Events

a nocte temporis Anna Besson / traverso Myriam Rignol / viola da gamba Béatrice Martin / harpsichord Simon Linné / theorbo Reinoud Van Mechelen / tenor, artistic director

a nocte temporis Anna Besson / traverso Myriam Rignol / viola da gamba Béatrice Martin / harpsichord Simon Linné / theorbo Reinoud Van Mechelen / tenor, artistic director

During the big cleaning of the Besední dům, we found a chest. What's in it? We don't know! But it seems that it could have belonged to the famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven himself!!! We haven't been able to open it yet, but we believe that it will reveal many of the composer's secrets right in front of our young listeners. The interactive concert is intended for listeners aged 6-12. hosted by: Kristýna Drášilová and Josef Škarka conducted by: Zdeněk Nádeníček performed by: Brno Philharmonic Orchestra venue: Besední dům length: 60 minutes the program is suitable for pupils of the 1st and 2nd grades of primary schools

Two worldviews, one border between them – one embodies reason and light, the other is elemental, dark and irrational. One night, a charismatic shepherd arrives at the Christian court of King Roger, disrupting the established order of Christian values ​​and worldview. Does his teaching bring joy and goodness or only destruction and chaos? The opera King Roger by Polish composer Karol Szymanowski does not offer a clear answer; he himself described it as a mystery whose theme is man’s self-knowledge, his sexuality and spirituality.

Katta / organ Societas Incognitorum Yvetta Fendrichová, Kateřina Šujanová / soprano Ondřej Múčka / tenor Martin Šujan / bass Eduard Tomaštík / artistic director Program: Katta Missa Organi (world premiere) Philippe de Monte Madrigali Spirituali a 5 voci (selection) Lamberto de Sayve Moteta (selection) Georg Muffat Toccata duodecima et ultima

During the big cleaning of the Besední dům, we found a chest. What's in it? We don't know! But it seems that it could have belonged to the famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven himself!!! We haven't been able to open it yet, but we believe that it will reveal many of the composer's secrets right in front of our young listeners. The interactive concert is intended for listeners aged 6-12. hosted by: Kristýna Drášilová and Josef Škarka conducted by: Zdeněk Nádeníček performed by: Brno Philharmonic Orchestra venue: Besední dům length: 60 minutes the program is suitable for pupils of the 1st and 2nd grades of primary schools

Program: Pierre Attaingnant The Haulberroys The three ravens folk Frie J. Jacobs Theme for the dancing goat In a garden so green folk The flowers of the forest folk Nick Drake Fruit tree Frie J. Jacobs Rain in the ears, drizzle in the eyes JJ Cale Magnolia Francis Cutting The squirrel's toy Galliard Greensleeves Almain Adrian Le Roy Branles de Poictou Pied de cheval Frie J. Jacobs Music for wind Adriaen Valerius Schoonste Nimphe van het Wout Onder de linde grune Elias Mertel The voice of the earth Spectri eiusdem sonus nocturnus

Le Pavillon de Musique Ann Cnop / violin, artistic director Frans Vos / viola Mathilde Wolfs / cello Barthold Kuijken / traverso Program: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Flute quartets Quartet in C Quartet in A Quartet in G Quartet in D

During the big cleaning of the Besední dům, we found a chest. What's in it? We don't know! But it seems that it could have belonged to the famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven himself!!! We haven't been able to open it yet, but we believe that it will reveal many of the composer's secrets right in front of our young listeners. The interactive concert is intended for listeners aged 6-12. hosted by: Kristýna Drášilová and Josef Škarka conducted by: Zdeněk Nádeníček performed by: Brno Philharmonic Orchestra venue: Besední dům length: 60 minutes the program is suitable for pupils of the 1st and 2nd grades of primary schools

UNDR Jean Rondeau / piano, pianoino 30th year resident artist Tancrède D. Kummer / drums Silouane Colmet Daâge / sound direction UNDR For the fourth time, resident artist Jean Rondeau turns to his beloved Goldberg Variations. This time, he sits down at the concert grand piano and piano in a completely unique authorial project called sonically UNDR – Icelandic Miracle. Despite similar linear structures, these variations move in a sound world far removed from Bach’s original work. UNDR is a complex, deeply enriching listening experience that underlines the introspective and improvisational approach of its creators.

