concerts | broadcasts | in 2014
December 14
Concert hall, DePaul University School of Music, 800 W. Belden Ave., Chicago, Illinois, United States
Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago presents:
Winter Workshop Final Concert
Smetana, Dvorak, Janacek, Eben, Bodorova, Kapralova: Two Songs, op. 4; For Ever (from For Ever, op. 12)
Ingrid Mikolajczyk, soprano and Nicholas Hutchinson, piano;
Laura Perkett, soprano and Shannon McGinnis, piano
December 12
Ponec Theatre, Prague, Czech Republic
ProART Company presents: MOTION SCORES
Original dance choreographies set to music by Dvorak, Janacek, Martinu, Novak, Foerster, Suk, Jezek, Haas, Krasa and Kapralova
Irene Bauer, Jan Brezina, Martin Dvorak, Petr Nebrensky, Mirka Prokesova, dancers
December 11
Czech Radio 3 (Vltava), Prague, Czech Republic
Music Forum
Martinu, Eben, Kapralova: Apple from the Lap, op. 10
Dana Buresova, soprano; Timothy Cheek, piano
The program starts at 23:15
December 8
Czech Radio 3 (Vltava), Prague, Czech Republic
Concert Season of the Czech Philharmonic
Smetana, Borodin, Bartok, Kapralova: Concertino for Violin, Clarinet, and Orchestra, op. 21
Irena Herajnova, violin; Lukas Dittrich, clarinet, Czech Philharmonic conducted by Jakub Hrusa
Broadcast of the November 27 live performance starts at 8:00 PM
December 5
Faber Piano Institute, 3042 Creek Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
First Dissertation Voice Recital
Dora Pejacevic, Sieben Lieder, op. 23; Vitezslava Kapralova, Sbohem a satecek, op. 14 plus songs by Chaminade, Viardot, Schumann, Beach, Walker, Vercoe, and Laitman
Katherine Calcamuggio Donner, mezzo; Nicholas Shaneyfelt, piano
The recital starts at 7:30 PM
November 28
Dvorak Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech Republic
II. Abonentni koncert
Smetana, Borodin, Bartok, Kapralova: Concertino for Violin, Clarinet, and Orchestra, op. 21
Irena Herajnova, violin; Lukas Dittrich, clarinet, Czech Philharmonic conducted by Jakub Hrusa
The concert starts at 19:30
November 27
Dvorak Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech Republic
II. Abonentni koncert
Smetana, Borodin, Bartok, Kapralova: Concertino for Violin, Clarinet, and Orchestra, op. 21
Irena Herajnova, violin; Lukas Dittrich, clarinet, Czech Philharmonic conducted by Jakub Hrusa
The concert starts at 19:30
November 26
Dvorak Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech Republic
II. Abonentni koncert
Smetana, Borodin, Bartok, Kapralova: Concertino for Violin, Clarinet, and Orchestra, op. 21
Irena Herajnova, violin; Lukas Dittrich, clarinet, Czech Philharmonic conducted by Jakub Hrusa
The concert starts at 19:30
November 24
Westlake Highlands, Texas, United States
Salon Concerts presents:
Jacquet de la Guerre, Mozart, Brahms, Kapralova: Legend
Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio, violin, Kathryn Michell, piano
The concert starts at 7:00 PM.
November 23
Kelso Old Parish Church, Kelso, United Kingdom
Kelso Music Society presents:
Haydn, Schubert, Kapralova: string quartets
Benyounes Quartet
The concert starts at 7:30 PM.
November 23
Westlake Highlands, Texas, United States
Salon Concerts presents:
Jacquet de la Guerre, Mozart, Brahms, Kapralova: Legend
Stephanie Sant'Abmrogio, violin, Kathryn Michell, piano
The concert starts at 4:30 PM.
November 22
Janacek Academy of Performing Arts, Music Faculty, Brno, Czech Republic
Janacek International Festival Brno presents:
Janacek, Haas, Kapralova: April Preludes, Scherzo Passacaglia (from Three Piano Pieces, op. 9)
Jan Jirasky, Igor Ardasev, Alice Rajnohova [pno.]
The matinee starts at 11:00 a.m.
