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The fifth year of the cycle Jazz & World Music opens with a concert by Matúš Jakabčic
A concert by Matúš Jakabčic and his quintet with the Brno Philharmonic opens the fifth year of the subscription concert cycle Jazz & World Music. The evening will include six pieces: from Jakabčic’s original works, through jazz standards to Bach’s Brandenburg concertos. The orchestra will perform under the baton of Pavel Šnajdr. more
This autumn’s Exposition of New Music is about to begin. Songs from another dimension, a world premiere and some contemplation in the penitentiary
The autumn part of the Exposition of New Music will be beginning this week. This year, it will offer four events at different spots in Brno. The motto of this 31st year is Když nestíháš, zpomal (“When you can’t keep up, slow down”). more
The band WWW Neurobeat, after five years without an EP, has just brought out their new album Neutopíš se dvakrát řece (“You can’t drown in the same river twice”) and will be paying a visit to the Fléda club in Brno. Two singles from the album have been released so far – Pod nebem nebe (“Sky under the sky”) and Stát. The afterparty after the concert will be conducted by Dj Alyaz. more
The Design Team has just Presented a Visualisation of the Proposed Janáček Cultural Centre
The characteristic feature of the building of the Janáček Cultural Centre is duality; a linking of two structures in one building. One part is enclosed and fully given over to music while the second is transparent and open to people. This is how Tomasz Konior, general designer of the team that has worked on the design of the building since January this year with the acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota and architect Petr Hrůša, talks about the project for a new concert hall for Brno. They presented the results of their work today. more
Benefit Concert: Hana Holišová, Robert Jícha and others support children with oncological conditions
In a benefit concert in Brno’s Sono Centre young artists are supporting children with oncological conditions. The concert is being organised by the Společně k úsměvu (Smile Together) association, founded by former children’s oncology patients. The association supports families whose children are going through this disease, and also the newly founded outpatient department for the treatment of later effects in Brno. more
The Vox Iuvenalis choir is looking for new members
The choir is holding auditions for singers at the Brno University of Technology. They are looking for singers in all voice groups. more
ProArt: Landscape (of my) Spirit in the Tugendhat House
ProArt, led by Martin Dvořák is celebrating the birthday of the actress Marta Vančurová in Brno’s Tugendhat House. The poems of Jan Skácel will be heard interpreted by Marta Vančurová with a dance performance by Martin Dvořák. The musical accompaniment will be provided by the violin duo ECH! more
The Janáček Opera of the National Theatre Brno opens the season with a premiere of Smetana’s Libuše
The theme of the 2018/19 opera season is Dreams! The Janáček Opera of the National Theatre Brno is also celebrating the centenary of Czech statehood, as the first premiere of the season showing Smetana’s Libuše. The first premiere of the season will take place in Pavilion P, the largest at the Brno Exhibition Centre. more
Balladine begins the semester at a new address
The Balladine Dance School has a new base. It is opening the winter semester in the building on the corner of the streets Hilleho and tř. Kpt. Jaroše. This year’s timetable includes classical ballet for children and adults. Something new is the course Variations, led by Vendula Vlasáková. The offer of contemporary dance has been expanded to include a course for children. more
Musica Folklorica christens the album Smrti, milá smrti with Martin Hrbáč
Musica Folklorica is to perform in Brno’s Metro Music Bar. In the first part of the concert they will play pieces from their repertoire and in the second half of the programme they will be presenting songs from the album Smrti, milá smrti, which is being christened that evening. Martin Hrbáč will be performing as a guest. 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
