le Rudolfinum à Prague (photo: czechtourism)

12 mai 2007, 20:00, Maison MunicipaleCONCERT D’OUVERTURECZECH PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAZdeněk Mácal – chef d’orchestreBedřich Smetana: My CountryCZK 2400/2000/1500/1000/organ gallery 700/standing 400

13 mai 2007, 20:00, Maison MunicipaleCZECH PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAZdeněk Mácal – chef d’orchestreBedřich Smetana: My CountryCZK 1600/1300/850/700/organ gallery 450/standing 250

13 mai 2007, 20:00, RudolfinumPrague Spring International Music Competition 2007 – final round, conducting categoryPrague Radio Symphony OrchestraLeoš Janáček: Taras BulbaIgor Stravinsky: The Firebird, suite (1919)Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28CZK 400/300/150 (organ gallery closed)

14 mai 2007, 16:00, RudolfinumPrague Spring International Music Competition 2007 – final round, French horn category (Part 1)Prague Philharmonia Petr Vronský – chef d’orchestreW. A. Mozart: Concerto for French Horn in D major, KV 412Richard Strauss: Concerto for French Horn No. 2 in E flat majorCZK 200/150/100 (one part) CZK 300/200/150 (both parts)(organ gallery closed)

14 Mai2007, 20:00 Eglise St Simon and JudaCOLLEGIUM MARIANUMLudmila Peterková – chalumeauXenia Löffler – oboeJana Semerádová – flauto traversoTommaso Albinoni: Concerto No. 9, Op. 9J. Fr. Fasch: Concerto in B flat major for Chalumeau and OrchestraAlessandro Marcello: Concerto in D minor for Oboe and OrchestraGiuseppe Tartini: Concerto in G major for Flute and OrchestraG. Ph. Telemann: Sinfonia in G major, TWV 50:1CZK 350/250

14 Mai 2007, 20:00, RudolfinumPrague Spring International Music Competition 2007 – final round, French horn category (Part 2)Prague Philharmonia Petr Vronský – chef d’orchestreW. A. Mozart: Concerto for French Horn in D major, KV 412Richard Strauss: Concerto for French Horn No. 2 in E flat majorCZK 200/150/100 (one part) CZK 300/200/150 (both parts)(organ gallery closed)

14 Mai2007, 20:00, CNB HallBENNEWITZ QUARTETJohannes Brahms: String Quartet in C minor, Op. 51/1Viktor Kalabis: String Quartet No. 4, Op. 62Franz Schubert: String Quartet in G major, D 887CZK 350

15 mai 2007, 20:00 hodin, Maison MunicipaleRADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRASakari Oramo – chef d’orchestreAnu Komsi – sopranoGyörgy Ligeti: Gepopo’s scene (from the opera Le Grand Macabre)Leoš Janáček: Taras BulbaAmbroise Thomas: Ophelia’s madness (from the opera Hamlet)Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120CZK 900/750/600/400/organ gallery 300/standing 200

15 mai 2007, 20:00, CNB HallENSEMBLE MARTINŮTomáš Kapek – drums instrumentsArthur Honegger: RhapsodyBohuslav Martinů: Madrigal Sonata, H 291Václav Riedlbauch: A FableAlexej Fried: Variations and Paraphrases on West Side StoryIvan Kurz: TemptationAstor Piazzolla: I più celebri Tanghi (selection)CZK 350

16 Mai 2007, 20:00 hodin, Maison MunicipaleFINNISH RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRASakari Oramo – conductorLisa Batiashvili – violinJean Sibelius: The Oceanides, Op. 73Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47Maurice Ravel: Ma mère l’oye, suiteClaude Debussy: La merCZK 900/750/600/400/organ gallery 300/standing 200

16 mai 2007, 20:00, CNB HallŠTEFAN KOCÁN – bass, ROBERT PECHANEC – pianoAntonín Dvořák: Gipsy Melodies, Op. 55selection of songs by Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský, Sergei Rachmaninov, P. I. Tchaikovsky and M. P. MussorgskyCZK 350

16 mai 2007, 21:30, RudolfinumJITKA ČECHOVÁ – pianoBedřich Smetana: Bagatelles et impromptusThree Salon Polkas, Op. 7Pages for an Album (selection) Andante in E flat majorConcert Etude in C majorCurious, transcription of a Schubert songOn the Sea Shore, concert etude in G sharp minor, Op. 17Concert Fantasia written to Czech national songsCZK 250