Ann Cnop / violin, artistic director Frans Vos / viola Mathilde Wolfs / cello Barthold Kuijken / traverso Program: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Flute quartets Quartet in C Quartet in A Quartet in G Quartet in D

The Prague Cello Quartet is a Czech instrumental group of four professional musicians, founded in 2006. They play not only classical pieces, but also film, rock and pop music in original arrangements.

Festival Closing Concert Bryggen Bruges strings Jolente De Maeyer / Artistic Director Program: Max Richter The New Four Seasons: Vivaldi Recomposed Edvard Grieg From the Time of Holberg, Op. 40 (selection) Praeludium (Allegro vivace) Sarabande (Andante) Gavotte (Allegretto)

Warm summer evenings are best spent under the stars with music, which is why the Janáček Opera NdB ensemble is once again bringing an opera performance to the romantic setting of Špilberk Castle this year. Is Verdi's famous Nabucco just an opera about the desire for freedom? Jiří Heřman's production offers an engaging look at the story of the Babylonian king and the Jewish nation. It centers on family relationships and King Nebuchadnezzar himself. The opera, full of magnificent choirs and captivating singing parts, has been one of the most popular titles in our repertoire for 35 years.

Celebrate Janáček's 171st birthday on July 3rd on the piazzetta in front of the Janáček Theatre. Come and celebrate Leoš Janáček's birthday for the second time with us. Our famous composer will be 171 years old this year – and he deserves a real party. The afternoon will belong to our little audience with a fighting game in the park. Or you can just sit on our steps and listen to a chamber concert that will get you in the mood for the screening of Janáček's opera The Adventures of the Cunning Little Fox from the English Glyndebourne Festival, starting at 8pm. The event's partner is TIC Brno, which will prepare other events, such as a guided walk along the Janáček Trail. Admission to the entire event is free.

Eight concerts in the center of Brno will feature the organ of the 45th Brno Organ Festival, and the tones of the royal instrument from the workshops of various master organists will fill the evenings from the end of May, throughout June and until the beginning of July.

11:00 - 12:00 Barbara Maria Willi & hosté

The composers of the works in this program offer an opportunity to realize how strong the Czech musical tradition was in the Czech Republic during the Baroque period. All three composers spent their best creative years abroad and achieved many successes there (Plánický – Bavaria, Tůma – Austria, Zelenka – Saxony).

The Collegium Colloredo Orchestra – the resident ensemble of the Academy Kroměříž – will accompany mezzo-soprano Bella Adamová. The former Academy Kroměříž laureate has performed at the most prestigious festivals in previous years accompanied by leading Czech orchestras.

A world-class experience with a world-class conductor – come to a concert by the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra Olomouc conducted by Tomáš Netopil.

Concert of selected students of the Academy Kroměříž.

The project “Dido and Aeneas: Voice of the Future” is a unique stage performance of a shortened version of Henry Purcell's famous Baroque opera.

Concert of selected students of the Academy Kroměříž.

Concert of selected students of the Academy Kroměříž.

For the first and last time, the Academic Chamber Orchestra will perform under the direction of conductor Tomáš Netopil. Come and enjoy the final concert of the Academy Kroměříž and listen to an extraordinary orchestra composed of outstanding students from all over the world. Don't miss this extraordinary opportunity to bid farewell to the eighth year of the academy and to grace our musical and cultural future with your presence!

Warm summer evenings are best spent under the stars with music, which is why the Janáček Opera NdB ensemble is once again bringing an opera performance to the romantic setting of Špilberk Castle this year. A timeless tragic story of a courtesan hoping for the happiness of true love. For a brief moment it seems so close, but it is only a dream. A chamber drama in the classic direction of Zbyněk Srba.

