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Subscription Series I
Just as the Czech Philharmonic has its artist-in-residence, chamber music is given a dramaturgical identity by the curator. This year the choice fell on the phenomenal German violinist Julia Fischer. In the first row of the Czech Chamber Music Society, she will perform with her ensemble as well as with the musicians of the Czech Philharmonic.
Julia Fischer is one of the most sought-after violinists of today. In addition to solo performances with world-class orchestras, she is also an enthusiastic chamber musician. She has built her concerts with a clear emphasis on Czech music, just like Sir András Schiff. On the occasion of the Year of Czech Music, the Belfiato Quintet also included Bedřich Smetana alongside Barber, Thomasi and Hindemith. Two hundred years since the birth of the founder of the Czech modern music tradition will also be commemorated by the great French piano Trio Wanderer. The Collegium Marianum does not venture into such novelties as Smetana. They will tempt you to the Baroque composers František Ignác Antonín Tůma and František Jiránek.
Koncerty řady I

What's On
Paul Hindemith
Kleine Kammermusik, Op. 24, No. 2 (12')
Samuel Barber
Summer Music for wind quintet, Op. 31 (15')
Henri Tomasi
Cinq Danses Profanes et Sacrées (12')
— Intermission —
Bedřich Smetana / arr. Karel Chudý
String Quartet No. 1 in E minor “From My Life”, arranged for wind quintet (30')
Performers
Belfiato Quintet
Oto Reiprich flute
Jan Souček oboe
Jiří Javůrek clarinet
Jan Hudeček bassoon
Kateřina Javůrková French horn

What's On
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K 465 “Dissonant” (25')
Leoš Janáček
String Quartet No. 2, JW VII/13 “Intimate Letters” (24')
— Intermission —
Bedřich Smetana
String Quartet No. 1 in E minor “From My Life” (30')
Performers
Julia Fischer Quartet
Julia Fischer violin
Alexander Sitkovetsky violin
Nils Mönkemeyer viola
Benjamin Nyffenegger cello

What's On
František Ignác Antonín Tůma
Partita in D minor (16')
Sinfonia in B flat major (11')
František Jiránek
Concerto in D major for flauto traverso, strings, and basso continuo (10')
— Intermission —
František Ignác Antonín Tůma
Sonata à quattro in A minor (6')
František Jiránek
Sinfonia in B flat major (9')
Concerto in G major for flauto traverso, strings, and basso continuo (11')
Performers
Collegium Marianum
Lenka Torgersen concertmaster
Jana Semerádová flauto traverso, artistic director

What's On
Bedřich Smetana
Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 15 (30')
Bohuslav Martinů
Piano Trio No. 2 in D minor, H 327 (16')
— Intermission —
Antonín Dvořák
Dumkas for violin, cello, and piano, Op. 90 “Dumky Trio” (31')
Performers
Trio Wanderer
Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian violin
Raphaël Pidoux cello
Vincent Coq piano

What's On
Antonín Dvořák
Serenade for winds, cello, and double bass in D minor, Op. 44 (23')
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 38 in D major, K 504 “Prague” (30')
— Intermission —
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 (34')
Performers
Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
András Schiff piano, artistic direction
Kirill Gerstein piano, artistic direction
Jan Fišer artistic direction

What's On
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra in D minor, BWV 1043 (15')
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K 219 (30')
— Intermission —
Josef Suk
Serenade for Strings in E flat major, Op. 6 (30')
Performers
Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
Jeremias Pestalozzi violin
Julia Fischer violin, artistic direction