17 mai 2007, 19:00, Opéra des EtatsGIACOMO PUCCINI: MANON LESCAUT (premiere)Marco Zambello – chef d’orchestre

17 mai 2007, 19:00, Theatre NationalBEDŘICH SMETANA: THE SECRETZbyněk Müller – chef d’orchestreJiří Nekvasil – directorZdeněk Plech, Vratislav Kříž, Kateřina Jalovcová, Maria Haan, Tomáš Černý and others – soloistsNational Theatre Opera Orchestra, Choir and Ballet

17 mai 2007, 20:00, RudolfinumTHE ACADEMY OF ST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDSMurray Perahia – pianoW. A. Mozart: Symphony in D major, KV 297Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto in B flat minor, Op. 19Joseph Haydn: Symphony in D major, Hob. I/104CZK 1500/1200/800/organ gallery 600/restricted view 400/standing 250

17 mai 2007, 20:00, DOXBass Clarinet Project – Tribute to Josef HorákHenri Bok, Lukáš Daňhel, Vít Spilka, Petr Valášek – bass clarinetsJiří Hlaváč – clarinetJiří Stivín – flutes, bass clarinetMarie Gajdošová – violinMartin Opršál – xylophoneEmma Kovárnová, Daniel Wiesner – pianoPaul Hindemith: Sonata for Bass Clarinet and PianoAnestis Logothetis: DesmotropieAlois Hába: Suite for Bass Clarinet Solo, Op. 100Václav Kučera: Prague Ritorneles (No. 1)Alois Piňos: Three Lyric DrawingsZdeněk Pololáník: Scherzo contrarioVáclav Riedlbauch: StoriesPetr Pokorný: The Lonely Piper I, Op. 65Karlheinz Stockhausen: Versetze dich...Pavel Blatný: Patetico – Con moto e Coda nostalgicaJiří Stivín: Excursion for AlchemistsMiloš Štědroň: premiere of a new workCZK 250

18 Mai 2007, 20:00, RudolfinumHESPÈRION XXIJordi Savall – viola da gambaMontserrat Figueras – sopranoMiguel de Cervantes & Las Músicas del QuijoteCZK 850/700/550/organ gallery 400/restricted view 250/standing 200

19 mai 2007, 11:00, Academy of Music, Martinu HallTOMÁŠ JAMNÍK – cello, IVO KAHÁNEK – pianoGirolamo Frescobaldi: Toccata for Cello and PianoRobert Schumann: Phantasiestücke, Op. 73Claude Debussy: Cello Sonata in D minorBohuslav Martinů: Cello Sonata No. 1, H 277CZK 150

19 mai 2007, 17:00 , St James‘ basilicaJAN HORA – organK. F. Pitsch: Fantasia and Fugue in D minorJ. L. Zvonař: Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 7Ladislav Vycpálek: Two Variation Fantasias written to hymns from the time of Hus, Op. 30Milan Slavický: The EyesJiří Teml: The AlchemistsCZK 250

19 mai2007, 20:00, RudolfinumPRAGUE PHILHARMONIAKaspar Zehnder – chef d’orchestreAlison Balsom – trumpetAlbert Roussel: Le Festin de l´araignée, op. 17 (Fragmets symphoniques)Henri Tomasi: Trumpet ConcertoJoseph Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E flat majorLudwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60CZK 600/500/400/organ gallery 250/restricted view 200/standing 150

20 mai 2007, 17:00, Hvězda SummerhouseOCTOPUS PRAGENSIS, CAPELLA RUDOLPHINAPetr Daněk – artistic directorGiovanni Gastoldi, Jacobus Handl Gallus, Mateo Flecha, Pietro Paolo Melli, Moritz Landgraf von Hessen, Clément Janequin,Michael Praetorius, Claudio MonteverdiCZK 250

20 mai 2007, 20:00, Maison municipalePRAGUE RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRATadeusz Strugala – chef d’orchestreIgor Ardašev – pianoOlga Pasichnyk, Agnieszka Rehlis, Wojciech Drabowicz – voicePrague Philharmonic ChoirFryderyk Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21Krzysztof Penderecki: Symphony No. 8 (Lieder der Vergänglichkeit)CZK 600/500/400/250/standing 150

