concerts | broadcasts | in 2008
DECEMBER 25
Czech Radio 3 (Vltava) Prague, Czech Republic
Partitury z Brna (4:05-4:45 a.m. CET)
Vitezslava Kapralova: Prélude de Noël
Bohuslav Martinu Chamber Orchestra and Petr Vronsky [cond].
Script: Jan Hlavac. Repeat broadcast of the program from December 24.
Please note that under EST the broadcast takes place on December 24 at 10:00 p.m.
DECEMBER 24
Czech Radio 3 (Vltava), Prague, Czech Republic
Partitury z Brna (6:05-6:50 a.m. of CET or 12:05 a.m. EST)
Vitezslava Kapralova: Prélude de Noël
Bohuslav Martinu Chamber Orchestra and Petr Vronsky [cond].
Script: Jan Hlavac. The broadcast of the Prelude will start immediately after the
program and will be streamed over the internet
DECEMBER 10
Strauss Recital Hall, The University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA
Maverick Productions present:
Boleyn, Lancaster, Beach, Hensel, Bauer, and Kapralova: April Preludes
Virginia Eskin (pno.)
The concert starts at 4:30 p.m.
DECEMBER 8
Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Chamber Recital "Mad about Chamber Music"
Kapralova: Waving farewell
Elizabeth Stoner (soprano) and Lydia Qiu (pno.)
The concert starts at 8 p.m.
DECEMBER 8
Czech Radio 3 (Vltava), Prague, Czech Republic
Depozitar Hudebni galerie
Kapral, Martinu, Kapralova: Military Sinfonietta
Brno Philharmonic, cond. Otakar Trhlik (rec. 25.2.1960)
Script: Jan Hlavac. The program starts at 22:00
NOVEMBER 30
Radio Vara 4, Hilversum, The Netherlands
Kapralova: Five Pieces for Piano, op. 1
Virginia Eskin (pno.)
From Koch-Kapralova CD recording. Will follow immediately the live broadcast
from the Janacek Festival Utrecht.
NOVEMBER 29
Letohrad, Czech Republic
Na trase Praha-Pariz
Brahms, Poulenc, Martinu, Krejci, Kapralova: Legend, op. 3/1
NOVEMBER 29
First Baptist Church, Bay City, Texas
The Life and Music of Vitezslava Kapralova (lecture recital)
Kapralova: Two Songs, op. 4; Apple from the Lap, op. 10; Waving Farewell, op. 14; Carol;
Christmas Carol; Love Song, Easter, My Dear One (from Seconds, op. 18), Under One's Breath, Spring Song (from Sung into the Distance, op. 22)
Kara Douglas (soprano) and Joseph Fuller (pno.)
The recital starts at 5:00 p.m.
NOVEMBER 27
Martin Niemoeller School, Riedstadt/Goddelau, Germany
Schubert, Liszt, Burleigh, Dett, Ravel, Ullmann, Hartmann, Wense, Heller, Kurtág, Kapralova:
April Prelude No. 3 (from April Preludes, op. 13)
Peter Geisselbrecht (pno.)
The piano recital starts at 20:00
NOVEMBER 26
Atrium na Zizkove, Prague, Czech Republic
Brahms, Poulenc, Martinu, Krejci, Vitezslava Kapralova: Legend for Violin and Piano, op. 3/1
Iva Fleischhansova-Butler (vl.) and Tomas visek (pno.)
The program starts at 19:30
NOVEMBER 25
Armstrong Community Music School, 901 Barton Springs Road, Austin, Texas
Salon Concerts present:
Instrumental Magnetism
Bach, Brahms, Martinu, Mishell, Kapralova:Elegy for Violin and Piano
Brian Lewis (vl.), Rick Rowley (pno.)
The concert starts at 6 p.m. Free admission.
NOVEMBER 24
House of Osborns, Austin, Texas
Salon Concerts present:
Instrumental Magnetism
Bach, Brahms, Martinu, Mishell, Kapralova:Elegy for Violin and Piano
Brian Lewis (vl.), Rick Rowley (pno.)
The concert starts at 7:30 p.m.
NOVEMBER 23
House of Osborns, Austin, Texas
Salon Concerts present:
Instrumental Magnetism
Bach, Brahms, Martinu, Mishell, Kapralova:Elegy for Violin and Piano
Brian Lewis (vl.), Rick Rowley (pno.)
The concert starts at 4:30 p.m.
