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Ensemble Modern: Czech Avant-Garde
Admission
29–36€
Date & Time
Sat, Oct 10, 08:00 PM
Group
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Organiser
Alte Oper Frankfurt
About this event
This concert is a direct outgrowth of Ensemble Modern's residency at the Prague Offspring festival. Conducted by Ukrainian Ustina Dubitsky, Frankfurt's leading new-music ensemble dedicates an entire evening to Czech and Slovak composers. The programme spans five works written between 1965 and 2025, most of them Frankfurt premieres. The historical anchor is Marek Kopelent's 'Homage to Vladimír Holan', a dense, serious salute to a key figure of the Czech post-war avant-garde. Against this stand younger voices like Pavel Šabacký, Barbora Tomášková and Slavomír Hořínka, whose pieces bristle with rhythmic energy, nocturnal sound-painting, and a playful experimental streak. After the concert, the Open Foyer invites you to stay for a drink and chat with the evening's performers — an informal chance for anyone curious about what they just heard.
Schedule
Sat, Oct 10
07:00 PM
Pavel Šabacký: Awakening
A 2025 work by Czech composer Pavel Šabacký, part of the evening's exploration of young Czech talent.
07:00 PM
Michaela Antalová: Unravel
A piece by Slovak composer Michaela Antalová, presented within the Czech-Slovak focused programme.
07:00 PM
Marek Kopelent: Pocta Vladimíru Holanovi
Homage to Vladimír Holan, a 1965 work by Czech post-war avant-garde composer Marek Kopelent.
07:00 PM
Barbora Tomášková: Pulsum Noctis
A 2025 work by Czech composer Barbora Tomášková, whose music is full of imagination.
07:00 PM
Slavomír Hořínka: Zrno, plevy a oheň
Grain, Chaff and Fire, a 2025 piece by Czech composer Slavomír Hořínka.
Sat, Oct 10
07:00 PM
Pavel Šabacký: Awakening
A 2025 work by Czech composer Pavel Šabacký, part of the evening's exploration of young Czech talent.
07:00 PM
Michaela Antalová: Unravel
A piece by Slovak composer Michaela Antalová, presented within the Czech-Slovak focused programme.
07:00 PM
Marek Kopelent: Pocta Vladimíru Holanovi
Homage to Vladimír Holan, a 1965 work by Czech post-war avant-garde composer Marek Kopelent.
07:00 PM
Barbora Tomášková: Pulsum Noctis
A 2025 work by Czech composer Barbora Tomášková, whose music is full of imagination.
07:00 PM
Slavomír Hořínka: Zrno, plevy a oheň
Grain, Chaff and Fire, a 2025 piece by Czech composer Slavomír Hořínka.
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