Under the Czech Sky

On November 13 2022, a concert under the name „Under the Czech Sky“ will take place in Lichtenstein Palace during the „Lieder Company Concert Season 2022“.

The concert of Czech composers on folk poetry texts and important Czech poets Jaroslav Seifert and Vítězslav Nezval, which takes place only a few days before the national holiday, is all the more solemn because the performance of works by all of the featured composers will commemorate their important anniversaries this year. K. B. Jirák and P. Bořkovec both 50 years since their deaths, E. Schulhoff 80 years since his death, O. Mácha and Ilja Hurník both 100 years since their birth. The soloists of the evening will be leading singers: soprano Irena Troupová, mezzo-soprano Lucie Hilscherová and baritone Roman Janál, who systematically devote themselves to the interpretation of lesser-known Czech music. Two pianists, Bohumír Stehlík and Jan Dušek, will sit at the piano.

Programme:

• Karel Boleslav Jirák: Rok
• Pavel Bořkovec: Sedm písní na básně Vítězslava Nezvala
• Erwin Schulhoff: Národní písně a tance z Těšínska
• Otmar Mácha: Zpěv Horňácka
• Ilja Hurník: Slezské písně

Performers:

• Irena Troupová – soprano
• Lucie Hilscherová – mezzosoprano
• Roman Janál – baritone
• Bohumír Stehlík – piano
• Jan Dušek – piano