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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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LAUDATE PUERI – MUSIC OF CZECH PIARISTS

Sunday, June 19th, 14.30 hrs, Piarist Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross

The Baroque music of the Czech Piarists in the authentic environment of the renewed Piarist church. The name of the concert, in line with the verse from the Psalms ”Praise ye the Lord” characterises the activities and mission of the Piarist Order, which in the 17 th and 18 th centuries cared for the upbringing of boys from poor families.
Featuring works by: P. Adalbertus - Vojtěch Pelikán (*1643 Litomyšl), Antonín Maschat, Johann Ferdinand Richter, Johann Offner, František Xaver Brixi, Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer

Stanislava Mihalcová – soprano, Filip Dámec – countertenor, Ondřej Šmíd – tenor, Michal Krůšek - bass, Pueri Gaudentes, choirmaster Zdena Součková, Capella Regia Praha, artistic leader and conductor Robert Hugo

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