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La Gioconda for the First Time on the Czech Stage. It will be Performed by the Janáček Opera Brno
The National Theatre Brno is staging the opera La Gioconda under the direction of Tomáš Pilař and the conducted by Jaroslav Kyzlink. The title role will be taken by Csilla Boross or Iveta Jiříková, while Laura Adorno will be played by Jana Hrochová or Veronika Hajnová-Fialová and Luciano Mastro or Sung Kyu Park will play the part of Enzo Grimaldo. more
Nomination for exceptional stage performances went to Pavla Vykopalová for the role of Káťa in Janáček’s opera Káťa Kabanová, to Ivona Jeličová for the role Ona in the ballet Chvění and to Hana Tomáš Briešťanská for the role of Štěpka in the stage version of Petrolejová Lampa. more
The Best in the World Compete to Build Brno’s Concert Hall - Japan’s Nagata Acoustic and America’s Arup
The city of Brno has closed the qualifying round for a designer for the Janáček Cultural Centre. They are selecting a team made up of an acoustician – architect – designer, who will design the internal disposition of the building, an in particular the concert hall itself. Two out the four applicants to the competition qualified. The first of these is a trio made up of Nagata Acoustic America, Konior Studio and Architekti Hrůša & spol., Atelier Brno. The second grouping is the pair of Ove Arup Partners International Limited and ArchDesign. more
This crossover-rock group from Brno will be christening their new album in the Melodka club. FishFace, CTM and Black Burley will be performing as guests. more
The Ensemble Opera Diversa Gives a Concert for the 75th Birthday of Miloš Štědroň
The concert will include the premiere of Quattro Omaggi Claudiani by Miloš Štědroň and Fantazie by Radim Bednařík. The new CD Jan Novák vol. 2 will also be presented. more
News: The National Theatre Brno Ballet is Looking for a Marketing and PR Officer
NdB is holding a tender for the position of Marketing and PR Officer for the ballet company. more
Concert on the Occasion of the 98th Anniversary of the Founding of Masaryk University
The ceremonial concert by Ivo Bartoš will take place under the glass ceiling of the university’s auditorium. more
JazzFestBrno Publishes its Complete Programme and Begins Advance Ticket Sales
The 16th year of the JazzFestBrno festival presents the complete programme of this traditional spring jazz show. Along with the concerts of Chick Corea, Richard Bon and Steve Gadd there will also be for example performances the funk master drummer Poogie Bell and the Beninese guitarist Lionel Loueke. more
Construction Site Open Day
The construction site for Brno’s concert hall is once more open to visitors. Those participating will find prepared information on archaeological finds, support from important figures and inspiration from abroad. more
The Czech-Slovak alternative evenings at Fléda are back. As part of this the Slovak group Longital are performing a live version of their new album Divoko. The Slovak trio will present the indie-folk group Bratři Orffové. more
On Saturday, 24 August, the Korean radio orchestra KBS Symphony Orchestra with its musical director - Finnish conductor and violinist Pietari Inkinen - came to Brno's Špilberk Festival with an exclusively romantic repertoire. The invitation was also accepted by South Korean violinist Bomsori Kim, a graduate of the prestigious Julliard School. more
For a quarter of a century now, the Brno Philharmonic has been organising the Špilberk Festival at the end of August in the courtyard of the castle of the same name. Four open-air musical evenings offer the audience a selection of concerts featuring classical, film and computer music, as well as often jazz and other genres. This makes it a diverse mix of performers and repertoires with an often pleasant, summery, laid-back ambience. This year's big and rapdily sold-out attraction was the Wednesday evening of 21 August, full of melodies from the James Bond films, performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, headed by world-renowned conductor, composer and arranger Steven Mercurio. During the concert, the audience also got to enjoy singers Sara Milfajtová, Vendula Příhodová and David Kraus. more
As part of its European tour, the Taiwanese Taipei Philharmonic Chamber Choir (TPCC), under the direction of artistic director and choirmaster Dr. YuChung Johnny Ku, took the city up on its invitation and visited Brno. The concert was held on Monday, 13th August in the hall of the newly renovated Passage Hotel. more
The final concert of this year's season of the Brno Philharmonic was devoted to works by Antonín Dvořák and Jean Sibelius at the Janáček Theatre. On Thursday, 20 June, Danish conductor Michael Schønwandt, who had not appeared before a Brno audience since January last year, took the lead of the Philharmonic. In the first half of the programme, the orchestra was accompanied by violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky. more
In the spirit of the idea that Brno and folklore belong together, the Folklore Ensemble Happening of the Year took place on Thursday 6 June. The event was organised by the Brno UNESCO City of Music Office in cooperation with the Brno Dances and Sings association. The event thus became part of a long-term project that set out to map the amateur music scene in Brno, and not only folk music. Last year Brno City of Music reached out to choirs in a similar way, and in the future will host garage bands and more. This just goes to prove the diversity of Brno's music scene, not only as regards professional ensembles, but also enthusiastic amateurs for whom music is an inseparable part of their lives. more
