Music DirectOr and Chief COnductOr Jiří BělOhlávek. 119th SeasOn 2014/2015

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2 Czech PhilharmOnic

3 Music DirectOr and Chief COnductOr Jiří BělOhlávek 119th SeasOn 2014/2015 Established by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic czechphilharmonic.cz facebook.com/ceskafilharmonie

4 COntent 12 MEMBERS OF THE CZECH PHILHARMONIC 15 CONCERT SCHEDULE 21 SUBSCRIPTION SERIES A 29 SUBSCRIPTION SERIES B 37 PUBLIC OPEN REHEARSALS R 39 SPECIAL CONCERTS OUTSIDE SUBSCRIPTION SERIES S 45 INTERNATIONAL TOURS T 57 FESTIVALS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC 59 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES E 71 USEFUL INFORMATION I 82 CONTACTS 4

5 Czech PhilharmOnic The Czech Philharmonic is enjoying a renewed reputation as one of the most exciting ensembles on the world stage. It performs with artists including Hélène Grimaud, Lang Lang, Janine Jansen, and Anne-Sophie Mutter, and was joined by Garrick Ohlsson, Frank Peter Zimmermann and Alisa Weilerstein to record Dvořák s three concertos, under Jiří Bělohlávek, to be released in June 2014 by Decca, together with the orchestra s recordings of the composer s nine symphonies. Dvořák himself conducted the orchestra in its debut performance in 1896 at the Rudolfinum in Prague, which is still home to its Prague concerts, and is the centre for its Orchestral Academy. The Academy is just one of many education projects through which the Czech Philharmonic engages with new audiences. The Czech Philharmonic performs in the world s most prestigious concert halls, including regular appearances at Berlin s Philharmonie, Tokyo s Suntory Hall, New York s Carnegie Hall, Beijing s NCPA, and Vienna s Musikverein, to name but a few. Festival appearances include, among others, the BBC Proms and the Edinburgh Festival. With its Chief Conductor, Jiří Bělohlávek, the Czech Philharmonic has undertaken successful tours in Croatia, Germany, Italy, Japan, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, and the UK. The Czech Philharmonic welcomes many distinguished guest conductors, including Herbert Blomstedt, Semyon Bychkov, Valery Gergiev, Fabio Luisi, Robin Ticciati, and David Zinman. In addition to concluding a major contract with Decca, the Czech Philharmonic has also started collaborating with UNITEL, which has co-produced and will distribute worldwide the orchestra s audiovisual recordings of all Dvořák symphonies as well as a documentary about Dvořák, Bělohlávek, and the current work of the Czech Philharmonic itself. Further exciting projects include competitions for both composers and soloists. In seeking to foster new talent, the Czech Philharmonic continues its journey into the future, a future which looks brighter than ever. Joanna Wyld,

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7 Jiří BělOhlávek Music Director and Chief Conductor Jiří Bělohlávek was born in Prague in His love of music became apparent at an early age, and following studies in cello and conducting, he was invited to become assistant conductor to Sergiu Celibidache in Bělohlávek won the Czech Young Conductors Competition in 1970 and reached the final of the Herbert von Karajan Conducting Competition in Jiří Bělohlávek has also regularly conducted the Berlin Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, New York Philharmonic, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, among others. He was recently appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1977, Jiří Bělohlávek began to serve as Chief Conductor of the Prague Symphony Orchestra, a position he held until 1990, when he was appointed Chief Conductor of the Czech Philharmonic. In 1994, he founded the Prague Philharmonia, an orchestra he then led as Chief Conductor and Music Director until 2005, when he was appointed its Conductor Laureate. After serving as its Principal Guest Conductor between 1995 and 2000, Jiří Bělohlávek was appointed Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra in He conducted the orchestra at the Last Night of the Proms in 2007, becoming the first artist whose principal language is not English to undertake this important role. He performed at the Last Night of the Proms again in 2010 and Jiří Bělohlávek has worked in the world of opera throughout his career, with regular appearances at the world s main opera houses including Berlin, Covent Garden, Glyndebourne, the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Opéra Bastille and Teatro Real. Recent and forthcoming highlights include new productions of Dvořák s Rusalka at the Vienna Staatsoper (2014), Tchaikovsky s The Queen of Spades at the Zürich Opera House (2014), and Janáček s Jenůfa at the San Francisco Opera (2016). Jiří Bělohlávek has an extensive discography, including a complete Dvořák Symphonies cycle recently released by Decca, and is the first conductor since Herbert von Karajan to receive the Gramophone Award for Orchestral Recording two years running. In 2012, Queen Elizabeth II appointed Jiří Bělohlávek an honorary CBE for services to music. Joanna Wyld,

