Concerts
2011
OSTRAVA DAYS 2011 FESTIVAL
August 29, 2011
OSTRAVSKÁ BANDA I
20:30 Philharmonic Hall
Salome Kammer, Voice (Munchen)
Ondřej Vrabec, Horn (Prague)
Joseph Kubera, Piano (New York)
Johannes Kalitzke, Conductor (Vienna)
Petr Kotík, Conductor (New York / Ostrava)
Barbara Kler, Conductor (Berlin)
Petr Kotík: Kontrabandt (1967)
Martin Smolka: Autumn
Thoughts (1998)
Peter Ferenčík: Maybe,
Perhaps, Possibly (2011)
Kurt Schwertsik: salotto romano (1961)
György Ligeti: Hamburg
Concerto (1998-99, revidováno 2003)
John Cage: Aria
(1958)
Solos from Concert for Piano and Orchestra (1957-58)
Fontana Mix (1958)
(simultaneously)
August 30, 2011
EVENT II / NIGHT of SOLOS
17:30 First Part
Ostrava Days Alumnae
Ostravská banda
Petr Kotík, Conductor (New York / Ostrava)
Carolyn Chen: Wilder Shores of Love (2011)
Katherine Soper: The Sleep Side (2011)
Pablo Chin: For Instance Mozart (2011)
Alex Mincek: Pendulum #7 (2011)
19:00 Second Part
Ostravská banda
Katalin Károlyi, Soprano (Budapest / Paris)
Ondřej Vrabec, Conductor (Prague)
Zoltán Jeney: Psalmus 5 (1989)
August 31, 2011
OSTRAVSKÁ BANDA II
17:30 Philharmonic Hall
Ostravská banda
Conrad Harris, Violin (New York)
Johannes Kalitzke, Conductor (Wien)
Petr Kotík, Conductor (New York / Ostrava)
Barbara Kler, Conductor (Berlin)
Ondřej Vrabec, Conductor (Prague)
Jiří Kadeřábek: Technological Progress (2011)
David Kant: Paths Through An Ordered Field (2011)
Petr Cígler: Entropic Symphony (2011)
Ben Irwin: Synecdoche (2010)
Giacinto Scelsi: Anahit. Lyric Poem Dedicated to Venus (1965)
September 1, 2011
VOICES AND INSTRUMENTS
18:00 St. Wenceslas Church
Ostravská banda
Canticum Ostrava, Jurij Galatenko, Choir Master (Ostrava)
Katalin Károlyi, Soprano (Budapest / Paris)
Petr Kotík, Conductor (Ostrava/New York)
Michal Gronowicz: De Psalmo VI (2007)
Peter Graham: Cantiga del amor final (2001)
Salvatore Sciarrino: Infinito Nero (1998)
September 3, 2011
CLOSING CONCERT
19:00 Philharmonic Hall
Ostravská banda
JACK Quartet (New York)
Joseph Kubera, Piano (New York)
Alexandr Vovk, Voice (Ostrava)
Barbara Kler, Conductor (Berlin)
Petr Kotík, Conductor (New York/Ostrava)
Ondřej Vrabec, Conductor (Prague)
Jose Henrique Padovani: canto diviso (2008)
Phill Niblock: Baobab (2011)
Wolfgang Rihm: “CONCERTO” Dithyrambe (2000)
Bernard Lang: Monadology XIVa
(2011)
Galina Ustwolskaja: Symphony No. 2 „True and Eternal Bliss“ (1979)
April 15, 2011
NEW YORK
19:00 Bohemian National Hall
Ostravská banda
Hana Kotková, Violin (Lugano)
Elliott Sharp, Electric Guitar (New York)
Petr Kotík, Conductor (Ostrava/New York)
Frederic Rzewski: Les moutons de Panurge
Katherine Soper: The Sleep Side
Todd Tarantino: Erinnerung
Pablo Chin: For Instance Mozart
Martin Smolka: Autumn Thoughts
Elliott Sharp: Aperturae
April 13, 2011
NEW YORK
19:30 Carnegie Hall
Ostravská banda
Hana Kotková, Violin (Lugano)
Joseph Kubera, Piano (New York)
Daan Vandewalle, Piano (Ghent)
Petr Kotík, Conductor (Ostrava/New York)
Petr Kotík: In Four Parts
Carolyn Chen: Wilder Shores of Love (World Premiere)
György Ligeti: Concert for Piano and Orchestra
Luca Francesconi: Riti Neurali
