The new series of chamber concerts in the unusual environment of the Brno Observatory and Planetarium will offer performances of the legendary actress and mezzo-soprano Soňa Červená and pianist Karel Košárek. In addition, there will be concerts by Irena Herajnová, pianists David Mareček and Ivo Kahánek, harpsichordist and organist Barbara Marie Willi and the musical formation Epoque Quartet.
Actress and mezzo-soprano Soňa Červená will perform at the ceremonial opening of the musical series at the Observatory along with pianist Karel Košárek. The evening will sound with charleston and tango. Solo piano pieces by Bohuslav Martinů (Stepping Round and cycle Film en Miniature) will be complemented by his one-act jazz ballet La Revue de Cuisine. Sports et divertissements by Erik Satie will also be played. It was translated by Soňa Červená from the French original and elevated the entire composition to a sequence of twenty-one small acting etudes. The opening concert will take place on Sunday, 9 October 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the premises of the Brno Observatory and Planetarium.
"Today and every day, scientists convince themselves of the incredible harmony of most natural phenomena. Harmony is important not only for snowflakes, crystals, flowers and music, but also for the movement of planets around the sun. Not surprisingly, Johannes Kepler named one of his key works the Harmony of the Worlds in the early 17th century. The music and the universe will now intersect in the Brno Observatory and Planetarium. The Music of the Spheres cycle offers six performances of exceptional artists who will take you into a dream world of the universe around us. Music that will surround you, the experience that you will take away will be a unique harmony of mathematics, physics and human skill," says Jiří Dušek, Director of the Brno Observatory and Planetarium, about the cycle.