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9 Manfred HOneck Principal Guest Conductor Born in Austria, Manfred Honeck received his musical training at the Academy of Music in Vienna. Many years of experience as a member of the Vienna Philharmonic, the Vienna State Opera Orchestra, and at the helm of the Vienna Jeunesse Orchestra, have given his conducting its distinctive character. Manfred Honeck was Music Director of the Staatsoper Stuttgart between 2007 and His operatic guest appearances include Semperoper Dresden, Komische Oper Berlin, Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels, the Royal Opera of Copenhagen, the White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg, and the Salzburg Festival. His engagement with the Zurich Opera House brought him the European Conductor s Award in He was a conductor of the MDR Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of the Norwegian National Opera, Principal Guest Conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Music Director of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra ( ), and Principal Guest Conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra ( ), a position he has resumed for another three years starting with the 2013/2014 season. Since the 2008/2009 season Manfred Honeck has been Music Director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. CDs with this orchestra include Mahler's Symphonies Nos. 1, 3, 4 (ICMA 2012 Award) and 5, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.5, and Richard Strauss's Ein Heldenleben. This orchestra appears regularly at prominent European concert venues and music festivals such as Rheingau Musik Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Beethovenfest Bonn, Musikfest Berlin, Grafenegg Festival, Lucerne Festival, and the BBC Proms. As a guest conductor he has directed leading international orchestras such as the Accademia di Santa Cecilia Rome, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, London Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden, and the Vienna Philharmonic. He is also a regular guest at the Verbier Festival. In February 2013 he gave his successful debut with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; in the 2013/2014 season he will make his debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra. In 2010, Manfred Honeck earned an honorary doctorate from St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. For more than 15 years he has been Artistic Director of the International Concerts Wolfegg in Germany. 9

10 Guest Conductor Manfred HOneck 10

11 Members of the Czech PhilharmOnic CONDUCTORS Jiří Bělohlávek Chief Conductor and Music Director Manfred Honeck Principal Guest Conductor Ondřej Vrabec Assistant to Chief Conductor VIOLIN I Josef Špaček Jr. concertmaster Miroslav Vilímec concertmaster Irena Herajnová 1st associate concertmaster Magdaléna Mašlaňová 2nd associate concertmaster Jan Jouza Jiří Kubita Otakar Bartoš Zdeněk Starý Jindřich Vácha Milan Vavřínek Zdeněk Zelba Viktor Mazáček Aida Shabuová Bohumil Kotmel Pavel Nechvíle Lenka Machová Marie Dvorská Luboš Dudek Helena Skopová VIOLIN II František Havlín principal Václav Prudil Co-principal Ondřej Skopový Sub-principal František Bártík Jan Ludvík Marcel Kozánek Zuzana Hájková Petr Havlín Veronika Kozlovská Jiří Ševčík Pavel Herajn Jitka Kokšová Helena Šulcová Xenie Dohnalová VIOLAS Jaroslav Pondělíček principal Pavel Ciprys co-principal Dominik Trávníček sub-principal Ivan Pazour Jaromír Páviček Petr Žďárek Jaroslav Kroft René Vácha Jan Šimon Jan Mareček Jiří Řehák Lukáš Valášek Jiří Poslední Ondřej Kameš VIOLONCELLOS Václav Petr concertmaster Josef Špaček 1st associate concertmaster Josef Dvořák 2nd associate concertmaster František Host Karel Stralczynský František Lhotka Jakub Dvořák Peter Mišejka Tomáš Hostička Jan Holeňa Marek Novák Jan Keller Eduard Šístek Ivan Vokáč Double basses Jiří Hudec principal Petr Ries co-principal Pavel Nejtek sub-principal Jiří Valenta Zdeněk Benda Jaromír Černík Martin Hilský Roman Koudelka Ondřej Balcar Jiří Vopálka 11