Alex Mincek: Pendulum #7 (World Premiere)
John Cage: Concert for Piano and Orchestra
2010
FALL TOUR
October 22, 2010
KATOWICE, POLAND
19:00 Akademia Muzyczna im. Karola Szymanowskiego w Katowicach
Ostravská banda
Hana Kotková, Violin (Lugano)
Petr Kotík, Conductor (Ostrava/New York)
Petr Kotík: In Four Parts (3,6 & 11 pro Johna Cage) [2009]
Morton Feldman: Why Patterns? [1978]
Petr Bakla: Serenade [2010]
Paulina Załubska: Dispersion [2007]
Luca Francesconi: Riti Neurali [1991]
October 23, 2010
OPAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC
19:00 Minorit Monastery
Ostravská banda
Canticum Ostrava
Hana Kotková, Violin (Lugano)
Gregory Purnhagen, Baritone (New York)
Thomas Buckner, Baritone (New York)
Petr Kotík, Conductor (Ostrava/New York)
Bernhard Lang: Monadologie IV [2009]
Petr Bakla: Serenade [2010]
Luciano Berio: Sequenza VIII [1976]
Somei Satoh: The Passion [2009]
October 25, 2010
OSTRAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC
18:00 St. Wenceslas Church
Ostravská banda
Canticum Ostrava
Hana Kotková, Violin (Lugano)
Gregory Purnhagen, Baritone (New York)
Thomas Buckner, Baritone (New York)
Petr Kotík, Conductor (Ostrava/New York)
Paulina Załubska: Dispersion [2007]
Petr Bakla: Serenade [2010]
Luca Francesconi: Riti Neurali [1991]
Somei Satoh: The Passion [2009]
October 27, 2010
GRAZ, AUSTRIA
20:00 Minoritensaal Graz, Kulturzentrum bei
den Minoriten
Ostravská banda
Hana Kotková, Violin (Lugano)
Petr Kotík, Conductor (Ostrava/New York)
Christian Wolff: For 6 or & 7 Players (Hudba pro Merce
Cunninghama) [1959]
Petr Kotík: In Four Parts (3,6 & 11 pro Johna Cage) [2009]
Bernhard Lang: Monadologie IV [2009]
Paulina Załubska: Dispersion [2007]
Luca Francesconi: Riti Neurali [1991]
October 31, 2010
UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS
20:15 Muziekcentrum Vredenburg
Ostravská banda
Daan Vandewalle, Piano (Ghent)
Hana Kotková, Violin (Lugano)
Petr Kotík, Conductor (Ostrava/New York)
Christian Wolff: For 6 or & 7 Players (Hudba pro Merce
Cunninghama) [1959]
György Ligeti: Concerto for Piano and
Orchestra [1985/88]
Petr Kotík: In Four Parts (3,6 & 11 pro Johna Cage) [2009]
György Ligeti: Concerto for Violin and
Orchestra [1990/92]
November 3, 2010
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
19:30 St. Vavřinec Church
Ostravská banda
Hana Kotková, Violin (Lugano)
Petr Kotík, Conductor (Ostrava/New York)
Petr Bakla: Serenade [2010]
Luciano Berio: Sequenza VIII [1976]
Jan Rychlík: Smyčcové trio [1953]
Morton Feldman: Why Patterns? [1978]
November 5, 2010
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
21:00 La Fabrika
Ostravská banda
Hana Kotková, Violin (Lugano)
Joseph Kubera, Piano (New York)
Petr Kotík, Conductor (Ostrava/New York)
Luca Francesconi: Riti Neurali [1991]
Paulina Zalubska: Dispersion [2007]
Bernhard Lang: Monadologie IV [2009]
Petr Kotík: In Four Parts (3,6 & 11 pro
Johna Cage) [2009]
John Cage: Concert for Piano and Orchestra [1957]
CONCERT IN PRAGUE
as a part of the project Ostrava in Prague supporting Ostrava's candidacy for European Capital of Culture 2015.