NOVEMBER 23
Casadesus Recital Hall, Binghamton University, NY
Czech Song Recital:
Kapralova: Waving Farewell, Forever (from op. 12)
Susan Amisano, Sibongile Boyd, sopranos; Timothy Cheek (pno.)
The concert starts at 7:00 p.m.
NOVEMBER 22
Britton Recital Hall, E.V. Moore Building, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
First Dissertation Recital: Jody Doktor, soprano
Strauss, Poulenc, Walton, Kapralova: Navzdy
Jody Doktor (soprano), Jeremy Reger (pno.)
The concert starts at 5 p.m. Free admission
NOVEMBER 21
Adyghe State University, Maykop, Russia
Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninov, Kapralova: April Preludes (Russian Premiere)
Virginia Eskin (pno.)
NOVEMBER 16
WNYC, New York City, United States
Kapralova: Legend, Burlesque, Elegy, for violin and piano
Stephanie Chase (vl.) and Virginia Eskin (pno.)
The broadcast starts at 21:19
NOVEMBER 13
Lord Auditorium, Pack Memorial Library, Buncombe County (67 Haywood St) Asheville, NC, USA
Keowee Chamber Music presents:
Elegy
Poetry of Paul Celan, Multimedia Biography of Alice Herz Sommer, Chopin, Schulhoff, Kaprálová: song cycle Forever; Like on Silk Moss (from: Sparks from Ashes)
Kate Steinbeck [fl], Karen Sams (pno.), Tena Greene (soprano), Elizabeth Spragins, lecturer, Mara Simmons, poet
The concert starts at 7 p.m. Free admission
NOVEMBER 9
Reuter Center, Center for Creative Retirement, University of North Carolina at Asheville, USA
Keowee Chamber Music presents:
Elegy
Poetry of Paul Celan, Multimedia Biography of Alice Herz Sommer, Chopin, Schulhoff, Kaprálová:
song cycle Forever; Like on Silk Moss (from: Sparks from Ashes)
Kate Steinbeck [fl], Karen Sams (pno.), Tena Greene (soprano), Elizabeth Spragins, lecturer, Mara Simmons, poet
The concert starts at 4 p.m. Free admission
NOVEMBER 7
WGBH 89.7, Boston, USA
Classics in the Morning
Kapralova: Burlesque, op. 3/2, Variations, op. 16
Stephanie Chase (vl.), Virginia Eskin (pno.)
The broadcast starts at 9 a.m.
OCTOBER 19
Gemeindepflegehaus Härten, Kusterdingen, Germany
Im sehnsucht eingehüllt: Texte und musik jüdischer künstlerinnen
Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger, Gertrud Kolmar, Vitezslava Kapralova
Brigitte Flörchinger (mezzo), Cornelia Mühlenhoff (pno.) and Marit Beyer (reciter)
The concert starts at 19:00
OCTOBER 17-NOVEMBER 1
Belfast Festival at Queens, Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Martinu and Friends
Suk, Martinu, Kapralova: String Quartet, op. 8
Skampa Quartet
Date and Time TBA
OCTOBER 10
Radio Vara 4, The Netherlands
Evening Concert (8pm-11pm)
Dvorak, Pfitzner, Bartok, Kodaly, Kapralova: Variations sur le Carillon, op. 16; song cycle Forever,
op. 12
Virginia Eskin (pno.); Daniel Weeks [T], Naomi Oliphan (pno.)
Programmer: Thea Derks. Program starts at 8 p.m.
(Kapralova's repertoire will be broadcast at around 10:15 p.m.)
OCTOBER 5
KMFA, Austin, Texas
Into the Light: Czech Composers
Jezkova, Kapralova: Five Compositions, op. 1; Burlesque, op. 3/2
Stephanie Chase (vl.), Virginia Eskin (pno.)
Program starts at 21:00 CDT
SEPTEMBER 21
Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music, Berea, Ohio, USA
Purcell, Bellini, Mozart, Debussy, R. Strauss, Kapralova: Forever, op. 12
Kristin Ditlow (pno.), Katherine Wessinger (soprano)
The guest recital starts at 8:00 p.m.
SEPTEMBER 19
Radio Vara 4, The Netherlands
Evening Concert (8pm-11pm)
Dvorak: Stabat Mater; Kapralova: Sonata appassionata, op. 6
Virginia Eskin (pno.)
Programmer: Thea Derks. Program starts at 8 p.m. (Kapralova's sonata will be broadcast
immediately following Dvorak's Stabat Mater at about 9:45 p.m.)
