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Mucha Quartet sa zúčastnilo na medzinárodnom konkurze sláčikových kvartet za účasti osobností zo sveta vážnej hudby. Konkurz bol prístupný verejnosti.
Dmitrij Šostakovič, Vladimír Godár, Michael Gordon, Anton Webern, Peter Machajdík.
„French Soirée“ is a product of co-operation of well known Slovak chamber ensemble Mucha Quartet and a talented pianist Maroš Klátik. The unique aim of the concert is to demonstrate the composition style of three giants of French music - Claude Debussy, Camille Saint-Saëns and Gabriel Fauré.
Concert and a lecture of historiographers about the noble house of Esterházy.
Mucha Quartet will take a tour in Italian towns with a programme joining worldwide literature (J. Haydn, W. A. Mozart, L. v. Beethoven) with Slovak pieces (I. Zeljenka).
Slovak premières of recent string quartet pieces by two remarkable composers from the Anglo-Saxon world, performed by the most agile Slovak string quartet of today. You will hear works from: Juraj Jartim, Peter Machajdík, Michael Gordon, Thomas Ades.
The musica_litera project is a cycle of three chamber evenings of music and literature aimed to present the natural relationship of music and artistic text in the untraditional, though attractive surroundings of The Nedbalka Gallery. Many works of literature and music were created in mutual coinspiration. At our performances we would like to stress this phenomenon and thus demonstrate the audience the authors´ inner message which they intended to put in their works.
Mucha Quartet will participate at the Bratislava Music Festival. Together with the pianist Magdaléna Bajuszová they will perform piano quintets by Béla Bartók and Alexander Albrecht.
Mucha Quartet will take part at a tour of South Korea within the Visegrad Music Festival. It will perform in three cultural centres: 4th Sept 8pm - Seoul Arts Center, 8th Sept 7:30pm - Daegu Arts Center, 9th Sept 7:30pm - Busan Cultural Arts Center, Among the other performers will be Trio Martinu, Glass Duo and Camerata S., as well as the soloist Alexander Javorkai - violin.
Mucha Quartet will perform at the 24th International Music Festival in Český Krumlov. The performance will take place on the 30th of July 2015 at 7:30pm at the Masquerade Hall of the Český Krumlov Castle. Together with a musical mime Vladimír Kulíšek they will perform Vivaldi´s Four Seasons. Next programme: L.v.Beethoven, A. Dvořák.
You are invited to a concert of Mucha Quartet, which will take place on the 23rd of July 2015 at 8 pm at the Danubius Health Spa Resort Thermia Palace in Piešťany within the 60th year of the Piešťany Festival of Art. You will hear works by F. Schubert, L. v. Beethoven and L. Janáček.
Mucha Quartet will perform at a concert within the Festival Massimo Amfiteatroff in the Italian town of Levanto, which will take place on the 21st of July 2015 at 9:30 pm at the Oratorio di San Giacomo. On the programme there will be works by F. Schubert, L. v. Beethoven and L. Janáček.
Mucha Quartet will perform a concert at the festival called “Letná pauza” (Summer Break), which will take place on the 5th of July 2015 at 7:30pm in the church of St. Nicholaus in Poruba near Prievidza. You will hear works by F. Schubert (String Quintet in C major, D956) and P. I. Tchaikovsky (String Sextet Souvenir de Florence). Chamber partners will be Peter Vrbinčík – viola and Kristína Chalmovská – violoncello.
On the 23rd of June at 7:00 pm at the Palffy palace in the Zámocká street in Bratislava, do not miss a concert consisting of works by Alexander Albrecht in the interpretation of Mucha Quartet. It is a continuation of a concert performed by Mucha Quartet in 2011.
Mucha Quartet will participate at the festival ceremony celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Schengen Treaty signing. They will perform at an orchestra called Academy Schengen-Bratislava under the baton of Jack Martin Händler and they will play works by W.A.Mozart and L.v.Beethoven. The performance will take place on the 13th June 2015 at 2pm in Schengen (Luxembourg).
Mucha Quartet was invited to perform a recital in Reggio Emilia, where it won the 2nd prize at the Premio Paolo Borciani 2014. Recital will take place on the 9th June 2015 at 9 pm at Teatro Cavallerizza. The programme includes works by authors: L. v. Beethoven, F. Schubert, D. Šostakovič.
The association of Albrechtina organizes a concert celebrating the 5th anniversary of its establishment. The event will be held on the 26th of May 2015 at 7:00 pm at the Pálffy Palace in the Zámocká Street. Mucha Quartet will contribute with a musical piece by Alexander Albrecht.
The recital of Mucha Quartet at the Prague Spring Music Festival will take place on the 23rd of May 2015 at 5:00 pm at the Hall of the Czech National Bank (Senovážné nám. 30, Praha 1). The programme will include works by F. Schubert, I. Zeljenka and L.v.Beethoven.
Mucha Quartet will perform at a recital within the Dvořák´s Příbram festival. The concert will be held on the 21st of May 2015 at 7:00 pm at the Gallery of František Drtikol in Příbram. Programme: L.v.Beethoven, A. Dvořák.
Mucha Quartet will perform at the Spring concert in the town of Valbonne near Cannes. The concert will take place at 7:00 pm in the church of Saint-Blaise (1 Rue de Paroisse). They will perform together with Quatuor Tonalis.
Mucha Quartet will participate at the festival of string quartets in the French town of Bordeaux. Dates and venues of the concerts: 11th May 6:30 pm – Théâtre La Pergola – L.v.Beethoven, I.Zeljenka, 16th May 8:00 pm – Auditorium de Bordeaux – W.A.Mozart.
The concert of Mucha Quartet in the Nedbalka Gallery will take place on the 29th of April 2015 at 6pm. Program: Mozart, Beethoven, Zeljenka. You can get the tickets directly on the spot (Nedbalka Gallery, Nedbalova 17, BA). You are warmly welcome!
Mucha Quartet will perform at a concert with the Italian guitar player Luciano Pompilio and the mime Vlado Kulíšek, which will take place on the 26th of April 2015 at 6:00 pm at the Refectory of the Piarist Gymnasium. The programme will include works by: L. Boccherini, M. Castelnuovo-Tedesco, A. Vivaldi.
Members of Mucha Quartet will teach chamber music in the form of masterclasses at the Conservatory in Žilina (J. M. Hurbana 48, Žilina). The event will take place on the 15th of April 2015 from 10:00 am. We are looking forward to hear the young chamber ensembles and see the interested public. You are warmly welcome.
Mucha Quartet will perform a chamber concert, which will take place on the 14th of April 2015 at 7pm in the House of Art Fatra in Žilina within the Allegretto festival. Programme: W. A. Mozart, D. Šostakovič.
