Events

Pampúšik/ Darkness/ On the beautiful blue

Dirty Chicken Mama concert.

Propadleek is a Prague band founded in 2017 by then high school students Ondřej Kobrl and Jan Vaňek. The band has gained a wide audience thanks to catchy lyrics, imaginative violin lines and rich vocal arrangements. Its style is somewhere between pop rock and pop folk. So far this year, it has released three EPs and eight singles, available on all streaming platforms. In 2024, it played 21 concerts, sold out Malostranská Beseda twice, Gauč na Výstaviště the second time, filled Rock Café and performed in nine cities across the Czech Republic. An acoustic concert in a new and unique format was also a great success. In 2025, the band toured alongside the band Divokej Bill and several festivals, which expanded its fan base. Now Propadleek is focusing on fine-tuning its debut album, which they recorded at the SONO studio. The album will be released in the fall and fans can already look forward to the February release in Fléda, Brno!

Big beat covers of well-known and lesser-known bands (Queen, Thin Lizzy, ZZ-TOP, Gary Moore, Deep Purple and many others) performed by seasoned Brno musicians. Vocals - Radek Maar, guitar - Hynek Dlapal, bass - Jiří Pešek, drums - David Křetínský.

The band B3 – Bio Trio, consisting of guitar, vocals, organ and drums, plays on the border of the genres funk, blues, jazz and soul. It presents original work, as well as cover work. The band was founded in Prague in 2024.

The production by one of the world's best opera directors, Robert Carsen, had a successful premiere at the Janáček Brno Festival 2016. His productions, with their outstanding individual poetics, dramaturgical restraint and emotional, lively and extremely impressive theatre, have been in the repertoire of the most important opera houses for many years, be it La Scala in Milan, the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Glyndebourne Festival in England or the Royal Opera House Covent Garden. Káťa Kabanová is one of Carsen's five productions of Janáček's operas and was originally created for the Flemish Opera. Since its premiere, it has been performed in more than 20 opera houses around the world and it is no wonder that the production with its impressive scenography, where the water surface covers the entire stage and reflects Káťa's emotions and tragic fate, is one of Carsen's best works.

'Pit happens in Brno' will perform: Six steps forward (Hardcore - PL Kraków) Breaking the cycle (Metalcore - Přerov) Newspeak (Valašské Meziříčí- Metalcore) Edge of Illusion (Metalcore - Nový Jičín)

The epic film score concert Star Wars Live in Concert is inspired by the music of not only Oscar-winning composer John Williams, but also John Powell, Joseph Shirley and Ludwig Goransson. The scores are primarily performed by a symphony orchestra of varying sizes, joined in several sections by a choir.

A group of friends from Brno, playing together and separately in various musical projects, will play several of their own compositions as well as their favorite old rock, pop and jazz songs to celebrate Ilya's jubilee and Dima and Tereza's birthdays.

After the successful production of Handel's Alcina, director Jiří Heřman and I will set out to discover the beauties of Mozart's music and his opera, which enjoys unwavering popularity all over the world. And it is no wonder, because The Marriage of Figaro, in addition to brilliant and sparkling music that will sweep you away with its unceasing flow similar to a mountain stream, also boasts an almost dramatic libretto. And how could it not, when the basis for Da Ponte was the play of the same name by the outstanding French playwright Pierre de Beaumarchais.

The folk ensemble ŠARIŠAN, the absolute winner of the global dance competition CHEONAN WORLD DANCE FESTIVAL 2025, will host the Czech premiere of the folk music RO©K NA DZEDZINE. 80 performing artists will perform. The fun comes from the amazing mood, emotions and Šarišan temperament performed by dancers, singers, actresses, folk music and rock music. The musical has already been seen by more than 12,000 viewers in Slovakia. Special guests are Katarína Knechtová and Milan JunioR Zimnýkoval.

Flamenco dancer Maise Márquez has the best credentials in the industry. Her talent is confirmed not only by her artistic education, but also by her numerous engagements on respected stages and prestigious awards.

A jazz duo. Their program consists of well-known and less well-known songs in acoustic performances.