November 19
Koncert hall Sv. Duch, Krnov, Czech Republic
Beethoven, Liszt, Debussy, Kapralova: April Preludes for piano, op. 13; Scherzo Passacaglia (from Three Piano Pieces, op. 9)
Alice Rajnohova [pno.]
The concert starts at 19:00
November 19
Music Building, Vancouver Campus, The University of British Columbia School of Music, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Wednesday Noon Hours Series: Lieder She Wrote
Schumann, Beach, Viardot, Tailleferre, Clarke, Morlock and Kapralova: Jitro (Morning, from Two Songs, op. 4)
Lambroula Maria Pappas, soprano; David Bergeron, piano
The recital starts at noon, tickets $5
November 19
Alzbetiny lazne, Lazne 5, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
The 49th Dvorak International Singing Competition (49. Mezinarodni pevecka soutez Antonina Dvoraka)
Vitezslava Kapralova: Waving farewell, op. 14
Chaazi Levicek, mezzo, Jiri Levicek, piano
The concert starts at 1:30 pm
November 17
Alzbetiny lazne, Lazne 5, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
49th International Singing Competition (49. Mezinarodni pevecka soutez Antonina Dvoraka)
Vitezslava Kapralova: Waving farewell, op. 14; Spring Fair [from Apple from the Lap, op. 10
Lucie Laubova, soprano, Jaroslav Saroun, piano; Chaazi Levicek, mezzo, Jiri Levicek, piano
The concert starts at 3:30 pm
November 15
Leonore Payton Salon, Place des Arts, Coquitlam, BC, Canada
2014/15 Faculty Performance Series: Lieder She Wrote
Schumann, Beach, Viardot, Tailleferre, Clarke, Morlock and Kapralova: Jitro (Morning, from Two Songs, op. 4)
Lambroula Maria Pappas, soprano; David Bergeron, piano
The recital starts at 7:30 pm
November 9
Manheimer Room, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, University of North Carolina at Asheville, United States
"Elegy" Holocaust Remembrance Concert
Works by Leo Smit and Kapralova
Ivan Seng, piano
November 8 and 9
Moravska galerie, Brno, Czech Republic
ProART Company presents: MOTION SCORES (premiere)
Original dance choreographies set to music by Dvorak, Janacek, Martinu, Novak, Foerster, Suk, Jezek, Haas, Krasa and Kapralova
Irene Bauer, Jan Brezina, Martin Dvorak, Petr Nebrensky, Mirka Prokesova, dancers
November 6
All Classical FM Portland, Oregon, United States
Thursdays at Three
Vitezslava Kapralova: song cycle Navzdy (For Ever), op. 12
Arwen Myers, soprano; Susan McDaniel, piano
The radio broadcast starts at 3:00 p.m. PST (EST +3, GMT -7:00) and is streamed live over the internet.
October 5
Kulas Recital Hall, Oberlin Conservatory, United States
Junior Voice Recital
Clara Schumann, Kurt Weill, and Vitezslava Kapralova: Vteriny (Seconds), op. 18
Julia Farbstein, voice; Joshua Curtis, piano
The recital starts at 4:30 PM
September 28
All Saints Anglican Cathedral, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Le plus beau voyage de l'esprit
Songs by Schubert, Strauss, Bedard, Faure, Debussy, Foerster, and Kapralova.
Kapralova repertoire includes: 1. Bilym satkem mava, 2. Leta mlci leta jdou, 7. Koleda milostna, 8. Muj mily clovece – all from the song cycle Vteriny (Seconds, op. 18)
Kripa Nageshwar, soprano, and Chad Heltzel, piano
The concert starts at 7:00 PM.
September 26
All Saints Anglican Cathedral, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Le plus beau voyage de l'esprit
Songs by Schubert, Strauss, Bedard, Faure, Debussy, Foerster, and Kapralova.
Kapralova repertoire includes: 1. Bilym satkem mava, 2. Leta mlci leta jdou, 7. Koleda milostna, 8. Muj mily clovece – all from the song cycle Vteriny (Seconds, op. 18)
Kripa Nageshwar, soprano, and Chad Heltzel, piano
The concert starts at 7:00 PM.
September 20
Hall Two, Kings Place, London, United Kingdom
Equator Festival presents: Women of the World Series
Ravel, Janacek, Tailleferre, Kapralova: string quartets
Benyounes Quartet
The concert starts at 7:30 PM.
