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Composer: Janáček, Leoš (1854-1928)

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National Theatre Brno

Brno University of Technology Rectorate: Aula

The Beginning of a Romance (Počátek Románu)

Řihák, Olos, Straková-Šedrlová, Symerská, Robotka, Hasymau, Kfelíř, Sulženko, Banásová, Rusín, Davidová, Beranová, Czech Virtuosi, Vox Iuvenalis, Škarka, Ocetek

© Florian Selig

Liederhalle: Mozart-Saal

Wed, 4 Nov at 19:30

Danko, Janáček, Schubert

Jakovleva, Köhl, Bauer, Bunselmeyer, Becker, Wichmann, Scheytt, Körner, Musicians from Staatsorchester Stuttgart

National Theatre Brno

Janáček Theatre (Janáčkovo divadlo)

Winters, Weissová, Atkins, Spence, Glaser, Hrůša, Janáček Opera NTB, Zerhauová, Moriová, Klečanská, Szendiuch, Vantuchová, Mádlová, Reichelová, Svozilová, Sem, Špičková, Borák, Oslzlá-Sládečková, Špetlík, Janáček Opera NTB Orchestra, Janáček Opera NTB Chorus, Šubrtová, Radačovský, Koňárek, Bamberg Symphony

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Jakub Hrůša and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra © Todd Rosenberg Photography

Music on death at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra whimpers at first, then ends with a bang

By Graham Meyer

The Cunning Little Vixen © Robin Clewley

A simple but richly detailed Cunning Little Vixen at the Royal Northern College of Music

By Rohan Shotton

Leoš Janáček (c 1890) © Public domain

Echoes of Youth from the Aurora principals at Kings Place

By Mark Valencia

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© Bernd Uhlig

Opéra national de Paris: Opéra Bastille

Until 26 Nov 23:59

The Cunning Little Vixen

Tsallagova, Rasilainen, Minutillo, Bracht, Kuebler, Engel, Davies, Opéra national de Paris, Singleton, Szychowiak, Cremazy, Lagrange, Cenni, Finette-Constantin, Gay, Fenice d'Ambrosio, Marie, Ducret, Rieti, Neumuller, Diot, Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris, Chœur de l'Atelier Lyrique de l'Academy, Muller, Grès, Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine, Chœur d'enfants de l'Opéra National de Paris, Di Stefano

L'Affaire Makropoulos à l'Opéra Bastille © Bernd Uhlig / Opéra national de Paris

Opéra national de Paris: Opéra Bastille

Until 26 Nov 23:59

The Makropulos Case (Věc Makropulos)

Mattila, Černoch, Szemerédy, Reuter, Warlikowski, Mälkki, Opéra national de Paris, Jones, Lobel-Torres, Dubois, Bronder, Szczęśniak, Ross, Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris, Chœurs de l'Opéra national de Paris, Guéguin, Hakenbeck, Wu

International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition

Aula Uniwersytecka

Until 28 Feb 23:59

Wieniawski, Janáček, Poulenc, Ysaÿe, Bloch, Mozart, Corigliano, Schumann C.

Chrzęszczyk, Oguchi, Sitkovetsky, Francuz, Hsi, Im, Jackson, Kaskiv, Kasprzak, Kasprzak

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Nicky Spence in Peter Grimes © Dafydd Owen

The singing actor: Nicky Spence

Corinne Winters as Jenůfa © RBO | Camilla Greenwell

Heartbreak in real time: Corinne Winters on Jenůfa

Composers’ hands (l-r): Felix Mendelssohn, R Schumann, Clara Schumann, Buxtehude, JS Bach, Beethoven © Bibl. Jagiellońska | Lib. of Congress | Staatsbibl. Berlin | Universitetsbibl. Uppsala | IMSLP

Traces and scratches: the magical world of composers’ handwriting

By Lawrence Dunn

Fact file

Year of birth	1854
Year of death	1928
Nationality	Czechia
Period	Early 20th century

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List of works

Concertino for two violins, viola, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano Exaudi Deus From the House of the Dead From the House of the Dead: Overture Glagolitic Mass Idyll In the Mists Jenůfa Katya Kabanova: suite Kátya Kabanová Mládí (Youth), for wind sextet Moravian Folk Dances Moravian Folk Poetry in Songs Moravian Folk Poetry in Songs: Lavečka Moravian Folk Poetry in Songs: Loucení Moravian Folk Poetry in Songs: Obrázek milého Moravian Folk Poetry in Songs: Pérecko Moravian Folk Poetry in Songs: Stálost Moravian Folk Poetry in Songs: Tíha On an Overgrown Path Piano Sonata 1. X. 1905 "From the Street"Pochod Modrácku (March of the Bluebirds) for piccolo and piano Pohádka (Fairy Tale)Sinfonietta, Op.60 String Quartet no. 1 in E minor, "Kreutzer Sonata"String Quartet no. 2, "Intimate Letters"Suite for strings Taras Bulba The Beginning of a Romance (Počátek Románu)The Cunning Little Vixen The Cunning Little Vixen: Suite The Makropulos Case (Věc Makropulos)Violin Sonata Šárka Žárlivost (Jealousy)