concerts | broadcasts | events | in 2018

October 27
Grosser Saal, Bochum, Germany
Iskandar, Bartok, Kapralova: Piano Concerto in D Minor, op. 7
Yejin Gil, klavier, and Bochumer Symphoniker mit Steven Sloane, dirigent
The concert starts at 8 pm and will be recorded for later broadcast by Deutschlandfunk Kultur

October 18
Cleveland State University, Ohio, USa
Fall Conference presents: Repertoire from around the world: Czech, Slovak, French
Kapralova: Little Song for Piano; April Preludes (1,2)
Sonya Szabo-Reynolds, piano
The lecture recital " 'Czech' it out! Folk Inspired Gems for Young through Advanced Pianists" starts at 3:30 pm

October 15
Vila Tugendhat, Brno, Czech Republic
Dvorak, Burleigh, Korngold, Martinu, Jezek, Gershwin, Kapralova
Benjamin Berman (tenor); Timothy Cheek, piano
The recital starts at 7:30 pm

September 30
The Kennedy Center's Millenium Stage, Washington, DC
Kapralova: April Preludes, op. 13
Karolina Syrovatkova, piano
The performance starts at 6 pm
A part of the pianist's series "Living with the Great Composers"

September 29
Wigmore Hall, London, UK
“Composers and Their Muses”
Clara and Robert Schumann, Holmes and Franck, Martinu and Kapralova: Ritournelle pour violoncelle et piano, op. 25
Steven Isserlis, violoncello; Connie Shih, piano
The concert starts at 7:30 pm

September 15
ZUS Ilji Hurnika, Slezska 21, Prague, Czech Republic
"Francie–Cechy–Amerika: Pisne
Debussy, Roussel, Martinu, Copland, Kapralova: Songs
Duo KaM
The recital starts at 6 pm. Admission free (donations welcome)

September 9
BBC Radio 3, London, UK
“Lunchtime Concert: From the Cheltenham Festival”
Kapralova: Ritournelle pour violoncelle et piano, op. 25
Steven Isserlis, violoncello; Connie Shih, piano
The broadcast starts at 1 pm

August 20
Czech Radio Plus, Prague, Czech Republic
Zeny tri republik: Vitezslava Kapralova (podcast)
Script: Zuzana Kubisova

August 5
Museum Prinsenhof, Delft, Netherlands
Delft Chamber Music Festival presents:
Kapralova: Waving Farewell, op. 14; Under One's Breath (from Sung into the Distance, op. 22)
Katrien Baerts, soprano; Hans Eijsackers, piano

July 27
Czech Radio 2, Prague, Czech Republic
Osudove zeny: Vitezslava Kapralova
Script: Magda Wdowyczynova. Guest: Jiri Macek
The broadcasts starts at 6:30 pm

July 17
St Mary's Church, Walthamstow, London, UK
Nadia Boulanger, Stef Conner, Libby Larsen, Fanny Hensel, Undine Moore, Florence Price, Vitezslava Kapralova: art songs
Lizzie Marshall, soprano; Claire Harris, piano
The recital starts at 7:30 pm

July 13
Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, UK
Cheltenham Music Festival presents:
C. Schumann, R. Schumann, Franck, Holmes, Martinu and Kapralova: Ritournelle pour violoncelle et piano
Steven Isserlis, violoncello; Connie Shih, piano
The concert starts at 11 am. The pre-concert talk is at 10 am.

June 23
Kammermusiksaal, Hochschule fur Musik und Tanz, Koln (Cologne), Germany
Hensel, Webern, Schulhoff, Kapralova: String Quartet, op. 8
Nodelman Quartet

June 22
Museum Courtyeard, Moravska Trebova, Czech Republic
23rd edition of Days of Slovak Culture
Slovenske a ceske skladatelky v Ceskoslovensku / Slovak and Czech women composers in former Czechoslovakia
Loudova, Bodorova, Szeghy, Janarcekova, Kapralova: Legenda, Burleska, Elegie
Pavel Burdych, violin; Zuzana Beresova, piano
The concert starts at 5:00 pm

June 20
Assembly hall of the Chateau Kromeriz, Czech Republic
29th edition of the Forfest Festival (2018)
Slovenske a ceske skladatelky v Ceskoslovensku / Slovak and Czech women composers in former Czechoslovakia
Loudova, Bodorova, Szeghy, Janarcekova, Kapralova: Legenda, Burleska, Elegie
Pavel Burdych, violin; Zuzana Beresova, piano
The concert starts at 8 pm