Mucha Quartet will perform at a closing lunch of the officials representing 5 countries of the multilateral platform - Central European Education Cooperation. The lunch will be held on the 8th of April 2015 at 12:15pm at the Hotel Bôrik (Bôrik 15, Bratislava). The atmosphere will be enriched by musical entries by composers of all participating nationalities (Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Austria, Czech Republic).
Mucha Quartet and Magdaléna Bajuszová (piano) will perform as jurors at the Competition of renaissance and baroque music for chamber ensembles (20th March). The performance will be held on the 20th March 2015 at 5pm at the Basic Music School of J. Kowalski in the Laurinská Street 20 in Bratislava. They will play Muse and Dance for piano quintet by Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský.
The performance of The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour On the Cross by Joseph Haydn in the interpretation of Mucha Quartet will take place on the 15th March 2015 (Sunday) at 5pm in the parish church of St. Phillip and Jacob in Hainburg (centre). The reflections between the movements will be performed by Mr. Othmar Posch, the vicar.
The recital of Mucha Quartet at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Madrid will take place on the 12th of March 2015 at 7:30pm at the Auditorio Sony. They will perform the string quartet by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart No. 15 in D minor, KV 421.
Mucha Quartet comes to Graz with an Austrian-Czech repertoire to close the Meerschein castle concert series. Dates of the concerts: 7th March 2015 at 7:30pm, 8th March at 11am. Programme: J. Haydn, W. A. Mozart, A. Dvořák.
We warmly invite you to the concert composed of chamber works by Robert Schumann which will take place on the 2nd of February 2015 at 6pm at the Dvorana Hall of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. Xénia Jarová will play on the piano.
The performance of Mucha Quartet at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Madrid will take place on the 23rd January 2015 at 7:30pm at the Auditorio Sony. Mucha Quartet will perform the string quartet “Rosamunde”, D 804 written by Franz Schubert.
Mucha Quartet will perform a recital at the theatre called Teatro della Pergola in Florence on the 19th of January 2015 at 9pm. You will hear works by J. Haydn, W.A. Mozart or A. Dvořák.
We invite you to the New Year´s Glass of Wine featuring Mucha Quartet, which will take place at the Culture House in Partizánske on the 5th of January 2015 at 5pm. On the programme you will hear valses and polkas by Johann Strauss and many other famous melodies. You are warmly welcome!
Mucha Quartet will perform two concerts in an Italian town Capua near Naples. The venue will be the church Chiesa Dei Santi Rufo a Carponio. First concert - 20th of December at 7:30 pm – J. Haydn, W. A. Mozart, A. Dvořák. Second concert – 21st of December at 11:30 am – J. Haydn, L. v. Beethoven, F. Schubert.
Mucha Quartet will perform at the Christmas market in Stupava, which will take place on Saturday the 13th of December in Stupava. You will be able to hear Mucha Quartet between 3:30pm and 5pm in the Synagogue in Stupava.
Mucha Quartet will perform at a composition evening, taking place on the 11th of December 2014 at 6:30pm at the Concert Hall of Eugen Suchoň at the Conservatory in Bratislava, Tolstého Street 11. They will perform the string quartet called Dialogues written by Michal Bázlik – student of composition.
You are warmly invited to an audiovisual presentation of the project Hommage to J. L. Bella, taking place on the 10th of December 2014 at 7pm at the concert hall Dvorana of the Academy of Performing Arts. The event will consist of projection of the documentary film about the composer (performers: Mucha Quartet, Vladimír Bokes, Branko Ladič, Peter Zagar) and two video-clips (String Quartet in E minor in Hungarian style, Nocturno). Production: Monika Tereková.
Albrechtina – (Un)known Music invites you to a concert dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dezider Kardoš. The event will take place on the 9th of December 2014 at 7pm at the Pálffy palace in the Zámocká street in Bratislava. Performers: Mucha Quartet, Eva Šušková (soprano), Martin Gyimesi (tenor), Jordana Palovičová (piano).
We warmly invite you to the advent concert of Mucha Quartet and Magdaléna Bajuszová (piano), which will be held in the Dome of the Topoľčianky Castle, on the 6th of December 2014 at 6pm. Programme: A. Dvořák, M. Schneider-Trnavský, Š. Németh-Šamorínsky.
The concert of the Academy Bratislava-Schengen will take palce this time at the Zichy Palace in Bratislava, on the 26th of November 2014 at 7pm. Mucha Quartet will play string quartets by J. Haydn, L.v. Beethoven and F. Schubert.
We invite you to the recital of Mucha Quartet and Filip Jaro (double-bass), which will take place on the 21st of November 2014 at 6pm at the Concert Hall of the Culture House in Partizánske. You will hear works by Antonín Dvořák at the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the composer´s death. Programme: A. Dvořák – Cypresses (selection), American Quartet, String Quintet op.77 in G major.
The last performance of music and words entitled musica_litera will be held on the 20th November 2014 at 6pm at the Nedbalka Gallery. You will hear Shostakovich´s quartets op.73 and op.110 interwoven with the memories of the author himself, which were published by Solomon Volkov in the book called Testimony. Artistic word – Alfred Swan.
Mucha Quartet will perform the Concert for violin, piano and string quartet, op. 21 by Ernest Chausson together with František Novotný (violin) and Igor Ardašev (piano). Concert will take place on the 18th November 2014 at 7:30pm in the Concert Hall of Besední dům in Brno.
We invite you to the recital of Mucha Quartet and Filip Jaro (double-bass), which will take place on the 17th of November 2014 at 6pm in the Zmeskall´s House in Dolný Kubín. You will hear works by Antonín Dvořák at the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the composer´s death. Programme: A. Dvořák – Cypresses (selection), American Quartet, String Quintet op.77 in G major.
Mucha Quartet will introduce itself to the public at the audition of the Irene Steels-Wilsing Foundation, which will take place on the 15th of November 2014 at 2pm at the Radio House, Masurenallee 8, Berlin. Mucha Quartet will perform the works by J. Haydn and D. Shostakovich.
We invite you to the recital of Mucha Quartet and Filip Jaro (double-bass), which will take place on the 12th of November 2014 at 7:30pm at the Congress Centre in Piešťany (Spa Island). You will hear works by Antonín Dvořák at the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the composer´s death. Programme: A. Dvořák – Cypresses (selection), American Quartet, String Quintet op.77 in G major.
Mucha Quartet will perform a concert on the 11th November 2014 at 7pm in the Small Hall of the Slovak Philharmony. Together with František Novotný (violin) and Igor Ardašev (piano) they will play Concert for violin, piano and string quartet, op. 21 by Ernest Chausson.
