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2nd SPRING PIANO FESTIVAL

.. 27th March - 24th April 2004

Performances by young pianists,
special guest: Prof. Radoslav Kvapil.


ORGAN CONCERTS

.. 1st May - 4th September 2004

Excellent organ concerts, every Saturday at 8 p.m.,
Church of St Vitus.


3rd KRUMLOVSKÁ ZASTAVENÍČKA

5th May - 9th October 2004

Third year of a cycle of chamber concerts in the Jesuit Hall of Hotel Růže and the Regional Museum Hall performed by musicians from the Czech Philharmonia, State Opera, National Theatre in Prague and others. Detailed programmes to be found at www.koncerty.org

OBČANSKÉ SDRUŽENÍ FIDELIO

Rumunská 20, CZ - 120 00 Praha 2
Phone: +420 777 044 638
E-mail: fidelioos@seznam.cz
WWW: www.koncerty.org

BIG BEAT IN ČESKÝ KRUMLOV

.. 22nd May 2004, Castle Riding Hall

Participants of the festival are cream of Czech, Austrian, and German scene. Appearing, among others, are the Czech legends: Plastic People of The Universe, Psí vojáci and Mňága a Žďorp.

SRDCE VLTAVY - OBČANSKÉ SDRUŽENÍ

Phone: : +420 607 289 599
E-mail: srdce.vltavy@seznam.cz
WWW: www.rock-jazz.cz

18th CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL

25th June - 4th July 2004

Friday 25th , Saturday 26th June, 8 p.m., Castle courtyards, Masquerade Hall, Covered Corridor, Baroque Theatre, Castle Gardens
BAROQUE NIGHT IN THE ČESKÝ KRUMLOV CASTLE
An evening celebrating music, dance and opera in the interiors and exteriors of Český Krumlov Castle.
CK Brass Quintet, Cappella Accademica, Musica Fresca, Cappella Regia, La Fiamma, Pipers of Krumlov and Jiří Stivín

Sunday 27th June, 11 a.m., Church of St Vitus
ROBERT HUGO - SUNDAY MATINÉE
Organ recital THE MUSIC PATH FROM PASSAU TO SAXONY

Sunday 27th June, 7.30 p.m., Masquerade Hall
JOSEF SUK - violin recital
MARIÁN LAPŠANSKÝ - piano
Concert on the 100th anniversary of the death of Antonín Dvořák

Monday 28th June, 7.30 p.m., Masquerade Hall
FAMOUS OPERA ARIAS
Prof. Eva Blahová - soprano, Takuja Fujita - tenor
Marián Lapšanský - piano

Tuesday 29th June, 7.30 p.m., Masquerade Hall
SMETANA TRIO
Jana Nováková - violin, Jan Páleníček - violoncello, Jitka Čechová - piano
Josef Suk, Bedřich Smetana, Antonín Dvořák

Wednesday 30th June, 7.30 p.m., Municipal Theatre
HANA HEGEROVÁ
Accompanied by an orchestra of soloists, led by Petr Malášek

Thursday 1st July, 7.30 p.m., Masquerade Hall
ENSEMBELE MARTINŮ
THE CZECH MUSIK 2004 and WEST SIDE STORY IN THE CZECH MUSIC
Bohuslav Martinů, Antonín Dvořák, Zdeněk Lukáš, Alexej Fried

Friday 2nd July, 7.30 p.m., Municipal Theatre
ZDEŇKA KOLÁŘOVÁ AND MARTIN HRŠEL – PIANO CONCERT
Bedřich Smetana, Antonín Dvořák, Maurice Ravel

Saturday 3rd - Sunday 4th July, 9 a.m. - 3.40 p.m., Castle 1st tour route
MUSIC THROUGH THE AGES
A tour of the castle is enriched in various places by music of the Renaissance and Baroque eras.
CK Brass Quintet, Emil Bártů Brass Quartet, Daniel Pilát - organ, Chairé - music and song, Fioretto - dance, Pipers of Krumlov, String Duo Kaplan - Fiala, Böhm trio, Český Krumlov String Orchestra

Saturday 3rd July, 7.30 p.m., Masquerade Hall
MUNICH PIANO TRIO
Rudolf Joachim Koeckert - violin, Gerhard Zank - violoncello, Donald Sulzen - piano
Joseph Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Robert Schumann

Saturday 3rd July, 9.30 p.m., Atrium of Hotel Růže
MUSICA FRESCA, LA FIAMMA - NOCTURNO
Songs and dances of the Renaissance

Sunday 4th July, 8 p.m., Church of St Vitus
Antonín Dvořák:
STABAT MATER
Philharmonic orchestra České Budějovice, Ohlsdorf Church Choir and Velešín Temple Choir
Soloists: Marie Pešková - soprano, Dagmar Volfová - alto, Bohdan Petrovič - tenor, Petr Dolejší - bass
Petr Chromčák - conductor

