03 Feb All the best, Leos!
Concert for the 170th anniversary of the birth of Leoš Janáček held in cooperation with Czech Philharmonic and the Leoš Janáček Foundation.
Program
- Leoš Janáček
– Moravian folk poetry in songs (JW V/2)
– Ukval folk poetry in songs, a selection (JW V/4)
– Sonata for Violin and Piano (JW VII/7)
– Along the Overgrown Path, Selection (JW VIII/17)
– Notebook of the missing person (JW V/12)
Účinkující
- Nicky Spence – tenor
- Václava Krejčí Housková – mezzo-soprano
- Julius Drake – piano
- Jan Mráček – violin
- Ivo Kahánek – piano
- Jiří Vejvoda – introductory speech
Entrance fee
- 400 CZK
- 50 CZK /children under 15 years old/
- Bus fee 100 CZK
Wet option:
- Hukvaldy, Leoš Janáček elementary school hall
Transport from Ostrava to Hukvald and back. Bus departure at 17:30 from the parking lot in front of DKMO. Returning back to DKMO after the concert.
Formal dress, difficulty medium
Program of the Day
Great celebration of the composer’s birthday in Hukvaldy – June 29, 2024
in cooperation with the Leoš Janáček Foundation and the Czech Philharmonic
3:00 PM
Leoš Janáček Memorial – garden
“Welcome to Ukvale” – mini-performance by students of the Janáček Conservatory in Ostrava
“Horňácké Pathways of Leoš Janáček” – folk music from Horňácko and a selection from Janáček’s Moravian Folk Poetry in songs, Horňácká Music by Petr Mička
4:30 PM
Stop at the birth house of Leoš Janáček
Choral Association of Moravian Teachers, conductor Jiří Šimáček
Leoš Janáček: male choirs Dež viš, Klekánica, Ach, vojna, vojna
5:00 PM
- Presentation of historical Tatra cars from Kopřivnice. Leoš Janáček borrowed a Tatra car in July 1926 for a two-day celebration of the unveiling of a memorial plaque on his birth house.
- Continued opportunity to visit the Leoš Janáček Memorial
- Opportunity to visit the birth house of Leoš Janáček
7:00 PM
Amphitheater
Birthday concert – program of works by Leoš Janáček