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Vol.XIII / No.3 Opera Alexandre Bis Martinů on Wagner New Publications Events / News Bohuslav THE BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ FOUNDATION THE BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ INSTITUTE THE INTERNATIONAL MARTINŮ CIRCLE MR essay on the opera ariane september–december 2013 / vol.XIII / no.3 opera alexandre bis martinů on wagner new publications events / news bohuslav. contents martinu CA 3 days OPERAS / BALLETS / CONCERTS 4 2013 5 6 OPERA ALEXANDRE BIS IN ZURICH 1 December 2013 SEVERIN KOLB 7.30 pm | HAMU Prague | Martinů Hall CONCERT OF THE WINNERS OF THE BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ 8 FOUNDATION COMPETITION RICHARD WAGNER 9 December 2013 10 7.30 pm | HAMU Prague | Martinů Hall CONCERT ON THE OCCASION 11 OF 90th BIRTHDAY OF VIKTOR KALABIS LIST OF MARTINŮ’S WORKS XIV (in memoriam), composer and past president of the Bohuslav Martinů Foundation 12 Viktor Kalabis MARTINŮ’S OPERA ARIANE, PART I String Quartet No. 2 PAVEL SÝKORA Viktor Kalabis String Quartet No. 6 „Homage to Bohuslav Martinů“ Bohuslav Martinů 5 16 String Quartet No. 5 / H. 268 MARTINŮ & ROUSSEL Martinů Quartet 1 GREGORY TERIAN 11+12+13 December 2013 18 7.30 pm | Praha | Rudolfinum | Dvořákova síň PIANOS ON THE STREETS Bohuslav Martinů NADAČNÍ FOND Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, A.DVOŘÁKA pro mladé interprety Piano and Timpani / H. 271 19 Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 9 D minor ( LUCIE JIRGLOVÁ Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Kent Nagano Conductor b www.martinu.cz highlights Mirandolina / H. 346 The Strangler / H. 317 5+16+29 January 2014 24 January 2014 / 7+11+21 March 2014 5+15 February 2014 7 May 2014 / all performances start at 6.30 pm 19+25 March 2014 > Jiří Myron Theatre, Ostrava www.ndm.cz 1 June 2014 Jakub Žídek (Music Arangement) > Antonín Dvořák Theatre, Ostrava, CZ Nataša Novotná (Choreographer) www.ndm.cz Robert Jindra (Conductor) Jiří Nekvasil (Director) Who is the Most Powerful Daniel Dvořák (Stage Designer) in the World? / H. 133 14+15+16 January 2014 Mirandolina / H. 346 / 9 am + 10.45 am 30 April 2014 / premiere > Šimon and Juda Church www.prazskykomornibalet.cz 2+3+9+11 May 2014 / additional performances Prague Chamber Ballet > Cuvilliés-Theater, Munich, Germany Hana Polanská Turečková www.bayerische.staatsoper.de (Choreographer and Director) The Opera Studio of the Bavarian State Opera Alexander Prior (Conductor) Mária Celeng / Elsa Benoit (Soprano) adaptation for chamber orchestra by the Dutch composers Anthony Fiumura and Bart Visman Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra No. 1 / H. 196 The Soldier and the Dancer / H. 162 20 March 2014 25 January 2014 > Congress Center Zlín, Zlín, CZ > J. K. Tyl Theatre, Plzeň, CZ www.filharmonie-zlin.cz www.djkt-plzen.cz Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra Petr Kofroň (Conductor) Michaela Fukačová (Violoncello) Tomáš Pilař (Director) Stanislav Vavřínek (Conductor) Toccata e due canzoni / H. 311 Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra No. 1 / H. 196 14 March 2014 > Köln, Germany 2 May 2014 WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln > Helsinki, Finland Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sol Gabetta (Cello) 19 March 2014 > Ottawa, Australia 23 May 2014 National Arts Centre Orchestra > Wien, Austria Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Moser (Cello) martinůrevue32013 | 3 [IMC FOUNDING MEMBERS) imc corner brian large Born in 1939, Brian Large studied at the Royal the composer in Britain, a programme which Academy of Music and the University of London many recall with affection. Brian was an advisor where he obtained doctorates in music and for this documentary, which was entitled philosophy. Postgraduate work took him to „Music of Exile“. Written by Anthony Burgess Prague. His biography of Martinů, the first to be and produced and directed by Anthony Wilkin - written in the English language, was conceived son in 1967, it was screened recently on 27 No - after several years of research spent in Czecho - vem ber 2012 on Martinů Festtage in Basel. slovakia and France where he worked closely Since leaving the BBC in 1980 he has directed with Charlotte Martinů. numerous television productions for many He joined the British Broadcasting Corpora - opera houses including the Metropolitan Opera, tion as a producer with responsibility for opera La Scala, the Marriinsky Theatre and Covent and music programmes for the new BBC 2 tele - Garden. He has directed many of the New Year's vision channel. He directed Benjamin Britten's Day concerts from Vienna which are seen by opera Owen Wingrave which was commissioned audiences of millions across the world. His work by the Corporation. BBC 2 also produced a do cu - has been widely acclaimed and he is regarded mentary feature about the life of Martinů which internationally as one of the pre-eminent pro - helped to bring about a greater aware ness of ducers of music programmes for television. ❚ [IMC NEWS) WE WOULD LIKE Martinů's music to new generations and help different (and many!) addresses during his stay. to announce that musicologists with issues surrounding his Then I decided to extend the scope to places Mr. PATRICE biography and works. His contact with Giorgio important to both him and other major CHEVY has left his Koukl following his recordings of the complete personalities. I also relate his works to these position on the piano music greatly helped the production of places, as well as the ones composed during his IMC Board. He has the new album of songs. He is currently working Czech holidays. Finally I describe what Parisian been active in sup - on a book about Martinů´s residences in Paris, cultural life was like at the time of his stay. porting the life and which he describes below: I have tried to give a new perspective to these music of Bohuslav “Following the suggestions of many friends, fundamental years in Martinů's development.“ Martinů well before I have undertaken to write a guide for Martinů We look forward to seeing this interesting the IMC was offi - lovers concerning his 17 years in Paris. The basis book and wish Patrice all the best in his cialy estab lished of this idea was to follow him through his retirement. ❚ in 2008. He was a keen and enthusiasistic Board member, particularly in organizing the 2010 Board meeting in Paris. [OBITUARY) Patrice Chevy was born in Limoges, France ON 24 AUGUST 2013, MAX KELLERHALS, in 1951, and studied at the École Polytechnique a Swiss priest and contemporary of in Paris. Bohuslav Martinů, died at the age of 95. Although he spent his working days as From 2002 he lived in a home for the aged a director of an oil company, his has always in Frick, near Basel, where every Sunday had a strong interest in music, especially Czech he served mass and every day listened music. His love for Martinů gave him the oppor - to music, including that of his dear friend tunity to meet Charlotte and become her close Bohuslav Martinů. friend during the last years of her life. Although Max Kellerhals was a vital source of information about he now enjoys a very happy retire ment and Bohuslav Martinů. The two met in 1955 in Switzerland and travels around the world, this passion for music remained in close contact during the composer’s final years. remains one of his main interests in life. Kellerhals was one of the founding members of the Inter - Patrice's involvment in the activities of IMC national Martinů Circle and an ardent champion of Martinů’s was intense during these last years. He was music for many decades. often contacted by musicologists and musi - We published an extensive article on Max Kellerhals in Martinů cians, and has tried to pass his great love of Revue 2012/2, p. 4, on-line: www.martinu.cz/english/novinky.php 4 | martinůrevue32013 M R b ]d MARTINŮ REVUE (formerly Bohuslav Martinů Newsletter) is published by the International Martinů Circle in collabo ra - tion with the Bohuslav Martinů Institute in Prague with the financial support of the Bohuslav Martinů Foundation. incirclenews Jakub Hrůša, Magdalena Kožená, Published with the financial support President of IMC IMC Patron of the Ministry of Culture of Czech Republic, code No. MKCRX005QSHQ [IMC BOARD MEETING ) Editors THE ANNUAL BOARD MEETING of the IMC will take place on 14 December INTERNATIONAL Zoja Seyčková & Lucie Harasim, 2013 at 10 am in Prague at the seat of the Martinů Foundation. Please com - MARTINŮ CIRCLE Bohuslav Martinů Institute municate any items you would like considered to a Board member or e-mail: GENERAL INFORMATION Justin Krawitz (English language editor) incircle@martinů.cz Members receive the illustrated Publisher’s Office That afternoon, at 2:30pm, all IMC members are invited to a concert and talk Martinů Revue published three times International Martinů Circle, o.s. by singer Roman Janál and pianist Ivo Kahánek. We are grateful for IMC Board a year plus a special limited edition CD IČ: 22688846 member Geoff Piper, who has sponsored this event. containing world premieres, historic Bořanovická 14, 182 00 Praha 8-Kobylisy, Czech Republic Programme – B. Martinů: Nový Špalíček (whole piece), performances and archival recordings e-mail: [email protected] Písničky na jednu stránku (excerpts), from the annual Martinů Festival not www.martinu.cz Three Czech Dances for piano obtainable commercially. The IMC is supported by the Bohu - Translation Hilda Hearne All IMC members and Martinů fans are cordially welcome! slav Martinů Foundation and Bohuslav Photographs Martinů Institute in Prague. The Bohuslav Martinů Foundation’s and Institute’s archive, collections of the [CHANGES ON IMC BOARD ) Bohuslav Martinů Center in Polička MEMBERSHIP & SUBSCRIPTION WE REGRETTABLY ANNOUNCE that Patrice Chevy will be retiring from the INFORMATION Graphic Design David E. Cígler Board this year. A longtime supporter of Martinů's music and a friend of Char- > YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION: Printing BOOM TISK, spol. s r.o. lotte, we wish him thanks for all his efforts. Please see page 4 for more informa- 25 EUR / 30 USD / 18 GBP / 450 CZK The Martinů Revue is published tion.
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