12 HARPS Jana Boušková principal Barbara Pazourová co-principal BASSOONS Ondřej Roskovec principal Jaroslav Kubita principal TROMBONES Robert Kozánek principal Lukáš Moťka principal FLUTES Radomír Pivoda principal Andrea Rysová principal Roman Novotný Jan Machat Petr Veverka OBOES Ivan Sequardt principal Jana Brožková principal Jiří Zelba Vojtěch Jouza Vladislav Borovka CLARINETS František Bláha principal Tomáš Kopáček principal Zdeněk Tesař Petr Sinkule Jan Brabec Martin Petrák Václav Vonášek Tomáš Františ FRENCH HORNS Jan Vobořil principal Ondřej Vrabec principal Jiří Havlík Zdeněk Divoký Petr Duda Jindřich Kolář Kateřina Javůrková Petra Čermáková TRUMPETS Jaroslav Halíř principal Ladislav Kozderka principal Zdeněk Šedivý Jiří Šedivý Antonín Pecha Břetislav Kotrba Jaroslav Tachovský Karel Kučera Jiří Sušický TUBA Karel Malimánek TIMPANI, PERCUSSION Petr Holub principal Michael Kroutil principal timpanist Daniel Mikolášek Pavel Polívka Miroslav Kejmar PIANO Václav Mácha 12

13 The Orchestral Academy of the Czech Philharmonic The Czech Philharmonic seeks to play a key role in the development of future generations of top performers musicians who could one day join its ranks. In 2012 this vision gave rise to the Orchestral Academy of the Czech Philharmonic. The opportunity for further music education, and for gaining valuable experience in the Academy of the country s number-one orchestra, is offered primarily to students or graduates of secondary or tertiary music schools, both from the Czech Republic and overseas. On the basis of an entry audition, up to 21 candidates aged 18 to 26 years are admitted for a two-year study. The programme focuses not only on orchestral playing, but through the concerts of the Czech Chamber Music Society and the educational programmes of the Czech Philharmonic also gives the participants the opportunity to develop their chamber music skills. 13

14 COncert Schedule 2014/2015 SEASON 2014 October :30 p.m. Dvořák Hall M1 Opening concert of the 119th season Luboš Fišer Fifteen Prints after Dürer s Apocalypse Sergei Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26 Josef Suk Asrael, symphony for large orchestra in C minor, Op. 27 Behzod Abduraimov piano, :30 p.m. Dvořák Hall B1 Leoš Janáček (arr. Tomáš Ille) Jenůfa, suite from the opera Richard Strauss Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration), tone poem, Op. 24 Gustav Mahler Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Youth s Magic Horn) selected songs Matthias Goerne baritone, Manfred Honeck conductor :30 p.m. Dvořák Hall A1 Juraj Filas The Song of Solomon for soprano, tenor, choir and orchestra Alban Berg Violin Concerto Bohuslav Martinů Symphony No. 4, H 305 Ivan Ženatý violin, Lucie Silkenová soprano, Boldiszár László tenor, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Lukáš Vasilek choirmaster, 18 all day Rudolfinum Open Day with the Czech Philharmonic :30 p.m. Dvořák Hall B2 Josef Suk Fantasy for violin and orchestra in G minor, Op. 24 Franz Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major Leoš Janáček The Wandering of a Little Soul, concerto for violin and orchestra Leoš Janáček Taras Bulba, rhapsody for orchestra Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano, Josef Špaček violin, 15 10:00 a.m. Dvořák Hall R1 Juraj Filas The Song of Solomon for soprano, tenor, choir and orchestra (Czech premiere) Alban Berg Violin Concerto Bohuslav Martinů Symphony No. 4, H 305 Ivan Ženatý violin, Lucie Silkenová soprano, Boldiszár László tenor, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Lukáš Vasilek choirmaster, 25 3:00 p.m. Dvořák Hall O2 Leoš Janáček Taras Bulba, rhapsody for orchestra Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Antonín Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 From the New World Josef Špaček violin, 14