NADAČNÍ FOND FESTIVAL KOMORNÍ HUDBY

Latrán 37, CZ - 381 01 Český Krumlov
Phone: +420 721 470 558
E-mail: hpelzova@wo.cz
WWW: www.ckrumlov.cz/fekohu
.. .. .. .. .. .. Pepe Romero and his wife (Spain). Concert as part of project Europamusicale, Chamber music festival Český Krumlov 2000, foto: Lubor Mrázek Master Josef Suk after his performance in Masquerade Hall at chateau  Český Krumlov, Chamber music festival Český Krumlov 2000, foto: Lubor Mrázek

ČESKÝ KRUMLOV INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL 2004

16th July - 28th August 2004

13th year of the festival including music of all periods with the participation of renowned instrumentalists, singers, chamber ensembles, choirs and symphony orchestras.

Friday 16th July, Chateau Garden
PAVEL ŠPORCL - Violin
Prague Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra

Saturday 17th July, Chateau Garden
EVA URBANOVÁ
Lubica Vargicová (Slovakia) and Oleg Kulko (Russia)
Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra

Sunday 18th July, Monastery Church in Vyšší Brod
MICHAL NOVENKO
Organ recital

Wednesday 21st July, Masquerade Hall
MARTIN KASÍK
Piano recital

Thursday 22nd July, Masquerade Hall
PRAGUE GUITAR QUARTET

Friday 23rd July, Chateau Garden
P.I. Tschaikowskij:
SWAN LAKE
South Bohemian Theatre Ballet Ensemble
Director and choreography: Libuše Králová

Saturday 24th July, Chateau Garden
P.I. Tschaikowskij:
SWAN LAKE
South Bohemian Theatre Ballet Ensemble
Director and choreography: Libuše Králová

Wednesday 28th July, Masquerade Hall
JAN SIMON
Piano recital

Thursday 29th July, Masquerade Hall
VIRTUOSI PRAGENSES
Leader: Milan Lajčík

Friday 30th July, Brewery Garden I. (nocturno)
BLACK BLUES, BLUE VISIONS
ASPM - Jan Spálený and friends

Saturday 31st July, Český Krumlov Castle and Garden
BAROQUE NIGHT WITH ANTONIO VIVALDI

Thursday 5th August, Egon Schiele Art Centrum
APPOLON QUARTET

Friday 6th August, Brewery Garden I.
WINNER OF CONCERTINO PRAGA INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION 2003 (violin)
and Musikwettbewerb der ARD 2003 (vocal, trumpet)
Prague Philharmonia, Conductor: Tomáš Hanus

Saturday 7th August, Brewery Garden II.
JAMES MORRISON - (trumpet)
Gustav Brom Big Band

Sunday 8th August, Parochial Church in Kájov
SCHOLA GREGORIANA PRAGENSIS

Wednesday 11th August, Masquerade Hall
ROY HOWAT (UK)
Piano recital

Thursday 12th August, Masquerade Hall
ROY HOWAT & PANOCHA QUARTET

Friday 13th August, Brewery Garden II.
ČECHOMOR AND COLLEGIUM OF CZECH PHILHARMONICISTS

Saturday 14th August, Český Krumlov Castle and Garden
BAROQUE NIGHT WITH ANTONIO VIVALDI

Sunday 15th August, Monastery Church Zlatá Koruna
PAVEL KOHOUT
Organ recital

Thursday 19th August, Masquerade Hall
ALEXEI VOLODIN (RUSSIA)
Piano recital of the winner of The Géza Anda Competition Zürich

Friday 20th August, Masquerade Hall
RICHARD NOVÁK
Chamber orchestra of B. Martinů

Saturday 21st August, 2nd Castle Courtyard
Bedřich Smetana:
MY COUNTRY
State Philharmonic Brno, Conductor: Petr Altrichter

Sunday 22nd August, St. Nicholaus Cathedral in České Budějovice
MICHAL NOVENKO
Organ recital

Thursday 26th August, Masquerade Hall
IVAN MORAVEC
Piano recital

Friday 27th August, Masquerade Hall
SLOVAKIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Saturday 28th August, 2nd Castle Courtyard
CZECH PHILHARMONIC
IVAN ŽENATÝ - Violin
Conductor: Zdeněk Mácal

AUVIEX, s. r. o.

Perlitová 1820, CZ -140 00 Praha 4
Phone: +420 241 445 404, Fax: +420 241 445 584
E-mail: auviex@auviex.cz
WWW: www.czechmusicfestival.com
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13th FESTIVAL OF EARLY MUSIC

23rd July - 7th August 2004

Český Krumlov music festival oriented towards music and dance of the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque eras and also world music and dance.

