition to his collections of songs on Czech texts, Michna’s spiritual works stand somewhat in the background. The Czech Ensemble Baroque with conductor Roman Válek wants to bring this area of Michna’s work closer to the audience in Brno. more
Cultural newsletter of the Brno City of Music Department of Culture for November 2022
The Brno cultural newsletter brings you an overview of events and opportunities in the coming period concerning theaters, clubs, festivals, and cultural events in Brno. more
Brno Philharmonic: Selection procedure for orchestral practice
The management of the Brno Philharmonic announces an open call for orchestral practice in several instrumental groups. The orchestral academy is prepared for the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 seasons, and members of this academy will have the opportunity to perform publicly at subscription concerts of the Brno Philharmonic. Auditions will take place in December 2022 and January 2023. more
ONDRÁŠ Military Art Ensemble seeks new dancers
The Ondráš is expanding its dance ensemble and is looking for dancers, both male and female. The professional company is filling these positions full time. more
Harmony of the planets with Czech Ensemble Baroque
Czech Ensemble Baroque will premiere a congratulatory opera by Antonio Caldara. Andreas Scholl, Adam Plachetka, Valer Sabadus, Hana Blažíkov,á and others will perform the roles of the planets singing the newly crowned Empress. The work was staged by conductor Roman Válek. After the Brno premiere, the opera will also be performed in the Spanish Hall of Prague Castle. 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