15 November 23 1:30 5:00 p.m. Whole Rudolfinum E (Pre) St. Nicholas Day in the Rudolfinum with an Angel/Devil concert Afternoon for parents and children with musical workshops and a special concert Ondřej Vrabec conductor 26 10:00 a.m. Dvořák Hall R2 Bedřich Smetana Håkon Jarl, symphonic poem, Op. 16 Alexander Borodin Symphony No. 2 in B minor, Op. 5, Bogatirskaya (Heroic) Vítězslava Kaprálová Concertino for violin, clarinet and orchestra Béla Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin, suite from pantomime Irena Herajnová violin, Lukáš Dittrich clarinet, Jakub Hrůša conductor :30 p.m. Dvořák Hall A2 Bedřich Smetana Håkon Jarl, symphonic poem, Op. 16 Alexander Borodin Symphony No. 2 in B minor, Op. 5, Bogatirskaya (Heroic) Vítězslava Kaprálová Concertino for violin, clarinet and orchestra Béla Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin, suite from pantomime Irena Herajnová violin, Lukáš Dittrich clarinet, Jakub Hrůša conductor December 03 10:00 a.m. Dvořák Hall R3 Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25, Classical Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Richard Strauss Capriccio, Op. 85 Mondschein-Musik Richard Strauss Der Rosenkavalier, suite from opera Ray Chen violin, Christoph Eschenbach conductor :30 p.m. Dvořák Hall B3 Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25, Classical Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Richard Strauss Capriccio, Op. 85 Mondschein-Musik Richard Strauss Der Rosenkavalier, suite from opera Ray Chen violin, Christoph Eschenbach conductor 10 10:00 a.m. Dvořák Hall R4 Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 Edward Elgar 'Cockaigne' Overture, Op. 40 Witold Lutoslawski Concerto for Orchestra Emanuel Ax piano, Edward Gardner conductor :30 p.m. Dvořák Hall A3 Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 Edward Elgar Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 Witold Lutoslawski Concerto for Orchestra Emanuel Ax piano, Edward Gardner conductor

16 :30 p.m. Dvořák Hall B4 Bohuslav Martinů What Men Live By concert opera performance (Czech premiere) Antonín Dvořák Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 Ivan Kusnjer Martin Avdeitch, Old Peasant Pilgrim in negotiation, Jan Martiník Stepanitch, Lucie Silkenová Woman with child, Ester Pavlů Old Woman, Tomáš Kořínek Speaker (sung role), Robert Hanč Speaker (spoken role), Lukáš Mareček Boy, Martinů Voices, Lukáš Vasilek choirmaster, 20 3:00 p.m. Dvořák Hall O2 Jan Jakub Ryba Czech Christmas Mass Antonín Dvořák Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 Alžběta Poláčková soprano, Veronika Hajnová alto, Petr Nekoranec tenor, Jan Šťáva bas, chamber ensemble EN ARCHÉ, mixed choir Czech Song, Vojtěch Jouza choirmaster, 2015 January 01 8:00 p.m. Dvořák Hall M4 New Year s Concert Gioacchino Rossini La gazza ladra, overture Gaetano Donizetti Don Pasquale, overture and selected arias (Quel guardo il cavaliere, Bella siccome un angelo, Pronta io son) Gioacchino Rossini The Barber of Seville, overture and selected arias (Una voce poco fa, La calunnia, Dunque io son) Giuseppe Verdi Ballet music from the opera Macbeth Gaetano Donizetti L elisir d amore, overture and selected arias (Prendi, per me sei libero, Come paride vezzoso, Quanto amore) Gioacchino Rossini William Tell, overture Ailyn Pérez soprano, Adam Plachetka bass baritone, Tomáš Netopil conductor 31 11:00 a.m. Dvořák Hall M2 Special New Year s Eve Public Rehearsal Gioacchino Rossini La gazza ladra, overture Gaetano Donizetti Don Pasquale, overture and selected arias (Quel guardo il cavaliere, Bella siccome un angelo, Pronta io son) Gioacchino Rossini The Barber of Seville, overture and selected arias (Una voce poco fa, La calunnia, Dunque io son) Giuseppe Verdi Ballet music from the opera Macbeth Gaetano Donizetti L elisir d amore, overture and selected arias (Prendi, per me sei libero, Come paride vezzoso, Quanto amore) Gioacchino Rossini William Tell, overture Ailyn Pérez soprano, Adam Plachetka bass- baritone, Tomáš Netopil conductor :30 p.m. Dvořák Hall A4 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K 550 Walter Braunfels Te Deum for soprano, tenor, mixed choir, large orchestra and organ, Op. 32 Simona Houda Šaturová soprano, Dominik Wortig tenor, Aleš Bárta organ, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Lukáš Vasilek choirmaster, Manfred Honeck conductor :30 p.m. Dvořák Hall B5 Dai Fujikura Rare Gravity for orchestra Frederic Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Op. 35 Garrick Ohlsson piano, Kazuki Yamada conductor 16