NADJA (CAN/D, Southern Lord Rec.) Nadja's music is often described as ambient doom, dreamsludge or metalgaze – a distinctive sound that combines the atmospheric textures of shoegaze, ambient and electronic music with the heaviness and volume of metal, noise and industrial. KAILAS A captivating and ritualistic sound world is born at the interface of foggy ambient and distorted guitar surfaces. Dark music breathing a wide space in which intimate moments meet heaviness and transforms listening into a slow, inner pilgrimage.

Nicholas Winton was a young, not even thirty-year-old successful man working in finance in 1938, living a life appropriate to his age. In December of that year, Nicholas was planning a holiday in the Swiss Alps, but his friend Martin Blake, a member of the British Committee for Refugees from Czechoslovakia, asked him to come and see Prague instead of skiing. A visit to a refugee camp where people from the occupied border area were staying literally shocked him. He realized that the refugees, mostly of Jewish origin, were in direct danger of their lives and decided to take action. Since the German authorities refused to let entire families go, he founded the children's section of the British Committee with the aim of saving at least the children. With the help of his mother and several colleagues, he collected the necessary documents from parents who were interested in sending their child to England and processed travel permits with the German occupation authorities. All this under the constant supervision of the Gestapo.

Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in C major, Op. 76 No. 3 "Imperial" Carl Maria von Weber: Quintet in B flat major, Op. 34 for clarinet and string quartet Franz Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, "Death and the Maiden" D 810 WIHAN QUARTET (Leoš Čepický – 1st violin, Jan Schulmeister – 2nd violin, Jakub Čepický – viola, Michal Kaňka – cello) Igor Františák – clarinet

We are all about playing bluegrass, especially in G, fast and loud. We do it because we enjoy it - and there are those who claim that it shows in us. The repertoire consists of melodies taken from American bluegrass and newgrass bands, but we also like to play classic country hits or songs from the repertoire of Czech rock and blues musicians.

Brno is set to host one of the biggest drum & bass nights of the beginning of the year!

Celebration of the 70th birthday of the Brno rock legend, composer, keyboardist and singer Roman Dragoun.

ROMAN DRAGOUN

REGENERATION

FUTURUM HIS ANGELS

Guests: MILAN PRINC

MICHAL ŽÁČEK

How to sell a bride? Best through a production by director Ondřej Havelka. One of the most popular Czech operas, The Bartered Bride by Bedřich Smetana, has been in the repertoire of the Brno theatre for more than eighteen years and has still not lost any of its wit or audience popularity.

Nicholas Winton was a young, not even thirty-year-old successful man working in finance in 1938, living a life appropriate to his age. In December of that year, Nicholas was planning a holiday in the Swiss Alps, but his friend Martin Blake, a member of the British Committee for Refugees from Czechoslovakia, asked him to come and see Prague instead of skiing. A visit to a refugee camp where people from the occupied border area were staying literally shocked him. He realized that the refugees, mostly of Jewish origin, were in direct danger of their lives and decided to take action. Since the German authorities refused to let entire families go, he founded the children's section of the British Committee with the aim of saving at least the children. With the help of his mother and several colleagues, he collected the necessary documents from parents who were interested in sending their child to England and processed travel permits with the German occupation authorities. All this under the constant supervision of the Gestapo.

LUKÁŠ ŠNÁBEL / jazz interpretation

meta and her noises is a twenty-three-year-old singer, songwriter and lyricist who seeks space for sincerity and strong emotions in indie pop. Her music is like a soundtrack to the moment when you come home after a long day and pour yourself a glass of red wine – intimate, poetic and uncompromisingly individual. Her work is inspired by icons such as Lana Del Rey or Lilly Allen, but meta and her noises manages to transform it into its own world full of fragility and mystery. Young singer and songwriter Johanela will present songs from her recently released album Kdo jsi ty. Johanela started out on the streets of Prague as a busker and quickly worked her way up to larger stages, including the main stage of the Prague Majáles in Letňany, the Brno Music Marathon and the Prague Sounds festival. Before releasing her first album, she collaborated with composer, organist and Grammy Award winner Ondřej Pivec.

