Bennewitz Quartet / Belfiato Quintet / »Mládi«
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Out of all the numerous Czech chamber music groups, two ensembles are particularly noteworthy: the Bennewitz Quartet founded in Prague in 1998, which has made an international name for itself, as well as the Belfiato Quintet, one of the most prestigious wind ensembles. Their mutual concert is dedicated to works by Antonín Dvořák and Leoš Janáček.
The strings perform Dvořák pieces including »Cypresses«, short pieces for string quartet based on poems. The winds perform »Mladi« (Youth), Janáček’s suite for wind sextet – a work composed for his 70th birthday in which he recalls his youth in Brno. For this piece, the composer added the bass clarinet to the standard wind quintet.
Both ensembles share the stage for Janáček’s Piano Concertino; the soloist is Lukáš Vondráček who won the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels in 2016.
Performers
Belfiato Quintet
Oto Reiprich flute
Jan Souček oboe
Jiří Javůrek clarinet
Jindřich Pavliš bass clarinet
Ondřej Šindelář bassoon
Kateřina Javůrková french horn
Bennewitz Quartet
Jakub Fišer violin
Štěpán Ježek violin
Jiří Pinkas viola
Štěpán Doležal violoncello
Lukáš Vondráček piano
Programme
Leoš Janáček
Mládi (Die Jugend) für Bläserensemble
Antonín Dvořák
Zypressen / Zwölf Tonstücke für Streichquartett B 152 / (Auszüge)
Leoš Janáček
Concertino für Klavier, zwei Violinen, Viola, Klarinette, Horn und Fagott
– Interval –
Antonín Dvořák
Klavierquintett A-Dur op. 81
Festival
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