Jakub Hrůša for the first time with Berliner Philharmoniker
Another great success for Czech conductor Jakub Hrůša was his debut with Berliner Philharmoniker on Thursday, October 11. He chose purely Czech programme for his first performance with the renowned orchestra: Dvořák's Golden Spinning Wheel, Janáček's Taras Bulba and Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 by Bohuslav Martinů, in which soloist Frank Peter Zimmermann took part. Another performance is scheduled for October 12 and 13, the Saturday concert will be live-streamed within the Digital Concert Hall.→ More
Prof. Jiří Hlaváč celebrates his 70th birthday. Congratulations!
On Friday, October 12, clarinetist, pedagogue and director of the Bohuslav Martinů Foundation professor Jiří Hlaváč, celebrated his 70th birthday. On this occasion, a congratulatory concert will take place on October 20th at the Martinů Hall, where the Dvořák Chamber Orchestra, conductor Jaroslav Vodňanský and Professor Jiří Hlaváč will perform works by Martinů, Janáček, Svoboda, Richter and Hlaváč.→ More
Violist prof. Lubomír Malý was awarded the Bohuslav Martinů Medal
Violist prof. Lubomír Malý, who recently celebrated his 80th birthday, was given the Bohuslav Martinů Foundation Medal during the Bohuslav Martinů Days Festival 2018 press conference. The Bohuslav Martinů Medal is handed over to prominent figures who have promoted Martinů's music and legacy. Among those who are awarded are, for example, Rudolf Firkušný, Zuzana Růžičková, Jiří Bělohlávek or Sir Charles Mackerras.→ More
11 superb concerts in Prague for this year's the Bohuslav Martinů Days
The Bohuslav Martinů Days, running from 18 November to 19 December this year, will offer eleven performances of some of the most prominent artists of the Czech and international music scenes. The festival will welcome Petr Nouzovský and the Pilsen Philharmonic, Ivo Kahánek, Frank Peter Zimmermann and the Czech Philharmonic under the direction of Jakub Hrůša, the Wihan Quartet, Anna Paulová, and the Guarneri Trio, among others. Martinů’s music will also be celebrated by subscription concerts of the Czech Chamber Music Society, the Prague Radio Orchestra, and the Prague Castle Guard Band.→ More
Jiří Rožeň makes his debut with BBC Philharmonic
Young Czech conductor Jiří Rožeň made his debut with BBC Philharmonic on September 26, when they performed Martinů's final symphony, his 'Fantaisies symphoniques', and one of Dvořák’s Serenade for Strings. The performance was broadcasted live on BBC Radio 3.→ More
New volume of the Bohuslav Martinů Complete Edition with Quadruple Concertos is out
Another volume from the Bohuslav Martinů Complete Edition is released by Bärenreiter. The sixth volume which was prepared by the Bohuslav Martinů Institute deals with Martinů’s "Quadruple Concertos" (Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra and Sinfonia concertante). This new volume will be presented at the benefit concert for the Bohuslav Martinů Institute on November 19, where cembalist Mahan Esfahani will perform works by Bach, Martinů and Kalabis.→ More
Max Kellerhals would turn 100 today
Today, a great lover of music, a Swiss priest and a close friend of Bohuslav Martinů Max Kellerhals (24. 9. 1918 - 24. 8. 2013) would be 100 years old. He was a priest in municipalities in the canton of Basel–Landschaft, near Liestal, the town in which Bohuslav Martinů died. Max Kellerhals accompanied Bohuslav Martinů in the final days of his life and participated in organising his funeral in Switzerland and, twenty years later, the transportation of the composer’s remains to Czechoslovakia.→ More
Mahan Esfahani will perform at the benefit concert for the Bohuslav Martinů Institute
On the upcoming benefit concert for the Bohuslav Martinů Institute, the star of the harpsichord and the last pupil of prof Zuzana Růžičková Mahan Esfahani will perform the works by Martinů, Bach and Kalabis. The event will take place on Monday, November 19, at the Kaiserstein Palace, Prague.→ More
Bohuslav Martinů Days festival launches presale
In the past days, the presale of tickets for the 24th Bohuslav Martinů Days Festival 2018 was launched. It will take place from 18 November to 19 December 2018. You can look forward for example to the Pilsen Philharmonic with Petr Nouzovský, Ivo Kahánek, Wihan Quartet, Anna Paulová, Guarneri Trio, Kühn's Children's Choir, Martin Kasík, or North Bohemian Philharmonic Orchestra Teplice. Tickets can be purchased here: www.goout.net/en/festivals/dny-bohuslava-martinu-2018/idjhd/→ More
New Martinů Revue 2/2018 is out