June 12
Royal Naval College Chapel at Trinity Laban Conservatory, London, United Kingdom
Lili Boulanger, Clare Elton, Libby Larsen, Kate Soper and Vita Kapralova: Forever, op. 12
Patricia Auchterlonie, soprano; Mairi Grewar, piano
The recital starts at 1:00 pm

June 9
SJE Arts, 109A Iffley Road, Oxford, United Kingdom
Vote 100: Celebrating the centenary of the Representation of the People Act with music by
Falcinelli, Price, Musgrave, Maconchy, McDowall, Clarke, Mason, and Kapralova: Vezdicka and Potpolis, op. 17
Commotio Choir with Matthew Berry, director
The concert starts at 7:30 pm. Tickets from commotio.org and on the door

June 4
Angela Burgess Recital Hall, Royal Academy of Music, London, United Kingdom
Master's voice recital
Taneyev, Shostakovich, Ravel, Boris Tchaikovsky, Bridge, Loewe, Kapralova: Bilym satkem mava (Vteriny, op. 18), Koleda (1937)
Hamish McLaren, countertenor; Richard Shaw, piano
The concert starts at 11:20 am

June 2
Vinehall School, Robertsbridge, UK
Vinehall International Concert Series
C. Schumann, R. Schumann, Franck, Holmes, Martinu and Kapralova: Ritournelle pour violoncelle et piano
Steven Isserlis, violoncello; Tom Poster, piano
The concert starts at 7:30 pm

May 31
Divadlo Petra Bezruce, Ostrava, Czech Republic
The 10th 'Dream Factory' Theatre Festival presents:
Vitka, a play by Katerina Tuckova
With music by Petr Hromadka and excerpts from the music by Martinu and Kapralova
Details TBA

May 2
Autoklub, Prague, Czech Republic
American Friends of the Czech Republic present:
Dvorak, Copland, Kapralova: Songs
Duo KaM

May 1
York Gate Building, Royal Academy of Music, London, United Kingdom
Historical Women Composers Competition
Vitezslava Kapralova: Bilym satkem mava (Vteriny, op. 18), Koleda (1937)
Hamish McLaren, countertenor; Katie Wong, piano
Time TBA

April 23
Divadlo Archa, Prague, Czech Republic
Vitka, a theater play by Katerina Tuckova
With music by Petr Hromadka (and a few excerpts from the music by Martinu and Kapralova)
The 140-minute play starts at 8 pm

April 22
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Masterworks
Brahms, Dvorak, Kapralova: Suita rustica
Richmond Symphony conducted by Steven Smith
The concert starts at 3 pm

April 21
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Masterworks
Brahms, Dvorak, Kapralova: Suita rustica
Richmond Symphony conducted by Steven Smith
The concert starts at 8 pm

April 16
McIntosh Theatre, Moore Building, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Czech Vocal Literature Class (Prof. Timothy Cheek)
The Final Recital
Kapralova: Forever and Hands (from Forever, op. 12), Melancholy Thoughts (from Sparks from Ashes, op. 5)
Anjani Briggs, soprano and Aya Higuchi, piano; Allison Prost, soprano, and Timothy Cheek, piano; Madison Montambault, mezzo, and Nicholas Roehler, piano

April 13
Czech Radio 3 (Vltava), Prague, Czech Republic
Kontexty: Zeny, ktere tvorily hudbu. Vitezslava Kapralova
Part 5 of a five-part radio series
Script and host: Dita Hradecka. Guest: Karla Hartl
The broadcast starts at 5:30 pm
The program is available for listening online (in Czech)

April 9
Bibbins Hall at the Oberlin Conservatory, Oberlin, Ohio
Masterclass with Iva Bittova
Vitezslava Kapralova Two Songs, op 4
Maggie McGuire, soprano; Thomas Bandy, piano
The masterclass starts at 4:30 pm

March 19
Room 2058, Moore Building, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Czech Vocal Literature Class (Prof. Timothy Cheek)
Kapralova: Jitro (from op. 4); Ty stare pisne v dusi zni mi (from op. 5); A tahnou myslenky teskne (from op. 5)
Aurora Haziri, soprano, Kathryn Goodson, piano; Kristen Dininno, mezzo, Nicholas Roehler, piano; Madeleine Montambault, mezzo, Nicholas Roehler, piano

