Leaders Magazine No 2/2009

culture event On the 3rd and 4th of February Eugen Indjic gave a concert in the Smetana Hall of the Municipal House taking the solo part in Robert Schumann’s Piano Concerto with the Prague Symphony Orchestra conducted by Serge Baudo Antonín Dvořák’s concert length cantata The Spectre’s Bride was performed by the Prague Symphony Orchestra conducted by Petr Altrichter on the 12th of February The solo parts in the ballade were sung by Adriana Kohútková Tomáš Černý and Ivan Kusnjer The Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno was rehearsed for the performance by the choirmaster Petr Fiala From left Mrs Adriana Kohútková Ivan Kusnjer and Tomáš Černý Serge Baudo Conductor more photos and electronic version available on www leadersmagazine cz IN COOPERATION WITH LEADERS MAGAZINE January and February of the Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK

127 From left Eugen Indjic Petr Jiříkovský Mrs Lenka Říhová and Jiří Kollert former pupils of E Indjic From left Aleš Březina Director Bohuslav Martinů Institute Karel Košárek Pianist and Petr Daněk Programme Manager PSO From left Karel Holas František Černý Radek Pobořil From left Mrs Liběna Séquardtová and Jiří Kout Chief Conductor PSO From left Tomáš Netopil Conductor and Karel Košárek Pianist Prague Symphony Orchestra On the 15th of January the popular folk group Čechomor gave a concert which was sold out long in advance in the Church of St Simon and St Jude The PSO concerts on the 7th and 8th of January in the Smetana Hall of the Municipal House were part of the Martinů revisited programme which is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of this exceptional 20th century Czech composer with a whole range of cultural events over the year These concerts naturally included music by Bohuslav Martinů the oboist Liběna Séquardtová took the solo part in Martinů’s Oboe Concerto under the baton of the PSO chief conductor Jiří Kout On the 28th and 29th of January the Prague Symphony Orchestra presented two concerts to mark the Czech Presidency of the European Union The direction of the orchestra was entrusted to the young Czech conductor Tomáš Netopil who in the coming season will be taking up his appointment as the principal conductor of the National Theatre opera company in Prague The Martinů specialist pianist Karel Košárek was chosen as soloist for Bohuslav Martinů’s Piano Concerto

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