Special about the Russian premiere of the Greek Passion, the obituary of a legend Gennady Rozhdestvensky, reviews on Juliette in Wuppertal, or an article about how Martinů spent his holidays. The new issue of the magazine Martinů Revue is out and as always contains news, interviews, articles and reviews related to the Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů and his work.→ More
Promising start. Bohuslav Martinů Complete Edition in Opus musicum
The latest issue of Opus musicum includes a review of the Bohuslav Martinů Complete Edition. Praise is lavished on the edition by doc. Jiří Zahrádka of Masaryk University, who took a detailed look at two volumes, The Epic of Gilgamesh (ed. Aleš Březina) and Cantatas on texts by Miloslav Bureš (ed. Vít Zouhar). The Bohuslav Martinů Complete Edition is a project entrusted to the Bohuslav Martinů Institute by the Bohuslav Martinů Foundation and published by Bärenreiter.→ More
Juliette for the first time in the USA
In 2019, the US premiere of Bohuslav Martinů’s opera Juliette (The Key to Dreams), H 253 will take place in Carnegie Hall, New York City. The concert performance of Martinů´s most succesful opera will take place in Czech on 22nd March by the American Symphony Orchestra under the baton of its music director and chief-conductor Leon Botstein.→ More
What Men Live By at the Golden Prague 2018
A new TV one-act opera by Bohuslav Martinů What Men Live By will have its premiere on September 21 at 19.30 at the New Stage of the National Theatre in Prague. It will be screened at the International Televison Festival Golden Prague which is organised by Czech Televison.→ More
Dr Jiří Pilka has passed away
On July 7, musicologist, music popularizer, radio and television concert moderator and publicist Jiří Pilka has passed away in the age of 88. He was a longtime member of the B ohuslav Martinů Foundation Supervisory Board and in 2012 was awarded a Bohuslav Martinů Foundation Medal thanks to his promotion of Martinů’s work.→ More
Gennady Rozhdestvensky has passed away at the age of 87
One of the world's most famous conductors Gennady Rozhdestvensky passed away on Saturday, June 16th. Rozhdestvensky, who was also a composer and pianist, was one of the founding members of the Bohuslav Martinů Society, International Martinů Circle, and for his lifetime promotion of Martinů 's work was awarded the Bohuslav Martinů Foundation Medal in 2003.→ More
Czech music lover Patrick Lambert turns 75
On Friday June 15, former longtime music editor and BBC Radio 3 producer Patrick Lambert celebrates his 75th birthday. Czech music lover Lambert has a special interest in Czech music, particularly Janáček and Martinů, which he demonstrated throughout his career.→ More
Bohuslav Martinů in the upcoming season of the National Theatre Brno
The National Theatre Brno revealed its program for the 2018/2019 season, in which it will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the death of Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959). During the season, it will stage one premiere of Martinů’s opera and two other productions from previous years.→ More
Serving orchestral goodies. Martinů's early music in reviews
At the end of last year, a new album from Toccata Classics with early orchestral works vol. III by Bohuslav Martinů was released. The album contains two short pieces Dream of the Past, H 124 or Ballade (after Böcklin’s picture Villa by the Sea), H 97 and the symphonic triptych Vanishing Midnight, H 131. Album recorded by Ian Hobson with Sinfonia Warsaw and pianist Agnieszka Kopack is now reviewed by music magazines.→ More
Jiří Bělohlávek: Recollection
Supraphon has released a huge collection of recordings by Jiří Bělohlávek, which were created between 1971 and 2016. It is a collection of pivotal and unknown recordings as well, which were recorded by the Brno Philharmonic, the Czech Philharmonic, the Prague Philharmonia, or the Prague Symphony Orchestra. “The selection of Jiří Bělohlávek’s recordings was made less than a year after his passing away. It above all serves to recollect the extraordinary musician and human,” said Matouš Vlčinský, Supraphon’s prouducer.→ More
Symphony No. 4 in the Prague Spring Festival
On June 1, 2018, American conductor David Robertson and Czech Philharmonic will perform Martinů during the Prague Spring Festival. The music director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and the chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra will conduct in Municipal House Bartók’s Bluebeard's Castle and the famous Symphony No. 4, H 305 by Bohuslav Martinů. „This will be my first time conducting the 4thSymphony, but the resonance of playing it in the Prague Spring is wonderful,“ says David Robertson.→ More
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