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Male dancer audition for a role in the production of The Merry Widow
The Janáček Opera Company of the National Theatre Brno is calling an audition for a dancer for a role in the preparation of Franz Lehár’s operetta The Merry Widow. The NTB will be staging the operetta directed by Magdalena Švecová and Martin Pacek, who will also be doing the choreography. more
The first year of the Jewish culture festival ŠTETL FEST is almost here
The first year of the international Jewish culture festival ŠTETL FEST 2022 begins on Friday. In its content and scope it will be the biggest Jewish culture festival in the Czech Republic. The festival’s programme will offer lectures, theatre performances, guided tours and several concerts. Some of those performing will be the Avishai Cohen Trio, Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, Graffe String Quartet or Dominika Weiss Hošková. The festival will close with the Brundibár children’s opera performed by the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra and the Cantilena choir. The motto of the entire event is “Dignity in Diversity”. more
Singer Hana Zagorová died today. She was 75. Zagorová came from Ostrava, but her education and early artistic career are closely associated with Brno. From 1965 to 1969 she studied acting at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts. more
Update: Nominations for the Thalia Awards 2022 also come to Brno
The Actors’ Association published the nominations for the Thalia Awards 2022 today. Several of them were awarded to actors and singers from Brno theatres. more
Pianists and organists from all over the world will measure their strength in Brno
This year the Faculty of Music of the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts (JAMU) is again organising the prestigious International Leoš Janáček Competition in Brno. Young musicians will perform on the piano and organ at the 28th edition of this competition. The final rounds of the organ competition will take place in the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and in the Besední dům in the piano competition, accompanied by the Czech Virtuosi Orchestra under the direction of conductor Stanislav Vavřínek. more
Brno Municipal Theatre prepares the premiere of the musical Nine Crosses
The musical Nine Crosses was written especially for the Brno Municipal Theatre. The story tells an old Moravian legend about a tragic act that took place in a small village near Velká Bíteš. The music for the musical was composed by Brno composer Robin Schenk while the script was written by Petr Štěpán and Miroslav Ondra. The world premiere of the new musical will be brought to the stage by director Petr Gazdík. more
Charity Concert for Brno. Soňa Červená, Josef Špaček, Ivo Kahánek and others will perform
The Concert for Brno aims to support the construction of an organ for the new concert hall. It will be broadcast live on Czech Television and Czech Radio. The evening will feature violinist Josef Špaček, pianist Ivo Kahánek, the B-Side Band, and legendary opera singer Soňa Červená. more
Maushaus Club Night returns to Brno. The second edition of this unique techno festival will take place in the Fléda club as well as in its underground. In addition to the new music space, the event will also introduce the “Dark Room” concept with a special sound design. Leaders of the contemporary dance underground such as Tommy Four Seven (UK), Colin Benders (NL), Olivia (PL) and Anthony Parasole (US) will visit Moravia. more
Janáček Academy celebrates 75 years since its foundation with a concert
A gala concert to mark the 75th anniversary of the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts will take place at the Besední dům. The evening will include performances by students of the Faculty of Music and Theatre. The 161 performers will also include alumni, teachers and other guests. Under the baton of conductor Jakub Klecker, compositions by Leoš Janáček, Antonín Dvořák and Robert Schuman will be performed by the Janáček Academic Orchestra and the JAMU Choir. more
Point Nemo: First concert of the newly formed Diversa Quartet
The concert entitled Point Nemo is the first concert of the newly formed string quartet, which consists of the leading players of the instrumental sections of the Diversa String Orchestra. The program will take place in the auditorium of the new PF Café on Dominican Square. The Czech premiere will feature the composition Point Nemo by Estonian composer Tõnu Kõrvits. 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
