Publication details
Nehrajeme kratce, hrajeme už 60 let. Dokumentace k minulosti, současnost a budoucnost Janáčkovy filharmonie Ostrava
| Title in English | We Don´t Play Shortly, We Play 60 Years. Documentation to History, Present and Futute of Janacek Philharmonic Ostrava |
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| Year of publication | 2014 |
| Type | Editorship of scientific publication |
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| Description | Due to the need for regular symphonic orchestras, the Ostrava Philharmonic Orchestra was established in 1954, which is today's Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava. A separate chapter in this book deals with a phenomenon of educational concerts prepared by a long-term soloist (pianist) of the Ostrava Symphonic Orchestra and a major Czech composer of the second half of the 20th century Ilja Hurník. In the past, the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava closely cooperated with Ostravian festivals of artificial music such as Janáčkův máj (Janáček May), Svatováclavský hudební festival (St. Wenceslas Music Festival), and Ostravské dny nové hudby (Ostrava Days of New Music). Every year, the Ostravian orchestra was the main performer at these music festivals. The dramaturgy of the Janáček Philharmonic has always put emphasis on performing contemporary music of living composers from the region of Ostrava. The extensive overview in one of the chapters proves that during the sixty years of existence of this orchestra hundreds of compositions from the second half of the 20th century or from the 21st century have been performed. For more than forty years the Philharmonic has been named after Leoš Janáček. One of the chapters deals in detail with Janáček's visits to Ostrava based on archival documents. The chapter also includes profiles of his students from Brno who helped build the music culture in region of North Moravia. |