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The Brno musician Radim Hanousek is behind the interactive website Malujeme hudbu (We’re Painting Music). The aim of his project is to develop children’s creativity even during the coronavirus crisis. Professional musicians and artists such as Nikol Bóková, Michal Wróblewski and Natalie Perkof got involved in this online help for quarantined children. more
The audition to fill the second flautist vacancy in the Brno Philharmonic
The Brno Philharmonic has announced an audition to fill the position of second flute player playing piccolo flute and alto flute. The expected start date is August 2021. more
The Czech Ensemble Baroque invites you to watch a concert that will be streamed online from Besední dům. Händel’s oratorio will resound around the hall
The Czech Ensemble Baroque is preparing for another live concert. This time, the Power of Music – the oratorio by Händel, one in which the author included all his theatre experience – can be watched from the comfort of your own home. Performed in English – with Czech subtitles available, the show will feature Markéta Böhmová, Jaroslav Březina and Jiří Miloslav Procházka as the key soloists. more
Beauty and order in Bohuslav Martinů’s works. Today’s online lecture by the Moravian Library
Today’s online lecture focuses on the Neo-Baroque elements in the creative production of Bohuslav Martinů. The event is part of the programme accompanying the presentation entitled The Eyes of Brno and taking place at the Moravian Library. more
Three Theatre Critics’ Award nominations for the Janáček Opera
The ceremony announcing the results of the 29th annual Theatre Critics’ Awards will take place online this year. Janáček Opera received exactly three nominations. more
Today, ML hosts streams discussion titled "Antonín Rejcha on the orchestral stage"
The session today at the Moravian Library is to be chaired by Vítězslav Mikeš, the dramaturgist of the Brno Philharmonic. His guests are the chief conductor Dennis Russell Davies and opera singer Martina Janková. The discussion is part of a programme accompanying an online exhibition currently taking place, entitled Antonín Rejcha Lost and Found. more
Antonín Rejcha znovunalezený (Antonín Rejcha Lost and Found): Virtual exhibition of ML and Bibliothèque nationale de France
The Moravian Library (ML) has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with the French National Library (Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF). Signed by ML’s Director Tomáš Kubíček and his counterpart, President of BnF Laurence Engel, the memorandum has stipulated joint activity to be performed by the two institutions in the field of science & research as well as digitisation and mutual internships. Together, ML and BnF launch an online exhibition entitled Antonín Rejcha znovunalezený (Antonín Rejcha Lost and Found). more
The Indigo Quartet Celebrates 20 years since its Founding
The Indigo Quartet string ensemble will celebrate its milestone anniversary with a concert at the House of Arts. The event is part of the programme of the multi-genre festival Brno Music Marathon multi-genre festival. Guests of the evening will be the actress and chanson singer Andrea Buršová, accordionist Klára Veselá and composer and pianist Zdeněk Král. more
Shot-C Vocal Band Releases a New Album
Brno's Shot-C’s first CD release is entitled “Multipotential” (“Multipotenciál”). Six young musicians present original compositions and new arrangements of cover songs on the album. more
The Brno Philharmonic to Stream Online. National Premiere of a Work by Philip Glass
The Brno Philharmonic is preparing another performance for streaming online. Two symphonies are scheduled – by Johannes Brahms and Philip Glass. The composers’ respective Symphony No. 2 have been chosen, making it the Czech premiere of the piece by Glass. The concert – to be streamed live from the Community Hall (Besední dům) venue – will be conducted by chief conductor Dennis Russell Davies, who shall also interview Philip Glass during the interval. 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
