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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.

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.

With its program, this year's concert by the string quartet Diversa Quartet continues the years-old initiative of the ensemble operation to realize evenings in memory of all the faithful deceased, i.e. with a soul theme. Although delayed in terms, the dramaturgical concept itself is not strictly liturgical, but rather wreathed in the theme of sadness and commemorative dedications, aiming at a conciliatory catharsis. The title of the concert with three Czech premieres is based on the composition of the same name by Arvo Pärt, which will be heard at the very end of the evening.

Rybova's Czech Christmas Mass on the eve of Christmas Day at Náměstí Svobody, performed by the Czech Metropolitan Philharmonic, Brno Philharmonic Choir, Brno Talk and Soloists. Singing: tenor: Jakub Fajstavr, Tuček, soprano: Ilona Burian, alto: Jana Magdalena Janků, bass: Václav Jeřábek.

"Hey master, get up sharp!" A traditional Christmas meeting not only of HaDivadl members and society around the former Švanda Cafe. If you want to be actively involved, you can get more information from Marie Ludvíková or Roman Švanda.

A ballet of ballets, which at the first viewing causes addiction and interest in the ballet genre. Tchaikovsky's famous music, Petipa/Ivanov's legendary choreography and the story of Princess Odette, enchanted into a swan, are a composition that stirs the hearts of more and more generations of ballet-goers of all ages around the world.

They play for dancing and listening Brno Philharmonic conducted by Dennis Russell Davies, Salon Orchestra Brno, Jazz Archive and Cymbal Classic. The ball is organized by the Union of Orchestral Musicians in cooperation with the management of the Brno Philharmonic.

Love knows no bounds, my guilt will be forgotten, but my love will not die... The beautiful Manon is no stranger to any human weakness - she would like the love of the young knight Des Grieux and a life of luxury and wealth that only the old banker Géront can provide her... But everything has its own price and not even love can save everything.

The Orchestral Academy of the Brno Philharmonic (OAFB) is a project that enables young talented musicians – students or recent graduates of music schools accepted on the basis of a selection process – to gain orchestral practice in a professional ensemble. In this way, the Philharmonic trains 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 thus indisputable. In recent seasons, the Mladá krev cycle has gained a large audience, which appreciates the youthfully captivating performances of the performers, the attractive, diverse repertoire and, last but not least, the captivating atmosphere of these concerts, during which the Besední dom hall is intimately lit, atypically set up and the musicians are almost within reach , as the subtitle of the Close Up Music series suggests. During concerts, the barrier of the stage and the evening gown disappear. However, it has already become a tradition that former OAFB members or other guests also perform at Mladá krve concerts.

The mission is clear - marry the widow! But so that her millions remain in the principality. There would be plenty of suitors, but Count Danilo, entrusted with the task, already has a love history with the widow Hana Glawari. So the affection is mutual, but the reluctance to admit that the old love has not rusted, either. When you add the other ingredients in the form of a party at the embassy in Paris, dancers from the famous U Maxima cabaret and witty dialogues, you have everything you need for a great operetta.

Jazz Ahmed trumpet, electronics Ralph Wyld vibraphone, marimba, electronics Trumpeter Yazz Ahmed has an interesting background: her mother is British and her father is from Bahrain, the West Asian island where Ahmed spent her childhood until returning to London at the age of nine. She had a musical, jazz and trumpet influence in her family: her maternal grandfather played the same instrument. Talent and diligence led her to study at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Yazz Ahmed is usually classified as part of the currently very popular, and mainly very progressive scene of young London jazz, made up for the most part of personalities with non-European family and cultural background.

Concert program: ANTONIO VIVALDI Spring from Four Seasons (1st movement – ​​Allegro) WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Symphony no. 40 g minor KV 550 (1st movement – ​​Molto allegro) RICHARD WAGNER Valkyrie ride from the opera Valkyrie LEOŠ JANÁČEK Taras Bulba (1st movement – ​​Death of Andriyov) SERGEI PROKOFIEV The Montes and the Capulets from the ballet Romeo and Juliet ALFRED SCHNITTKE Clowns and Children (part 1 of the suite from the music of the film of the same name) moderators Kristýna Drášilová and Vítězslav Mikeš Brno Philharmonic conductor Patrik Červák

Concert program: ANTONIO VIVALDI Spring from Four Seasons (1st movement – ​​Allegro) WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Symphony no. 40 g minor KV 550 (1st movement – ​​Molto allegro) RICHARD WAGNER Valkyrie ride from the opera Valkyrie LEOŠ JANÁČEK Taras Bulba (1st movement – ​​Death of Andriyov) SERGEI PROKOFIEV The Montes and the Capulets from the ballet Romeo and Juliet ALFRED SCHNITTKE Clowns and Children (part 1 of the suite from the music of the film of the same name) moderators Kristýna Drášilová and Vítězslav Mikeš Brno Philharmonic conductor Patrik Červák

It can't even get any closer. During the chamber music programs, you sit so close to the musicians that you can touch them. You will find out exactly how each instrument works and become part of the whole concert. The number of players will be limited and the audience will also be limited. Play along with the Philharmonic, ask questions during the concert, sing, dance. Everything is allowed. Without barriers and inhibitions, with music between us. The concert is intended for parents and their children aged 4-9. Barbara Tolarová violin Věra Drápelová clarinet Linda Cogan piano the concert is performed by Kristýna Drášilová and Magdalena Dostálová

Where did opera originate? What is a libretto? Who is the inspector? And what does a scenographer need to know? You will learn this and much more at our workshop. Participants will learn about the opera genre, the production process, the operation of the theater and the professions that work in the theater. It also includes a taste of opera singing. Participants will be offered a series of related activities that will give them the opportunity to see under the hood of the functioning of the opera theater, the opera genre and its demands. The workshop also includes a short tour of the Janáček Theater.