JITKA HOSPROVÁ & MARIA MACHOWSKA
NATIONAL REFLECTIONS
15.6.2023 19:00
church of saint szimon and juda
Music of the Central European Region – V4 Countries
MARIA MACHOWSKA – violin (PL)
JITKA HOSPROVÁ – viola (CZ)
GERGELY TÓTH - VAJNA – conductor (HU)
SLOVAK RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (SK)
Eugen Suchon (1908–1993): “Sinfonietta Rustica” from the cycle Pictures from Slovakia
Karol Szymanowski (1882–1937): Concerto for violin and orchestra No. 2, Op. 61
intermission
Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884): Wallenstein’s Camp, Op. 14, symphonic poem
Béla Bartók (1881–1945): Concerto for viola and orchestra, Sz. 120
Vladimír Godár (•1947): “Tombeau de Bartók” for ymphony orchestra
The festival is the only one in the Czech Republic to systematically introduce the best of classical music from the V4 countries, including the launching of young stars of classical music. Three events were held in the year 2018/2019 to celebrate the chairmanship of the Czech Republic in the Visegrad group. This is a sequel after the pandemic interplay. The first Czech female virtuoso, violinist Jitka Hosprova, and the young and extraordinarily talented Polish violinist Maria Machowska will give a performance in the main roles for the gems of Polish and Hungarian music. Szymanowski’s Concerto No. 2 is an imposing post-Romantic composition. Bartok’s Concerto for viola, the composer’s last Neo-Classical work, is exceptional. The phenomenal Slovak modernist composer Vladimir Godar reflects on Bartok. The programme is complemented with symphonic poems which draw on the culture and history of both nations: Sinfonietta rustica by the Slovak composer Eugen Suchon, the renowned symphonic poem by Bedrich Smetana, Wallenstein’s Camp, inspired by the heroism of the greatest Czech Modern Age generalissimo, Albrecht Vaclav Eusebius of Wallenstein.
Dramaturgy by Prof. Vaclav Riedlbauch (2016)