21mai 2007, 20:00, Municipal HousePRAGUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRASir Charles Mackerras – chef d’orchestreSteven Isserlis – celloEva Jenisová, Eva Garajová, Peter Straka, Jiří Sulženko – voiceCzech Philharmonic Choir BrnoPetr Fiala – choirmasterEdward Elgar: Cockaigne, op. 40Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85Leoš Janáček: Glagolitic MassCZK 850/700/550/400/standing 200

21 mai 2007, 21:30, RudolfinumALISON BALSOM – trumpet, DANIELA KOSINOVÁ – organJ. S. Bach: Concerto in D major, BWV 972J. S. Bach: Sarabande and Gigue, BWV 1008Naji Hakim: Sonata for Trumpet and OrganBohuslav Martinů: Virgilie, H 382Petr Eben: WindowsCZK 250

22 mai 2007, 20:00, Municipal HouseCHINA BROADCAST CHINESE ORCHESTRAPang Kapang – chef d’orchestreChinese folk music performed by a radio orchestra with traditional Chinese instruments.CZK 500/400/300/200/organ gallery 150/standing 100

22 mai 2007, 20:00, RudolfinumCOLLEGIUM 1704Václav Luks – chef d’orchestreHana Blažíková, Markéta Cukrová, Tobias Berndt, Tomáš Král – voiceother soloists TBACollegium vocale 1704J. D. Zelenka: Psalm „In exitu Israel“, ZWV 83W. F. Bach: Adagio and Fugue in D minor, WK 65J. D. Zelenka: Missa votiva in E minor, ZWV 18CZK 500/400/300/organ gallery 200/restricted view 150/standing 100

23 mai 2007, 19:00, National TheaterBREL – VYSOCKIJ – KRYL: Solo For ThreePetr Zuska – chef d’orchestre, choreographyJan Dušek – setsLucie Loosová – costumesNational Theatre Ballet

24 mai 2007, 20:00 hodin, Maison municipaleSAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONYMichael Tilson Thomas – chef d’orchestreIgor Stravinsky: Divertimento – The Fairy’s KissSymphony in Three MovementsP. I. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13 “Winter Daydreams”CZK 1800/1400/900/600/organ gallery 500/standing 300

24 mai 2007, 20:00 hodin, RudolfinumKUN-WOO PAIK – pianoTribute to Sviatoslav Richter ILudwig van Beethoven:Piano Sonata in E major, Op. 109Piano Sonata in A flat major, Op. 110Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 111CZK 500/400/300/organ gallery 200/restricted view 150/standing 100

25 mai 2007, 19:00, Théatre des EtatsW. A. MOZART: LA CLEMENZA DI TITOAlessandro de Marchi – chef d’orchestre rUrsel Herrmann, Karl-Ernst Herrmann – directorJohannes Chum, Kate Aldrich, Elzbieta Szmytka and others – soloistsNational Theatre Opera Orchestra and Choir 2

5 mai 2007, 20:00, RudolfinumPAVEL ŠPORCL – violin, PETR JIŘÍKOVSKÝ – pianoLudwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata in E flat major, Op. 12John Corigliano: Violin SonataAntonín Dvořák: CapriccioAntonín Dvořák: Nocturne in B major, Op. 40E. W. Korngold: Much Ado about Nothing, suiteGeorge Gershwin / Jasha Heifetz: Porgy and Bess, suite from the operaCZK 500/400/300/organ gallery 200/restricted view 150/standing 100

25 mai 2007, 20:00, Maison MunicipaleSAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONYMichael Tilson Thomas – chef d’orchestreThomas Hampson – baritoneAarond Copland: Symphony No. 2Gustav Mahler: selection of songsRichard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30CZK 1900/1500/1000/650/organ gallery 550/standing 300

26 mai 2007, 11:00, Académie of Music, Martinu HallROMAN PATOČKA – violin, SILVIE JEŽKOVÁ – pianoArvo Pärt: FratresW. A. Mozart: Violin Sonata in A major, KV 526Franz Schubert: Rondo in A major, D 438Arvo Pärt: Spiegel im SpiegelCZK 150

