The third year was opened by Bronislava Smržová Tomanová, Ahmad Hedar and Lukáš Hurník with a concert with a subtitle Forever Your Mozart. This musical and literary evening was dedicated to the life and music of W. A. Mozart. His love for his beloved woman was illustrated by reading of his letters. The festival ended in December with a concert by the Bennewitz Quartet, which, according to the world magazine Gramophone, is "amazing, with a perfect balance of warmth and objective purity." They played Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, a triad known as First Viennese School.
The third year of the concert series explored various musical traditions and styles. It presented the music of specific nations, composers (among others also connected to Prague 5) and guided listeners through the world of contemporary music. The program also included an audiovisual work by composers Lukáš Janata and Karolína Trhoňová or the premiere of a composition by a student Jakub Chráska. Before the concerts, there was also an accompanying program called Entrée, which allowed listeners to better understand the context of the presented works.
CONCERT SCHEDULE:
W.A.Mozart – Bastien und Bastienne, Abduction from the Seraglio, The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, The Magic Flute, Concert Arias – for Josepha Duschek
J. S. Bach – Chaconne d moll, F. Chopin – Preludium c moll op. 28, no. 20, E. Grieg – Wedding day in Troldhaugen, L. Vierne – Two pieces for viola and piano, A. Dvořák – Sonatina op. 100 "To my children", J. Kabát – Meditation on the Salve Regina chant, J. Kabát – Lullaby for Apolenka
B. Britten – Nocturnal, T. Takemitsu – Toward the sea, J. Chráska – Premiere, P. Eben – Tabulatora Nova, L. Janata – Lamentations
V. Novák – Trio No. 2 Quasi una balatta, A. Dvořák – Trio No. 2 g moll, D. Shostakovich – Trio No. 2 e moll
W. A. Mozart – Divertimento No. 5 K. 439b (arr. Bodo Koenigsbeck), V. Kaprálová – Trio for brass instruments, D. Milhaud: Suite d’après Corette, J. Françaix – Divertissement, D. Milhaud – Pastorale, V. Podroužek – Five Miniatures, G. Auric – Trio D dur for oboe, clarinet and bassoon
J. Haydn – String Quartet G dur, op. 77, No. 1, W. A. Mozart – String Quartet No. 19 C dur, K. 465 "Disonant", L. van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 16 F dur, op. 135
Our thanks go to the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, the Municipal District of Prague 5, the OSA Foundation, and the State Fund for Culture for their financial support.
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