17 17 3:00 p.m. Dvořák Hall O3 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Op. 35 Kazuki Yamada conductor 28 10:00 a.m. Dvořák Hall R5 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, K 595 Richard Strauss Elektra, Op. 58, suite from opera Lars Vogt piano, Manfred Honeck conductor :30 p.m. Dvořák Hall A5 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, K 595 Richard Strauss Elektra, Op. 58, suite from opera Lars Vogt piano, Manfred Honeck conductor February :00 and 11:00 a.m. Dvořák Hall E Penguins Again in the Rudolfinum (Programme primarily designed for school groups) Pavel Liška presenter, Vojtěch Jouza conductor 08 2:00 p.m. Dvořák Hall E Penguins Again in the Rudolfinum (Programme primarily designed for families with childern) Pavel Liška presenter, Vojtěch Jouza conductor 25 10:00 a.m. Dvořák Hall R6 Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet, fantasy-overture Sergei Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for piano and orchestra, Op. 43 Arnold Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op. 4 Daniil Trifonov piano, :30 p.m. Dvořák Hall A6 Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet, fantasy-overture Sergei Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for piano and orchestra, Op. 43 Arnold Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op. 4 Daniil Trifonov piano, March 11 10:00 a.m. Dvořák Hall R7 Antonín Dvořák In Nature s Realm, concert overture, Op. 91 Bohuslav Martinů Violin Concerto No. 2, H 293 Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 Pastoral Julia Fischer violin, David Zinman conductor :30 p.m. Dvořák Hall B6 Antonín Dvořák In Nature s Realm, concert overture, Op. 91 Bohuslav Martinů Violin Concerto No. 2, H 293 Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 Pastoral Julia Fischer violin, David Zinman conductor 17

18 29 1:30-5:00 p.m. Whole Rudolfinum E Carnival in the Rudolfinum: A Fairy-Tale Concert with the Czech Philharmonic Carnival festivities with the Czech Philharmonic giving music workshops around the Rudolfinum April :30 p.m. Dvořák Hall B7 Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor Resurrection Simona Houda-Šaturová soprano, Bernarda Fink alto, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Lukáš Vasilek choirmaster, :00 a.m. Dvořák Hall E Who s Afraid of the Czech Philharmonic? (Programme primarily designed for school groups) Jan Budař presenter, Ondřej Vrabec conductor May :30 p.m. Dvořák Hall M4 Open Orchestra Rehearsal Marek Eben presenter, June 03 10:00 a.m. Dvořák Hall R8 György Ligeti Concert Românesc Jan Hanuš Violin Concerto, Op. 112 Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Roman Patočka violin, Tomáš Hanus conductor :30 p.m. Dvořák Hall A7 György Ligeti Concert Românesc Jan Hanuš Violin Concerto, Op. 112 Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Roman Patočka violin, Tomáš Hanus conductor 11 3:00 p.m. Dvořák Hall 04 Ludwig van Beethoven (arr. Gustav Mahler) String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95, arranged for string orchestra Richard Strauss Metamorphosen Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra artistic leader Josef Špaček Igor Stravinsky Symphony for Brass Instruments Gustav Holst Suite No. 1, Op. 28 Paul Hindemith Symphony in B flat major Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra Ondřej Vrabec conductor 18

19 PRE-CONCERT TALKS The Czech Philharmonic invites you to its regular series of lectures and interviews with performers, which take place before the concerts of the A and B subscription series. These events give you an insight into the music to be heard, preparing you for your evening with the Czech Philharmonic. The composers and their works are discussed, and contextual and other interesting information is provided by conductors, soloists or Czech Philharmonic members, as well as musicologists and music critics. The hosts also play excerpts from recorded performances, and screen audiovisual material. Pre-concert talks are offered free of charge as a bonus to the evening concerts of the Czech Philharmonic. They take place regularly at 6.30 p.m. in the West Lounge of the Rudolfinum. Hosts: Eva Hazdrová-Kopecká, Pavel Ryjáček or Petr Kadlec. 19