September 18
Reduta, Brno, Czech Republic
Ensemble Opera diversa presents: Song Recital of Richard Novak
Songs by J. Kricka, J. Berg, V. Novak, and J. Novak; and Kapralova: April Preludes
Richard Novak, voice; Alice Rajnohova, piano
September 13
Elledanse, Bratislava, Slovakia
ProART Company presents: MOTION SCORES I-V (works in development)
Original dance choreographies set to music by Dvorak, Janacek, Martinu, Novak, Foerster, Suk, Jezek, Haas, Krasa and Kapralova
Irene Bauer, Jan Brezina, Martin Dvorak, Petr Nebrensky, Mirka Prokesova, dancers
September 5
Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook, Illinois, United States
Parisian Salon Concerts presents:
Recital of songs and arias by Czech composers
Kapralova: Waving farewell, op. 14, song cycle For Ever, op. 12, and Lullaby (from Apple from the Lap, op. 10)
Genevieve Thiers, soprano; Katherine Calcamuggio, mezzo soprano; Saori Chiba, piano
The recital starts at 7:30 PM. Free admission.
September 3
SPECTRUM, 121 Ludlow, New York City, United States
Ives, Mompou, Kapralova: April Preludes 1, 3
Peter Geisselbrecht (pno.)
The concert starts at 7:00 PM.
August 13
Castle Library, Namest nad Oslavou, Czech Republic
Moravian Master Class Graduates Recital
Smetana, Dvorak, Foerster, Jezek, Eben, Bodorova, Kapralova: Songs
Kapralova's songs: Vteriny, op. 18 (1. Bilym satkem mava, 2. Leta mlci, leta jdou, 3. Velikonoce), Zpivano do dalky, op. 22 (4. Pisen Tve nepritomnosti), Jablko s klina, op. 10 (5. Ukolebavka), Navzdy, op. 12 (6. Ruce), 7. Sbohem a satecek, op. 14
Kapralova performers only: (1,2) Julia Farbstein, (3) Kripa Nageshwar, (4) Angela Nieman, (5) Genevieve Thiers, (6) Jody Doktor, (7) Katherine Calcamuggio, voice; Timothy Cheek, piano
The 90-minute recital starts at 5 PM. Admission free
August 3
NoD Roxy, Prague, Czech Republic
ProART Company presents: MOTION SCORES I-VIII (works in development)
Original dance choreographies set to music by Dvorak, Janacek, Martinu, Novak, Foerster, Suk, Jezek, Haas, Krasa and Kapralova
Irene Bauer, Jan Brezina, Martin Dvorak, Petr Nebrensky, Mirka Prokesova, dancers
June 8
Saint Barbara Church, Kutna Hora, Czech Republic
The 7th edition of the Kutna Hora Music Festival
Suk, Novak, Martinu, Kapralova: Maticce (To Mother)
Children's choir JITRO, conducted by Jiri Skopal
The concert starts at 19:30
June 5
Castle Rajec nad Svitavou, Czech Republic
The 19th edition of the International Music Festival "Concentus Moraviae"
Jan Novak, Bohuslav Martinu, Vitezslava Kapralova: Grotesque Passacaglia
Dora Novakova-Wilmington, piano
The concert starts at 19:30
June 3
Czech Radio 3 (Vltava), Prague, Czech Republic
Hudebni galerie / Music Gallery
Vitezslava Kapralova: Suita rustica
Brno Philharmonic cond. by Jiri Pinkas
The program starts at 12:10 p.m.
May 27
Salle Janacek, Centre Tcheque, 18 rue Bonaparte, Paris, France
Martinu, Poulenc, Kapralova: song cycles Apple from the Lap, op. 10 (selection) and Seconds, op. 18 (selection)
Dagmar Saskova, mezzo-soprano; Vendula Urbanova, piano
The recital starts at 20:00. Tickets: 01 53 73 00 22
May 1
Radio 4MBS Classic FM, Australia
Featured CD Morning concert
Farrenc, Holmes, Tailleferre, Beach, Kapralova: Piano Concerto in D Minor, op. 7
Alice Rajnohova, piano; Bohuslav Martinu Orchestra cond. by Tomas Hanus
Programmer: Barry Gorman. The radio program starts at 10:00 a.m.