June 6, 2010
OSTRAVSKÁ
BANDA
20:00 Archa Theatre, Prague
Ostravská banda
Petr
Kotík, Conductor
(New York/Ostrava)
Daan
Vandewalle, Piano (Ghent)
Jean-Paul Dessy, Violoncello (Mons)
Jan Tříska, Narrator (Los Angeles)
Alexander Komlosi, Narrator (New York/Prague)
Petr Bakla: Material and Dreams (2009) (Prague premiere)
Jean-Paul Dessy: Oreé-Oraison-Hors-Raison (2000) (Czech premiere)
György Ligeti: Concert for Piano and Orchestra (1985-88)
Petr Kotík: Letters to Olga (1989-91)
On text by Václav Havel
CONCERT IN MADRID in collaboration with the festival musicadhoy 2010
January 21, 2010
UNIVERSO
GALINA USTWOLSKAJA
22:30 Auditorio Nacional
de Música - Sala de Camara, Madrid
Ostravská
banda
Petr Kotík, Conductor (New York/Prague)
Conrad Harris, Violin (New York)
Arne Deforce, Cello (Ghent)
Daan Vandewalle, Piano (Ghent)
Marta Marinová, Voice (Prague)
Galina Ustwolskaja: Grand Duet (1959)
Symphony No. 4 “Prayer” (1985-87)
Duo for Violin and Piano (1964)
Composition No. 1 “Dona Nobis Pacem” (1970-1971)
Symphony No.
5 “Amen” (1989-90)
2009
OSTRAVA DAYS 2009 FESTIVAL / 21.8. – 29.8.2009
August 21, 2009
PHILL NIBLOCK: PROJECTION & MUSIC
8:00 pm Vítkovice Site - Blust Furnaces, Hall No. 6
Ostravská banda
Phill Niblock, Projection, Electronics
Petr Kotík, Conductor
2 Lips aka Nameless (2009)
Tow by Tom (2005)
August 24, 2009
OSTRAVSKÁ BANDA I
8:00 pm Philharmonic Hall
Ostravská banda
Hana Kotková, Violin
Petr Kotík, Ondřej Vrabec, Conductors
Charles Ives: The Unanswered Question (1906, 1930)
Ravi Kittappa: singularities (2008)
Daniel Iglesia: Foniesin Anteconcert (2009)
Diego Soifer: Apenas se va (2008)
Wolfgang Rihm: Gesungene Zeit (1991-92)
August 26, 2009
OSTRAVSKÁ BANDA II
5:30 pm Philharmonic Hall
Ostravská banda
Thomas Buckner, Baritone
Milan Osadský, Accordion
Petr Kotík, Peter Rundel, Ondřej Vrabec, dirigenti
Benjamin Oliver: Suppressing Repression (2007)
Joseph Kudirka: Renascence (2009)
Petr Bakla: Material and Dreams (2009)
Peter Graham: Brittle Relations (1986)
Salvatore Sciarrino: Vento d’ombra (2005)
August 27, 2009
VOICES & INSTRUMENTS
6:00 pm St. Wenceslas Church
Ostravská banda
Petr Kotík, Conductor
Nomi Epstein: Solo for Large Ensemble (2008-09)
Galina Ustwolskaja: Symphony No. 4 (1985-87)
August 29, 2009
CLOSING CONCERT
7:30 pm Philharmonic Hall
Ostravská banda
Daan Vandewalle, klavír
Petr Kotík, Peter Rundel, Roland Kluttig, Ondřej Vrabec, Conductors
Christian Wolff: Rhapsody for 3 Orchestras (2009)
Pablo Chin Pampillo: Rojo sobre Blanco (2008)
György Ligeti: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1985-88)
May 6, 2009
OSTRAVSKÁ BANDA IN LINCOLN CENTRE, NEW YORK
8 pm Lincoln Centre, New York
Ostravská banda
The Orchestra of the S.E.M. Ensemble
FLUX Quartet
Hana Kotková, Violin
Daan Vandewalle, Piano
Petr Kotík, Conductor
Christian Wolff: Trio for Robert Ashley (premiere)
Salvatore Sciarrino: Vento D’ombra
Petr Kotik: String Quartet No.1 Erinnerungen an Jan (premiere)
Elliott Carter: Dialogues
György Ligeti: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
2008
CONCERT TOUR OF OSTRAVSKÁ BANDA
October 23, 2008
Cieszyn, Poland
18:00 Music School I.J.Paderewskiego, ul. Zamkowa 3
Ostravská banda
Steven C. Wilson, Tenor (New York)
Petr Kotík, Conductor (Ostrava/New York)
Martin Smolka: Oh My Beloved C Minor (2002)