SEPTEMBER 15
Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center, 596 Broadway #602, New York
Ullmann, Hartmann, Klein, Kapralova:
Variations sur le Carillon de l'Eglise St. Etienne du Mont
Peter Geisselbrecht (pno.)
The piano recital starts at 19:00
SEPTEMBER 15
Community Centre Kontakt, Palachova 504, Liberec, Czech Republic
Klub pro seniory (Seniors' Club) presents:
Vitezslava Kapralova
Lecture and discussion. Guest lecturer: Ms. Sadilkova. The program starts at 15:30
SEPTEMBER 06
Blue Mountain Academy, Hamburg, Pennsylvania
Birds, Bells and Lullabies for Olivier Messiaen
Debussy, Ravel, Messiaen, Kapralova:
Variations sur le Carillon de l'Eglise St. Etienne du Mont
Peter Geisselbrecht (pno.)
The piano recital starts at 19:00
AUGUST 17
Czech Radio 3 (Vltava), Prague, Czech Republic
Komorni koncert / Chamber Music Concert
Beethoven, Kapralova: Variations sur le Carillon, op. 16
Jarmila Kozderkova (pno.)
The broadcast starts at 16:31
AUGUST 5
WGBH 89.7, Brighton, MA, United States
Classics in the Morning
Kapralova: Five Pieces, op. 1
Virginia Eskin (pno.)
Hosted by Cathy Fuller. The broadcast of Kapralova's piano cycle starts at 11:49 a.m.
JULY 21
WNYC New York, United States
Kapralova: Five Compositions for Piano, op. 1, Elegy for Violin and Piano (1939)
Stephanie Chase [vc], Virginia Eskin (pno.)
Broadcast starts at 10:33 a.m. (US Eastern Time)
JULY 15
WITF 89.5 FM Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
New Releases
Kapralova: Legend, op. 3a, for violin and piano
Stephanie Chase (vl.), Virginia Eskin (pno.)
The Koch recording of the piece will be
broadcast during the program at 11:45 a.m.
JULY 12
Czech Radio 3 (Vltava), Prague, Czech Republic
Hrajeme v D-Dur
Kapralova: April Preludes
Jaroslav Smykal (pno.)
The program starts at 15:15
JULY 9
WPRB Princeton, United States
Classical Discoveries
Kapralova: Ritornel, op. 25, Variations sur le Carillon, op. 16
Ivan Merka [vcl], Jaroslav Smykal (pno.); Virginia Eskin (pno.)
Host and Producer: Marvin Rosen.
The Koch recording of the piece will be broadcast during the program at
around 7 am (US Eastern Time)
JULY 8
Czech Radio (D-Dur), Prague, Czech Republic
Kapralova: April Preludes
Jaroslav Smykal (pno.)
The program starts at 21:49
JUNE 26
Concert Hall of Otakar Jeremias, Knezska 6, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra of South Bohemia presents:
Prokofjev, Chopin, Sibelius, Martinu, Kapralova: Partita for Piano and Strings
Sara Davis Buechner (pno.) and Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra of South Bohemia with Radomil Eliska (cond.)
Concert starts at 19:30
JUNE 25
Concert Hall of Otakar Jeremias, Knezska 6, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra of South Bohemia presents:
Prokofjev, Chopin, Sibelius, Martinu, Kapralova: Partita for Piano and Strings
Sara Davis Buechner (pno.) and Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra of South Bohemia with Radomil Eliska (cond.)
Concert starts at 19:30
JUNE 20
ZUS V. Kapralove, Brno-Kralovo Pole, Czech Republic
The Graduation Recital
Kapralova: Andante semplice (April Preludes)
Katerina Kraftova (pno.)
The recital starts at 17:30
JUNE 5
Zamek Pardubice-Rytirsky sal, Pardubice, Czech Republic
The Pardubice Conservatory presents:
Bach, Mozart, Ravel, Dvorak, Britten, Kricka, Kapralova: Songs
Helena Tamelova [voice] and Vlasta Pridalova (pno.)
