Subscription Series II

The Year of Czech Music dominates the programmes of all music institutions from Aš to Jablunkov. However, the second series of the CCMS will also feature lesser-known Czech natives such as Klement Slavický, Josef Bohuslav Foerster, Jiří Antonín Benda, Erwin Schulhoff, Rudolf Friml and Eduard Douša.

The renowned Hagen Quartet will bring a purely Beethoven programme to Prague. The concert, which was cancelled three years ago due to covid measures, will look back at the recent 250th anniversary of Ludwig Van Beethoven. We will celebrate the centenary of its foundation with the Czech Nonet, which, as one of the first wind ensembles in the Czech Republic, was also at the beginning of the Czech Chamber Music Society. We are looking forward to recitals by two very popular artists in Prague, soprano Kateřina Kněžíková and harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani. The Bennewitz Quartet and the Czech Trio will perform exclusively Czech music.

II1 — Czech Chamber Music Society • Hagen Quartet

25 Oct 2023 Wednesday 7.30pm

Dvořák Hall

What's on

Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 (35')

— Intermission —

String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130 (48')

Performers

Hagen Quartet
Lukas Hagen violin
Rainer Schmidt violin
Veronika Hagen viola
Clemens Hagen cello

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Photo illustrating a concert - event Czech Chamber Music Society Hagen Quartet

II2 — Czech Chamber Music Society • Kateřina Kněžíková

8 Nov 2023 Wednesday 7.30pm

Dvořák Hall

What's on

Gabriel Fauré
Rêve d’amour, Op. 5, No. 2
Les berceaux, Op. 23, No. 1
Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1
Chanson d’amour, Op. 27, No. 1

Johannes Brahms
Liebestreu, Op. 3, No. 1
Am Sonntag Morgen, Op. 48, No. 1
An ein Veilchen, Op. 49, No. 2
Feldeinsamkeit, Op. 86, No. 2
Intermezzo in E flat minor, Op. 118, No. 6

Franz Schubert
Nacht und Träume, Op. 43, No. 2
Gretchen am Spinnrade, Op. 2
Rastlose Liebe, Op. 5, No. 1

— Intermission —

Klement Slavický
Ej, srdénko moje, song cycle

Antonín Dvořák
Furiant in F major, Op. 42, No. 2
Gypsy Melodies, Op. 55

Performers

Kateřina Kněžíková soprano
David Švec piano

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Photo illustrating a concert - event Czech Chamber Music Society Kateřina Kněžíková

II3 — Czech Chamber Music Society • Czech Nonet

6 Dec 2023 Wednesday 7.30pm

Dvořák Hall

What's on

Louis Spohr
Grand Nonet in F major, Op. 31

Bohuslav Martinů
Nonet No. 2, H 374

— Intermission —

Witold Lutosławski
Preludia taneczne (Dance Preludes)

Josef Bohuslav Foerster
Nonet, Op. 147

Performers

Czech Nonet
Romana Špačková violin
Ondřej Martinovský viola
Simona Hečová cello
David Pavelka double bass
Jiří Skuhra flute
Vladislav Borovka oboe
Aleš Hustoles clarinet
Pavel Langpaul bassoon
Jiří Špaček French horn