Vilém Vlček - violoncello
Marek Kozak - piano
Program:
Ludwig van Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102/2
Nadia Boulanger: Three Pieces for Cello and Piano
Krzysztof Penderecki: Divertimento for solo cello
Bohuslav Martinů: Cello Sonata No. 3
Perhaps the biggest mystery in the programme of the concert of two unmissable instrumentalists of the youngest generation is a short, less than seven-minute piece by the French composer Nadia Boulanger. The Paris Conservatoire teacher may have studied with Aaron Copland and Philip Glass, but her own music has had to find its way onto concert stages and opera stages with difficulty. The composition by Krzysztof Penderecki, premiered in Cologne in 1994 by the Russian cellist Boris Pergamenschikov, is no less anticipated. The Leningrad native won the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1974 and emigrated to the West three years later. And all the colours of music fill the clear gallery space, thanks to sonatas by the greats Bohuslav Martinů and Ludwig van Beethoven.
Duration: 1 and ¾ hours with a break
Dress code: Smart casual
The concert will be followed by a short interview with the artists by the festival's PR manager, Mr Gerbery.
Immediately before the concert, the work of Spanish architect and artist Pedro Salas Rodríguez, Schindler's List, inspired by Steven Spielberg's film of the same name, will be presented at the Beseder Gallery (from 7pm). "The work is an anthem of hope, expectation and the strength of the human spirit that has managed to overcome and survive tragic events. Using geometric shapes, a palette of grey colours and tissue paper, I want to express the horror of the catastrophe of millions of people who have lost their individuality and turned into living shadows," says Pedro Salas Rodríguez about his work. The artist has donated this work to the Beseder Gallery.
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
The gallery offers refreshments in its premises both before and after the concert.
Parking is available in the vicinity, the closest zone is directly in Lihovarská Street.
