Rota. Villa-Lobos. Piazzolla
Concert from the donor series.
The subscription price for the whole season is 28 000 CZK including VAT.
The price of a ticket for one evening is 10 000 CZK including VAT.
For further information and booking please contact:
Kateřina Kalistová
Director of PKF — Prague Philharmonia
M +420 602 212 829
kalistova@pkf.cz
Evening Programme
18:00 Welcome drink and the exhibition tour
18:30 Stories from the Arts — the curators of the Lobkowicz Music Collection reveal its treasures through enthralling story-telling
19:00 Concert in the Imperial Hall
20:15 Meeting the artists and the orchestra over the cup of wine with refreshment provided by the Head Chef of the Lobkowicz Palace
“My instrument is not one of the loudest, but the violin shouldn’t sound like an explosion!”
Alexandra Tirsu
We usually associate classical music with Italy, Germany or France. But we also find creators of extraordinary works outside of Europe: the Brazilian Hector Villa-Lobos and the Argentinian Ástor Piazzolla undoubtedly among them. They both approached the musical material in a similar way and combined the usual methods of classical music with elements of folk music of their countries.
For Piazzolla, this connection was most evident in tango, or rather in its new form called tango nuevo. Piazzolla was able to transform the traditional genre into sophisticated, unique compositions in which, in addition to folklore and classical music, jazz is also mixed.
The legendary composer of film melodies, Nino Rota, moved between several genres. The artist, whose music is known to the general public mainly from Fellini's films, was also an excellent composer of classical music. The proof is his Concerto for String Orchestra, to which he lends his sense for portraying diverse moods and captivating tectonic structure.
Alexandra Tirsu debuted as a soloist at the age of eight, and today she is one of the most promising violinists of the young generation. The Romanian-Moldavian virtuoso, laureate of prestigious international competitions in Osaka and Seoul and recent winner of the third prize at the ARD Munich competition, she is quickly gaining the attention of critics and fans of classical music.
She has performed under the baton of conductors such as Semyon Bychkov and Dmitriy Jurovskii and collaborated with a number of leading contemporary performers, for example Sol Gabetta and Patricia Kopačinskaja.
She has played in the Musikverein in Vienna, the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg and the Shanghai Oriental Arts Center. She currently plays an extremely rare Stradivari from 1699 that belonged to the legendary Ida Handel.
The subscription for 1 person costs 28,000 CZK including VAT.
The single ticket for 1 person costs 10,000 CZK including VAT.
The subscription covers all four concerts, a reserved seat in the hall and entry to all parts of the evening. The subscription is transferable.
Part of the subscription fee can be paid in the form of a donation given directly to support the activities of PKF — Prague Philharmonia. We also offer the possibility of advertising for companies.
For further information and reservation please contact:
Kateřina Kalistová
Director of PKF — Prague Philharmonia
M +420 602 212 829
kalistova@pkf.cz