The concert at the castle in Slovenská Ľupča will be held at the 19th of October 2014 at 3pm at the castle in Slovenská Ľupča. Programme: J. L. Bella, A. Albrecht, I. Zeljenka.
The second performance of the festival of music and words called musica_litera will take place on the 16th of October 2014 at 6pm at the Nedbalka Gallery (Nedbalova Street 7, Bratislava). You will hear the Beethoven´s quartets op.59/1 “Rasumowsky” and op.95 “Serioso” enriched with letters from his correspondence with his friends about art, love and friendship. Artistic word – Matúš Krátky.
We invite you to the recital of Mucha Quartet and Filip Jaro (double-bass), which will take place on the 9th of October 2014 at 6pm at the Nitra Synagogue. You will hear works by Antonín Dvořák at the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the composer´s death. Programme: A. Dvořák – Cypresses (selection), American Quartet, String Quintet op.77 in G major. The concert is also the opening event of the Nitra Music Autumn.
Mucha Quartet will perform at the Bratislava Music Festival 2014. The concer/strongt will take place on the 7th October 2014 at 7:30pm at the Small Hall of the Slovak Philharmony. In cooperation with Moyzes Quartet they will play ambitious chamber works by these authors: G. Bacewicz, E. Dohnányi, W. Lutosławski a H. Koessler.
On the 1st of October 2014 at 7pm there will be a concert of two quartets at the Town Cultural Centre LABYRINT (Nám. 1. mája 2, Senec, 2nd floor). Moyzes Quartet and Mucha Quartet will perform little played, but attractive works by these authors: E. Dohnányi, W. Lutoslawski, G. Bacewicz, H. Koessler.
Come and enjoy a recital of Mucha Quartet within the 8th year of the festival Gallery Full of Music. The concert will take place on the 23rd of September at 6pm at the Gallery of Arts (Bjornsonova 1, Nové Zámky). Programme: J. Haydn, M. Krajči, D. Shostakovich, I. Zeljenka.
The Nedbalka Gallery again hosts the festival of music and words called musica_litera. The first performance takes place on the 25th of September 2014 at 6pm. You will hear the ingenious music of Johann Sebastian Bach and memories of Anna Magdalena Bach on her husband published in a book entitled Little Chronicle. Artistic word – Ľudmila Swanová.
Mucha Quartet will participate in the 55th year of the festival Dvořák´s Autumn in Karlovy Vary. The concert will take place on the 23rd of September 2014 at 7:30pm in the spa building Lázně III. Programme: J. Haydn, D. Shostakovich, A. Dvořák.
Performance of Mucha Quartet in the Residence of the Prague Mayor will take place on the 22nd of September 2014 at 3pm. On the programme you will hear the String Quartet No. 13 in G major, op. 106 by Antonín Dvořák.
On the 20th of September 2014 the event called Yards of the Kapitulská Street will make accessible many historically important places of old Bratislava. Mucha Quartet will contribute at 12am with a musical performance (Alexander Albrecht: Scherzo) and an interview with Melánia Puškášová (ARS MUSICA under the cherry-tree) in the garden of Albrecht´s House.
Mucha Quartet will perform a recital in the town of Ebreichsdorf (AT). The concert will take place on the 19th of September 2014 at 8pm in the local Parish Church. You will hear works by Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Schubert.
Mucha Quartet will cooperate with the participants of the 3rd round of the International Competition of J. N. Hummel, which will take place on the 19th of September 2014 at 4pm in the Small Hall of Slovak Philharmony. Together they will perform the Hummel´s Piano Quintet in E-flat minor, op. 87.
On the 12th of September 2014 at 7pm there will be a performance of Mucha Quartet and the guitar player Adam Marec in Poprad. Together they will present the Guitar Quintet No. 4 “Fandango” by L. Boccherini. Other programme: J. Haydn, A. Dvořák.
We invite you to the Sunday Matinée at the Mirbach Palace, which will take place on the 7th September 2014 at 10:30am. You will hear works by Antonín Dvořák at the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the composer´s death. Programme: A. Dvořák – Cypresses (selection), American Quartet, String Quintet op.77 in G major. Double-bass - Filip Jaro.
Mucha Quartet has coloured the atmosphere of the old town by performing a concert in Gallery Andy on the 3rd of September 2014 at 8pm.
Mucha Quartet was selected to participate at the McGill International String Quartet Academy in Montreal (Canada), taking place from the 9th to 23rd of August 2014. The quartet worked under the leadership of professors, such as Gerhard Schulz, Günter Pichler, Michael Tree, Atar Arad or András Keller. Among other top quartets taking part at the masterclass, we can mention Calidore, Excelsa and Jubilee Quartet. MUCHA QUARTET performances within the event: 14th of August 2014, 7pm, Pollack Hall (J. Haydn, F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy), 21st of August 2014, 7pm, Pollack Hall (W. A. Mozart, D. Shostakovich). They celebrated a great success proved by standing ovations of the public and positive reviews in the Canadian media.
The concert of Mucha Quartet within the Lučenec Culture Summer will take place on the 6th of August 2014 at 6pm at the Calvinist Church in Lučenec. Come and enjoy the masterpieces written by: Ilja Zeljenka, Joseph Haydn, Antonín Dvořák, Maurice Ravel.
Mucha Quartet has introduced itself to the public at a festival concert, which took place on the 5th of July 2014 in the Church of St. Cyril and Methodius in Piešťany. The programme included works by W. A. Mozart, A. Dvořák, M. Ravel and I. Zeljenka.
Mucha Quartet won the 1st prize at the Antonín Dvořák Chamber Music Competition in Prague, which was held from the 26th till the 29th of June 2014, at the Concert Hall of the Music School of the Capital Town Prague, Komenského náměstí 400/9, 130 00 Praha 3. Laureates´concert took place on the 29th June at 7pm in Rudolfinum (Suk Hall).
From the 9th till 14th of June 2014 Mucha Quartet will participate at the masterclasses of Günter Pichler in Madrid. The final concert of the event will be held on the 13th of June at 7:30pm in the Auditorio Sony.
Mucha Quartet took part at the final concert of the international masterclasses in Villecroze (FR), which were held from 13th till 24th of May 2014. The artistic leaders were Miguel da Silva and Alfred Brendel. Among other performers were also the quartets Goldmund, Girard and Cavatine.
On the 11th of May 2014 at 6pm in the Gallery of M. A. Bazovský (Palackého Street 27, Trenčín), the last concert of the Trenčín Music Spring will take place. There will be a recital of Mucha Quartet and the soloist Zuzana Vontorčíková (piano); together with Filip Jaro (double-bass) they will perform the Piano concerto No. 1 in E minor by F. Chopin with the accompaniment of string quintet. In the second half you will hear works by Antonín Dvořák – The Cypresses and the American Quartet.
