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Hausopera is a society of enthusiasts that prepares tailor-made opera shows for various Brno hidden corners. In the opening season, it invites the audience to the pool of the spa in Rašínova Street, where it will perform a single-act opera named The Last Polo. The music, written by Marko Ivanović, will swarm with graceful motions of synchronised swimmers; the nostalgic libretto of the piece was written by Josef Škarka and will be rendered by opera vocalists singing in swimsuits, confirming thus that the first love is never to be forgotten. Through a musical story, visitors will experience the well-known venue in a new context. more
The first Cuban street festival, titled Vibes of Havana, is emerging in Brno; it will be featuring bands such as N.O.H.A, Noisy Pots, Pragasón or Doris Martinez & Dance Company. more
This one-day festival on the banks of the Svitava offers in its programme concerts, theatre for children and adults, waterborne fun and a charity plastic duck race. Among the bands performing will be Vidiek, Křupky, Tokamak, NaMars! and Kuležák. more
The international festival Folk Holidays in Náměšť nad Oslavou is approaching. This year the festival is entering its 33rd year with names like John Smith, Jan Hrubý, Jitka Šuranská & Petr Uvira, as well as Ondřej Havelka and his Melody Makers. more
This year, Mikulov will host the 6th annual festival of baroque theatre. The performances and lectures will take place at the local chateau and in the Konvent Gallery. more
Erik Knirsch, conductor and musician of the Studio Brno Orchestra died
Yesterday, on 9 July 2018, conductor and music composer Erik Knirsch died at the age of 90. more
The third year of Jazz Courtyard is once more taking place in Prague and Brno. The event is taking place in cooperation with the jazz departments of Prague’s HAMU (Music and Dance Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts) and Brno’s JAMU (Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts). In the courtyard of Brno’s Old Town Hall there will be performances from student ensembles as well as long-term original running projects by selected students. The culmination of the evening will be the concert of the African group Ghana Dance Ensemble. The event is supported by the festivals JazzFestBrno, Tanec Praha and KoresponDance. Entry is free. more
The premises of today’s club have been operating under the name Metro since 1937. As part of the birthday celebrations, which will take place in September, Ivan Král will be appearing. Tickets are already on sale. more
This year the Balladine Dance School is holding a summer school for contemporary dance and ballet and day schools for children. Balladine now has new premises by the Lužánky Park. more
The Brno Philharmonic invites children to their summer courses
During the summer holidays the Brno Philharmonic is laying on a summer musical-movement course for children called Journey to Fantasy and an art course Melodies of the Film World. Both courses are for children from 6 to 12. more
The cycle of classical music concerts directed by its founder, Barbara Maria Willi, has been an integral part of cultural events in the Moravian capital for twenty-three years. The audience in Brno has already been introduced to a number of outstanding personalities and ensembles with whom Barbara Maria Willi regularly cooperates. This year's opening concert, traditionally held on Wednesday, 11 February, in the hall of the Convent of the Merciful Brothers with a subtitle Music in Motion offered a combination of the art of the fortepiano with flute played by Sofia Mavrogenidou and accompanied by young dancers Klementýna Anna Špičková and Adam Mišo, choreographed by David Strnad. more
The final concert of this year’s instalment of the Barbara Maria Willi Presents series offered a unique project that on 4 December brought together two ensembles in the Convent of the Brothers of Mercy: Cappella Pratensis and Ramillete de Tonos. They showed the audience the many different ways in which one can work with the polyphonic repertoire of the 15th and 16th centuries. The programme intertwined sacred and secular music, and purely vocal, vocal-instrumental and purely instrumental pieces. more
The rediscovery and digitisation of the Brno polyphonic manuscripts BAM 1 and BAM 2 has opened a new chapter in the study and performance of Renaissance music. At the crossroads of historical research, modern technology, and artistic interpretation stands Past Forward, a cross-border project connecting institutions from the Netherlands, Belgium and the Czech Republic. At its artistic core are two musicians whose approaches complement each other: Tim Braithwaite, artistic director of Cappella Pratensis, and Kateřina Maňáková, lutenist, teacher of early plucked instruments at Janáček Academy of Performing Arts and guarantor of the entire initiative. In this conversation, they discuss working with previously overlooked sources, the challenges of historically informed performance, the promises of international collaboration, and their vision for the future of early-music interpretation. more
The concert by Filharmonie Brno under Dennis Russell Davies on Thursday 6 November in Besední dům offered a fascinating programme combining the work of two contemporary composers from the former Soviet Union. The performers included Armenian baritone Aksel Daveyan, violist Julian Veverica, percussionist Lukáš Krejčí, and the Austrian Hard-Chor Linz choir under choirmaster Alexander Koller. more
Brno-born pianist and Director General of the Czech Philharmonic, David Mareček, is appearing together with cellist Václav Petr on a concert tour in South Korea. During the first week of November, the duo is presenting Czech repertoire on prestigious stages, including the Seogwipo Arts Center, Yongin Poeun Art Hall and Daegu Concert House. more