Friday 23rd July
CHESS
Renaissance dance inspired by the verses of Polish Renaissance poet Kochanowski.
Ardente Sole, leader: Romana Agniel (Poland)
In cooperation with the Polish Institute in Prague.

Saturday 24th July
BÚTÓ
Dance performance inspired by the Japanese sacred dance Bútó.
Ken Mai (Japan)

Sunday 25th July
EUROPEAN RENAISSANCE VOCAL MUSIC
De Profundis (Slovenia)
Part of international music festival Imago Europeae.

Monday 26th July
TERRA MYSTICA 2004
Abstract presentation of the genesis of the Elements Water, Earth, Wind and Fire as hidden archetypes and as manifested qualities of creation as imagined by the medieval alchemists to the music of Kvinterna - Alchymia. 3-D projections, light design, ritual dance.

Tuesday 27th July
EVOCATION OF SAKARA
Egyptian dance and mystery
Magda El-Leisa, Intessar and Kvinterna (Egypt, Germany, Czech Republic)

Wednesday 28th, Thursday 29th July - interpretation courses, workshops, concerts by participants of courses

Friday 30th July
THE GRAND TOUR
London Baroque, leader: Charles Medlam (UK), first time in the Czech Republic!
Musicians: Ingrid Seifert - violin, Charles Medlam - viola da gamba, Terence Charlston - cembalo

Saturday 31st July
C. P. E. BACH
Petr Wagner - viola da gamba and Jacques Ogg - cembalo (Netherlands, Czech Republic)

Sunday 1st August
ENGLISH BAROQUE MUSIC
(Purcell, Blow, Händel)
New London Consort, leader: Philip Pickett (UK)
Musicians: Philip Pickett - recorders, Revital Raviv - soprano, Petr Wagner - viola da gamba, David Roblou - cembalo

FESTIVAL CONCERTS OF EARLY MUSIC
3rd - 8th August 2004
Concerts of medieval, Renaissance and Baroque spiritual music. For the first time in the churches of southeast border zone of the Czech Republic.
Churches of: Cetviny, Svatý Kámen, Rychnov nad Malší, Dolní Dvořiště, Horní Dvořiště, Boletice

INTERPRETATION MASTER CLASS COURSES OF EARLY MUSIC
26th - 31st July 2004
Interpretation courses: singing, recorder, violin, viola da gamba, violoncello, cembalo (UK, Netherlands, Austria, Czech Republic).

SUMMER ETHNIC DANCE WORKSHOPS
25th - 29th July 2004 Český Krumlov and České Budějovice
Dance workshops (Japan, Egypt, Czech Republic)

ARTECO-B.M. s.r.o.

Dlouhá 92, CZ - 381 01 Český Krumlov
Phone: +420 380 711 681, +420 724 054 727
E-mail: hbloch@earlymusic.cz
WWW: www.earlymusic.cz
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JAZZ AT SUMMER'S END

18th - 21st August 2004

.. International jazz and alternative music festival.

Thursday 19. 8., Krumlov´s pubs
JAZZING IN KRUMLOV´S PUBS
Na louži - Jakub Šafr (piano), La Bohéme - In the Pocket, Music bar - Latin Street Band, U malého Vítka – Radek Krampl, Petr Dvorský, Hospoda 99 - Vít Švec Trio, Internet café – Jazz Mistake

Friday 20. 8., Hotel Růže
PAMPALINI FUNKY JAM (CZ)
Quintet Primoza Grasica (SLO) - Roman Pokorný & Blue Box Heroes (CZ)

Saturday 21. 8., Municipal Theatre Český Krumlov
CHRISTINA ELISABETH JACCARD
Dave Ruosch, Willie Jordan (CH) - Jiří Stivín (CZ) a Sdružení Evropských Muzikantů /Ali Haurand (D), Jarmo Hoogendijk (NL), Tony Levin(GB), Rob van den Broeck (F)/

Wednesday 22. 9., Český Krumlov
TRES HOMBRES (A)

Friday 24. 9., Český Krumlov
ESTER KOČIČKOVÁ + LUBOMÍR NOHAVICA (CZ)

Tuesday 19. 10., Music bar, Český Krumlov
FRANCO AMBROSETTI & EMIL VIKLICKÝ TRIO (CH/CZ)

Thursday 28. 10., Music bar, Český Krumlov
TRIO MUSIC
Osian Roberts-s, Petr Dvorský-b, Martin Šulc-dr (GB/CZ)

Monday 1. 11., Music bar, Český Krumlov
RUDY LINKA & MILES EVANS QUARTET (USA)

