Martinů fest 2026 | The opening concert and reverential act

Friday 15 May 2026, 5.00 pm
Cemetery at St. Michal, Polička, CZ

A reverential act is traditionally held at the grave of Bohuslav Martinů.

Friday 15 May 2026
Tyl House, Polička, CZ

5.15 pm A Meeting with Jaroslav Mareš, creator of the photography exhibition "AMONG PEOPLE"
6.00 pm The opening concert 

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
Sergei PROKOFIEV: Romeo and Juliet, suite from the ballet (arr. N. Tarkovsky for wind octet)
Bohuslav MARTINŮ: Film en miniature, H 148  (arr. Vojtěch Pacák for wind quintet)
Antonín DVOŘÁK: Serenade, Op. 44 for winds, violoncello and double bass

Rudolfinum Consort –  members of the Czech Philharmonic

Roman Novotný (flute)
Štěpánka Andělová (oboe)
Vladislav Borovka (oboe)
Jan Brabec (clarinet)
Lukáš Dittrich (clarinet)
Ondřej Roskovec (bassoon)
Tomáš Františ (bassoon)
Ondřej Šindelář (contrabassoon)
Kateřina Javůrková (horn)
Maria Kosová (horn)
Mikuláš Koska (horn)
Jan Keller (violoncello)
Petr Ries (double bass)

The opening concert of the 29th edition of the Martinů Fest brings the Rudolfinum Consort to Polička – an ensemble formed by leading wind players of the Czech Philharmonic. The group continues the rich Czech tradition of wind octets and chamber music-making, performing both classical repertoire and new arrangements.

The program will feature Mozart’s brilliant Marriage of Figaro overture, selections from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet arranged for wind octet, Martinů’s Film en miniature, H 148 in a new arrangement by Vojtěch Pacák, and Dvořák’s Serenade Op. 44, one of the finest works for Czech wind ensemble.

More information: https://tyluvdumpolicka.cz/martinu-fest/