We warmly invite you to the second April concert of the Albrechtina association featuring members of Mucha Quartet in an attractive dramaturgy of works by Slovak composers of the 20th century. On the 29th of April at 5pm Mucha Quartet and Magdaléna Bajuszová (piano) will present three piano quintets by Ján Albrecht, Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský and Štefan Németh-Šamorínsky. The concert takes place at the Pálffy Palace in the Zámocká street in Bratislava.
Enjoy a thrilling concert of Mucha Quartet on the 25th of April 2014 at 6pm on the Ruttkay-Vrútocký Square (entrance Uršulínska Street 6, Bratislava). You will hear works by A. Vivaldi, A. Dvořák, M. Ravel or A. Piazzolla. The concert takes place within the event Bratislava for everybody with the support of the Capital City of Slovakia – Bratislava.
We warmly invite you to the first April concert of the Albrechtina association. On the 15th of April at 7pm the violinist Juraj Tomka will perform pieces by Slovak composer Ján Móry in cooperation with chamber partner Jordana Palovičová (piano). The concert takes place at the Pálffy Palace in the Zámocká street in Bratislava. It will be accompanied with a book launch of a work by Marianna Bárdiová entitled Ján Móry – The Tatra Composer and Hotelier.
On the 27th, 28th and 30th of March at 7.30pm in the Institute for Singing and Music Theatre (Penzinger Straße 7, Vienna) there will be performances of two extracts from the scientific dramas by Carl Djerassi (Austrian-American chemist, playwright and collector of art). Mucha Quartet will participate in the artistic rendering of the play EGO under the direction of Kai-Anne Schuhmacher (Germany). Dramatic action is interwoven with music by the Austrian composer Werner Schulze (work ISIS).
The recital of Mucha Quartet took place on the 25th of March 2014 at 8pm at the Glass Haal of Musikverein. They presented an attractive programme composed of works by J. Haydn, J.L. Bella and I. Zeljenka within the cycle “Quartett.Impuls” in cooperation with Radio Stephansdom Vienna. The concert was realised with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic.
Mucha Quartet participated at a concert on the 22nd of March 2014 at 9pm at the Stone Haal of Musikverein (Vienna) within the cycle “10 Years 4 New Halls”. They played the String Quartet No. 7 “Hommage a Beethoven” by the Slovak composer Ilja Zeljenka for the Viennese public. The concert was realised with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic.
Mucha Quartet will perform a private concert of the EUTEMA company, which will take place on the 1st of February 2014 at Lindengasse 43/13 in Vienna. Programme: Schubert, Ravel, Dvořák.
We invite you to the concert, which will take place on the 28th of January 2014 at 7pm at the Haydn-Saal of the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. Mucha Quartet will present string quartets by W. A. Mozart (KV 156, KV 157, KV 387). Italian musicians will also perform – Emma Parmigiani (violin), Alice Martelli (piano), Trio Eclettica (piano trio). The concert is a common project of the Conservatorio di Musica Arrigo Boito in Parma and the University of Music and Performing Arts – Vienna.
The concert of the chamber orchestra of the Academy of Performing Arts under the baton of students of conducting (Adam Sedlický, Jozef Kundlák, Jozef Hepner, Viktor Jablokov) will take place on the 23rd of January 2014 at 7pm. Members of Mucha Quartet will introduce themselves as leaders of the instrument groups. Programme: F. Chopin – Piano concerto No.1 (Zuzana Vontorčíková), E. Irshai – Concerto mosso (Klaudia Kosmeľová), B. Britten – Simple symphony.
We invite you to the last performance of the music-literary cycle entitled musica_litera, which will be held on the 22nd of January 2014 at 6pm at the Nedbalka Gallery (Nedbalova 17, Bratislava). Programme: Gustav Pfleger Moravský – Cypresses (poems), Antonín Dvořák – Cypresses, B. 152 (arrangements of songs), Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy – The Kreutzer Sonata (novel) and Leoš Janáček – The Kreutzer Sonata (string quartet). Performers: Mucha Quartet, Matúš Krátky – recitation. Concert is powered by SOZA.
Mucha Quartet will participate on the concert stage of Conservatorio di Musica Arrigo Boito in Parma, together with other Italian performers – Emma Parmigiani (violin), Alice Martelli (piano), Trio Eclettica (piano trio). The concert will take place on the 15th of January at 6pm in the Auditorium of the Conservatory. Mucha Quartet will present string quartets by W. A. Mozart (KV 156, KV 157, KV387). The concert is a common project of the Parma conservatory and Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst – Wien.
We invite you to the Christmas concert of Mucha Quartet, which will be held on the 20th of December 2013 at 6pm at the Evangelical Church in Pezinok. On the programme you will hear masterpieces by Antonio Vivaldi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonín Dvořák, Eugen Suchoň and others.
We invite you to the composers´ concert of works by students of music composition at the Conserbatory in Bratislava, which will take place on the 9th December 2013 at 6pm at the Concert Hall of Eugen Suchoň at the Conservatory Bratislava. Mucha Quartet will perform String Quartet No. 1 in C minor by Lukáš Kobela (chamber partner will be Viktor Šrámek – cajon) and String Trio by Michall Bázlik. Both students are from the composition class of Ľuboš Bernáth.
We invite you to the second performance of the music-literary cycle entitled musica_litera, which will be held on the 4th of December 2013 at 6pm at the Nedbalka Gallery (Nedbalova 17, Bratislava). Programme: E. Suchoň – When the Wolves gathered, D. Chrobák – The Return of Dragon (artistic recitation), I. Zeljenka – Musica Slovaca, String Quartet No. 7 “Hommage to Beethoven”, selection of his poetry, D. Shostakovich – Allegro non troppo from the String Quartet No. 3 in F major, op. 73. Performers: Mucha Quartet, Ľudmila Swanová – recitation. Concert is powered by SOZA.
Mucha Quartet will be a chamber partner of Štefan Gyöpös (violin) at his solo Sunday Matinée at the Mirbach Palace. The event will take place on the 1st of December 2013 at 10:30am. Together they will perform Rondo in A major, D 438 by Franz Schubert (1797-1828).
Mucha Quartet has won the 1st prize at the competition Josef Windisch Kammermusik-Preis 2013, organized by the University of Music and performing Arts in Vienna.
After a successful performance of The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi at the festival Musica_Litera (musicalitera.sk), Mucha Quartet will play them again in the Italian Cultural Institute in Vienna (Ungargasse 43), on the 28th of November 2013 at 7pm. The organisers are: Italienisches Kulturinstitut a MDW – Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Wien.