20 SUBSCRIPTION SERIES Seven subscription concerts A on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m. in Dvořák Hall Individual tickets: CZK 100 CZK 850 Subscription tickets: CZK 800 CZK Ticket purchases and reservations can be made online, through Czech Philharmonic Customer Services or at the Rudolfinum box office. 20

21 OCTOBER :30 p.m. A1 Juraj FILAS The Song of Solomon for soprano, tenor, choir and orchestra (Czech premiere) Alban BERG Violin Concerto Bohuslav MARTINŮ Symphony No. 4, H 305 and Lucie Silkenová soprano Ivan Ženatý violin Boldizsár László tenor Prague Philharmonic Choir Lukáš Vasilek choirmaster conductor Jiří BělOhlávek 21

22 november :30 p.m. A2 conductor Jakub Hrůša and Irena Herajnová violin Lukáš Dittrich clarinet Bedřich SMETANA Håkon Jarl, symphonic poem, Op. 16 Alexander BORODIN Symphony No. 2 in B minor, Op. 5, Bogatirskaya (Heroic) Vítězslava KAPRÁLOVÁ Concertino for violin, clarinet and orchestra Béla BARTÓK The Miraculous Mandarin, suite from pantomime 22

23 December p.m. A3 conductor Edward Gardner Johannes BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 Edward ELGAR Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 Witold LUTOSLAWSKI Concerto for Orchestra piano Emanuel Ax 23

24 soprano SimOna HOuda-ŠaturOvá January :30 p.m. A4 Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K 550 Walter BRAUNFELS Te Deum for soprano, tenor, mixed choir, large orchestra and organ, Op. 32 tenor DOminik WOrtig and Aleš Bárta organ Prague Philharmonic Choir Lukáš Vasilek choirmaster Manfred Honeck conductor 24

25 January p.m. A5 Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, K 595 Richard STRAUSS Elektra, Op. 58, suite from opera piano Lars VOgt and conductor Manfred Honeck 25

26 FEBRUARY :30 p.m. A6 piano Daniil TrifOnOv PIOTR Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet, fantasy-overture Sergei RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for piano and orchestra, Op. 43 Arnold SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op. 4 and conductor Jiří Bělohlávek 26

27 3 4 5 JUNE p.m. A7 György LIGETI Concert Românesc Jan HANUŠ Violin Concerto, Op. 112 Piotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 violin ROman PatOčka conductor TOmáš Hanus 27

28 SUBSCRIPTION SERIES Seven subscription concerts B on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m. in Dvořák Hall Individual tickets: CZK 100 CZK 850 Subscription tickets: CZK 800 CZK Ticket purchases and reservations can be made online, through the Czech Philharmonic Customer Services or at the Rudolfinum box office. 28

29 October p.m. B1 Leoš JANÁČEK (arr. Tomáš Ille) Jenůfa, suite from the opera Richard STRAUSS Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration), tone poem, Op. 24 Gustav MAHLER Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Youth s Magic Horn) selected poems baritone Matthias GOerne and conductor Manfred Honeck 29

30 piano Jean-Yves Thibaudet october :30 p.m. B2 Josef SUK Fantasy for violin and orchestra in G minor, Op. 24 Franz LISZT Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major Leoš JANÁČEK The Wandering of a Little Soul, concerto for violin and orchestra Leoš JANÁČEK Taras Bulba, rhapsody for orchestra and conductor Jiří Bělohlávek violin JOsef Špaček 30

31 3 4 5 december p.m. B3 Sergei PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25, Classical PIOTR Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Richard STRAUSS Capriccio, Op. 85 Mondschein-Musik Richard STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier, suite from opera conductor ChristOph Eschenbach violin Ray Chen 31

32 Stepanitch Jan Martiník october :30 p.m. B4 Bohuslav MARTINŮ What Men Live By concert opera performance (Czech premiere) Antonín DVOŘÁK Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 Ester Pavlů Old Woman, Ivan Kusnjer Martin Avdeitch Tomáš Kořínek Speaker (sung role) Robert Hanč Speaker (spoken role) Lukáš Mareček Boy Martinů Voices Lukáš Vasilek choirmaster Woman with child Lucie SilkenOvá 32