Gankino Quintet is a young international band founded by former students of the Pardubice Conservatory, whose members are Anabel De Luca (violin), Anežka Šolcová (clarinet), Anastasija Myronchuk (accordion), Filip Novák (guitar) and Jakub Janíček (double bass). They began their journey under the guidance of teacher and accordionist Jakub Jedlinský. This musical group attracts the attention of the audience precisely thanks to its unusual composition, style of playing and its diverse repertoire. It consists of its own arrangements and original work and draws inspiration from ethnic music from different parts of the world in combination with elements of jazz and improvisation. With its spontaneous and melancholic music and young energy, Gankino Quintet is able to make its audience dance and at the same time awaken the innermost emotions in people. They perform in chamber spaces, music halls or in the open air, and have given concerts at major music festivals and projects in the Czech Republic and abroad, such as: Smetana's Litomyšl, Monastery Music Festival, MusicFest Brno, Czech Dreams and others.

Nicholas Winton was a young, not even thirty-year-old successful man working in finance in 1938, living a life appropriate to his age. In December of that year, Nicholas was planning a holiday in the Swiss Alps, but his friend Martin Blake, a member of the British Committee for Refugees from Czechoslovakia, asked him to come and see Prague instead of skiing. A visit to a refugee camp where people from the occupied border area were staying literally shocked him. He realized that the refugees, mostly of Jewish origin, were in direct danger of their lives and decided to take action. Since the German authorities refused to let entire families go, he founded the children's section of the British Committee with the aim of saving at least the children. With the help of his mother and several colleagues, he collected the necessary documents from parents who were interested in sending their child to England and processed travel permits with the German occupation authorities. All this under the constant supervision of the Gestapo.

CÉSAR FRANCK Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra VINCENT d’INDY Symphony on a French Highland Tune Op. 25 for Piano and Orchestra BÉLA BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra Igor Ardašev Piano Brno Philharmonic conductor Lucie Leguay

The Grand Stars Orchestra presents a thrilling concert program “Hollywood Music Experience” The Grand Stars Orchestra presents a spectacular performance “Hollywood Music Experience”, in which music from the most famous and beloved Hollywood films comes to life. The program will feature music from the films: “Avengers”, “Dune”, “The Hobbit”, “Robin Hood: King of the Bandits”, “Dangerous Thoughts”, “The Bodyguard”, “Despicable Me”, “Titanic”, “Joker”, “The Twilight Saga”, “Pretty Woman”, “Fifty Shades of Grey”, “Trolls”, “Rocky III”, “Gladiator”, “The Leonardo DiCaprio”, “Skyfall”, “Mission: Impossible”, “Dirty Dancing”, “Game of Thrones”, “Pirates of the Caribbean”.

Concert party The Friday Swingers (Gypsy Swing) and Máta Brno (60's folk-rock).

Nazareth are a Scottish rock band, known for their many rock hits, as well as a great cover version of the ballad Love Hurts from the mid-1970s. The band was formed in Dunfermline from the remnants of the semi-professional local band The Shadettes (originally Mark V and The Red Hawks) by singer Dan McCafferty, guitarist Manny Charlton, bassist Pete Agnew and drummer Darrell Sweet. They took their name from the song The Weight by The Band. In 1970, the band moved to London, where they released their first album of the same name in 1971. After gaining attention with their 1972 album Exercises, Nazareth released their next album Razamanaz in early 1973.

Zapomělsem is an electronic indie project by singer-songwriter and producer Aleš Macenauer from Brno-Jesenik. With two critically acclaimed albums (Jesna and Měsíc ve váze), Zapomělsem has built a significant place on the Czech music scene, and his dynamic collaborations with Anna Vaverková or Václav Peloušek (Toyota Vangelis) and other musicians bring a unique fusion of Czech lyrics with beats, synthesizers, autotune and other elements of contemporary production. The result is danceable and energetic, but at the same time intimate sets with a melancholic atmosphere that is typical of the project. Alternative rap with a combination of post-punk, indie and affected performance. Matyáš is a musician from Prague, trying to connect his emotions and fictional worlds with music. At the end of July 2024, his latest album ZA VŠECHNO MŮŽE MATYÁŠ was released, where his already acquired skills flourish and which received positive reviews on the Czech alternative music scene. Participant of the 2023/2024 Starter and winner of the 1st Rapspot challenge of Karel Veselý and Lubomír Dítět.

A musical ensemble composed of young musicians with a passion for live playing and improvisation. Under the leadership of bandleader Mojmír Bártek, they perform in the rhythm of jazz, swing, Latin and jazz rock.

