The Czech Phil New Year’s Concert ONLINE

The end of this year is fast approaching, and we offer you a way to enjoy it to the fullest! Enjoy the end of this year with the excellent Czech Phil, and experience a perfect artistic experience. The concert will be streamed live on Facebook profile of the Czech Philharmonic.

This time, our annual shared musical welcoming in of the New Year will also be a birthday celebration. On 4 January 2021 it will have been 125 years since the musicians of the Czech Philharmonic first gathered on the stage of the Dvořák Hall under the baton of Antonín Dvořák. We have decided to celebrate the New Year and this major anniversary in dance rhythm with works exclusively by Czech composers. Their music will give each instrumental group and their principal players including the concert masters a chance to shine.

There will be selections from Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances, Suk’s stylized polka from the second movement of A Fairy Tale, Op. 16, Smetana’s overture to the opera The Kiss, and a popular piece by Václav Trojan titled The Frog. The music of Dvořák’s pupil Oskar Nedbal will not be overlooked, either – a conductor, composer, and violist, Nedbal was an important figure in the European musical circles of his day. He had a major influence over the Czech Philharmonic’s artistic development, and he also led the orchestra out of financial difficulties. 24 December 2020 will be the 90th anniversary of his death. We will also be hearing the Cavalier Waltz from Nedbal’s operetta Polish Blood. We will also remember the music of another of Dvořák’s pupils, Julius Fučík, who dedicated pieces to the Czech Philharmonic including the march Sempre avanti!

For the occasion of the Czech Philharmonic jubilee, Jan Kučera has composed a Concerto grosso for two violins, cello and orchestra. The concertmasters Jiří Vodička, Jan Mráček, and Václav Petr will be featured in the world première of Kučera’s concerto.

••• PERFORMERS•••

Jiří Vodička violin
Jan Mráček violin
Václav Petr cello

Robert Kozánek trombone
Ondřej Roskovec bassoon
Jaroslav Halíř trumpet

Tomáš Netopil conductor
Czech Philharmonic

Jiří Vejvoda host

Place: ONLINE
Date: Friday, January 1, 2021
Start: 8.00 pm
Price: free
Contact: +420 227 059 227 / info@ceskafilharmonie.cz

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