26 mai 2007, 19:00, National TheaterJIŘÍ SUCHÝ / JIŘÍ ŠLITR: A WELL-PAID WALKLibor Pešek – conductorMiloš Forman, Petr Forman – chef d’orchestresJiří Suchý, Jitka Molavcová and others – soloists National Theatre Opera Orchestra and Female Choir 2

6 mai 2007, 20:00, RudolfinumCZECH CHAMBER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRALeoš Svárovský – chef d’orchestreMichaela Fukačová – celloFranz Schubert: Symphony No. 3 in D major, D 200E. W. Korngold: Cello Concerto in C major, Op. 37Jan Novák: Capriccio for Cello and Small OrchestraBohuslav Martinů: Toccata e due canzoni, H 311CZK 400/300/250/organ gallery 150/restricted view 100/standing 50

26 mai 2007, 20:00, Eglise St Simon et St JudasHOUSTON SYMPHONY CHORUSCharles Hausmann – conductorpianists and soloists TBAA German Requiem, Op. 45(composer’s arrangement for four-hand piano)CZK 350/250

27 mai 2007, 10:30, Eglise St Luc, KřečoviceSuk’s KřečoviceConcert in the St Luke’s church and ceremony in memory of Josef SukJosef Suk – violin Ivan Kusnjer – voiceAleš Bárta – organ

27 mai 2007, 19:00, Théâtre NationalGIACOMO PUCCINI: LA FANCIULLA DEL WESTJohn Fiore – conductorJiří Nekvasil – directorAnda-Louise Bogza, Jason Stearns, Gustavo Porta and others – soloists National Theatre Opera Orchestra and Male Choir

27 mai 2007, 20:00 n, RudolfinumGABRIELA BEŇAČKOVÁ – sopranfeaturing Eva Urbanová – sopranoOndrej Lenárd – conductorPrague Radio Symphony Orchestraarias and duets from operasAntonín Dvořák: RusalkaLeoš Janáček: JenufaGiuseppe Verdi: OthelloAmilcare Ponchielli: La GiocondaFrancesco Cilea: Adriana LecouvreurCZK 800/650/500/organ gallery 350/restricted view 200/standing 150

28 mai 2007, 20:00, Municipal HousePRAGUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRASerge Baudo – chef d’orchestreAdam Skoumal – pianoClaude Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un fauneMaurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in D major for the left handHector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastiqueCZK 600/500/400/250/organ gallery 200/standing 150

28 mai 2007, 20:00, cinema LucernaFriedrich Wilhelm Murnau: FAUST (1926)Screening of a silent filmwith a performance from Willem Breuker KollektiefCZK 300

29 mai 2007, 20:00, Couvent St AgnesMONIKA KNOBLOCHOVÁ – harpsichordJ. S. Bach: Invence Inventions, BWV 772-86 (selection)Jan Novák: Inventiones per tones XIIJ. S. Bach: Sonata in D minor, BWV 964Jan Novák: Sonata brevisCZK 250

29 mai 2007, 20:00, RudolfinumNORTH BOHEMIAN PHILHARMONIC TEPLICEShakespeare in MusicCharles Olivieri-Munroe – conductorAntonín Dvořák: Othello, op. 93E. W. Korngold: Much Ado about Nothing, suiteVáclav Trojan: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, suiteSergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (selection)CZK 300/250/200/organ gallery 150/restricted view 100/standing 50

30 mai 2007, 19:00, Opéra des EtatsGIUSEPPE VERDI: LA TRAVIATAEnrico Dovico – conductorArnaud Bernard – directorAlessandro Camera – setsCarla Ricotti – costumessoloists TBA

30 mai 2007, 20:00, RudolfinumKREMERATA BALTICAGidon Kremer – violinJean Sibelius: Rakastava, Op. 14Dmitri Shostakovich: Violin Sonata, Op. 134P. I. Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70„Sempre Primavera“ ( fragments from the works of L. van Beethoven, I. Stravinsky, E. Ysaÿe etc.) CZK 900/750/600/400/organ gallery 300/standing 200

30 mai 2007, 20:00, Maison MunicipaleNATIONAL THEATRE ORCHESTRAJohn Fiore – chef d’orchestreRichard Wagner: The Ring without wordsCZK 600/500/400/250/organ gallery 200/standing 150

