The "Friendship" concert will take place on December 8 at 5:00 p.m. at the Masaryk University Faculty of Arts in Brno (Arna Nováka 1, Brno). The concerts are organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in the Czech Republic in cooperation with the Czech Museum of Music and the Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University; performances are included in the program of the Year of Czech Music. The Vilnius University Chamber Orchestra will play.
Walter Fischbacher (USA) – piano, Petr Dvorský (CZ) – double bass, Ulf Stricker (D) – drums The jazz piano trio, known as a great backing band for many singers and especially American singers, wants to finally present itself in its purely instrumental form after years. In 2022, they recorded a new album, which is entirely composed of jazz remakes of Beatles songs, and with this program they went on two large Central European tours in 2023 and 2024.
The charismatic singer, accordionist and actress combines Dryáčnica chanson with cynical romance with her unmistakable raw expression. With his bewitching charm and persuasiveness, he tells his life stories in purely original songs. During the concerts, he illustrates these with authentic stories and ironic comments, thus bringing the audience closer to what is behind the creation of the songs. Brno Christmas 2nd best Christmas in the world.
A pre-Christmas concert from the Chamber Guitar cycle organized by the Czech Guitar Society. Jaroslav Svěcený (violin), Vladislav Bláha (guitar), Viera Gulázsi Maňásková (vocals) and Tania Drobysh (domra) will perform as part of the concert. The program includes compositions by G. Caccini, G. F. Händel, G. Rossini, N. Paganini, F. Schubert, J. Rodrigo, A. Piazzolla, etc.
The Original Prague Syncopation Orchestra is a leading Czech professional orchestra engaged in authentic interpretation of early American jazz, blues and dance music of the 1920s. due to the use of period instruments, original playing techniques and sophisticated arrangements, this orchestra is considered one of the most faithful in style. LINEUP: Michael Chomiszak · trumpet Jan Pospíšil · saxophones, clarinet Vojtěch Pospíšil · saxophones, clarinet Matěj Šmíd · trombone, vocals Antonín Dlapa · banjo, guitar tomáš mika · banjo Jan Brabec · banjo Pavel Jurečka · double bass, sousaphone jiří Gilík · piano iva blažková · piano alice bauer · vocals Christmas in Brno 2. the best Christmas in the world. Right after the ones at your house.
Roberta Genna – vocals, guitar, Jakub Zomer – keyboards, piano, Jan Tengler – double bass, Martin Kopřiva – drums Roberta Genna (b. 1992) studied jazz singing at the conservatory in Bologna. She reached the finals of several jazz competitions in Italy, such as Vittoria Jazz Festival, My Way Festival and also won the Pippa Ardini Vocal Award. In 2020, she participated in the TV competition "The Voice of Italy", where she advanced to the top 16. At Chicco Bettinradi's 2021 competition, she placed an excellent second.
The musicians focus on authentic performances of the songs and dances of the Kyiv region, where they were born and where they live. However, their repertoire also includes folk music from other regions, not only Moravia and Bohemia, but also Slovakia, Hungary and well-known jazz standards. Brno Christmas 2nd best Christmas in the world.
Moravians is a folk rock band that was founded in 2021 by singer Vašek Řihák. He plays folk songs in his own special arrangements and original songs from his own workshop. Its founder, Vašek, has been dedicated to folk music almost all his life and has sung in several popular bands of this genre. His dream and goal was to make folk songs even more popular among younger listeners. In the summer of 2021, he approached Eliška Bučková as a singer, who was enthusiastic about this project, and in the fall they already played a few concerts with the band.
