Point Nemo: First concert of the newly formed Diversa Quartet

11 October 2022, 9:00
Point Nemo: First concert of the newly formed Diversa Quartet

The concert entitled Point Nemo is the first concert of the newly formed string quartet, which consists of the leading players of the instrumental sections of the Diversa String Orchestra. The program will take place in the auditorium of the new PF Café on Dominican Square. The Czech premiere will feature the composition Point Nemo by Estonian composer Tõnu Kõrvits.

The concert responds to the lack of recent quartet works in the domestic music scene. The new chamber music line therefore eclipses the ensemble's previous dramaturgical efforts, i.e. striving for the creation of audience-interesting programmes without banal or notorious pieces and the necessity of inclusion in the stream of contemporary classical music. In this spirit, the programme brings the world premiere of a composition by the composer Ondřej Kyas, a culminating chamber work by Miloslav Ištvan and the Czech premiere of a new work by the Estonian composer Tõnu Kõrvits, whose work gave the title to the whole concert. "Nemo Point is the most isolated and lonely place on planet Earth." says composer Tõnu Kõrvits. The concert is announced for Wednesday 19 October at 19:00 at the PF Café in Dominican Square.

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