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| Who | Janáčkova Philharmonic Ostrava Valentin Uryupin, conductor Gaudeamus Brno Daša Karasová, choirmaster Veronika Rovná, soprano Veronika Hajnová, mezzo Richard Samek, tenor Roman Janál, baritone |
| Where | Valtice Castle Riding Hall |
| Program | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) Symphony no. 9 d minor, Op. 125 Dress code: Black tie/ Creative black tie |
The Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava is one of the leading symphonic orchestras from the Czech Republic. The featured sound and progressive repertoire is held to the highest esteem by audiences and critics. The JPO dates back to the first half of the 20th century and the founding of a radio orchestra in Ostrava, which saw performances with Hindemith, Prokofiev and Stravinsky. In 1954 the orchestra was officially established and many world-renowned artists made their contribution since then, including Sir Charles Mackerras, Karel Ančerl, Mariss Jansons or Sviatoslav Richter. Within the last years the orchestra has toured extensively within Europe, as well in Asia. It has performed at such prestigious venues as the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Musikverein Vienna, the Berlin Philharmonie and numerous others. Regular guest conductors are Andrey Boreyko, Gabriel Babeselea or Gábor Káli. The orchestra has cooperated with such names as Jakub Hrůša, Vassily Sinaisky, Domingo Hindoyan, Stanislav Kochanovsky or Krzysztof Penderecki. Daniel Raiskin will become the new Artistic Director. A new concert hall in Ostrava, designed by the famed architect Steven Holl, will be the perfect start of a new era.
Valentin Uryupin hat sich als Dirigent im symphonischen wie im Opernbereich in den letzten Jahren teils enge künstlerische Partnerschaften mit Orchestern und Häusern aufgebaut. Als Gastdirigent arbeitete er unter anderem mit den Wiener Symphonikern, dem Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, dem Gulbenkian Orchestra, dem Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, dem George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra und dem Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Als Operndirigent leitete er hoch gelobte Produktionen an der Oper Frankfurt, der Staatsoper Stuttgart, dem New National Theatre Tokyo, der Staatsoper Hannover, dem Theater Nürnberg und bei den Bregenzer Festspielen.
In der aktuellen Saison führen ihn Wiedereinladungen unter anderem zum ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, zum Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, zum Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin und, mit Tschaikowskis Pique Dame, zum Teatro Regio Torino. Daneben debütiert er beim Chamber Orchestra of Europe und an der Bayerischen Staatsoper (Purcells Dido and Aeneas sowie Schönbergs Erwartung).
Valentin Uryupin wurde 1985 im ukrainischen Losowa geboren. Bevor er unter anderem als Gewinner des Dirigentenwettbewerbs Sir Georg Solti (2017) am Pult Erfolge feierte, entschied er als Klarinettist mehr als 20 internationale Wettbewerbe für sich und konzertierte weltweit. Zu seinen Lehrern zählen Gennadi Roschdestwenski und der Klarinettist Evgeny Petrov; zudem assistierte er Valery Gergiev, Teodor Currentzis und Vladimir Jurowski.
Gaudeamus Brno is a mixed choir that has been active on the Czech choral scene since 1996. In 1999-2003 it was the official choir of Masaryk University Brno, currently is an independent choir. The choirmasters are Dáša Karasová and Martina Kirová.
The choir is a permanent part of Brno’s cultural scene, organising annual concerts and participating in choral festivals and competitions at home and abroad (Germany, Poland, Slovakia, France, Portugal). The concert repertoire includes choral works by Czech and international composers from the Renaissance to contemporary works. He has recorded several CDs and regularly collaborates with Czech and foreign ensembles and orchestras. Members of the choir are mostly students and graduates of Brno universities.
Soprano Veronika Rovná graduated from the Janáček Conservatory and the Faculty of Arts of the University of Ostrava under the direction of Eva Dřízgová. Since 2019, she has been a member of the Moravian-Silesian National Theatre and has appeared as a guest at the National Theatre in Prague, State Opera in Prague, National Theatre in Brno and Silesian Theatre in Opava. In 2014, she performed at the Opera de Lyon in France and is a regular guest of the International Music Festival Les Musicales de Louvergny. She has taken part in several singing competitions (Concorso internazionale “Musica sacra” in Rome, A. Dvořák International Singing Competition) and won the Jantar Award.
Mezzo-soprano Veronika Hajnová graduated from the Conservatory and the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. During her studies, she worked in the opera company of the J. K. Tyl Theatre in Pilsen and she has been a soloist of the State Opera Prague since 2004. Currently, she is part of the National Theatre in Prague and the National Theatre in Brno. She performs at international music festivals and is invited to collaborate with major orchestras. In addition to opera, her repertoire also includes oratorio and song works (Janáček’s Diary of One Who Disappeared, Verdi’s Requiem, Schumann and Chopin’s Songs, Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder). In 2002 she was a semi-finalist of the Belvedere International Singing Competition in Vienna and was nominated twice for the Thalia Award.
Richard Samek is a graduate of the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts (JAMU) in Brno, after which he studied privately with Natalia Romanová.
Currently he has a permanent engagement at the J. K. Tyl Theatre and regularly performs at the National Theatre in Prague, the National Theatre in Brno and the Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava. He has been a guest at L’Opéra de Reims, Staatsoperette Dresden, Theater Magdeburg, Staatsoper Hannover, Aalto-Musiktheater Essen. He has made recordings of Strauss’s A Night in Venice, Smetana’s Dalibor and Fibich’s The Bride of Messina. He is a laureate of numerous international competitions, collaborates with major chamber and symphony orchestras (BBC Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra) and regularly performs at major international music festivals.
After graduating in violin at the Pilsen Conservatory, Roman Janál was accepted to the singing department of the Music Academy in Sofia. After a successful debut at the National Theatre, he was engaged as a soloist and has performed dozens of roles there to date. The domain of this singer is not only the operatic world, but also chamber music, especially songs by German Romantic authors.
Roman Janál successfully performs at domestic and international festivals, regularly collaborates with domestic and international orchestras under the baton of the world’s leading conductors (C. Richter, J. Fiore, H. Griffiths, J. L. Koenig, C. Hogwood) and has released many CDs on Czech and international labels (Deutsche Grammophon, Naxos, Supraphon, etc.). He is a sought-after teacher and juryman, as well as a recipient of the Thalia Award.
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