Advent Concerts
Advent Concerts of the Czech Philharmonic at the Rudolfinum have become an inseparable part of the magic of the pre-Christmas season. The programs are spread across the four Sundays of Advent and attractively combine festive melodies with well-established chamber repertoire pieces.
We begin with strings: Quintetto della Trota, composed of leading players from the string section, will perform Schubert’s famous quintet “The Trout.” The program continues with the cimbalom. With the exceptionally popular Cimbalom Ensemble of the Czech Philharmonic, the audience will experience their philharmonic musicians in a completely different context. The brass section will then take over. In a program ranging from early Baroque to the 20th century, we will hear PBtet, featuring two of the orchestra’s principal trumpeters. The final Advent Sunday is dedicated to double-reed instruments, namely oboes and bassoons. Handel’s popular Water Music will be complemented by traditional Czech rorate chants and Christmas carols.
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What's On
Franz Anton Hoffmeister
Double Bass Quartet No. 4 in D major
Franz Schubert
Quintet for piano, violin, viola, cello, and double bass in A major, Op. 114 “Trout”
Performers
Quintetto della Trota
Markéta Vokáčová violin
Ondřej Martinovský viola
Jan Keller cello
Adam Honzírek double bass
Barbora Prokopová piano
What's On
Antonín Dvořák (arr. by Jaroslav Krček)
Moravian Duets, Op. 32
Christmas songs of Bohemia and Moravia for cimbalom ensemble
Performers
Czech Philharmonic Cimbalom Ensemble and guests
What's On
Jeremiah Clarke (arr. by Walter Barnes)
Trumpet Voluntary arranged for brass ensemble
Claudio Monteverdi (arr. by Raymon Mase)
Four Madrigals arranged for brass ensemble
Girolamo Frescobaldi (arr. by John Wilson)
Toccata arranged for brass ensemble
Tomaso Albinoni (arr. by David Hickman)
Concerto San Marco, Sonata No. 11, Op. 6 arranged for brass ensemble
Samuel Barber (arr. by Stephen McNeff)
Adagio for Strings arranged for brass ensemble
Gioacchino Rossini (arr. by Gary Kulesha)
“Largo al factotum”, aria from the opera The Barber of Seville arranged for brass ensemble
Edward Elgar (arr. by Scott Hartman)
“Nimrod” from the Enigma Variations, Op. 36 arranged for brass ensemble
PBtet
Christmas carols
Performers
PBtet Brass Quintet
Walter Hofbauer trumpet
Stanislav Masaryk trumpet
Jakub Chmelař tuba
Daniela Roubíčková French horn
Barbora Kolafová trombone
What's On
George Frideric Handel (arr. by Tomáš Františ)
Water Music, selections
Music for the Royal Fireworks, selections
Czech Advent and Christmas music (arr. by Tomáš Františ)
Performers
Czech Double Reed Ensemble and members of the Czech Philharmonic
Vladislav Borovka oboe
Jana Brožková oboe
Tomáš Františ bassoon
Vojtěch Jouza oboe
Jaroslav Kubita bassoon
Martin Petrák bassoon
Ondřej Roskovec bassoon
Ondřej Šindelář bassoon
Barbora Trnčíková oboe
Jiří Zelba oboe
En Arché Chamber Choir