A top-tier jazz quartet is coming to Ostrava as part of the Leoš Janáček International Music Festival. No fixed programme, no written boundaries....
The festival will conclude with an intimate musical encounter in the newly renovated Hukvaldy Courtyard. The unique atmosphere of the evening will be created by soprano Alžběta Poláčková and pianist Martin Levický....
The festival’s finale will be devoted to a work that captivates even those who do not usually listen to classical music. Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana—the most frequently performed cantata in the world—will resound in all its elemental power, dramatic intensity, and the playful spirit of...
A Sunday afternoon in Hukvaldy will come alive with performances by outstanding young musicians who rank among the greatest talents of their generation. The programme will also feature a new solo piano work commissioned from the young pianist and composer Anton Aslamas. Other performers include...
Janáček’s Říkadla are short, playful pieces whose composition was inspired in early 1925 by the newspaper Lidové noviny....
The festival will also feature the Police Symphony Orchestra, an extraordinary ensemble from Police nad Metují that is redefining ideas of symphonic music through its energy and fearless crossing of genres. The evening’s special guest will be Thom Artway....
Although an injury to his right hand, caused by excessive practice, put an end to Robert Schumann’s promising career as a piano virtuoso, he nevertheless entered music history as a prolific composer and a perceptive music critic....
A simple yet genuine and profound faith is reflected in Biblical Songs, Op. 99 by Antonín Dvořák. The ten songs, for which the composer selected the words of the Psalms in the Czech translation of the Kralice Bible, were composed in March 1894 during Dvořák’s...
Opava native Jiří Rajniš returns to his home stage to present a unique song recital at the Silesian Theatre, filled with lyricism, passion, and deep introspection. He will be accompanied at the piano by Júlia Grejtáková....
During the concert, held in the presence of the composers, an expert jury chaired by composer Ondřej Adámek will select the best work of the 51st edition of the international composition competition. An Audience Award (with each listener receiving a voting ballot) and an Orchestra...