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Composer: Janáček, Leoš (1854-1928)

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© James O'Driscoll

Gloucester Cathedral

Mon 27 Jul at 19:30

Elgar, Poulenc, Janáček

Partington, Nicholls, Summers, Hughes Jones, Riches, Emerson, Philharmonia Orchestra, Three Choirs Festival Chorus

© Sim Canetty-Clarke

Church of St. Nicholas

Mon 27 Jul at 15:00

Chopin, Schumann, Janáček, Frances-Hoad, Schubert

Château de Florans: Parc

La Roque d'Anthéron

Wed 5 Aug at 18:00

Debussy, Bonis, Fauré, Boulanger, Ravel, Schumann, Janáček, Poulenc, Tchaikovsky, Scriabin

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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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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

© 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

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Concertgebouw: Main Hall

Janáček, Kodály

van Zweden, Batič, Porubcinová, Nagyová, Very, Baykov, van Doeselaar, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest), Netherlands Radio Choir (Groot Omroepkoor)

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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

Top works

Kátya Kabanová Mládí (Youth), for wind sextet Sinfonietta, Op.60 String Quartet no. 1 in E minor, "Kreutzer Sonata"Taras Bulba See all...

List of works

Allegro for violin and piano Capriccio for Piano Left Hand and Winds Concertino for piano and small orchestra Concertino for two violins, viola, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano Destiny Exaudi Deus From the House of the Dead From the House of the Dead: Overture Glagolitic Mass Idyll In the Mists Jenůfa Kátya Kabanová Lidová nokturna (Folk Nocturnes), JW 4/32 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: Láska 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 On an Overgrown Path: Good Night!On an Overgrown Path: In Tears Piano Sonata 1. X. 1905 "From the Street"Pochod Modrácku (March of the Bluebirds) for piccolo and piano Pohádka (Fairy Tale)Ríkadla (Nursery Rhymes)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 Diary of One Who Disappeared The Excursions of Mr Brouček The Makropulos Case (Věc Makropulos)Violin Sonata Zápisník zmizelého Šárka Žárlivost (Jealousy)