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Experience Martinů | All-day festival in Polička

Saturday 23 August 2023. A varied program of the new festival for all ages, which appeals to laymen and lovers of classical music. It includes musical playrooms for children, costumed tours of Martinů's native room, concerts and a summer cinema.
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Greek Passion at the Salzburg Festival

The Salzburg Festival 2023 will bring an exceptional artistic event - the performance of the opera Greek Passion by Bohuslav Martinů. From August 13 to 27, festival visitors will have the opportunity to watch this opera under the directorial guidance of Simon Stone and conducted by Maxim Pascal.
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Prestigious German music awards were received by Jakub Hrůša and harpsichordist Esfahani.

Among this year's winners of the prestigious Opus Klassik competition are harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani and conductor Jakub Hrůša.
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Conductor Dennis Russell Davies in an interview on OPERA PLUS

Dennis Russell Davies, a prominent conductor and music director of the Brno Philharmonic, was a guest on the PLUS Interview with conductor Jan Bubák. In this interview, he openly discusses the reasons for his departure from the American continent and his musical inspiration. He pays special attention to Bohuslav Martinů and also shares his experiences from a recent visit to the Bohuslav Martinů Institute.
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The live broadcast of the Grand Reopening of the Imperial Spa is taking place

Tonight, ČT art will broadcast a live concert as part of the grand reopening of the Imperial Spa. The prestigious Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra will perform compositions by Antonín Dvořák and Bohuslav Martinů. Don't miss this exceptional event!
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Pavel Haas Quartet Live from London

On Monday, June 12th, at 1:00 PM, the Pavel Haas Quartet was performed at London's Wigmore Hall. You can watch the recording of the concert now on youtube.
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45th anniversary of Charlotte Martinů's death

This year marks 45 years since the death of Charlotte Martinů, and next year will bring celebrations of her 130th birthday.
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Martinů in Rome

During three evenings, on May 26th, 27th, and 28th, the audience at Sala Santa Cecilia in Rome had the opportunity to hear compositions by Bohuslav Martinů.
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New Volume of the Complete Edition: The Frescoes and The Parables

The new volume of the Complete Edition of the works of Bohuslav Martinů has been released by Bärenreiter publishers. This is the eleventh volume, prepared by the Bohuslav Martinů Institute under the commission of the Bohuslav Martinů Foundation. The volume includes Martinů's orchestral compositions "The Frescoes of Piero della Francesca, H 352" and "The Parables, H 367."
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A Memorial Concert for Lubomír Malý

The Concert of the Society of Concert Artists in Honor of Professor Lubomír Malý, Concert Violist, Pedagogue at HAMU in Prague, and Recipient of the Bohuslav Martinů Foundation Medal.
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Famous Czech Composers | Commented exhibition tour

Commented exhibition tour with the curator, Dr. Veronika Vejvodová from the Antonín Dvořák Museum - National Museum.
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Brno Philharmonic | Sinfonietta La Jolla

Tuesday 14 February 2023. Brno Philharmonic is going on an American tour with a selection of essential Czech classics and contemporary American music starring some of its leading soloists.
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Famous Czech Composers exhibiton in New York

Czech Center New York openned the exhibition Famous Czech Composers on 7th February. It is a smaller version of the exhibition in Czech National Museum last year, it will stay in the US until end of March.
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Brno Philharmonic | Thunderbolt P-47

Wednesday 8 February 2023. Brno Philharmonic is going on an American tour with a selection of essential Czech classics and contemporary American music starring some of its leading soloists.
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Mahan Esfahani released new CD with Martinůs harpsichord concerto

The world known harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani releases new CD with harpsichord concertos of Bohuslav Martinů, Hans Krása and Viktor Kalabis under the Hyperion Records label on 3rd of February 2023. The Concerto for Harpsichord and Small Orchestra, H 246 from 1935 was recorded by the Prague-based artist with Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Alexander Liebreich.
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20th anniversary of the death of Dr. Ulrich Uchtenhagen

This year marks 20 years since the sudden tragic death of Dr. Ulrich Uchtenhagen (*1926), who died on 31 January 2003 in a car accident in Zimbabwe. This lawyer and great lover of classical music was not only the director of the Swiss Copyright Organisation (SUISA) from 1961-1989, but also the personal advisor to two prominent European composers whose fates met in Switzerland, namely Paul Hindemith and Bohuslav Martinů.
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Romance for violin and piano in world premiere with Frank Peter Zimmermann

Romance for Violin and Piano, dating from 1930, was found by the musicologist Natálie Krátká in the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem. The world premiere will take place on 10th January in Wigmore Hall in London. The star performers are violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann and pianost Martin Helmchen. The piece was already performed by Petr Nouzovský and Martin Kasík in transcription for cello and piano on the benefit concert of B. Martinů Institute in Prague in November.
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