Brno Philharmonic

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.

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.

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

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

JEAN SIBELIUS Karelia, Overture Op. 10 KARL GOLDMARK Violin Concerto in A minor op. 28 JOSEF SUK Symphony no. 1 in E major op. 14 Jiří Vodička violin Brno Philharmonic conductor Robert Kružík Jiří Vodička Soloist, chamber player and, since 2015, concertmaster of the Czech Philharmonic, he holds the title of absolute winner of the prestigious Louis Spohr competition in Weimar and the first and second prizes of the Young Concert Artists competition (2008).

He regularly performs with prominent domestic and foreign orchestras, collaborates with leading Czech pianists, and in 2020 founded the successful piano trio The Trio. In 2011 he was invited by Gidon Kremer to the Kammermusikfest in Lockenhaus, in 2021 he opened Smetana's Litomyšl as a soloist, in 2024 he was a soloist in the New Year's concert of the Czech Philharmonic. In 2014, he recorded his debut album Violino Solo. Many of his concerts were filmed by Czech Television, Czech Radio or German ARD. He performs in the audiovisual shows Vivaldianno and iMucha. He teaches at the Prague Conservatory and the University of Ostrava. He plays the Joseph Gagliano 1774 Italian instrument.

The concerts take place on four dates: 28/02/2025 at 9.00 (sold out) and at 10.30 and 3.3. 2025 at 9:00 a.m. and at 10:30 a.m An organ has been standing in the hall of the Besední dom for a long time. Few people know that the Spirit of the organ lives in them, but that it does not reside in them entirely voluntarily? What did he do? And can we free him together? And will an ordinary song be enough? An interactive concert where you won't be sitting on chairs, but a lot of musical fun for children aged 3-6. moderated by: Kristýna Drášilová and Magdalena Dostálová performer: Šimon Kotvas (organ) Venue: Meeting House duration: 50 minutes the program is suitable for children aged 3-6 years. price: 100 CZK/child, free educational support

JEAN SIBELIUS Karelia, Overture Op. 10 KARL GOLDMARK Violin Concerto in A minor op. 28 JOSEF SUK Symphony no. 1 in E major op. 14 Jiří Vodička violin Brno Philharmonic conductor Robert Kružík Jiří Vodička Soloist, chamber player and, since 2015, concertmaster of the Czech Philharmonic, he holds the title of absolute winner of the prestigious Louis Spohr competition in Weimar and the first and second prizes of the Young Concert Artists competition (2008). He regularly performs with prominent domestic and foreign orchestras, collaborates with leading Czech pianists, and in 2020 founded the successful piano trio The Trio. In 2011 he was invited by Gidon Kremer to the Kammermusikfest in Lockenhaus, in 2021 he opened Smetana's Litomyšl as a soloist, in 2024 he was a soloist in the New Year's concert of the Czech Philharmonic. In 2014, he recorded his debut album Violino Solo. Many of his concerts were filmed by Czech Television, Czech Radio or German ARD. He performs in the audiovisual shows Vivaldianno and iMucha. He teaches at the Prague Conservatory and the University of Ostrava. He plays the Joseph Gagliano 1774 Italian instrument.