Today the 13th Znojmo Music Festival begins, dedicated to the Lutheran period. As part of today’s ceremonial opening concert the patron of the festival Pavel Šporcl will be performing along with the pianist Petr Jiříkovský with the Janáček Chamber Orchestra. The festival programme also offers appearances by the baroque orchestra Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Tour de varhany with Martin Jakubíček and the Story of Christ, which was created as a stage depiction of the works of Heinrich Schütz.
This year is commemorating the 500th anniversary of the appearance of the reformation priest Martin Luther. As part of the inaugural concert we will hear the music of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy played by Pavel Šporcl, Petr Jiříkovský and the Janáček Chamber Orchestra. Other points of interest from the festival will be a performance from the top European baroque orchestra Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin. Their concert will present works from European composers throughout the 18th century. Other performances will be by young prodigies and Tour de varhany with the renowned organist Martin Jakubíček. This year there will also be a work from the festival production, this time the Story of Christ, staging works by Heinrich Schütz.
The Znojmo Music Festival begins today, 6 July. It continues to 23 July 2017.
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