Sebastian Claren: Potemkin I: Baby Baby (2003)
Petr Kotík: John Mary (1972/73)
Galina Ustwolskaja: Symphony No. 5 "Amen" (1990)
October 24, 2008
Ostrava, Czech Republic
19:00 St. Wenceslas Church
Ostravská banda
Olga Krumpholzová, Soprano (Prague)
Steven C. Wilson, Tenor (New York)
Petr Kotík, Conductor (Ostrava/New York)
Sebastian Claren: Potemkin I: Baby Baby (2003)
Martin Smolka: Oh My Beloved C Minor (2002)
Petr Kotík: John Mary (1972/73)
Galina Ustwolskaja: Symphony No. 5 "Amen"(1990)
October 27, 2008
Prague, Czech Republic
20:00 Archa Theatre
Ostravská banda
Olga Krumpholzová, Soprano (Prague)
Steven C. Wilson, Tenor (New York)
Daan Vandewalle, Piano (Gent)
Petr Kotík, Conductor (Ostrava/New York)
Galina Ustwolskaja: Symphony No. 5 "Amen"(1990)
Petr Kotík: John Mary (1972/73)
Martin Smolka: Oh My Beloved C Minor (2002)
Morton Feldman: For Franz Kline (1962)
Sebastian Claren: Potemkin I: Baby Baby (2003)
Elliott Carter: Dialogues (2002)
October 29, 2008
Berlin, Germany
19:00 Akademie der Künste
Ostravská banda
Olga Krumpholzová, Soprano (Prague)
Steven C. Wilson, Tenor (New York)
Daan Vandewalle, Piano (Ghent)
Petr Kotík, Conductor (Ostrava/New York)
Galina Ustwolskaja: Symphony No. 5 "Amen"(1990)
Petr Kotík: John Mary (1972/73)
Martin Smolka: Oh My Beloved C Minor (2002)
Morton Feldman: For Franz Kline (1962)
Sebastian Claren: Potemkin I: Baby Baby (2003)
Elliott Carter: Dialogues (2002)
November 2, 2008
Utrecht, The Netherlands
20:30 Vredenburg
Ostravská banda
Daan Vandewalle, Piano (Ghent)
Monica Germino, Violin (Amsterdam)
Cristina Zavalloni, Soprano (Milano)
Petr Kotík, Conductor (Ostrava/New York)
Elliott Carter: Dialogues (2002)
Martin Smolka: Oh My Beloved C Minor (2002)
John Cage: Concert for Piano and Orchestra (1957)
Louis Andriessen: La Passione (2001/02)
May 21, 2008
Janáček May International Music Festival Ostrava
19:30 Černá louka
Ostravská banda
Hana Kotková, Violin
Petr Kotík, Conductor
Petr Kotík: Solos and Incidental Harmonies
Elliott Carter: Dialogues
Miroslav Srnka: Reservoirs
György Ligeti: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
May 23, 2008
Prague Spring International Music Festival, Prague, Czech Republic
20:00 Rudolfinum
Ostravská banda
Hana Kotková, Violin
Monica Germino, Violin
Michaela Riener, Soprano
Daan Vandewalle, Piano
Petr Kotík, Conductor
Petr Kotík: Solos and Incidental Harmonies
Elliott Carter: Dialogues
Louis Andriessen: La Passione
Miroslav Srnka: Reservoirs
György Ligeti: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
2007
OSTRAVA DAYS 2007 FESTIVAL
August 27, 2007
OSTRAVSKÁ BANDA I
20:00 Philharmonic Hall
Ostravská banda
Vilém Veverka, Oboe
Petr Kotík, Flute
Joseph Kubera, Daan Vandewalle, Pianos
Petr Kotík, Roland Kluttig, Peter Rundel, Conductors
Stefan Wolpe: Chamber Piece No. 1 (1964)
Christian Wolff: Nine (1951)
Luca Lombardi: Einklang per oboe e sette strumenti (1980)
Chiyoko Szlavnics: Heliotrope (for Frank O'Hara) (2007) premiere
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Zeitmaße (1955/56)
Vladimír Šrámek: 6 Minutových cvičení pro Petra Kotíka (1961)
Petr Kotík: Spontano (1964)
John Cage: Concert for Piano and Orchestra (1957)
Version for 2 pianos and 2 orchestras
August 28, 2007
OSTRAVSKÁ BANDA II
19:30 St. Wenceslas Church
Ostravská banda
St. Vavřinec Vocal Quartet