Concert starts at 19:00
MAY 24
Kammermusiksaal der Philharmonie Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Europäische Komponistinnen im Exil
Bacewicz, Mamlok, Tailleferre, Senk, Kapralova: Partita for Piano and Strings
Tatjana Blome (pno.), Kammersymphonie Berlin with Jürgen Brüns [cond]
The concert starts at 20:00
MAY 19
FM98.5 CKWR, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Woman in Music
Vitezslava Kapralova: Legend, op. 3a, Elegy (1939)
Virginia Eskin (pno.), Stephanie Chase [v]
Produced and hosted by Tom Quick
The series "Woman in Music" is broadcast during the Monday Evening Concert Program (21:00-23:00) and streamed over the internet
MAY 4
Fitchbury Public Library, Fitchburg, United States
Women of the Holocaust
Alma Mahler, Vitezslava Kapralova
Virginia Eskin (pno.)
The recital starts at 14:30. Repertoire TBD
MAY 3
Radio Mona Lisa, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Monique Krüs, Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman, Agnes Jama, Elisenda Fábregas,
Vitezslava Kapralova: April Preludes
Marcel Worms (pno.)
Broadcast will start at 18:00
APRIL 28
Concert Hall, Janacek Academy of Music, Brno, Czech Republic
Vitezslava Kapralova: song cycle Sung into the Distance
Anna Jelinkova (voice)
The recital starts at 19:30
APRIL 27
Theater de Cameleon, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Radio Mona Lisa presents:
Monique Krüs, Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman, Agnes Jama, Elisenda Fábregas,
Vitezslava Kapralova: April Preludes
Marcel Worms (pno.)
The recital starts at 16:30
APRIL 21
FM98.5 CKWR, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Woman in Music
Vitezslava Kapralova: Two Songs, op. 4, January for voice and quintet, For Ever, op. 12
Dana Buresova (soprano), Timothy Cheek (pno.)
Produced and hosted by Tom Quick
The series "Woman in Music" is broadcast during the Monday Evening Concert Program (21:00-23:00)
and streamed over the internet
APRIL 3
Stony Brook University, N.Y., United States
Voice Recital
Vitezslava Kapralova: song cycle For Ever
Risa Renae Harman (soprano), Dror Semmel (pno.)
The recital starts at 12:00
MARCH 27
Dvorana Centra VUT, Antoninska 1, Brno, Czech Republic
ZUS V. Kapralove and Friends of the ZUS V. Kapralove present:
The 50th Anniversary Concert celebrating the founding of the School
Matys, Martinu, Beethoven, Kapralova: April Preludes (Andante Semplice)
Michaela Pidova (pno.)
The concert starts at 18:30
MARCH 26
WPRB Princeton, USA
Classical Discoveries
Vitezslava Kapralova: Waving Farewell
Vilem Pribyl, Brno Philharmonic with Frantisek Jilek
Produced and hosted by Marvin Rosen
Program will be aired 6:00-8:30 a.m. (US Eastern Time)
MARCH 18
Boston University, MA, United States
Evergreen Series: Women of the Holocaust
Vitezslava Kapralova
Virginia Eskin (pno.)
The recital starts at 12:30. Repertoire TBD. Contact: 617-353-9852
MARCH 3
Czech Radio 3 (Vltava), Prague, Czech Republic
Akademie z Brna
Music by Bohuslav Martinu and Vitezslava Kapralova
Script: Jan Simicek. The program also features an archival recording of a
studio interview with Kapralova's husband Jiri Mucha and reading from his autobiography Stranges Loves.
The broadcast starts at 20:00.
MARCH 2
Pine Mountain Resort, Iron Mountain, Michigan
Kapralova: For Ever
Daniel Weeks [T], Timothy Cheek (pno.)
The concert starts at 13:00
MARCH 1
Finnish American Cultural Center, Hancock, Michigan
Kapralova: For Ever
Daniel Weeks (tenor), Timothy Cheek (pno.)
The concert starts at 13:00
FEBRUARY 29
Radio Proglas, Czech Republic
Hudebni siesta
Martinu, Kapralova: Partita, op. 20
Jiri Skovajsa (pno.), Brno Philharmonic and Frantisek Jilek (cond.)
The program broadcast starts at 12:05
FEBRUARY 28
Medical Center Atrium, Marquette, Michigan
Kapralova: For Ever
Daniel Weeks (tenor), Timothy Cheek (pno.)
The concert starts at 19:30
FEBRUARY 27
Radio Vara 4, Hilversum, The Netherlands
Avondconcert (20:02 - 22:45)
Shulhoff, Polak, Kapralova: Legend, op. 3/1, Elegy (1939), for violin and piano
Jacobien Rozemond (vl.), Marcel Worms (pno.)