April 28
Mozartuv sal, Divadlo Reduta, Zelny trh 4, Brno, Czech Republic
Jan Novak, Vitezslava Kapralova: Partita for Piano and Strings
Alice Rajnohova [pf] with Ensemble Opera Diversa conducted by Gabriela Tardonova
The concert starts at 19:00
April 10
Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Wolf-Ferrari, Marx, Poulenc, Britten, Kapralova: Morning (from Two Songs, op. 4), Hands (from For Ever, op. 12)
Leann Schuering, soprano, Nicholas Shaneyfelt, piano
The D.M.A. vocal performance recital starts at 8 PM
April 8
Velky sal Novomestske radnice, Prague, Czech Republic
Romanticky novomestsky klavir 2014 presents:
Music by von Bingen, Hensel-Mendelssohn, Chaminade, Clara Schumann, Bodorova, Kapralova
Daniela Demuthova, mezzo, Zofie Vokalkova, flute, Zbynka Solcova, harp, and Bara Handzusova, piano
The recital starts at 19:00.
April 2
Brno Conservatory, Luzanecka 14, Brno, Czech Republic
Vitezslava Kapralova: April Preludes
Katerina Skacelova [pno.]
The concert starts at 19:00.
March 30
Noble Recital Hall, Luther College, Iowa, United States
Marx, Gaustavino, Poulenc, Kapralova: Two Songs, op. 4
Kylie Toomer, soprano, Jessica Paul, piano
The recital starts at 7 PM
March 29
Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana Street, Berkeley, CA, United States
Trinity Chamber concerts presents: Jewish Music & Poetry Project
Music by Garner, Ruehr, Lomon, Vandor, Rosza, and Kapralova
Nanette McGuinness, Dale Tsang, Adaiha MacAdam-Somer
The concert starts at 8 PM
March 27
Czech Radio 3 (Vltava), Prague, Czech Republic
Vitezslava. Radio play inspired by the life of Vitezslava Kapralova. Premiere.
Rozhlasová hra o nejtalentovanejsi ceske skladatelce Vitezslave Kapralove.
Cast / Osoby a obsazení: Vitezslava Kaprálová (Magdaléna Borová), Bohuslav Martinu (Lukás Hlavica), Jiri Mucha (Marek Holý),
Vitezslav Novak (Frantisek Nemec), Vituse Kaprálová (Tatjana Medvecká), Václav Kaprál (Igor Bares), Charlotte Martinu (Lucie Juricková),
Rudolf Firkusny (Miloslav König), Rudolf Kopec (David Matásek), Senátorka Plaminková (Eva Salzmannová),
Edvard Beneš (Jan Novotny) a Liskutin (Martin Finger).
Script: Hana Roguljic; Dramaturgy: Renata Venclová. Directed by Ales Vrzak.
The broadcast starts at 20:00 CET. It will be available until April 2 here
March 27
Czech Radio 3 (Vltava), Prague, Czech Republic
Martinu, Kapralova: Apple from the Lap, op. 10
Dana Buresova, soprano; Timothy Cheek, pno.
The program starts at 16:30 CET and is streamed over the the internet
March 22
The F.X. Salda Theatre in Liberec, Czech Republic
Premiere of the ballet Ota-Pavel-Raska
with the music by Wim Mertens, Jiri Bauer, Kamil Hala, Miroslav Hermansky, Lubomir Novosad and Vitezslava Kapralova
Members of the Ballet Ensemble of the F. X. Salda Theatre
Libretto, Choreography, Direction: Martin Dvorak
March 22
Dudley Recital Hall, Moores School of Music, University of Houston, United States
Masters Recital of Leah Bobbey, soprano
Kapralova: sung into the Distance, op. 22
Leah Bobbey, soprano, Ana Maria Otamendi, piano
The recital starts at 5 PM
March 20
Edgecliff Hall, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Women in Music
Vitezslava Kapralova: April Preludes, Little Song
Sonya Szabo-Reynolds, piano
The lecture-recital starts at 11:30 a.m. Open to the general public.
