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A ballet of ballets that, at first sight, arouses addiction and interest in the ballet genre. Tchaikovsky's famous music, Petipa/Ivanov's legendary choreography and the story of Princess Odette, who is cursed into a swan, are a composition that thrills the hearts of generations of ballet spectators, regardless of age, all over the world.

Graduation concert of Kateryna Krykina / guitar.

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.

Graduation concert of Zdeňka Malinová / harpsichord. Performers: KRISTÝNA FÖRDÖSOVÁ / harpsichord, BEDŘIŠKA PONÍŽILOVÁ / historical singing, ALENA LIAKHOVICH / baroque oboe, LUDMILA NETOLICKÁ j. h., PAVEL POPELKA / violin, KATEŘINA KOVAŘÍKOVÁ j. h. / viola, JANA BOUDJAOUI HAVLOVÁ j. h. / cello

Graduation concert by Oleksabdr Bokoch / piano.

Graduation concert – OLDŘICH ENGELHART / trumpet MARIE HORÁKOVÁ / French horn (year-end concert) Piano collaboration: doc. JANA GOLIÁŠOVÁ, dept. as. Mgr. art. TOMOKO ASAHINA, ArtD. Performers: ALEŠ KOHOUTEK j. h. / trumpet, ONDŘEJ ČECHOVSKÝ j. h., MICHAEL DZIEŽA / trombone

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major KV 414 (1st movement) KRYŠTOF MAŘATKA Luminarium, Clarinet Concerto and other pieces Maciej Ścierski piano (absolute winner of the Amadeus 2024 competition) Yan Mařatka clarinet (winner of the Leoš Janáček competition 2024) NN winner of the Prague Spring competition 2025 NN winner of the Concertina Praga 2025 Brno Philharmonic conductor Robert Kružík

Bedřich Smetana originally thought of a comic opera with librettist Eliška Krásnohorská. In the end, while composing his last completed opera, the composer found moments in the romantic text, inspired by an old legend about a wall of stones built by the devil on the river by the Vyšehrod monastery, that gave the whole story a different tone. Smetana's isolation in Jabkenice and his dismal health and depression were reflected in the individual characters, and the comicalness was replaced by the depth of their feelings. The humor did not disappear either, but it is combined with the desire for love, life wisdom, melancholy and devilish temptation, so that the main tone was a celebration of love, loyalty and dedication.

Graduation concert – JOZEF SMUTNÝ / double bass. Piano collaboration: doc. MARCELA JELÍNKOVÁ. Co-performers: dept. as. MgA. MAREK ŠVESTKA, Ph.D. / double bass.

Graduation concert – DANIEL PODROUŽEK / historical violin Co-performers: MARTIN DOSTÁL / historical violin, MARIANA TŮMOVÁ / historical cello, JAKUB NĚMEČEK / theorbo, DARIA SAVVATEEVA / harpsichord, fortepiano

Jindřich Vlach violin (ZUŠ Veveří) Brno Philharmonic conductor Dominik Pernica moderated by Kristýna Drášilová and Vítězslav Mikeš script by Kristýna Drášilová Brno Philharmonic is celebrating its anniversary! It will be seventy, which is just a number in the case of the orchestra. It is still young, fresh, inspiring. And it loves its young and old listeners, for whom it has prepared magnificent celebrations: it will commemorate important moments from its rich history. Be with us!

Jindřich Vlach violin (ZUŠ Veveří) Brno Philharmonic conductor Dominik Pernica moderated by Kristýna Drášilová and Vítězslav Mikeš script by Kristýna Drášilová Brno Philharmonic is celebrating its anniversary! It will be seventy, which is just a number in the case of the orchestra. It is still young, fresh, inspiring. And it loves its young and old listeners, for whom it has prepared magnificent celebrations: it will commemorate important moments from its rich history. Be with us!

