Keeping modern music alive at Prague Spring

Por Frank Kuznik, 26 mayo 2017

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“the Faust Cantata is fiendishly difficult to perform”

Crítica hecha desde Forum Karlín, Praga el 24 mayo 2017

Schnittke, Faust Cantata: "Seid nüchtern und wachet"

Holst, Los planetas, Op.32

Brno Philharmonic

Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno

Dennis Russell Davies, Dirección

Petr Fiala, Dirección de coro

Kateřina Jalovcová, Mezzosoprano

Jan Mikušek, Tenor

Jaroslav Březina, Tenor

Svatopluk Sem, Barítono

From Moravia with love: the Brno Philharmonic at Cadogan Hall

Alexander Hall, 14th October

When you tour abroad, it makes good sense to have in your travelling bag scores taken from your homeland. The Brno Philharmonic under Dennis Russell Davies with Alexander Sitkovetsky showcase Janáček, Korngold and Dvořák.

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A modern mash-up at Prague Spring

Frank Kuznik, 30th May

Pop star Angélique Kidjo joins Dennis Russell Davies and the Brno Philharmonic for vibrant performances of Adams and Glass.

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Heldenreisen im Wiener Konzert: die Brünner Philharmoniker unter Aleksandar Markovic

Simon Haasis, 22nd May

Die Brünner Philharmoniker und das Klavierduo Silver-Garburg überzeugen im Wiener Konzerthaus mit Heldenreisen aller Arten.

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Frühwerk trifft Meisterwerk

Isabella Steppan, 22nd September

Die Brünner Philharmonie unter Aleksandar Markovic spannte einen Bogen von den Anfägen Wagners zu seiner Glanzzeit. Ein Abend, an dem das Orchester und die Sänger begeisterten, aber dennoch Wünsche offen blieben.

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Bychkov’s Mahler 8 makes a heavenly finale for Prague Spring

Frank Kuznik, 3rd June

Under the baton of Semyon Bychkov, the Czech Philharmonic and a sprawling supporting cast lead listeners up a stairway to heaven.

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A banner Bystrouška in Prague: The Cunning Little Vixen

Frank Kuznik, 11th April

Jakub Hrůša returns to his Moravian roots leading the Czech Philharmonic in a stellar concert performance of Janáček's Cunning Little Vixen.

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Frank Kuznik

Frank Kuznik is the former Editor-in-Chief and Culture Editor of The Prague Post, Central Europe’s premier English-language weekly newspaper. He currently divides his time between Prague and his hometown in the US, Cleveland, where he covers northeast Ohio's dynamic classical music scene. In Prague he is an habitué of the Rudolfinum, National Theater, State Opera and other storied classical music venues, and an unabashed fan of Czech music.