Strings of Autumn 2007

STRINGS OF AUTUMN
12th International Music Festival

Prague, Sept. 23 – Nov. 18, 2007

About the Festival:

The Strings of Autumn Festival has been part of Prague´s cultural calendar since the year 1996. It has evolved gradually, from a small-scale series of programmes incorporated into the broader context of cultural events staged at Prague Castle, into a project on its own footing, characterized by a dramaturgy open to endless options, and by its ambition to bring together (seemingly) incompatible domains of music.

THE PROGRAMME OF THE 12TH EDITION OF THE STRINGS OF AUTUMN

September 23, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Estates Theatre
Festival Opening Concert, Inspiration series

IAN BOSTRIDGE – tenor
ORCHESTRA of the AGE of ENLIGHTENMENT

The Voice of Handel
Handel´s music in ideal harmony between the renowned English early instruments ensemble, and a major star of the opera, oratorio and song repertoire.

September 26 and 27, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Czech Museum of Music
Luminaries series

DREVNERUSSKY RASPEV
(Russian Patriarchate Choir)
Conductor: Anatolij Grinděnko / Anatoly Grindenko
Choral Tradition of Old Russia presented by a choir whose extensive repertoire and wealth of vocal practice make of it a unique ensemble of its kind anywhere in the world. The concert programme will offer a chance to compare the traditional church repertoire with the output of Russian composers of the 19th and the first half of the 20th centuries.

October 2 and 1, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Prague Crossroads (St Anne´s Church)
Inspiration series

ANA MOURA & GROUP
Portuguese Fado
The Czech debut of the youngest member of the present-day generation of fadistas, singing to the traditional accompanying combination of Portuguese guitar, guitar, and double-bass. Her dedication to this thoroughly captivating genre has been attested to most recently by her current hit song, Sou Do Fado, Sou Fadista (“I Belong To Fado, I´m A Fadista”).

OSOBNOSTI / LUMINARIES

October 10, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Prague Crossroads (St Anne´s Church)
Luminaries series

CHLOË HANSLIP violin & JIŘÍ BÁRTA – cello

Ravel – Martinů – Kodály
Key virtuoso works of the chamber music literature of the 20th century´s first half written for the smallest chamber combination. A lineup of remarkable European artists will perform here Ravel´s Sonata, and Duets by Martinů and Kodály.

October 21, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Švandovo Theatre
Luminaries series

HANDA GOTE research & development
Ekran – Extended version
A tribute to all the forgotten fates of people who will never become celebrities.
A stage concert-installation. Multiprojection of variously found amateur film material to live music accompaniment. An expedition back in time to hypnotizing rhythms of music and the flicker of vintage screen projectors. Fragments of others´ lives that so resemble our own!

CROSSOVER

October 25, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Prague Crossroads (St Anne´s Church)
Crossover series

BESTER QUARTET
(originally Cracow Klezmer Band)

October 30, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum
Crossover series

NOUBA AT THE RUDOLFINUM

Prague Philharmonia, conductor: Michel Swierczewski
Anne-Sophie Schmidt – soprano
Ginesa Ortega Cortés – flamenco vocals
& musicians from Morocco :

November 7, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum
Luminaries series

BRAD MEHLDAU TRIO

November 18, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum
Closing Festival Concert, Crossover series

REGINA CARTER QUINTET
I‘ll Be Seeing You
Regina Carter conjures up an inimitable, rich tone on her violin, apart from that making ample use of the instrument´s rhythmic and percussive potential. Though she bases her approach on mainstream jazz styles, her art turns her into one of the most distinctly creative female jazz interpreters of the present time.

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Concert venues:
The Estates Theatre, Ovocný trh 1, Prague 1 – Old Town
The Rudolfinum, Alšovo nábřeží 12, Prague 1 – Old Town
The Czech Museum of Music, Karmelitská 2, Prague 1 – Lesser Town
Prague Crossroads (St. Anne´ Church), Zlatá / Liliová, Prague 1 – Old Town (entrance from Zlatá str.)
Švandovo Theatre, Štefánikova 57, Prague 5 – Smíchov

Tickets
Ticket sales at the Festival Information and Sales Centre and in the Ticketpro network.

Festival Information and Sales Centre
The National Theatre Ticket Office (National Theatre service building, Národní str., Prague 1)
Open Monday – Thursday 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. In case of concerts held on Sunday the Ticket office will be open also during weekends before the concert in question. From 4 July till 20 August 2007 the Ticket office will be closed due to summer holiday. We accept credit card payments.
Tel.: +420 224 901 247, e-mail: vstupenky@strunypodzimu.cz