Canticum Ostrava, Mixed choir
Jurij Galatenko, Choir Master, Narrator
Gayla Morgan, Soprano
Steven Fox, Countertenor, Tenor
Petr Kotík, Roland Kluttig, Conductors
Phill Niblock: 4 Chorch +1 (2007) premiere
Petr Kotík: Spheres & Attraction (1981/2005)
Hildegard von Bingen: Ecclesia (Sequentia) (1151/58)
Máté Szigeti: Kantate auf Wittgensteins Texte (2005)
Richard Glover: is without nothing (2006) premiere
James Orsher: trinkets and titivation (2006) premiere
Juraj Kojs: There He Stayed (2007) premiere
Galina Ustwolskaja: Symphony No. 3 "Jesus Messiah, save us! " (1983)
August 30, 2007
OSTRAVSKÁ BANDA III
17:00 Philharmonic Hall
Ostravská banda
Thomas Buckner, Baritone
Petr Kotík, Peter Rundel, Ondřej Vrabec, Conductors
Raffael Nassif: noturno (2006) premiere
Michaela Plachká: You gave us quiet / III (2007)
Somei Satoh: The Last Song (2005)
Miroslav Srnka: Reservoirs (2007) premiere
Christian Wolff: Quodlibet (2007) premiere
August 31, 2007
FLUXUS & ASSOCIATES
18:00 Philharmonic Hall
Ostravská banda
Resident-Students of Ostrava Days 2007 & Guests
With Ben Patterson & Milan Knížák
1. part: Philharmonic Hall, Music Hall
La Monte Young: Composition 1960, # 7 (1960)
Marcel Duchamp: Sculpture Musical (1934)
Eric Andersen: Opera Instruction 1961 (1961)
Tomas Schmit: Zyklus (1962)
Terry Jennings: String Quartet (1960)
George Brecht: Piano piece, 1962 (1962)
Jackson Mac Low: Milarepa (1976)
John Lely: Second Symphony (2006)
Milan Knížák: Broken Music (1964)
Ben Vautier: 10 Minutes (1963)
Taylan Susam: Ostrava Quartet (2007)
Dick Higgins: Danger music # 17 (1962)
Yoko Ono: String Quartet (1965)
2. part: Philharmonic Hall, in the fresh air
George Maciunas: Solo for Conductor (1965)
Emmett Williams: Cellar Song for Five Voices (1958)
Mieko Shiomi: Disappearing Music for Face (1964)
Joe Jones: Duet for Trumpets (1963)
Robert Watts: F/C Trace (1963)
Robert Bozzi: Tombeau pour Pierre Boulez (1966)
Nam June Paik: One for Violin (1964)
Ben Patterson: Paper piece (1960)
September 1, 2007
LAST CHANCE IN THE AFTERNOON
15:00 Janáček Conservatory in Ostrava
Members of Ostravská banda & Guests
Thomas Buckner & OD Improvisation Ensemble
Thomas Buckner & OD Improvisation Ensemble: Group Improvisation
Christian Wolff: OUT-TAKE (2005)
Kyle Hillbrand: Evaporation (2006) premiere
Daniel Vezza: Flux (2006)
Joseph Kudirka: Time and Harmony, for James Tenney (2005)
Carolyn Chen: Rendition (2007)
Derek Muro: a landslide of maps (2005)
Sarah O'Halloran: Relics (2007)
Peter Graham: Secreta (1995)
Michael Winter: Streams I (2006) premiere
CLOSING CONCERT
19:00 Philharmonic Hall
Ostravská banda
Łukasz Nędza, Saxophone
Hana Kotková, Violin
Roland Kluttig, Petr Kotík, Ondřej Vrabec, Conductors
Earle Brown: Available Forms I (1962)
Paulina Załubska: Impression (2006)
György Ligeti: Concert for Violin and Orchestra (1990/92)
May 1, 2007
The Orchestra of the S.E.M. Ensemble 15th Anniversary Season
Celebrating Earle Brown´s 80th Birthday
with special guests Ostravská banda (Czech Republic)
20:00 Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall
The Orchestra of the S.E.M. Ensemble
Ostravská banda
Thomas Buckner, Baritone
Joseph Kubera, Piano
Lájos Tóth, Percussion
Petr Kotík, Conductor
Stefan Wolpe: Chamber Piece No. 1
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