Pavel Černoch

The Prague Philharmonic Choir together with the world-class tenor Pavel Černoch will present a purely Czech programme, with which they will embark a few days later on their "American" concert tour, the highlight of which will be an a capella concert at New York's Carnegie Hall. The repertoire will include works by Bohuslav Martinů, who was one of the few European composers to conquer the so-called New World, and whose works have been premiered by the most famous American orchestras under the direction of world-class conductors. By including works by Petr Eben, Bohuslav Martinů and Jan Novák, composers whose lives and works were marked by the Communist and Nazi regimes respectively, the concert also becomes part of the cultural events commemorating the November Day of the Struggle for Freedom and Democracy and the Day of Studenthood.

Even world-famous conductors have dreams. Sir Simon Rattle for example has dreamt of conducting the Czech Philharmonic in Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass since it first bewitched him as a young man when he heard the Orchestra’s Supraphon recording with Karel Ančerl. This sacred work will be preceded by the second set of Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances. These, together with the first set, will be recorded for future release on PENTATONE.  

A masterpiece of the 20th century, a real "thriller"

"In the forest, in the deep forest, there is a lake, round and deep. The water of the lake is completely black. Black like my conscience. And when the wind whistles in the forest, the lake makes waves, great waves of fear."

Katerina Ismaliova, Acte IV