Thu, 24. 4. 2025, 19.00 hrs
C6 CLASSICAL, BUT COMICAL
Venue: Zlín Congress Centre | Organizer: Filharmonie Bohuslava Martinů, o.p.s. | Price: 590,- 500,- 430,-
Jan Budař, presenter
Lada Bočková, soprano
Monika Jägerová, mezzo-soprano
Leoš Svárovský, conductor
Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra and its soloists
Joseph Haydn: Finále ze Symfonie č. 45 fis moll „Na odchodnou"
Bedřich Smetana: Dance of the Comedians from The Bartered Bride
Julius Fučík: The Old Grumbler for bassoon and orchestra, Op. 210
Julius Fučík: Entry of the Gladiators. March, Op. 68
Václav Trojan: The Frog for trombone and orchestra, from music to the film The Emperor's Nightingale
Gioacchino Rossini: Cat duet
Johann Strauss II: Im Krapfenwald´l. Polka, Op. 336
Vittorio Monti: Csárdás
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky / Maurice Ravel: Baba Yaga or The Hut on Hen's Legs from Pictures at an Exhibition
Antonín Dvořák: Čury mury fuk. Ježibaba's aria from the opera Rusalka
Jacques Offenbach: Les Oiseaux dans la Charmille. Olympia's aria from the opera The Tales of Hoffmann
Leroy Anderson: Plink, Plank, Plunk!
Leroy Anderson: Sandpaper Ballet
Joseph Haydn: Finale from Symphony No. 45 in F sharp Minor, "Farewell"
Music is a fascinating world full of diverse musical genres and styles, but no less diverse is the realm of what is sometimes called “serious” or “art music” itself, often inaccurately referred to as "classical" music. This covers a vast period of musical creation, centuries of hard work by thousands of composers of various nationalities who together have produced a myriad of compositions of all kinds and types. Classical music reflects not only the historical trends of its time, but also the personal experiences of its creators, from their own inner feelings and ideas to major historical or social events. As a result, classical music has a universal appeal that transcends time periods and so is always relevant and able to reach every listener, regardless of their cultural or personal background.
Tonight’s concert of "UNserious Classics" presents an unconventional kaleidoscope of classical music letting its hair down in offbeat, humorous and playful ways that can open doors to classical music even for listeners for whom the phrase "serious music" conjures up the feeling of something incomprehensible, outdated and archaic that belongs in a museum. We’ll show that classical music is the universal language of humanity, a language to which everyone can relate, regardless of their musical preferences or previous experience, even those who claim not to understand "classical music". Taking us through the magic of this colourful programme are the popular actor, director, musician and scriptwriter Jan Budař, vocalists Lada Bočková and Monika Jägerová, and the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra and its soloists, with popular conductor Leoš Svárovský on the podium.
The concert takes place in association with the Český Krumlov International Music Festival.