Classical Music
ANGEL'S MEMORIAL
ALBAN BERG Violin Concerto "In Memory of an Angel" RICHARD STRAUSS The Life of a Hero, Symphonic Poem Op. 40 Christian Altenburger violin Brno Philharmonic conductor Dennis Russell Davies
Angel's memory
ALBAN BERG Violin Concerto "In Memory of an Angel" RICHARD STRAUSS The Life of a Hero, Symphonic Poem Op. 40 Christian Altenburger violin Brno Philharmonic conductor Dennis Russell Davies
FOUR ARE ALREADY A BAND
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. Barbara Tolarová violin, Jan Bělohlávek, violin David Křivský, viola Iva Wiesnerová cello.
Moderated by Kristýna Drášilová and Magdalena Dostálová.
70 or CANTILENA ALSO CELEBRATES
Karolína Waldhoferová accordion (ZUŠ Kuřim) Kantiléna, children's and youth choir at the Brno Philharmonic members of the Brno Philharmonic choirmaster Michal Jančík moderated by Kristýna Drášilová and Vítězslav Mikeš script by Kristýna Drášilová Not only the Brno Philharmonic is celebrating its 70th anniversary, but also the children's choir Kantiléna, which was founded in 1956 (under the name Šlapaníčky children's choir) and has been operating at the Philharmonic since 1984. So let's pop some children's champagne - quick corks - also to celebrate the jubilee Kantiléna and sing along with it! A music workshop is available for children in the foyer of the Besední dům from 9:15 a.m. (free admission and no registration required). Adults can attend a professional lecture at the same time.
PUSS IN BOOTS
ROBERT GROSLOT Puss in Boots, a fairy tale melodrama for narrator and orchestra Kristýna Drášilová narrator Brno Philharmonic conductor Ondrej Olos The fairy tale about Puss in Boots (also known as The Marquis of Karabas), which was adapted into a melodrama for narrator and chamber ensemble by the Belgian composer Robert Groslot and adapted for orchestra at the request of the Brno Philharmonic. The orchestral version will be performed in a world premiere with the unique and unmistakable Kristýna Drášilová in the role of narrator. The concert is held under the auspices of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium.
SPRING SYMPHONY
MAURICE RAVEL Ma Mère l’Oye (My Mother Goose), suite from the ballet TOSHIO HOSOKAWA Lotus under the Moonlight (Lotus under the Moonlight), homage à Mozart for piano and orchestra, Czech premiere ROBERT SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 38 “Spring” Momo Kodama piano Brno Philharmonic conductor Ryusuke Numajiri
SPRING SYMPHONY
MAURICE RAVEL Ma Mère l’Oye (My Mother Goose), suite from the ballet TOSHIO HOSOKAWA Lotus under the Moonlight (Lotus under the Moonlight), homage à Mozart for piano and orchestra, Czech premiere ROBERT SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 38 “Spring” Momo Kodama piano Brno Philharmonic conductor Ryusuke Numajiri
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. Petr Hojač trumpet Miloš Kovařík French horn Jakub Pavluš trombone Metoděj Dvořák tuba 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. Petr Hojač trumpet Miloš Kovařík French horn Jakub Pavluš trombone Metoděj Dvořák tuba moderated by Kristýna Drášilová and Magdalena Dostálová
YOUNG BLOOD or MUSIC CLOSE UP IV
The Brno Philharmonic Orchestra Academy is a project that allows young talented musicians – students or recent graduates of music schools accepted on the basis of a selection procedure – to gain orchestral experience in a professional ensemble. In this way, the Philharmonic educates new generations of players who may one day join its ranks. The OAFB has been operating for six seasons and its fruits are already evident: some of its graduates are already members of our orchestra, others regularly return to help out. The importance and value of this experience for the artistic growth of young musicians and for the future of the orchestra is therefore unquestionable.
70 or CONCERT FOR THE QUEEN
Regína Mládková piano (ZUŠ Jaroslava Kvapila) Brno Philharmonic conductor Patrik Červák moderated by Kristýna Drášilová and Vítězslav Mikeš script by Kristýna Drášilová Brno Philharmonic is celebrating! 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!
70 or CONCERT FOR THE QUEEN
Regína Mládková piano (ZUŠ Jaroslava Kvapila) Brno Philharmonic conductor Patrik Červák moderated by Kristýna Drášilová and Vítězslav Mikeš script by Kristýna Drášilová Brno Philharmonic is celebrating! 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!