Another lecture by Miloš Štědroň at the Bukovský Winery, Úvoz 4, Brno. Program: J. S. Bach: traditional recording of Glenn Gould and Yehudi Menuhin J. S. Bach: Italian Concerto BWV 971 - 1. Allegro J. S. Bach: Suite No. 2 BWV 1067 - Badinerie A. Vivaldi: Concerti con molti stromenti Anton Webern: Das Augenlicht And many others

Classical music outside its natural environment. Janeček String Quartet will perform on the open air stage of the Alterna club. The following pieces will be performed at the concert: Antonín Dvořák - String Quartet No. 10, E-flat Major, "Slavic" Sergey Prokofiev - String Quartet No. 2, F Major, "Kabardin" Leoš Janáček - String Quartet No. 2, "Confidential Letters"

Join the celebrations for the opening of the 2025/2026 season of the National Theatre Brno! On September 4, 2025, the piazzetta in front of the Janáček Theatre will come alive with an open air concert of the Janáček Opera NdB. 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM, you will start the season with us as a member of the NdB – fun stations for the whole family 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Concert conducted by four conductors of the Janáček Opera You can look forward to the soloists, choir and orchestra of the Janáček Opera NdB under the baton of chief conductor Robert Kružík and his colleagues Ondrej Olos, Jakub Klecker and Dominik Pernica. Together with them, you will take a look behind the scenes of the upcoming season and find out what musical surprises await you. This time, the Piazzetta will open to the audience in the afternoon, because a rich program for the whole family will be waiting for them before the concert, where they will be able to get acquainted with the NdB ensembles and theater professions.

Michaela Koudelková is releasing her debut album on Supraphon. The album, titled "Corelli-Handel Sonatas", will be released in the Brno Conservatory Hall. She will be accompanied by Monika Knoblochová (harpsichord), Libor Mašek (baroque cello) and Jana Krejčí (theorbo, baroque guitar).

Come and listen to the production team and soloists of the new production of Giuseppe Verdi's Aida. The preview will take place on September 10, 2025 at the Janáček Theatre and you can also watch it online. Verdi's Aida is one of his masterpieces, which lacks none of the guaranteed ingredients of a romantic Italian opera - love, jealousy, political intrigue, large choral scenes and inevitable tragic death. Of course, this also includes a great singing cast, in this case Csilla Boross, Sung Kyu Park, Luis Cansino, Aleš Jenis and others. This will also be the first time that our company will collaborate with our junior ballet company NdB2 on this production. The productions usually focus on the secret lovers Radames and Aida, but what if we looked at the whole story through the eyes of Amneris, whose love for Radames is determined to win her at any cost, unaware that the price will ultimately be human lives, including the life of her chosen one?

Chamber Concert Series 2025/26 28th Concert Season (September 2025 – May 2026) MUSIC IN THE CHANGES OF TIME A CYCLE OF EIGHT CHAMBER CONCERTS IN THE BESEDNÍ DOME

Musica Florea: Czech Handel Performers: Musica Florea, Collegium Floreum Soloists: Veronika Hajičová Vojířová (soprano), Sylva Čmugrová (alto), Čeněk Svoboda (tenor), Štěpán Pokorný (bass) Conductor: Marek Štryncl Program F. V. Habermann: Mass for St. John of Nepomuk G. F. Handel: Anthem 3, My Heart is Inditing G. F. Handel: Concerto grosso op. 6, no. 1 in G major F. V. Habermann: Mass for St. Ludmila G. F. Handel: Anthem 1, Zadock the Priest

The music of Bizet's Carmen hides French esprit and Spanish passion. After all, who doesn't know immortal opera hits - the famous Habanera, or the aria of the bullfighter Escamillo. But what if there's something more hidden behind the story of the fleeting nature of love? At the beginning was a short novel by the French writer Prosper Merimée about Don José, who deserted the army because of a foolish passion for a wild gypsy woman, became a smuggler and a murderer. Carmen, directed by Tomáš Pilar, returns to the original story and reveals additional layers of individual characters - the characters here are mainly people who came from completely different backgrounds. It's not just about Carmen's fleeting and unbridled love, which the jealous José cannot cope with. It is a clash of two worlds – the orderly, neat world of José and Micaëla, bound by predetermined rules, and the world of gypsies and smugglers living day to day, without laws and governed by momentary impulses. Their worlds suddenly intersect, but this difference causes tension and conflict that leads to the complete destruction of both.

PROGRAM A. Salieri: Piccolo Requiem, De profundis in G minor and others CONDUCTOR Roman Válek The Piccolo Requiem was composed by the author in 1804 for himself, but it was previously (1821) performed in Moravia, at the Náměšť nad Oslavou castle, and only after that (1825) was it actually performed at Salieri's funeral in Vienna.