March 19
Room 2043, Moore Building, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States
Czech Vocal Literature Class
Kapralova: Two Songs, op. 4 (1. Morning, 2. Orphaned); Those Old Songs Sound in My Soul (from Sparks from Ashes, op. 5); Song of Your Absence (from Sung into the Distance, op. 22); Waving Farewell, op. 14
Natalie Doran (1), Marina Hogue (2); Kate Nadolny (op. 5); Angela Nieman (op. 22); Katherine Calcamuggio, voice; Cesár Cańón (1) (op. 14), Brian Locke (2); Michael Sherman, (op. 5); Kirill Kuzmin (op. 22), piano
March 18
Edgecliff Hall, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Women in Music
Vitezslava Kapralova: April Preludes, Little Song
Sonya Szabo-Reynolds, piano
The lecture-recital starts at 2:30 p.m. Open to the general public.
March 12
Room 2043, Moore Building, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States
Czech Vocal Literature Class
Kapralova: For Ever, op. 12 (1. Forever, 2. What Is My Sorrow, 3. Hands); Letter (1940)
Lonnie Reed (1), Alexander Turpin (2), Anthony Lafrinier (3), Nicholas Davis (Letter), voice; Cesár Cańón (1), Brian Locke (2), Michael Sherman (3), Kirill Kuzmin (Letter), piano
March 8
The F.X. Salda Theatre in Liberec, Czech Republic
Premiere of the ballet Ota-Pavel-Raska
with the music by Wim Mertens, Jiri Bauer, Kamil Hala, Miroslav Hermansky, Lubomir Novosad and Vitezslava Kapralova
Members of the Ballet Ensemble of the F. X. Salda Theatre
Libretto, Choreography, Direction: Martin Dvorak
March 8
Women Composers Festival of Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Session Four: "On Song"
Vitezslava Kapralova Vteriny (Seconds), op. 18
Michelle Latour, soprano
The lecture-recital starts at 3 PM
March 5
Reduta, Brno, Czech Republic
Ensemble Opera Diversa presents:
Dvorak, Haas, Janacek, Irsai, Kyas, Kapralova: Navzdy, op. 12
Ivana Rusko, soprano, Jana Nevoralova, piano
February 28
The F.X. Salda Theatre in Liberec, Czech Republic
Premiere of the ballet Ota-Pavel-Raska
with the music by Wim Mertens, Jiri Bauer, Kamil Hala, Miroslav Hermansky, Lubomir Novosad and Vitezslava Kapralova
Members of the Ballet Ensemble of the F. X. Salda Theatre
Libretto, Choreography, Direction: Martin Dvorak
February 14
Muzeum Bedricha Smetany, Novotneho lavka 1, Prague, Czech Republic
Laska a zena v hudbe ceskych skladatelu / Love and Muse in the Music of Czech Composers
Martinu, Smetana, Dvorak, Janacek, Kapralova: April Preludes for Piano (I-III); Lullaby and Calm (Apple from the Lap, op. 10), My Dear One (from Seconds, op. 18)
Pavla Svestkova, soprano, Marketa Janackova, piano
Concert starts at 18:00. Free admission / vstup volny
February 10
Room 2043, Moore Building, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States
Czech Vocal Literature Class
Kapralova: Lullaby (from An Apple from the Lap, op. 10)
Angela Nieman, soprano; Brian Locke, piano
January 28
Stull Hall, Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, Ohio, United States
Slavic Song Project
Kapralova: Waving Farewell, op. 14; Lullaby
Kayleigh Decker, soprano; Thomas Bandy, piano
The concert will start at 3 PM
January 22
Dalton Center Recital Hall, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Voice Faculty Showcase
Kapralova: Waving Farewell, op. 14
Elizabeth Cameron, soprano; Gunta Laukmane, piano
The concert will start at 7:30 PM
January 16
Faculty of Music Library, Academy of Performing Arts, Malostranske nam. 13, Prague, Czech Republic
Czech Composers Series: Vitezslava Kapralova
Kapralova: Waving Farewell, April Preludes
Lucie Laubova, soprano, and Jaroslav Saroun, piano; Hedar Ahmad, Alena Kohoutova, piano
Lecture-recital series on Czech composers. Zuzana Seibertova will read from Jiri Mucha's novel-autobiography Podivne lasky.
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