We invite you to the cycle of concerts dedicated to works of the Slovak composer Ladislav Stanček (1898-1979) born in Prievidza, whose 115th anniversary of his birthday we commemorate this year. Chamber partners of Mucha quartet will be Eva Šušková (soprano) and Maroš Klátik (piano). Concerts will take place at these venues: 22nd November 2013 at 5pm, Basic Music School of Ladislav Stanček, Prievidza; 26th November 2013 at 7pm at Pálffy Palais, Bratislava and finally on the 27th November 2013 at 6pm, Nitra Gallery, Nitra.
Mucha Quartet will perform a recital in the town of Ebreichsdorf (AT). The concert will take place on the 18th of October 2013 at 7:30pm in the local Parish Church. You will hear works by Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonín Dvořák.
Mucha Quartet will participate at the Musicological Conference organized by the Institute for Music Sociology, which will take place from 10th till 12th of October 2013 at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. The performance will be held on the 10th of October 2013 at 6:45pm in the University building. You will hear works by a Japanese woman composer Nobu Kōda, daughter of Gustav Holst Imogen Holst, Frederic Chopin and the sister of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Fanny Hensel-Bartholdy. The musical partner at the piano will be Maroš Klátik.
Mucha Quartet will participate at the Bratislava Music Festival. The recital will take place on the 28th of September 2013 at 4pm at the Small Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic. The programme will consist of string quartets by Johann Nepomuk Hummel and Ján Levoslav Bella, as well as the Piano Quintet by Štefan Németh-Šamorínsky. Magdaléna Bajuszová – a renowned Slovak pianist – will be the chamber partner of Mucha Quartet.
The concert cycle entitled “Young Talents” organised by BASIS.KULTUR.WIEN in cooperation with Vienna Museum and Joseph Haydn Institute takes place for the second year. In the attractive historic building of the Schubert´s house (Nußdorfer Straße 54, Vienna), Mucha Quartet will present its own recital. It will consist of works by F. Schubert, W. A. Mozart and A. Dvořák. The concert will take place on the 22nd of september 2013 at 4pm.
Within the concert cycle of Albrechtina, Mucha Quartet will perform a concert to the 170th anniversary of the Slovak composer Ján Levoslav Bella (1843-1936). The event will take place on the 17th of September at 7pm at the Pálffy Palace in the Zámocká Street. Mucha Quartet will play String Quartet in G minor, Nocturno and String Quartet in E minor “in Hungarian style”. You are warmly welcome!
On the 7th of September 2013 at 7pm Mucha Quartet will perform at the Slovak concert at the National Museum in Szczecin (Staromłyńska street 27). It will introduce attractive chamber works of Slovak composers, and thus complete the four concert series of the artists representing the countries of the Visegrád Four (Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia). The event is organised by the association of Baltic Neopolis Orchestra (Szczecin). The first half of the concert will comprise pure quartet works by Juraj Tandler, Vladimír Godár and Ilja Zeljenka. In the second half the members of Mucha Quartet will join the chamber ensemble Baltic Neopolis Orchestra, and together they will perform works by Alexander Albrecht, Ladislav Kupkovič and Eugen Suchoň.
Concert of Mucha Quartet within the Music Summer in Trenčianske Teplice will take place on the 4th of September 2013 at 7pm in the Spa Hall. On the programme you will hear works by A. Vivaldi, W. A Mozart, B. Bartók and A. Dvořák. Enjoy the performance of a traditional string quartet in a young and energic occupation!
The last concert of the ISA summer masterclasses in Reichenau will be held on the 23th of August at 6:30pm at the Reichenau Castle. Mucha Quartet will perform the String Quartet op.20/5 in F minor by Joseph Haydn.
Competition of chamber ensembles within the ISA masterclasses will take place on the 20th of August at 6pm at the Reichenau Castle. Mucha Quartet will strive after the favour of the jury by playing the String Quartet No.3 in F major, op. 73 by Dmitri Shostakovich.
On Sunday the 18th of August at 8pm at the literary salon of the Wartholz Castle there will be a performance of two extracts from the scientific dramas by Carl Djerassi (Austrian-American chemist, playwright and collector of art). Mucha Quartet will participate in the artistic rendering of the play EGO under the direction of Kai-Anne Schuhmacher (Germany). Dramatic action is interwoven with music by the Austrian composer Werner Schulze (work ISIS).
The closing concert of the 7th “Festival of Young Artists” will be performed by Mucha Quartet. The concert will be held on the 17th of August at 7:30pm in the Congress centre on the Spa Island in Piešťany. The programme will start with the Shostakovich´s String Quartet No. 3 in F major with its mighty dramatic message about the moved times in Russia (composed in 1946), then as opposite Mucha Quartet will play Zeljenka´s String Quartet No. 14, which is his last quartet composition (2007), and at the end you will hear the charming “American Quartet” by Antonín Dvořák (1893). You are warmly welcome!
Mucha Quartet will perform at a concert within the ISA masterclasses together with other ensembles (Testore Quartet, Giocoso Quartet, Simply Quartet, Sedláček Quartet, etc.) on the 16th of August 2013 at 7:30pm in the Reichenau Castle. They will play two movements from the Dvořák´s “American Quartet”.
Mucha Quartet will participate at the opening concert of the masterclasses “International Summer Academy” in Reichenau an der Rax. The concert will take place on the 12th of August at 7:30pm at the Reichenau Castle. Mucha Quartet will perform the overture to the Wagner´s opera “The Flying Dutchman” in the arrangement of Paul Hindemith, who introduces it in the version “as played at sight by a bad spa orchestra at the well at 7 in the morning”.
Mucha Quartet will perform a recital on Sunday the 4th of August 2013 within the Nitra Cultural Summer festival. Programme will consist of works by Haydn, Mozart and Dvořák. The concert will take place at 6pm in the gothic foss of the Nitra Castle, in case of bad weather in the Cathedral of St. Emeram.
We invite you to the concert of Mucha Quartet and the singer Eva Šušková in the ruins of the “Katarínka” monastery in the neighbourhood of Dechtice (Trnava district), which will take place on the 2nd of August 2013 at 6:30pm. The programme will include works by J. Haydn, M. Ravel, L. Stanček and I. Zeljenka.
Mucha Quartet will participate at the opening ceremony of the “Thai-fest” which symbolizes the 60th Anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Thailand and Austria. The event will take place on the 2nd of July at 7pm in the Vienna entertainment park – Prater. Mucha Quartet will perform Haydn´s String Quartet in D major, op. 76/5 and Mozart´s Divertimento in Fstrong major, KV 138. Then they will play the most famous waltz composed by Johann Strauss – An der schönen blauen Donau, together with professional dancers.