IN THE ORCHESTRA: HOW TIME FOLLOWED
ANTONIO VIVALDI Spring from The Four Seasons (1st movement – Allegro) WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Symphony No. 40 in G minor KV 550 (1st movement – Molto allegro) RICHARD WAGNER Ride of the Valkyries from the opera Die Walküre LEOŠ JANÁČEK Taras Bulba (1st movement – The Death of Andriyov) SERGEY PROKOFIEV Montagues and Capulets from the ballet Romeo and Juliet ALFRED SCHNITTKE Clowns and Children (1st part of the suite from the music for the film of the same name) moderators Kristýna Drášilová and Patrik Červák Brno Philharmonic conductor Patrik Červák
IN THE ORCHESTRA: HOW TIME FOLLOWED
ANTONIO VIVALDI Spring from The Four Seasons (1st movement – Allegro) WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Symphony No. 40 in G minor KV 550 (1st movement – Molto allegro) RICHARD WAGNER Ride of the Valkyries from the opera Die Walküre LEOŠ JANÁČEK Taras Bulba (1st movement – The Death of Andriyov) SERGEY PROKOFIEV Montagues and Capulets from the ballet Romeo and Juliet ALFRED SCHNITTKE Clowns and Children (1st part of the suite from the music for the film of the same name) moderators Kristýna Drášilová and Patrik Červák Brno Philharmonic conductor Patrik Červák
SPRING CONCERT OF THE CANTILENA 70
PEKKA KOSTIAINEN Revontulet PETR EBEN About Swallows and Girls PETR FIALA Mountain Songs (selection from the cycle) MARTIN JAKUBÍČEK Riddles LADISLAV NĚMEC What Spring Smells Like PETR HANOUSEK Spring Songs ANTONÍN TUČAPSKÝ, CTIRAD KOHOUTEK, PAVEL JURKOVIČ, OTMAR MÁCHA Magdalenka, Kantilénka and Kantiléna choirmasters Veronika Novosádová and Michal Jančík
MOZART'S CHILDREN ON STAGE!
FRANTIŠEK ŠKROUP The Tinkerer, overture to the opera GABRIEL FAURÉ Sicilienne from the Pelléas and Mélisande suite GIUSEPPE VERDI La traviata, overture to the opera LUIGI BASSI / arr. NICOLAI PFFEFER Concert Fantasia on Themes from Verdi's Rigoletto for Clarinet and Orchestra SERGEI PROKOFIEV The Montagues and Capulets from the Ballet Romeo and Juliet ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK Hansel and Gretel, Overture to the Opera ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK "Erlöst befreit...", Aria and Children's Choir from Act 3 of Hansel and Gretel WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART "Ricevete, o padroncina...", Chorus from Act 3 of Scene 11 of The Marriage of Figaro FELIX MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY Song with Chorus and Finale from A Midsummer Night's Dream GEORGES BIZET "Avec la garde montante..." from Act 3 of Carmen PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Dance of the Snowflakes from Act 2 of The Nutcracker Cantiléna, Children's and Youth Choir at the Philharmonic Brno choirmaster Michal Jančík Brno Philharmonic and the “young Mozarts” (instrumentalists and singers) of the South Moravian Regional Art School and the Brno Conservatory conductor Robert Kružík moderated by Kristýna Drášilová
CONCERT OF CHILDREN'S SOLOISTS
The talent festival MOZART'S CHILDREN has been organized by the Brno Philharmonic in cooperation with the Primary School of the South Moravian Region for 16 years. This concert is dedicated to exceptionally talented students, winners of the Primary School music competitions, who will perform in solo roles together with the Brno Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra on the stage of the Besední dom (Talking House).
KEITH JARRETT: THE KÖLN CONCERT
KEITH JARRETT The Köln Concert (Cologne Concert) Maki Namekawa piano Thomas Enhco piano Less than fifty years after the Cologne concert, Japanese pianist Maki Namekawa and French pianist Thomas Enhco have taken on Jarrett's material from The Köln Concert and presented it together in 2023 at four hopelessly sold-out concerts at the Philharmonie de Paris. The project, which breathed new life into the legendary album, will now have its Czech premiere. The Brno audience has something to look forward to!
KEITH JARRETT: THE KÖLN CONCERT
KEITH JARRETT The Köln Concert (Cologne Concert) Maki Namekawa piano Thomas Enhco piano Less than fifty years after the Cologne concert, Japanese pianist Maki Namekawa and French pianist Thomas Enhco have taken on Jarrett's material from The Köln Concert and presented it together in 2023 at four hopelessly sold-out concerts at the Philharmonie de Paris. The project, which breathed new life into the legendary album, will now have its Czech premiere. The Brno audience has something to look forward to!
AMERICA 250
GEORGE GERSHWIN An American in Paris WILLIAM BOLCOM Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra, Czech premiere GEORGE GERSHWIN Piano Concerto in F major LEONARD BERNSTEIN Three Dance Episodes from the Music for the Film On the Town Jaroslav Zouhar trombone Thomas Enhco piano Brno Philharmonic conductor Dennis Russell Davies 2026 will mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. We are dedicating a concert to this anniversary, which will be conducted by our American chief conductor Dennis Russell Davies. The program will offer compositions by three greats of American music: George Gershwin (1898–1937), Leonard “Lenny” Bernstein (1918–1990) and William Bolcom (1938), the latter two of whom were among Davies’ close friends.
AMERICA 250
GEORGE GERSHWIN An American in Paris WILLIAM BOLCOM Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra, Czech premiere GEORGE GERSHWIN Piano Concerto in F major LEONARD BERNSTEIN Three Dance Episodes from the Music for the Film On the Town Jaroslav Zouhar trombone Thomas Enhco piano Brno Philharmonic conductor Dennis Russell Davies 2026 will mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. We are dedicating a concert to this anniversary, which will be conducted by our American chief conductor Dennis Russell Davies. The program will offer compositions by three greats of American music: George Gershwin (1898–1937), Leonard “Lenny” Bernstein (1918–1990) and William Bolcom (1938), the latter two of whom were among Davies’ close friends.
