Change to the program of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra concert today on May 14 at the Municipal House

It is with great regret that we announce that, due to illness, Magdalena Kožená is unfortunately unable to perform at today’s concert by the  Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, at which she was to present the Czech premiere of Ondřej Adámek’s composition Where Are You?. For this reason, there will be a change in the program. Instead of the originally planned Where Are You?, the Overture and Liebestod from Richard Wagner’s opera Tristan und Isolde will be performed.

The pre-concert meet-the-artist with Ondřej Adámek has also been cancelled.

Programme: 

Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 86 in D major “Paris” Hob. I:86
Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde WWV 90 – Prelude and Liebestod
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor Op. 98

We are attaching a personal statement from Magdalena Kožená:

Dear guests of today’s Prague Spring concert,
It is with great regret that I must inform you that, for health reasons, I am unable to perform at today’s premiere of Ondřej Adámek’s song cycle Where Are You? I am all the more sorry because my collaboration with Ondřej has been one of the most precious experiences of my professional life. The work he wrote for me is exceptionally close to my heart. We were both immensely looking forward to sharing it with a home audience right here at the Prague Spring. It is all the more painful for me that, due to my illness, this cannot happen this time. However, I would like to assure you that together we will do everything we can to ensure that this exceptional composition is performed for the Czech audience at the Prague Spring as soon as possible.
Thank you for your understanding and support.
Yours,
Magdalena Kožená