Mucha Quartet will participate at the 37th year of the Music Summer in Námestovo. Concert will take place on the 30th of June 2013 at 6pm at the Church on the Slanica Island of Art on the Orava Dam. The program will consist of masterpieces by Vivaldi, Mozart, Bartók and Dvořák. For the visitors a ship transfer from the Slanica Village is secured from 5pm till 5:45pm. Tickets can be purchased straight before the concert or in advance-sale in the Cultural House in Námestovo. The event is held under the patronage of the Mayor of Námestovo.
Did you know that Dolná Krupá was a frequent place of Beethoven´s visits to Slovakia? Educational concert for the pupils of the Basic Music School Šahy will be held in the Castle in Dolná Krupá on the 25th of June 2013 at 3:30pm. The children will hear works by A. Vivaldi, W. A. Mozart, L. v. Beethoven and A. Dvořák performed by Mucha Quartet.
Celebrate the “World Music Day” by visiting the concert of the European Academy Bratislava-Schengen, which will take place on the 21th of June 2013 at 7pm in the Mirror Hall of the Primate´s palace in Bratislava. Together with Mucha Quartet these performers will be present – Juraj Tomka (violin), Elena Händler (piano), Laura Lovišková (flute) and Petr Kadera (oboe). You will hear works by Ernest Chausson, Arthur Honegger, Sergei Prokofiev and Antonín Dvořák.
We invite you to an extraordinary project of the student Composers´ Laboratory. We have prepared a unique concert at the Academy of Performing Arts, which is dedicated to the medium of string quartet. The concert hall will be flooded with the sounds of 12 brand new compositions performed by Mucha Quartet. The lecturer of the event was Peter Zagar. The concert will be held on Tuesday 11th June at 7pm at the Dvorana Hall of the Academy of Performing Arts, Bratislava. On the programme you will hear works by these authors: Tomáš Molčan, Marián Zavarský, Alexander Platzner, Milan Olšiak, Lenka Novosedlíková, András Csefalvay, Peter Javorka, Wolfgang-Michael Bauer, Matej Sloboda, Lukáš Roth, Miroslav Tóth, Martina Kachlová.
Mucha Quartet will perform at the opening concert of the Bojnice Music Summer festival 2013. The concert will be held on Sunday 2nd of June at 7pm in the Huňady Hall of the Bojnice Castle. You will hear works by F. Schubert and J. Haydn, followed by the enchanting “American” Quartet by Antonín Dvořák.
Summer is approaching together with numerous masterclasses. Mucha Quartet will take part at the interpretation workshop ISA (Internationale Sommerakademie) which takes place in the Austrian town of Reichenau an der Rax and is organised by the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna. This year´s main theme of the masterclasses is “SCANDAL?!”. Mucha Quartet has been chosen together with the Simply Quartet (China) as one of the ISA participants to present themselves at the Upbeat concert to ISA, which will be held in advance, on the 25th May 2013. The programme will include works by Hindemith/Wagner, Verdi and Shostakovich. The concert takes place at the Literary Salon of the Wartholz Castle (Reichenau) at 7.30pm, more info at schlosswartholz.at.
The Presentation of graduates of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava takes place for the first time in history, and it aims to introduce young actors, film-makers and musicians who have been attending the last year of master study. On Saturday 4th May 2013 at 2:30pm Mucha Quartet will present itself musically at the Lab Theatre (Svoradova 4, Bratislava). They will perform together with Ján Kružliak (violin) and Andrea Bučková (singer). Mucha Quartet will play works of Vivaldi, Piazzolla and Ravel, etc. Entrance is free. For more info visit divadlolab.vsmu.sk .
On Tuesday 23rd April 2013 at 7pm at the Town Gallery in Rimavská Sobota Mucha Quartet will perform a rich programme comprising masterpieces written by Antonio Vivaldi, Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Maurice Ravel, Béla Bartók and Ilja Zeljenka. The popular works “Spring” and “Bolero” will not be missing. We are looking forward to see you in the audience!
You are warmly invited to the Diploma concert of Andrej Matis from the class of Prof. František Novotný, which will be held on the 17th of April 2013 at 4pm in the Dvorana hall of the Academy of Performing Arts. At the beginning you will hear Haydn´s String Quartet in D major, op. 76/5 performed by Mucha Quartet (with Andrej in the position of the first violin). In the following solo programme you will enjoy works by Manuel de Falla, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Maurice Ravel and Johannes Brahms. The piano accompaniment will be executed by doc. Mária Heinzová, ArtD.
The concert of the soprano singer Mária Hanyová will be held on Tuesday 9th April 2013 at 7pm in the Dvorana Hall of the Academy of Performig Arts, Bratislava. The wide ranging programme will comprise works by Händel, Porpora, Clara Schumann, Smetana, Ginastera and more. In cooperation with Mucha Quartet she will sing the aria “Parto, ti lascio, o cara” by Nicola Porpora. Cembalo part will be performed by Jana Dzurňáková.
On the 9th of April at 4:30pm in the Reduta building of the Slovak Philharmony, Mucha Quartet will introduce itself to the members of Friends of the Slovak Philharmonic. They will present an interesting musical program consisting of works by Joseph Haydn, Maurice Ravel and Ilja Zeljenka.
Mucha Quartet made an INTERVIEW and RECORDINGS for a German musicological magazine Contrapunkt. For this occasion they recorded the 2nd movement of the string quartet in F major by Maurice Ravel, the 3rd movement of the Shostakovich´s 3rd quartet in F major, op. 73 and the String Quartet No. 6 “In fretta, in vento” by the Irish composer Ian Wilson, to whom a separate article in this issue of Contrapunkt is dedicated.
On Sunday 24th of March at 7pm Mucha Quartet will perform jewels of classical music in Stupava (Cinema X) - Vivaldi´s Winter and Spring, Mozart´s Divertimento in B flat major, Dvořák´s Cypresses, Bartók´s Romanian Dances and Zeljenka´s Musica Slovaca. Come and enjoy the Spring Concert!
Mucha Quartet attended the 18th International Chamber Music Competition in Illzach (France), which was held on March 14 – 17, 2013. They confronted their performing skills in a broad international competition of 26 ensembles from 11 European countries. The repertoire ranged from classicism (J. Haydn, W. A. Mozart) to the 20th century (D. Shostakovich). They reached the semifinals.
Mucha Quartet will be a guest at the Diploma concert of Peter Malý – tenor from the class of Prof. Peter Mikuláš, ArtD. The concert will be held on the 8th of March 2013 at 7pm in the Dvorana Hall of the Academy of Performig Arts, Bratislava. You will hear arias written by: G. Donizetti, G. Rossini, V. Bellini, G. Paisiello, J. Turina. Mucha Quartet will perform pieces from the classical repertoire by J. Haydn, M. Ravel and F. Schubert. Gregor Regeš (violoncello) will also present himself at the event with solo entries.
