Irena Troupová (soprano), Marek Štilec (conductor)

Krása - Zemlinsky - Beethoven

Three symphonic compositions by Hans Krása, Alexander Zemlinsky and Ludwig van Beethoven will be performed at the opening concert of the 22nd Czech-German Cultural Days by the oldest symphony orchestra in the Czech Republic: the West Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Marienbad. Hans Krása (1899-1944) came from a German-Czech-Jewish family. He studied music with Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942), who worked as the director of the New German Theater in Prague. And it was Zemlinsky who conducted Krása's first composition. Krása became internationally famous with his Symphony for small orchestra, in the last movement of which he set a text by A. Rimbaud to music. His best-known works include the children's opera "Brundibar". Zemlinsky's Sinfonietta op. 23 had its premiere in Prague in 1935. Although both composers represented the latest musical trends that shaped European music in the first decades of the 20th century, their way of thinking was based on the principle of exploring a particular theme, as represented by Ludwig van Beethoven's rich symphonic works at the turn of the century.

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Admission: 150-350 Kč

Advance ticket sales via the North Bohemian Theater (from September 2020)

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Note: All events of the 22nd Czech-German Culture Days 2020 will take place UNDER RESERVATION. Please note the current announcements on the homepage as well as the general regulations regarding the Covid-19 pandemic.