Czech Philharmonic Semyon Bychkov, Chief Conductor & Music Director Jakub Hrůša & Tomáš Netopil, Principal Guest Conductors
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Czech Philharmonic Semyon Bychkov, Chief Conductor & Music Director Jakub Hrůša & Tomáš Netopil, Principal Guest Conductors LIVE IN YOUR LIVING ROOM Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Manfred Honeck, Petr Altrichter, Tomáš Netopil Sundays 29 November; 6, 13 and 20 December, 7.15pm GMT STREAMED LIVE ON CZECH PHILHARMONIC FACEBOOK EACH CONCERT AVAILABLE ON DEMAND FOR 7 DAYS Despite lockdown restrictions across the Czech Republic and wider world, the Czech Philharmonic continues to make music this winter performing Advent concerts on the four Sundays leading up to Christmas. Presented in collaboration with Czech TV, Sir John Eliot Gardiner will launch the first of the four concerts with a programme featuring Voříšek’s Symphony in D major alongside Martinů’s Sinfonietta La Jolla for Piano and Chamber Orchestra with soloist Igor Ardašev. Completing the all-Czech programme, Ondřej Vrabec will conduct Janáček’s Capriccio for Piano Left-Hand and Wind Ensemble. Since the beginning of the pandemic, both the management and musicians of the Czech Philharmonic have proven themselves masters of creative flexibility, ever ready to adapt and change programmes depending on the public health guidance. The four Advent concerts are no different: Gardiner together with Manfred Honeck, Petr Altrichter and Principal Guest Conductor Tomáš Netopil have recreated and tailored their original programmes this winter to fit the current regulations. Whilst no audiences are currently permitted in the Rudolfinum, the Orchestra’s Prague home, its ongoing relationship with Czech TV will mean that whether in the Czech Republic or abroad, international audiences are able to enjoy live music making by the Czech Philharmonic from the comfort of their own home. The belief in music’s power to change lives is a fundamental tenant of the Czech Philharmonic philosophy. In addition to a summer-long series of chamber concerts, the Orchestra organised four benefit concerts during the first coronavirus lockdown – in collaboration with Czech TV, Czech Savings Bank (Česká spořitelna) and Škoda Auto - raising funds for hospitals, the charity ŽIVOT 90, the People in Need Foundation (Člověk v tísni) and World Blood Donor Day. Last week on 17 November, the Czech Philharmonic was reunited with Chief Conductor and Music Director Semyon Bychkov to a launch a new annual series of concerts commemorating the Velvet Revolution of 1989. Presented in collaboration with the Prague Spring International Music Festival, the performance of Smetana’s Má vlast was broadcast live on ČT art to over 200,000 homes - a new record in the history of Czech TV’s art channel - and streamed internationally via Facebook to 73,000 viewers. Thanks to Czech Phil Media’s 4K state of the art equipment and an international distribution partnership with EuroArts, the Velvet Revolution concert will be available on demand on Mezzo TV from early 2021. For further information: Ginny Macbeth/Moë Faulkner - Macbeth Media Relations: +44 207 251 9448/[email protected] Czech Philharmonic Semyon Bychkov, Chief Conductor & Music Director Jakub Hrůša & Tomáš Netopil, Principal Guest Conductors LIVE IN YOUR LIVING ROOM Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Manfred Honeck, Petr Altrichter, Tomáš Netopil Sundays 29 November; 6, 13 and 20 December, 7.15pm GMT STREAMED LIVE ON CZECH PHILHARMONIC FACEBOOK EACH CONCERT AVAILABLE ON DEMAND FOR 7 DAYS Sunday 29 November: 7.15pm GMT Sir John Eliot Gardiner, conductor; Ondřej Vrabec, conductor (Janáček) Igor Ardašev, piano; Marek Eben, presenter Voříšek Symphony in D major Janáček Capriccio for Piano Left Hand & Wind Ensemble Martinů Sinfonietta La Jolla for Piano & Chamber Orchestra, H. 328 Sunday 6 December: 7.15pm GMT Manfred Honeck, conductor; Rudolf Buchbinder, piano Marek Eben, presenter Grieg Peer Gynt (selection) Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 Sunday 13 December: 7.15pm GMT Petr Altrichter, conductor; Jan Mráček, violin; Ivan Vokáč, cello Marek Eben, presenter Brahms Double Concerto in A minor for Violin, Op. 102 Dvořák Suite in A major, Op. 98 Sunday 20 December: 7.15pm GMT Tomáš Netopil, conductor; Stanislav Masaryk, trumpet Walter Hofbauer, trumpet; Josef Špaček, violin; Marek Eben, presenter Vejvanovský Sonata Vespertina Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Dvořák Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60 Czech Philharmonic Live in your Living Room .