Mucha Quartet invites you to the Sunday Matinée in the Mirbach Palace (Bratislava City Gallery, Františkánske nám. 11), which will be held on the 3rd of February 2013 at 10.30 am. A valuable programme will be guaranteed by works written by masters such as W. A. Mozart (String Quartet No. 14 in G major, KV 387), D. Shostakovich (String Quartet No. 3 in F major, op. 73), spiced by the Slovak composer I. Zeljenka (String Quartet no. 14). In the year 2012 he would have celebrated 80th birthday, so let this performance be a hommage to Zeljenka´s composing activity.
Do you work or study in Vienna? We have a tip for you on a “cultural lunch”. On the 8th Jan 2013 at 12.30pm at the Slovak Institute (Wipplingerstrasse 24-26, Wien), Mucha Quartet will perform a 30-minutes lunch concert of masterpieces written by Antonio Vivaldi, Joseph Haydn, Maurice Ravel, Dmitri Shostakovich and the Slovak famous Ilja Zeljenka. The concert is organised in cooperation with Music Centre in Bratislava.
On the 21st December 2012 at 7pm in the Palffy Palace in the Zámocká street there will be a Christmas concert of the (Un)known Music, organised by Albrechtina. Many artists will perform at this concert – Eva Šušková (soprano), Juraj Tomka (violin), Martin Krajčo (guitar), Ján Slávik (violoncello), chamber orchestra Sinfonietta Bratislava and Mucha Quartet. You will hear works by remarkable Slovak composers dating from classicism till nowadays, e.g., Ján Levoslav Bella, Štefan Németh-Šamorínsky, Vladimír Godár. Mucha Quartet will perform the Christmas Quartet by Alexander Albrecht. Looking forward to see you!
Would you like to survive the “Mayan apocalypse” and tune in to the Christmas spirit? Then tune in Radio_FM (www.radiofm.sk/radio) on Friday the 21st December 2012 between 8am-9am. The members of Mucha Quartet will be the guests of the morning show and they will entertain you with enchanting pieces of classical and popular music. Stay tuned!
Every time and occasion has its charm. This is even more true of Christmas, therefore we have prepared an Advent concert of the men´s choir Chorus Augustini led by Robert Dinuš together with Mucha Quartet. The concert is taking place on the 16th December 2012 at 4pm at the Basilica Minor in Marianka . You will hear a collection of songs and instrumental pieces, interwoven with beautiful carols, arranged and rehearsed for this advent evening.
You are invited to a concert of the Mucha Quartet, which is taking place on the 29th November 2012 at 6pm in the Town Hall in Banská Bystrica. The concert represents the last event of the Music Autumn Festival in Banská Bystrica. Come to listen to the works by W. A. Mozart, M. Ravel and I. Zeljenka, who would celebrate his 80th birthday this year.
Ilja Zeljenka (1932-2007) – remarkable Slovak composer, author of 14 string quartets, would celebrate his 80th birthday in 2012. Mucha Quartet will pay hommage to him by means of organising a concert, which will take place on the 8th November 2012 at the Seminary Hall of the University Library in Bratislava, Klariská 5. His musical language can be characterized by a clear formal structure and detailed motivic work. Therefore the first will be W. A. Mozart – String Quartet No. 14 G major, KV387. From Zeljenka´s works we have chosen 3 contrasting string quartets which are the milestones of his writing for this ensemble. You will hear the courageous and experimental String Quartet No. 1 (1963), monumental String Quartet No. 7 “Tribute to L.v.B” (1991) and synthetic String Quartet No. 14 (2006) – last work in this genre. After the concert you are invited for a little refreshment in the hall of the University Library. Entrance is free.
Mucha Quartet will appear at the 10th anniversary of the festival Music for Trnava organized by Moyzes Quartet – chamber ensemble of the Skalica City. They will perform on two concerts. On Friday the 19th October at 6pm at the Gallery of Ján Koniarek they will offer the audience works by W.A.Mozart, Pieta (from the Slovak contemporary composer Mirko Krajči in premiere and string sextet by Hans Koessler. The second concert will take place on Saturday on the 20th October at 5pm in the music museum of the Castle in Dolná Krupá. Moyzes Quartet will perform compositions by Ladislav Kupkovič, Peter Martinček and together with Mucha Quartet they will play the string sextet by Ernst von Dohnány and charming string octet by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, which he wrote when he was 16.
We are inviting you to the chamber recital of Mucha Quartet which takes place on the 14th October 2012 at 4pm at the Evangelical Church on the Hviezdoslav Square in Dolný Kubín. You will hear masterpieces composed by Franz Schubert, Joseph Haydn and Maurice Ravel. The concert is a part of the festival called Kubín Music Autumn.
Mucha Quartet will introduce itself to the public in the cycle Youth Studio on the 2nd October 2012 at 7pm at the Chamber Studio of the Slovak Radio (Studio 5). They will perform works by Franz Schubert, Joseph Haydn and Maurice Ravel. Entrance is free. The concert will be transmitted by Radio Devin live.
9th Sept 2012 I Mucha Quartet was awarded the 3rd Prize in Lugano!
The “Muchas” were awarded the 3rd prize at the Gianni Bergamo Classic Music Award in Lugano. They managed to stand their ground on a high international level and successfully represented Slovakia in the field of chamber music.
Mucha Quartet is going to take part at the international Gianni Bergamo Classic Music Award in Lugano (Switzerland), which is taking place from 5th to 9th september 2012. They were chosen to participate at the competition after a successful first round (DVD recording). In the next rounds of the competition itself they will perform works by Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert, Antonín Dvořák and Maurice Ravel.
Do not miss the recital of Mucha Quartet which is taking place on the 3rd September 2012 at 6pm at the Concert hall of the Conservatory in Bratislava. You will hear masterpieces by F. Schubert, M. Ravel, J. Haydn and A. Dvořák. You are warmly welcomed! The next possibility to listen to this program will be on the 6th September at the Conservatory in Lugano (Switzerland).
Mucha Quartet is going to take part at summer masterclasses of chamber music playing in august. The first event will be the International Summer Academy Prag-Wien-Budapest, taking place in Reichenau an der Rax, where they will work under the leadership of significant teachers, such as Johannes Meissl, Hatto Beyerle, Miguel da Silva and others. The end of august will be devoted to a week´s masterclass in Schwarzenberg led by Günter Pichler, the legendary first violinist of the Alban Berg Quartet. The ensemble was chosen personally to participate at the masterclass after the maestro had listened to their audio recording. Both events are a challenge for the quartet to present their art of making music and continuously improve their performing skills.