6. SUBSCRIBER CONCERT – SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2026, BESEDNÍ DŮM YOUTH'S PRAYER Choral compositions by B. Smetana, A. Dvořák, B. Martinů, P. Fiala, Fr. Fiala, etc. Marek Paľa – piano, organ Kantiléna – children's and youth choir at the Brno Philharmonic, choirmaster Michal Jančík

Graduation concert – MAGDALÉNA JAKUBÍKOVÁ / violin. Piano collaboration: doc. VLADIMÍR HOLLÝ

Graduation concert – DAVID DERNER / trombone. Piano collaboration: doc. JANA RYŠÁNKOVÁ

Take a look into the world of ballet with us! The ballet teaching team has prepared four workshop options for you, which offer participants a playful and experiential way to take a look into the world of ballet art. The workshop is adapted for kindergartens, elementary schools, high schools and grammar schools. Contact us and choose which type of workshop you are interested in. Workshop types: How to do ballet How to do ballet MOVEMENT How to do ballet ARTISTIC How to do ballet MUSICALLY

Graduation concert – FRANTIŠEK SLIŽ / vocals. Piano collaboration: dept. as. MgA. GALINA ALECHKEVITCH Co-performers: ANDREJ PRACHÁR, NELA DROZDOVÁ / vocals

Graduation concert – MAGDALENA ŠPIČÁKOVÁ / flute. Piano collaboration: doc. RADIM PANČOCHA Collaborators: RADOVAN SIMAN / violin, ELIŠKA ANNA ŽALOUDKOVÁ / piano

Graduation concert – JAN JELÍNEK / bassoon. Piano collaboration: doc. DANA DRÁPELOVÁ

CHRISTIAN SCHMITT CHAMBER WITH THE PHILHARMONIC ARVO PÄRT Annum per annum for organ JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Sonata for viola da gamba and organ in G major BWV 1027 SOFIA GUBAJDULINA Detto I for organ and percussion FELIX MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY Sonata for organ No. 5 in D major PETR EBEN Windows, four movements for trumpet and organ after Marc Chagall (selection) JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Passacaglia and fugue in C minor BWV 582 Christian Schmitt organ Lukáš Polák cello Radek Tomášek percussion Ondřej Jurček trumpet

Graduation concert – MARTINA JANKOVÁ / historical singing Co-performers: VERONIKA KLADIVOVÁ j. h., KAROLÍNA ALENA BARTOŇKOVÁ, BEDŘIŠKA PONÍŽILOVÁ / soprano, JAN TURČÍNEK j. h. / tenor, JAN FALTÝNEK j. h. / bass, FILIP HRUBÝ / harpsichord, DANIEL NERAD, TOMÁŠ SOMMER j. h. / organ, AMÁLIE BÉBAROVÁ j. h. / recorder

Where did opera originate? What is a libretto? Who is a stage manager? And what does a set designer need to know? You will learn this and much more at our workshop. Participants will learn about the opera genre, the process of creating a production, the operation of the theatre and the professions that work in the theatre. It also includes a taste of opera singing. Participants will experience several activities that will give them a glimpse into the workings of an opera theatre, the opera genre and its demands. The workshop also includes a short tour of the Janáček Theatre.

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 focuses 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.

Imagine Baroque Manětín in its heyday: in the fairytale courtyard, music flows from the windows of the castle hall not only during celebrations, but often on weekdays as well, thanks to the exceptional local bandmaster. He was Mauritius Vogt (1669—1730), a fascinating composer and a man of many other talents — surveyor, cartographer and historian. Josef Antonín Plánický also worked with him in Manětín, and they were only a short distance away from Dobřany to the famous Jan Josef Ignác Brentner. We cordially invite you to a musical walk through West Bohemian Baroque! Program: MAURITIUS VOGT, JOSEF ANTONÍN PLÁNICKÝ, JAN JOSEF IGNÁC BRENTNER

Graduation concert – LENKA UHROVÁ / violin Piano collaboration: adb. as. MgA. LIBUŠE PANČOCHOVÁ

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.

