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Advent Concerts

The Czech Philharmonic's four Advent concerts have for a long time combined interpretive quality and key works with lighter, traditionally Christmas melodies.

AK1 — Advent Concert I • Afflatus Quintet

Suk Hall

What's on

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (arr. Bill Holcombe)
The Magic Flute, overture, K 620

Joseph Haydn (arr. Harold Perry)
Divertimento in B flat major Hob II:26

Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Thomas Schneider)
Bist du bei mir, geh' ich mit Freuden zum Sterben, BWV 508

Ludwig van Beethoven (arr. Franz Vester)
Adagio and Allegro for musical clock, WoO. 33

Jean-Philippe Rameau (arr. Fernand Oubradous)
Sinfonia and Dances

Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Dan Braden)
“Schafe können sicher weiden”, aria from the cantata Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208

Johann Sebastian Bach
Menuet and Badinerie from the Suite in B minor, BWV 1067

Ferenc Farkas
Early Hungarian Dances from the 17th Century

Performers

Afflatus Quintet 
Roman Novotný flute
Jana Brožková oboe 
Vojtěch Nýdl clarinet
Ondřej Roskovec bassoon
Radek Baborák French horn

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AK2 — Advent Concert II • Bardolino

Suk Hall

What's on

Legends about saints from collections of songs by František Sušil and František Bartoš

Christmas carols from Bohemia and Moravia

Performers

Bardolino
Pavel Fischer violin, vocals
Jana Procházková vocals, percussion
Margit Koláčková cello, vocals
Jakub Jedlinský accordion, vocals
Tomáš Novák percussion, vocals

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AK3 — Advent Concert III • Jan Fišer

Suk Hall

What's on

Anton Zimmermann
Trio Sonata in F major for oboe, bassoon, and basso continuo (8')

Jan Dismas Zelenka
Trio Sonata No. 3 in B flat major for violin, oboe, bassoon, and basso continuo (16')

Antonín Reichenauer 
Trio Sonata in D major for two violins and basso continuo (9')

Jan Dismas Zelenka
Trio Sonata No. 5 in F major for two oboes, bassoon, and basso continuo (17')

Czech carols (5')

Performers

Jan Fišer violin
Milena Kolářová violin
Jan Keller cello
Barbora Trnčíková oboe
Vladislav Borovka oboe
Tomáš Františ bassoon
Olga Dlabačová harpsichord

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AK4 — Advent Concert IV • Czech Philharmonic Cimbalom Ensemble

Suk Hall

What's on

Christmas carols from Bohemia, Moravia, and Slovakia arranged for cimbalom ensemble

Performers

Czech Philharmonic Cimbalom Ensemble
Zdeněk Zelba violin
Marie Hasoňová violin
Jan Jouza viola
Jan Holeňa cello
Petr Ries double bass
Jiří Zelba oboe, English horn, recorders
Markéta Riesová cimbalom

Kateřina Březinová vocals

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