31 mai 2007, 19:00, Théâtre NationalrCAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS: SAMSON ET DALILAOliver Dohnányi – chef d’orchestreMarián Chudovský – directorSteven Harrison, Galia Ibragimova, Ivan Kusnjer and others – soloistsNational Theatre Opera Orchestra, Choir and Ballet

31 mai 2007, 20:00, Municipal HousePRAGUE RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAConcert of the Friends of the Prague Spring – Music from CelluloidStanislav Vavřínek – chef d’orchestre Dalibor C. Vačkář: The Proud PrincessZdeněk Liška: PragueJiří Srnka / Jan Kučera: Beyond the Pale-Blue DistanceIvan Kurz: Gendarme HumoresquesVáclav Trojan: The Emperor‘s NightingaleVáclav Trojan: Triumphal March from the film Prince BayayaCZK 500/400/300/200/organ gallery 150/standing 100

31 mai 2007, 20:00, RudolfinumANDREJ GAVRILOV – pianoTribute to Sviatoslav Richter IIRobert Schumann: Papillons, Op. 2Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces (selection)Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Sonata in B flat major, Op. 84CZK 500/400/300/organ gallery 200/restricted view 150/standing 100

01 Juin 2007, 20:00, Maison MunicipaleCZECH PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRACharles Dutoit – chef d’orchestrer Chantal Juillet – violinIgor Stravinskij: Apollon musagèteViolin Concerto in D majorPetrushkaCZK 950/800/700/450/organ gallery 350/standing 200

01 Juin 2007, 20:00, RudolfinumCAMERATA BERNErich Höbarth – violinHeinz Holliger – oboeJ. S. Bach: Double Concerto in D minor for Violin, Oboe and Strings, BWV 1060Sándor Veress: Passacaglia concertanteBéla Bartók: DivertimentoCZK 500/400/300/organ gallery 200/restricted view 150/standing 100

01 Juin 2007, 20:00, Eglise St Simon etJudeROLNIČKA PRAHA CHILDREN’S CHOIRKarel Virgler – choirmasterLéo Délibes, Camille Saint-Saëns, Gabriel Fauré, K. B. Kopřiva, Bohuslav Martinů, Petr Eben, Jan Novák, Jaroslav Křička, Ilja Hurník, Ivan Kurz, Jindřich JindřichCZK 200/100

02 Juin 2007, 11:00, Academy de Musique, Martinu HallPETR ČECH – organJ. S. Bach: Prelude in E flat major, BWV 552Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 676Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV 686Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BWV 688Fugue in E flat major, BWV 552Petr Eben: Sunday MusicCZK 150

02 Juin2007, 18:00 hodin, Eglise notre dame du TynVIRTUOSI DI PRAGAMartin Turnovský – conductorZdena Kloubová, Eva Garajová, Tomáš Černý,Zdeněk Plech – soloistsPrague Chamber ChoirJoseph Haydn: Symfony no. 83 G minor, Hob. I/83Ludwig van Beethoven: Mass in C major, Op. 86Kč 400/250/150

02 Juin 2007, 19:00, Theatre des EtatsCLAUDIO MONTEVERDI: L‘ORFEORoberto Gini – conductorJiří Heřman – directorVincenzo di Donato, Lavinia Bertotti, Salvo Vitale, Petra Noskaiová and others – soloistsOrfeo Orchestra and Choir

02 Juin 2007, 20:00, Prague CrossroadsZODIACJiří Stivín – flutes, saxophones, clarinetKarel Růžička – pianoAli Haurand – double bassDaniel Humair – percussionTalich QuartetKühn Mixed ChoirJiří Stivín: ZodiacCZK 500/350

02 Juin 2007, 21:30, RudolfinumIVAN ŽENATÝ – violin, IGOR ARGAŠEV – pianoErnst Bloch: Baal shemClaude Debussy: Violin SonataFelix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Violin Sonata in F majorCZK 250

03 Juin 2007, 20:00, Maison MunicipalePRAGUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAGennady Rozhdestvensky – conductorLukáš Matoušek: The Roots of TimeOtakar Ostrčil: Impromptu, Op. 13Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70CZK 1900/1500/1000/650/organ gallery 550/standing 300

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