Graduation concert - ŠTEFAN GAZDÍK / guitar Co-performer: DAVYD BAHDASARIAN / guitar

Graduation concert – MICHAEL DZIEŽA / trombone Piano collaboration: doc. JANA RYŠÁNKOVÁ

Graduation concert – DOROTA JURÍKOVÁ, IRYNA SLABENIAK / oboe Piano collaboration: doc. RADIM PANČOCHA, dept. as. BOHUMÍR STEHLÍK Performers: MARTINA LUSKOVÁ, PATRIK SEDLÁŘ j. h., JINDŘICH NOVOTNÝ j. h. / violin, PAULÍNA ŠARADINOVÁ, PAVEL HÁNA j. h. / viola, BERNAT IZARD, NIKITA RUZHAVINSKII j. h. / cello, MARTIN MATUŠKA j. h. / double bass

Graduation concert – DENIS ČAPKOVIČ / jazz interpretation (percussion instruments) Performers: MARTIN GADULA / saxophone, ŠTĚPÁN HOLÍK j. h. / piano, MAREK ŽEMLA / double bass

Graduation concert – VERONIKA FÖRDÖSOVÁ / French horn Piano collaboration: Mgr. EVA MACKOVÁ

PĒTERIS VASKS Gadalaiki (Four Seasons) for piano Baltā ainava (White Landscape) Pavasara mūzika (Spring Music) Zaļā ainava (Green Landscape) Rudens mūzika (Autumn Music) Terezie Vialová piano

Graduation concert – MARIE SLABÁ / violin Piano collaboration: dept. as. MgA. LIBUŠE PANČOCHOVÁ

Concert of the female choir Gloria Brunensis in the hall of the Brno Conservatory.

PĒTERIS VASKS Cello Concerto No. 1 WILLIAM WALTON / arr. CHRISTOPHER PALMER Hamlet: A Shakespeare Scenario Jiří Bárta cello Simon Callow narrator Brno Philharmonic Rumon Gamba conductor

BOHDANA HINEROVÁ / baroque violin Co-performers: MARTIN DOSTÁL, ANDREA DUDKOVÁ, dep. as. MgA. JANA ANÝŽOVÁ / violin, TEREZA ŠMÍDOVÁ j. h. / viola, MICHAL RAITMAJER / cello, SEBASTIAN BRETTFELD / double bass, TEREZA KŘEPELOVÁ/ traverso, FILIP HRUBÝ/ harpsichord

PĒTERIS VASKS Cello Concerto No. 1 WILLIAM WALTON / arr. CHRISTOPHER PALMER Hamlet: A Shakespeare Scenario Jiří Bárta cello Simon Callow narrator Brno Philharmonic Rumon Gamba conductor

Graduation concert – ŠTĚPÁN KUDELA / trumpet, VOJTĚCH BARTONÍČEK / trumpet Piano collaboration: dept. as. Mgr. art. TOMOKO ASAHINA, ArtD. Collaborating with: ANETA HORÁKOVÁ / piano

That they sit nicely on chairs at concerts? That they are not allowed to laugh and sing at them? That classical music is not for small children? But no way! This does not apply to our chamber family afternoons, intended for children aged 3–8 and their parents who have not yet forgotten how to play! Play together with the philharmonic orchestra, ask questions during the concert, sing, dance. Everything is allowed. Without barriers and inhibitions, with music among us. Ivana Švestková harp Amálie Švestková harp Marek Švestka double bass Marek Švestka jr. double bass moderated by Kristýna Drášilová and Magdalena Dostálová

That they sit nicely on chairs at concerts? That they are not allowed to laugh and sing at them? That classical music is not for small children? But no way! This does not apply to our chamber family afternoons, intended for children aged 3–8 and their parents who have not yet forgotten how to play! Play together with the philharmonic orchestra, ask questions during the concert, sing, dance. Everything is allowed. Without barriers and inhibitions, with music among us. Ivana Švestková harp Amálie Švestková harp Marek Švestka double bass Marek Švestka jr. double bass moderated by Kristýna Drášilová and Magdalena Dostálová