Chamber music has a deep-rooted tradition in the Czech Republic, one that is actively nurtured through education. A key player in this is the Academy of Chamber Music, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The occasion will be marked with a concert featuring current members, alumni, and faculty members, including a world premiere by composer Jan Ryant Dřizal.
Programme
Richard Strauss
Capriccio, selections
Performers
Kukal Quartet
Eliška Halečková Kukal violin
Klára Lešková violin
Daniel Macho viola
Filip Rufer cello
Jan Fišer viola
Vilém Vlček cello
Gustav Mahler
Piano Quartet in A minor (quartet movement) (10')
Performers
Trio Incendio
Karolína Falkenauer Františová piano
Filip Zaykov violin
Vilém Petras cello
Anežka Jiráčková viola
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Quintet for piano and winds in E flat major, K 452 (24')
Performers
Slavic Trio
Barbora Trnčíková oboe
Anna Sysová clarinet
Petr Sedlák bassoon
Přemysl Vojta French horn
Jakub Sládek piano
— Intermission —
Jan Ryant Dřízal
Suite Mortale (world premiere) (20')
Performers
Eliška Bošková flute
Nathan Ca’Zorzi flute
Štěpánka Andělová oboe
Tereza Tourková oboe
Anna Paulová clarinet
Gabriela Matoušková clarinet
Petr Sedlák/Emílie Smoláková bassoon
Přemysl Vojta French horn
Klára Dohnalová French horn
Hao-Chun Sung French horn
Amelia Tokarska harph
Tomáš Jamník cello
Tomáš Karpíšek double bass
Richard Strauss
Metamorphosen for 23 solo string instruments (28')
Performers
Jan Fišer violin
Cosima Soulez Larivière violin
Kateřina Krejčová violin
Eliška Halečková Kukal violin
Klára Lešková violin
Filip Zaykov violin
Natálie Toperczerová violin
Terézie Hledíková violin
Marek Pavlica violin
Markéta Anna Peldová violin
Anežka Jiráčková viola
Conrad Jacobshagen viola
Karolína Franclíková viola
Bohumil Bondarenko viola
Daniel Macho viola
Tomáš Jamník cello
Vilém Vlček cello
David Pěruška cello
Vilém Petras cello
Filip Rufer cello
Tomáš Karpíšek double bass
Zdeněk Pazourek double bass
Theodor Ditrich double bass