33 january p.m. B5 piano GarRick OhlssOn Dai FUJIKURA Rare Gravity for orchestra Frederic CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 Nikolai RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade, Op. 35 conductor kazuki yamada 33

34 conductor david Zinman march :30 p.m. B6 Antonín DVOŘÁK In Nature s Realm, concert overture, Op. 91 Bohuslav MARTINŮ Violin Concerto No. 2, H 293 Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, Pastoral violin Julia Fischer 34

35 1 2 3 april p.m. B7 Gustav MAHLER Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Resurrection alto Bernarda fink soprano SimOna HOuda-ŠaturOvá and conductor Jiří Bělohlávek 35

36 PUBLIC OPEN REHEARSALS R This series of open rehearsals is intended chiefly for schools and organised groups. Group orders can be made through the Czech Philharmonic's Customer Services at any time during the season. The sale of tickets to individual customers starts on the 15th day of the month preceding the open rehearsal. Tickets cost CZK 100 CZK 200; students and people over 60 years of age are entitled to a 50 % discount. The open rehearsals are always hosted by a member of the Czech Philharmonic. Insider knowledge in 20 minutes A bonus programme for school audiences attending open dress rehearsals. Before every public dress rehearsal we offer attending students a short introductory talk. It provides factual information, highlights moments of particular interest, suggests approaches to listening, and includes excerpts from sound recordings and visual material. Meet the host Jan Kyjovský at 9:30 a.m. in the Suk Hall of the Rudolfinum or the West Lounge. If you are interested in this bonus programme, please send a reservation request to edu@cfmail.cz or call no later than one week before the dress rehearsal. The seating capacity of the auditorium is limited. 36

37 15 October :00 a.m. R1 Juraj Filas The Song of Solomon for soprano, tenor, choir and orchestra (Czech premiere) Alban Berg Violin Concerto Bohuslav Martinů Symphony No. 4, H 305 Ivan Ženatý violin, Lucie Silkenová soprano, Boldizsár László tenor, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Lukáš Vasilek choirmaster, 26 November :00 a.m. R2 Bedřich Smetana Håkon Jarl, symphonic poem, Op. 16 Alexander Borodin Symphony No. 2 in B minor, Op. 5, Bogatirskaya (Heroic) Vítězslava Kaprálová Concertino for violin, clarinet and orchestra Béla Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin, suite from pantomime Irena Herajnová violin, Lukáš Dittrich clarinet, Jakub Hrůša conductor 3 December :00 a.m. R3 Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25, Classical Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Richard Strauss Capriccio, Op. 85, Mondschein-Musik Richard Strauss Der Rosenkavalier, suite from opera Ray Chen violin, Christoph Eschenbach conductor 10 December :00 a.m. R4 Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 Edward Elgar Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 Witold Lutoslawski Concerto for Orchestra Emanuel Ax piano, Edward Gardner conductor 28 January :00 a.m. R5 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, K 595 Richard Strauss Elektra, Op. 58, suite from opera Lars Vogt piano, Manfred Honeck conductor 25 February :00 a.m. R6 Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet, fantasy-overture Sergei Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for piano and orchestra, Op. 43 Arnold Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op. 4 Daniil Trifonov piano, 11 March :00 a.m. R7 Antonín Dvořák In Nature s Realm, concert overture, Op. 91 Bohuslav Martinů Violin Concerto No. 2, H 293 Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, Pastoral Julia Fischer violin, David Zinman conductor 3 June :00 a.m. R8 György Ligeti Concert Românesc Jan Hanuš Violin Concerto, Op. 112 Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Roman Patočka violin, Tomáš Hanus conductor 37

38 SPECIAL CONCERTS OUTSIDE SUBSCRIPTION SERIES S Individual tickets: CZK 200 CZK Tickets for the New Year's Eve dress rehearsal: CZK 80 CZK 600 Tickets for the Orchestra Rehearsal programme: CZK 100 CZK 850 Ticket purchases and reservations can be made online, through Czech Philharmonic Customer Services or at the Rudolfinum box office. 38

39 2 3 october p.m. S1 Luboš FIŠER Fifteen Prints after Dürer s Apocalypse Sergei PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26 Josef SUK Asrael, symphony for large orchestra in C minor, Op. 27 Opening concert Of the 119th season piano BehzOd AbduraimOv and conductor Jiří Bělohlávek 39