On Tuesday 12th of June 2012 at 7pm in the Primate´s Palace – Hall of Mirrors, Chamber concert of the European Music Academy Bratislava-Schengen will take place. In the first half of the concert you will hear chamber and virtuoso works of D. Shostakovich, H. Wieniawski, J. N. Hummel and F. Waxman. The performers will be students of the Academy of Performing Arts Bratislava. The second part will offer The Piano Quintet A major, op. 81 by A. Dvořák performed by Stanislav Gallin and the Mucha Quartet. The concert is financially supported by the Ministry of Culture of Slovakia.
On Monday the 14th of May at 7pm at the “Dvorana” concert hall of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava the Doctorate recital of an exceptional pianist MgA. Stanislav Gallin will take place. You will hear the Piano Sonata in B minor by Franz Liszt and the piano quintets by Robert Schumann and Antonín Dvořák in the chamber cooperation with the Mucha Quartet.
The Mucha Quartet will introduce itself to the audience of Trenčín on the 13th of May at 6pm in the Refectory of the Piarist Collegium with the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, František Kramář-Krommer and Antonín Dvořák. The oboe player Katarína Melišková will be the guest performer at the concert.
On Wednesday the 11th of April 2012 at 7pm at the Studio Two of RTVS (Radio and Television of Slovakia) Mucha Quartet participated at the concert of the barytone singer Tomáš Šelc. In addition to the songs of an important Slovak composer Alexander Albrecht (1885-1958) Mucha Quartet performed some of his chamber works. The recording of this concert will be transmitted on the 9th of May 2012 at 7pm on Radio Devín.
On Easter Sunday the 8th of April at 4pm Mucha Quartet will perform on a festival concert in Partizánske. They will offer the audience jewels of classical music by composers such as J. Pachelbel, A. Vivaldi, W. A. Mozart and A. Dvořák. The concert is taking place in the Roman-Catholic Church of the Divine Heart of Jesus, it is organised by the Town of Partizánske.
The diploma concert of Katarína Melišková, a student of chamber music in the class of doc. Mária Heinzová, ArtD. will take place on Friday 30th March at 6.30pm in the Dvorana Hall of Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Bratislava. Together with members of Mucha Quartet they will perform The Oboe Quartet No.1 in C major by a Czech composer František Kramář-Krommer (1759-1831).
Mucha Quartet participated at the prestigious international competition of string quartets and piano trios in Vienna, which bears the name of one of the most important composers of chamber music, Joseph Haydn. The ensemble was chosen on the basis of a successful audio recording. The wide competition repertoire consisted of quartet literature ranging from the works of Joseph Haydn up to contemporary authors.
You are warmly invited to the recital of Mucha Quartet, which is taking place the 15th February at 7pm in the Palffy Palace on the Zámocká Street in Bratislava. You will hear J. Haydn´s Quartet called “Fifths”, String quartet G major, KV 387 by W.A.Mozart and the String quartet Nr.8 by D.D.Shostakovich.
We warmly invite you to the concert of chamber music class students of doc. Ján Slávik, ArtD. which is taking place on Jan 24, 2012 at 6pm in the Dvorana concert hall at the Academy of Performing Arts. The performers will be the students Gregor Regeš (violoncello), Erik Jámbor (piano), Alicia Tomas (flute, Spain), Kristýna Čermáková (violoncello, Czechia) and the Mucha Quartet. They will introduce you important chamber works of the 19th century – L.v.Beethoven: Sonata for violoncello and piano No.4; C.M.Weber: Trio for flute, violoncello and piano; A.Dvořák: String quartet No.13. Looking forward to see you!
Mucha Quartet invites you to the recital, which is taking place on Dec 13 at 5pm at the concert hall of the Faculty of Music, Academy of Arts. They will present works by the Slovak composers Ilja Zeljenka – String Quartet No.7 „Hommage à Beethoven“, and Jevgenij Iršai – String Quartet No.3 entitled „L.H.O.O.Q“ dedicated to Marcel Duchamp. As an opposite to the Slovak modern style, they will perform one of the top works by Antonín Dvořák – String Quartet No.13 in G major, op. 106.
As a part of the project “Academy Chamber Orchestra Schengen Bratislava” the Mucha Quartet has been invited to perform the solo part of a work written by the English composer Edward Elgar – Introduction and Allegro, op.47 for string quartet and string orchestra. A young Slovak pianist – Ladislav Fanzowitz will present Mozart´s 9th piano concerto and the Mephisto Waltz No.1 in the chamber music hall of the Luxembourg Philharmony. Under the lead of the conductor Jack Martin Händler, the musicians will thus bring a bit of the Slovak performance culture to one of the European metropolises.
This year the 8th year of the festival “Confrontations” takes place in Nitra. It focuses on the music of the 20th and 21st centuries, whereas it is confronted with the visual art of contemporary Slovak authors. The festival also reflects anniversaries of significant Slovak and world composers. The Mucha Quartet will perform string quartets by Zeljenka and Dvořák and also introduce a premiere of the String Quartet No.3 “L.H.O.O.Q” by Evgeny Irshai dedicated to Marcel Duchamp. The concert takes place on 8th November 2011 in the Nitra Synagogue.
The Mucha Quartet will be introduced to the scene of the Slovak Philharmony on 25th October 2011 in the Dvorana (Hall) of the Academy of Performig Arts in Bratislava in the cycle of New Music. The concert focuses on the works of Miro Bázlik and among other performers are: Daniel Buranovský, Tomáš Jánošík, Jozef Eliáš, Juraj Sťahel, Ján Slávik, Rastislav Sokol and the Moyzes Quartet. The Mucha Quartet will perform Bázlik´s String Quartet dedicated to the memory of Miro Horňák.
The first Albrechtina in this year´s concert season was devoted to the works of late-romantic composers – Hans Koessler and Ernst von Dohnányi. String sextets of both authors were played in such a way, that the members of Moyzes and Mucha Quartet mutually exchanged in the roles of leaders and guest players. An enrichment was provided by means of “11 little pieces for 3-4 violins” by Alexander Albrecht and “4 Silesian Dances” by Witold Lutoslawski also for 4 violins.
The Mucha Quartet will appear in the cycle of concerts called (Un)known music – Albrechtina organised by an important Slovak composer Vladimír Godár. The cycle´s aim is to get to know better many known and less known works of significant Slovak composers of the 20th century. The profile concert of the works by Alexander Albrecht takes place on 20th June at 7pm in the Palffy Palace on the Zámocká Street.

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