Love knows no bounds, my guilt will fall into oblivion, but my love will not die... No human weakness is foreign to the beautiful Manon - she would like the love of the young knight Des Grieux and a life of luxury and wealth, which only the old banker Géront can provide her... But everything has its price and not even love can save everything.

Ensemble Opera Diversa (CZ) Gabriela Tardonová (CZ) conductor Ayla Bártová (CZ) piano Matteo Hager (CZ) violin Program Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971): Concerto in D for string orchestra, K075 I. Vivace II. Arioso: Andantino III. Rondo: Allegro Bohuslav Martinů (1890–1959): Concerto da Camera for violin, string orchestra, piano and drums, H 285 I. Moderato, Poco allegro II. Adagio III. Poco allegro — intermission — Jan Novák (1921–1984): Concerto for piano and string orchestra I. Allegro sostenuto. Allegro con spirito II. Andante pastorale III. Allegro

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor KV 466 PETER MAXWELL DAVIES An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 Robert Jordan bagpipes Scottish Chamber Orchestra conductor Maxim Emelyanychev piano The Scottish Chamber Orchestra (SCO), based in Edinburgh, is one of Scotland’s five national orchestras and has been a driving force on the Scottish music scene since its foundation in 1974. Thanks to its high artistic standard, wide repertoire and diverse programmatic content, it has a reputation as an internationally renowned ensemble, performing throughout Scotland and abroad. The orchestra has had a number of distinguished conductors. Sir Charles Mackerras served as “Conductor Laureate” until his death in 2010.

Hans Zimmer is a German composer who rose to fame for his work on film soundtracks. He is known for his ability to bring intensity and emotional depth to cinematic storytelling through music. His most successful films include Inception, Interstellar, Dune and Gladiator, which have won the hearts of audiences around the world. Zimmer's work has earned him numerous awards, including two Oscars, three Golden Globes, four Grammys - a total of 37 awards.

Two nations are at war, but in the middle of the battlefield, a much more intimate drama unfolds, one that could have unexpected consequences. The Egyptian princess Amneris loves the warlord Radames. However, his love belongs to the captive Aida, who no one knows is the princess of the hostile Ethiopian country. Unbeknownst to either of them, they will soon face a choice that will decide life or death...

Two nations are at war, but in the middle of the battlefield, a much more intimate drama unfolds, one that could have unexpected consequences. The Egyptian princess Amneris loves the warlord Radames. However, his love belongs to the captive Aida, who no one knows is the princess of the hostile Ethiopian country. Unbeknownst to either of them, they will soon face a choice that will decide life or death...

Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra Ostrava (CZ) Francesco Lecce-Chong (USA) conductor Boris Giltburg (IL) piano Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990): Candide, overture George Gershwin (1898–1937): Rhapsody in Blue — intermission — Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story I. Prologue II. Somewhere III. Scherzo IV. Mambo V. Cha cha VI. Meeting scene VII. Cool VIII. Rumble IX. Finale Leonard Bernstein: Suite from Candide, arr. John Harmon

Concert by the Moravian Piano Trio as part of the celebrations of the 130th anniversary of the birth of the prominent architect Bohuslav Fuchs. A gala concert as part of the celebrations of the 130th anniversary of the birth of the prominent architect Bohuslav Fuchs, one of the key figures of interwar modern architecture. The evening will take place under the reinforced concrete structure of the Masaryk Student Home in the Masaryk Youth House, which is one of Fuchs's significant works and an example of his distinctive functionalist style. The Moravian Piano Trio is one of the leading Czech chamber ensembles. They will perform compositions by Czech and international composers, which will delicately connect architecture and music in memory of the personality who shaped the appearance of modern Brno.

Daddy, how is a bride sold? How did you come to know that someone would sell a bride, Hurvínek? Well, I read here: The National Theatre in Brno is performing Bedřich Smetana's opera The Bartered Bride. So how is it, Daddy? Well, you know, it's just like... how should I put it to you... it's a trick to buy a bride for yourself. So now I'm a fool - is it being sold or bought? You know what, Hurvajz, take Žeryk and Mánička and we'll go to the opera, it'll be easier than explaining it to you!

LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 DMITRY SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141 Fazıl Say piano Brno Philharmonic conductor Dennis Russell Davies