The opera orchestra hides in the so-called hole or orchestra pit during the performance. Now we have a unique opportunity to enjoy it on our own and find out how important a role it plays in an opera performance. What you should try to conduct it or play with it. Take a closer look at the opera! Take a Step Behind the Curtain with us. A program designed for all curious people, young and old, who want to learn something new from the world of opera theater. 70 minutes of interactive, adventurous and, most importantly, fun journey into the heart of opera music.

Perhaps none of the participants in the Venetian premiere, which was a devastating fiasco, believed that they had just witnessed the birth of one of the most popular and most performed Italian operas. Verdi found a theme close to him in the novel about the love of the courtesan Violetta and Alfredo, which is not desired by his father or society. He knew the setting well – Paris, a city full of hustle and bustle, was never his favorite, and the tragic story reminded him of his own life experience. For years he had lived in a free union with the soprano Giuseppina Strepponi and felt firsthand the society's opposition to the "illegal" relationship. His personal experience undoubtedly enhanced the understanding and compassion for the main heroine, which permeate the entire opera... The clear lyrical music, where Italian bel canto is closely combined with dramatic expression, added poignancy to the tragic love story of the famous Parisian courtesan, thus giving rise to an opera evergreen.

The junior company will present its second premiere in the 2025/2026 season in February under the title NdB 2: Dispute / Archa /Inside. The eighth premiere evening will present three original choreographies created specifically for NdB2. In a dramaturgically diverse triptych, three different authorial perspectives meet, which develop the interpretive abilities of young dancers and at the same time respond to the themes that accompany them on their path to adult artistic expression.

Nicholas Winton was a young, not even thirty-year-old successful man working in finance in 1938, living a life appropriate to his age. In December of that year, Nicholas was planning a holiday in the Swiss Alps, but his friend Martin Blake, a member of the British Committee for Refugees from Czechoslovakia, asked him to come and see Prague instead of skiing. A visit to a refugee camp where people from the occupied border area were staying literally shocked him. He realized that the refugees, mostly of Jewish origin, were in direct danger of their lives and decided to take action. Since the German authorities refused to let entire families go, he founded the children's section of the British Committee with the aim of saving at least the children. With the help of his mother and several colleagues, he collected the necessary documents from parents who were interested in sending their child to England and processed travel permits with the German occupation authorities. All this under the constant supervision of the Gestapo.

CÉSAR FRANCK Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra VINCENT d’INDY Symphony on a French Highland Tune Op. 25 for Piano and Orchestra BÉLA BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra Igor Ardašev Piano Brno Philharmonic conductor Lucie Leguay

ONDŘEJ MOTAL / trombone Piano collaboration: doc. JANA RYŠÁNKOVÁ Co-performer: KATEŘINA BUREŠOVÁ / vocals Program: Alessandro Besozzi: Sonata in B major for trombone and piano; František Ignác Antonín Tůma: Almo factori omnium; Alessandro Scarlatti: Rompe sprezza, Faro la Vendetta; John Glenesk Mortimer: Prelude and Dance for trombone and piano; Jacques Castérède: Sonatina for trombone and piano; Frank Gulino: Sonata for trombone no. 1 “The Journey.

KAREL FLEISCHLINGER / lute Program: Santiago de Murcia: Zarambeques – La Jotta (Saldívar Codex No. 4); Giovanni Zamboni: Sonata 9a (Sonata d`Intavolatura di Leuto); Robert de Visée: Suite (Livre de Pieces pour la Guittarre); Sylvius Leopold Weiss: Suite No. 9 in C Major (Dresden Manuscript); Santiago de Murcia: Fandango – Tarantelas (Saldívar Codex No. 4); Francesco Corbetta: Caprice de Chaconne (La Guitarre Royalle, 1671).

Zuzana Homolová's troika interprets folk ballads and songs in an unconventional way, moving on the border of several genres and connecting the seemingly unconnected: discovering forgotten gems of folk culture and presenting them in a new musical light. The evening will be enriched by the visit of Maria Puttnerová - a gifted discovery of the Czech new folk scene and Petr Uvira - an original guitarist from the cult bands Ladě and Heimat...