Saturday 13. 11., Elementary Art School, Český Krumlov
JAROMÍR HONZÁK QUARTET (CZ/PL)
FIN/CZ Quintet (Renko-tp, Polari-s, Piispanen-p, Dvorský-db, Šulc-dr)

UMĚLECKÁ BESEDA ČESKÝ KRUMLOV

Phone: +420 380 713 314, +420 380 711 528
Fax: +420 380 711 528
E-mail: jazz.krumlov@seznam.cz jazz.fest@post.cz
WWW: www.jazz-krumlov.cz

HURÁ DO KRUMLOVA (AND ON TO KRUMLOV)

23rd - 28th August 2004

.. Svornosti Square Český Krumlov
Festival of folk, country a "tramp" music, top folk, country a tramp artists and finalists of the Porta Competition.

ABP CENTER s.r.o.

Kaplická 3, CZ - 381 01 Český Krumlov
Phone: +420 777 799 890 p. Špilínek
WWW: www.abpcenter.cz

ARS MAGNA: ASTRAL CODE, TEMPLE OF THE SOUL

8th - 16th September 2004

ASTRAL CODE
8th - 12th September
International meeting of scientists, philosophers, artists and spiritualists for the discussion on the theme of the Astral Code - past and present. Seminar and workshops for event participants and for the public.

TEMPLE OF THE SOUL AND ASTRAL CODE
8th - 16th September
Series of performances and synthesis projects on the theme of "codes and symbols in European art". Multidiscipline dialogue of science-philosophy-art and its presentation in the artistic field. Performance for event participants and members of the public.

PROGRAMME:

EVOCATION OF SAKAR (Egypt, Germany, Czech Republic)
Combined music-dance performance stemming from the Egyptian Book of the Dead - a mystery of ancient Egypt.
Accompanying lecture: J. Kozák - Egyptian eremitism and medieval Europe

TEMPLE OF THE SOUL AND TWISTED DIMENSIONS (ČR)
Exhibition of famous Czech painter Dana Puchnarová, night time preview with entertainment (H. Blochová: light design, projections).
Accompanying lecture: Discussion of the book by Brian Greene: TO, theory of everything

TERRA MYSTICA - 4 ELEMENTS (Slovenia, Czech Republic)
Abstract presentation of the genesis of the Elements Water, Earth, Wind and Fire as hidden archetypes and as manifested qualities of creation as imagined by the medieval alchemists to the music of Kvinterna - Alchymia. 3-D projections, light design, ritual dance.
Accompanying lecture: Hana Blochová - Music and Alchemy of the Middle Ages

MENHIR (Slovenia, Czech Republic)
Erection of a menhir at a selected energetic place in Český Krumlov for all-round reinforcement of the earth's energy networks of the town and surroundings.
Seminar: Marko Pogačnik (Slovenia) - Treatment of the earth with the help of litopuncture.

VLNOPLOCHY-WOOLPLANES (Czech Republic)
Multimedia performance form compositions of Dan Dlouhý - Dama Dama with the subtitle "musical-visual journeys through the micro, macro and megaworld and the human psyche for special percussion instruments at the threshold of fine art."
Accompanying lecture: Dan Dlouhý - Codes and musical composition as an appliance of physical and mathematical principles.

THE COLOUR OF POMEGRANITE (USSR/Armenia)
Armenian director Sergej Paradžanov Film as a series of images inspired by Armenian theatre, drawing from Persian and Indian traditions.
Accompanying lecture: Vladimír Suchánek- explanation of symbols and their creative signal expression in film.

KVINTERNA - ALCHYMIA (Czech Republic)
Scenic musical performance inspired by medieval alchemy and ancient eremitism.

VAGANTI - ATALANTA FUGIENS (Czech Republic)
Concert of Renaissance music with the "alchemical fugues" of Mayer form the hermetic work Atalanta Fugiens.

ARTECO-B.M. s.r.o.

WWW: www.earlymusic.cz
and Wellspring Ltd. (UK) , Studio 727 (Slovakia)

9th INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL PONTES 2004

Friday 24th September 2004, 6 p.m., Jesuit Hall of Hotel Růže
A concert in Český Krumlov will be held as part of a series of concerts in separate UNESCO towns of the Czech and Slovak Republics.

KRUMLOVSKÁ INSPIRACE

E-mail: inspirace@krumlov.cz
WWW: www.inspirace.krumlov.cz

CONCERTS FOR A FAREWELL TO THE OLD YEAR

29th - 31st December 2004

Detailed programme of all concerts - see www.koncerty.org

OBČANSKÉ SDRUŽENÍ FIDELIO

Rumunská 20, CZ - 120 00 Praha 2
Phone: +420 777 044 638
E-mail: fidelioos@seznam.cz
WWW: www.koncerty.org


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