Janacek Philharmonic Ostrava

Felix Mendelssohn was one of the children’s musical geniuses, his Reformation Symphony combines melodic invention with Bach’s polyphony. Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B minor, full of lyricism and homesickness, is one of the most beautiful works of its kind. The soloist of the evening will be Jan Petrov.

An evening of French elegance and deep emotion. Tenor Pavol Breslik will perform Ernest Chausson’s intoxicating and lyrical Poème de l’amour et de la mer. The second half of the concert will feature César Franck’s Symphony in D minor — a work that, despite initial controversy, captivated the world with its power, originality, and poetic depth.

The concert will feature piano masterpieces: Schubert’s Piano Piece in E flat minor, Brahms’s Third Sonata, Luboš Fišer’s Czech Eighth Sonata, and Klein’s Terezín Sonata. The concert concludes with Moritz Moskowsky’s virtuoso Spanish Capriccio.

The concert of Spanish pianist Javier Perianes will feature masterpieces by Frédéric Chopin and Spanish composers from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Perianes will present Chopin’s Nocturnes, Mazurkas, Waltzes and Berceuses, which also influenced the early work of Manuel de Falla. We will also hear Fallow’s perfect impressionism in “Four Spanish Pieces” and the vast suite “Iberia” by Isaac Albéniz.