March 17
University of Redlands, Redlands, California
Kapralova: song cycle Navzdy (For Ever)
Kelsi Leigh Farnsworth, soprano
The recital starts at 7 pm

March 16
Room 2058, Moore Building, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Czech Vocal Literature Class (Prof. Timothy Cheek)
Kapralova: Navzdy, op. 12 (1. Navzdy; 2. Cim je muj zal; 3. Ruce)
(1) Anjani Briggs, soprano, Aya Higuchi Hagelthorn, piano; (2) Westley Montgomery, tenor, Timothy Cheek, piano; (3) Allison Prost, soprano, Timothy Cheek, piano

March 14
St. Lawrence Church, Hellichova 18, Prague, Czech Republic
Sung into the Distance
Martinu: Three Songs for the Seven of Hearts Cabaret, New Songbook; Kapralova: Sad Evening, Waving Farewell, Sung into the Distance
Ema Katrovas, soprano; Andrea Mottlova, piano
The concert starts at 7:30 pm

March 10
Ackermannshof, Basel, Switzerland
Frauenkomponiert presents:
Chamber Music Festival 2018
Farrenc: Piano Quintet; Kapralova: String Quartet
ARIA Quartet
The concert starts at 3 pm

March 8
The Arts House, Singapore
MSWorks, in partnership with the British High Commission Singapore, presents:
Celebration of International Women's Day
Kapralova: April Preludes, Sonata appassionata
Samantha Ege, piano
The concert starts at 7:30 pm. Tickets at events@msworks.sg

March 1
Poindexter Hall, Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, Mississippi
The Music by Women Festival presents:
Kapralova: song cycle Navzdy (Forever), op. 12
Kimberley Haynes Stephens, soprano; Timothy Cheek, piano/lecturer
The recital will be preceded by a lecture "From Brno to the Jungle: Czech composer Vitezslava Kapralova's Ascent to Recognition".
The lecture recital starts at 2:30 PM

February 23
Theater "Husa na provazku", Brno, Czech Republic
Premiere of Vitka, a theater play on the theme of life of Vita Kapralova
Script: Katerina Tuckova; Direction: Anna Petrzelkova
With music by Petr Hromadka. Excerpts from a few works by Martinu and Kapralova.
The 140-minute play starts at 19:00.
Repeats on February 24, March 5-6, 8, and April 6.

February 23
Room 2058, Moore Building, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Czech Vocal Literature Class (Prof. Timothy Cheek)
Kapralova: Lullaby (from Apple from the Lap, op. 10)
Allison Prost, soprano; Timothy Cheek, piano

February 18
Gemeindesaal Kirchengemeinde Genezareth, Schillerpromenade 16, Berlin, Germany
Elfrida Andree, Ethel Smyth, Vilma Weber von Webenau, Vitezslava Kapralova: Suita rustica (movements 1 and 2)
FOP Orchestra, conducted by Mary Ellen Kitchens
The concert starts at noon

February 13
Lorne Watson Recital Hall, Queen Elizabeth II Music Building, Brandon University, Manitoba, Canada
ProSeries presents:
Hugo Wolf, Francis Poulenc, Libby Larsen, Vita Kapralova: Ruce, op. 12/3, Zpivano do dalky, op. 22, Dopis
Sarah Kirsch, soprano; Chris Kayler, piano
The recital starts at 7:30 pm

February 8
Smetana Hall, Obecni Dum, Prague, Czech Republic
Dvorak, Elgar, Kapralova: Military Sinfonietta
Prague Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Olga Machonova Pavlu
The concert starts at 7:30 pm

February 7
Smetana Hall, Obecni Dum, Prague, Czech Republic
Dvorak, Elgar, Kapralova: Military Sinfonietta
Prague Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Olga Machonova Pavlu
The concert starts at 7:30 pm

February 6
Yamaha Artist Services Salon, 689 Fifth Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York
Joy in Singing International Art Song Competition (Preliminary Round)
Kapralova: Jitro (from Two Songs, op. 4)
Zoe Hart, soprano; Dan Franklin Smith, piano
The competition starts at noon, the Kapralova performance at 4:20 pm


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