vencl@festival.cz – Prague Spring https://festival.cz/en/ 81st International Music Festival Sun, 07 May 2023 20:39:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Trombone will be heard at Vinohrady https://festival.cz/en/trombone-will-be-heard-at-vinohrady/ Sun, 07 May 2023 19:07:26 +0000 https://festival.cz/?p=97195 The opening ceremony of the VIOLA category, which took place on Saturday, May 6th, was soon followed by today´s opening of the TROMBONE category. The total number of 33 participants from 17 countries arrived in Prague. The represented countries are the following (listed in alphabetical order): China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United States of America and Venezuela.

The spot of the chairman of the jury belongs to Zdisƚaw Stolarczyk from Poland. The jury is further represented by Zoltán Kiss from Hungary, Robert Kozánek and Lukáš Moťka from Czech Republic, Fabrice Millischer from France, Oliver Seifert from Germany and Jeremy Wilson from USA.

During the opening ceremony, all the contestants drew their numbers, under which they will perform throughout the whole duration of the Competition. Since May 7th, the musicians are performing at National House of Vinohrady. You are all kindly invited to attend and listen to Aria et polonaise Op. 128 by Joseph Jongen and Czech anonymous: Sonata.

Further details regarding the course of the Competition can be found on all of our social media platforms. Feel free to follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

]]> Viola in the Martinů Hall for the first time https://festival.cz/en/viola-in-the-martinu-hall-for-the-first-time/ Sun, 07 May 2023 09:09:57 +0000 https://festival.cz/?p=97088 Today, on the 6th May, we were happy to welcome in Prague 31 contestants of the VIOLA category, taking part in the 74th International Music Competition Prague Spring. Over the next few days, the participants are going to compete for the title of the laureate. The musicians come from the following countries, listed in alphabetical order: Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Republic of Korea, Russia, Sweden, Taiwan, United States of America. The contestants were admitted to the Competition based on the results of a previous round.

The evaluation of the musicians is on behalf of well-known viola maestros, forming the jury. The spot of the chairman belongs to Antoine Tamestit, artist in residence of Prague Spring. The remaining jurors Kristina Fialová and Petr Nikl from the Czech Republic, Garth Knox from Ireland, Cynthia Phelps from the USA, Lars Anders Tomter from Norway and Tabea Zimmermann from Germany.

The opening ceremony took place in the presence of all contestants and jurors in the Martinů Hall at the Prague Academy of Performative Arts. The contestants drew the numbers under which they will perform until the end of the competition.

The first round will commence tomorrow, on the 7th May, at 10 o´clock in the same Hall as the Opening Ceremony and will continue until the late evening of Monday, May 8th. The time schedule has just been published. The compositions to be heard are chosen from the works of Max Reger and Paul Hindemith. You can get the tickets on the spot or via the Festival web page.

More information on the Competition is to be found across all of our social media platforms. Feel free to follow us on Facebook and Instagram to keep in touch with all the details.

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