FEBRUARY 25
ZUS Vitezslavy Kapralove, Brno-Kralovo Pole, Czech Republic
Spolecnost B. Martinu (Brno) and ZUS V. Kapralove present:
Martinu and Brno Composers
V. Kapral, J. Novak, Z. Zouhar, V. Kapralova: String Quartet (Con brio)
Moravian Quartet
Host: Jarmila Mrackova. The concert starts at 19:00
FEBRUARY 21
Czech Radio 3 (Vltava), Prague, Czech Republic
Soudoba hudba z Plzne (Contemporary music from Pilsen)
Fiser, Bezdek, Trojan, Kapralova: song cycle For Ever
Klara Kartakova (soprano), Zdenka Ledvinova (pno.)
The program is streamed live over the Internet and will start locally at 1:05 CET or
19:05 EST on previous day, February 20 in Eastern Canada and the USA.
FEBRUARY 19
BBC Radio 3, London, United Kingdom
Afternoon on 3: The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and friends
Dvorak, Ostrcil, Janacek, Martinu, Barton, Kapralova: String Quartet
Kapralova Quartet
FEBRUARY 9
Wendingen Salon 390, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Music by Cage, Kapralova, Kolarov, Andriessen
Marja Bon (pno.)
FEBRUARY 9
Kulturverein Brixen, Italy
Richter, Smetana, Kapralova: String Quartet, op. 8
Kapralova Quartet
The concert starts at 20:00
FEBRUARY 8
Teatro Puccini, Merano, Italy
Richter, Smetana, Kapralova: String Quartet, op. 8
Kapralova Quartet
The concert starts at 20:00
FEBRUARY 3
Bryan Hall, Bowling Green State University, Ohio
Kapralova: Leden (January)
Lorraine Yaros Sullivan [M], Kevin Bylsma (pno.), Nina Assimakopoulos (flute), Vasile Beluska,
Penny Thompson Kruse (vl.), Alan Smith (vcl.)
The concert starts at 15:00
JANUARY 31
Britton Recital Hall, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, The University of Michigan
Kapralova: Waving farewell
Caroline Helton (soprano), Timothy Cheek (pno.)
The concert starts at 20:00
JANUARY 23
Amstelkerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Piano Preludes
Debussy, Bon, Scriabin, Shostakovich, Ustvolskaja, Kapralova: April Preludes
Marja Bon (pno.)
The concert starts at 20:30
JANUARY 21
Museum of Modern Art, Denisova 47, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Czech Music of the Twentieth Century
Janacek, Martinu, Krejci, Eben, Kapralova: Ritornel for cello and piano
Martin Svajda [vcl], Pavel Kratochvil (pno.)
The concert starts at 20:15
JANUARY 14
Uilenburger Synagogue, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Kapralova: Elegy for violin and piano
Jacobien Rozemond (vl.) and Marcel Worms (pno.)
The concert starts at 20:15
JANUARY 13
Czech Radio 3 (Vltava), Prague, Czech Republic
Komorni concert (Concert of chamber music)
Smetana, Kapralova: String Quartet, op. 8
Kapralova Quartet
The program - a live recording of the ensemble's performance on July 26, 2007 at
the Styriarte Festival in Graz, Austria - is streamed live over the Internet and will start locally at
16:31 CET or 10:31 EST in Eastern Canada and the USA.
JANUARY 10
Town Hall, Gliwice, Poland
Women of Firsts
Lili Boulanger, Grazyna Bacewicz, Amy Beach, Vita Kapralova: song cycle For Ever
Daniel Weeks (tenor), Naomi Oliphant (pno.)
JANUARY 9
Recital Hall, Akademia Muzyczna im. Karola Szymanowskiego, Katowice, Poland
Musical Research and Education Centre presents:
Women of Firsts
Lili Boulanger, Grazyna Bacewicz, Amy Beach, Vita Kapralova: song cycle For Ever
Daniel Weeks (tenor), Naomi Oliphant (pno.)
JANUARY 7
Janacek Academy of Music Hall, Brno, Czech Republic
Brno Conservatory and ZUS Vitezslavy Kapralove present:
Women of Firsts
Lili Boulanger, Grazyna Bacewicz, Amy Beach, Vita Kapralova: song cycle For Ever
Daniel Weeks (tenor), Naomi Oliphant (pno.)
The concert starts at 19:30
JANUARY 4
Westdeutscher Rundfunk WDR 3, Köln, Germany
Musikpassagen
Kapralova: Military Sinfonietta
Brno Philharmonic, Frantisek Jilek [cond]
The program starts at 15:05
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