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The Musicologist and Music Critic Eva Drlíková has Died
On Friday 21 December the musicologist, editor, long-term staff member and (until June 2018) director of the Leoš Janáček Foundation, Eva Drlíková, died suddenly at the age of 72. more
Emmy Destinn: Storm and Calm in the Tugendhat House
ProART Company in cooperation with the Tanzkompanie Golde G is opening the year 2019 with a project about Emmy Destinn. In the glass room of the Tugendhat House they will be presenting a multi-genre scenic poem. more
New Year’s Concert: The Brno Philharmonic, Raphaell Wallfisch and Robert Kružík
The second, evening New Year’s concert by the Brno Philharmonic brought us Dvořák’s cello concerto in an interpretation by Raphaell Wallfisch and opera overtures by Stanisław Moniuzska, Jacques Offenbach, Franz von Suppé and Nicholais Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov. The Brno Philharmonic entered 2019 under the baton of Robert Kružík. more
Dunaj: A Legend in the Fléda Club
After twenty years the group Dunaj is returning to the concert stage. The legendary representatives of alternative music will be performing in the line-up of Vladimír Václavek, Josef Ostřanský and Pavel Koudelka. more
Adam Plachetka, Andreas Scholl and a Concert Performance of the Oratorio Saul
Soloist with the New York Metropolitan Opera Adam Plachetka, world-famous countertenor Andreas Scholl and the Czech Ensemble Baroque will be performing together on stage. They will be giving the Czech premiere concert performance of the oratorio Saul by Georg Friedrich Händel. The concert will be conducted by Roman Válek. more
The Brno Philharmonic is Holding Auditions. They are looking for a 1st oboe
The Brno Philharmonic is announcing auditions for the position of 1st oboe. Starting date is possible from May 2019. more
L'elisir d'amore returns today to the Mahen Theatre with Kateřina Kněžíková
Today in the opera production of L'elisir d'amor Kateřina Kněžíková will once more be taking the role of Adina. more
News: After two years Bluebeard’s Castle / Expectation returns to the Janáček Theatre
The newly reopened Janáček Theatre is once again presenting the production of Bluebeard’s Castle / Expectation. more
The Lúčnica Art Ensemble Appears in Brno
The Slovak Art Ensemble Lúčnica is focused on the preservation and development of Slovak national traditions. The Brno performance represents a selection of the most successful choreography by Štefan Nosáľ, long-term artistic head of Lúčnice, who would have been 91 on the birthday the ensemble is commemorating. Lúčnica will be appearing at the Janáček Theatre. more
Kabinet Múz plays host this week to a joint concert by Canadian and Czech groups. The prog-rock trio from Vancouver We Are The City is now bringing out a new album with the title RIP, which they will be presenting in Brno. The local accompaniment is being taken care of by the group Lesní zvěř. 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
