Ostrava Days Institute

Ostrava Days Institute
August 14– September 2, 2023

“Ostrava Days is a fantastic experience for every composer, a special place for growing musically in a highly professional, yet welcoming and friendly environment. It is a place where composers with different interests and backgrounds meet to exchange ideas and learn.”

- Christian Ferlaino, composer, saxophone player,
OD student-resident in 2017 & 2021

Lectors & Guest Composers

OSTRAVA DAYS 2023 INSTITUTE (AUGUST 14–SEPTEMBER 2)

The 21-day biennial Ostrava Days Institute and Festival is one of the largest summer new music programs. The Institute consists of lectures, seminars, discussions and meetings. Participants take part in preparing their works, which are performed on Ostrava Days Festival's program. Ostrava Days Festival includes established and emerging composers, an international community of musicians, two resident orchestras (the 85-piece ONO – Ostrava New Orchestra, and the 35-piece Ostravská banda), and a mixed choir. 

Additionally, Ostrava Days includes ensembles, a resident string quartet, and many soloists who will also lead workshops and give presentations. The Ostrava Days Institute is interconnected with the Ostrava Days Festival. The Festival’s program includes compositions by student-residents, lectors, a number of well-established composers, and a selection of masterpieces from the recent past, side by side.

The OD Institute accepts a limited number of resident-students to ensure one-on-one interactions among all participants. Composers, performers, and musicologists are welcome.
The working language is English.

Ostrava Days 2023 Schedule (excerpt):

Monday, August 14 – Lectures, seminars and meetings begin
Monday, August 21 – Orchestra and ensembles rehearsals start
Thursday, August 24 – Preview events start
Saturday, August 26 – Minimarathon of Electronic Music
Sunday, August 27 – Orchestra Opening
Saturday, September 2 – Closing Concert

Locations:
Janáček Conservatory in Ostrava, Triple Hall Karolina, Hlubina Coal Mine Area, Cathedral of the Divine Saviour, St. Wenceslas Church, Gallery of Fine Arts, Antonín Dvořák Theatre

Accommodation:
Kampus Palace in the center of Ostrava

OSTRAVA DAYS FESTIVAL (AUGUST 14–SEPTEMBER 2, 2023) WILL INCLUDE:

Conductors: Bruno Ferrandis, Johannes Kalitzke, Petr Kotík, Jiří Rožeň, Jurij Galatenko (choirmaster) and others

Orchestras and Ensembles: ONO – Ostrava New Orchestra, Ostravská banda, Canticum Ostrava

download the instrumentation of resident orchestras and ensembles

“Ostrava Days is an important festival and academy for young composers. They can exchange ideas, talk about their work, be coached and, most importantly, work with the musicians on their own compositions. It provides a unique opportunity to experience work with the performers and it definitely helps build strong friendships among all the artists. ”

- Ana Sokolović, composer, OD 2021 lector

General support for Ostrava Center for New Music provided by City of Ostrava, Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, Moravian-Silesian Region, Veronika & Libor Winkler, Czech-German Fund for the Future, and others (including sponsors and individual donors).

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