Smetanova Litomyšl, o.p.s.

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Litomyšl Native Bedřich Smetana

Bedřich Smetana was a significant composer in the romantic period. From his early youth he concerned himself with music, especially playing the piano and composition.
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History of the Festival

The grand festival of classical music Smetana’s Litomyšl has been held since 1946 in the home town of the founder of Czech national music Bedřich Smetana, the old-fashioned east Bohemian town of Litomyšl.

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Litomyšl – A Modern Historical Town

Litomyšl can boast of both ancient and modern architecture, a rich social life but at the same time plenty of peace and quiet.

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Smetana’s Litomyšl Festival

The Smetana’s Litomyšl festival is the second oldest music festival in the Czech Republic, and at the same time it is among the largest regular classical music festivals held in the country.

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BABORÁK ENSEMBLE

Saturday, July 4th, 15.00 hours, Castle Riding Hall

Ludwig van Beethoven: Septet Es dur, op. 20 for violin, viola, violoncello, contrabass, clarinet, French horn and bassoon
Lev Kogan: Hasidic Tunes
Leone Sinigaglia: Romanze op. 3
Ástor Piazolla: Historia del Tango

BABORÁK ENSEMBLE, artistic director Radek Baborák, Martina Bačová, Dalibor Karvay – violins, Karel Untermüller, Ondřej Martinovský – violas, Hana Baboráková – cello, Štěpán Kratochvíl – contrabass, Jan Brabec – clarinet, Petr Valášek – bass clarinet, Bence Bogányi – bassoon, Radek Baborák, Jan Musil, Mikuláš Koska – French horns

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