The 5th year of the Kroměříž Summer Music Academy starts this Friday
Although there are still three weeks left until the end of the summer holidays, almost sixty students from the Czech Republic and abroad will head to Kroměříž in a few days. This is because the international educational project Summer Music Academy for young talented musicians and its accompanying festival Hudební Kroměříž with a program for the public are starting here. It will open on Friday, August 12, with the concert "Le retour de la Paix" Return of Peace in the Rotunda of the Flower Garden.
From August 12 to 20, students in the classrooms of the Kroměříž Primary School and the PJ Vejvanovský Kroměříž Conservatory will be taught by outstanding classical music personalities. "Some students have already achieved great success in competitions in our country and abroad. Many of them return to us repeatedly to take advantage of the unique opportunity to develop their talent together with top lecturers," explained the project's artistic director, conductor and Kroměříž native Tomáš Netopil, adding: "In addition, they can transform their newly acquired experience during the academy into breathtaking musical performances for the public at the concerts of the Kroměříž Music Festival."
The academy's lecturers will again include soprano Kateřina Kněžíková, cellist Michaela Fukačová, harpsichordist Barbara Maria Willi, pianist Ivo Kahánek, violinist Fedor Rudin, and violist Pavel Nikl. The study for music managers will once again be led by the Czech Philharmonic's general director David Mareček, and the accompanist training will be led by Zdeněk Klauda. Most of the lecturers will also introduce themselves to the public as part of the upcoming concerts. "In addition to the academy's lecturers, other musical guests will also arrive, such as violinist Václav Hudeček, to whom Sunday's Gala Symphony Concert in the Květná zahrady Greenhouse will be dedicated. It will also be possible to meet him during Saturday's discussion with Tomáš Netopil," added Jana Kubáčová, executive director of the Summer Music Academy. She also pointed out the novelties of this year's unique year: "For the first time, for example, we will take a thematic look at the field of folklore. Tomáš Netopil's guest at one of the discussions will be musician and folklorist Jiří Pavlica ," added Kubáčová.
An absolutely exceptional musical and dramatic experience awaits visitors and guests of the final concert entitled The Return of Amadeus. For the first time in the framework of Music Kroměříž, Mozart's melodies will be highlighted by an extraordinary scenography set in the Flower Garden environment and by a star-studded cast of lecturers. Kateřina Kněžíková and Adam Plachetka will also perform together for the first time within the academy. Together with other soloists, they will be accompanied by the PKF – Prague Philharmonia under the direction of conductor Tomáš Netopil.
As part of the program, a lecture about musical life at Kroměříž Castle and the unique music archive has also been prepared in cooperation with the Archdiocesan Museum of Kroměříž and the Museum of Art Olomouc, which will take place on Wednesday, August 17, at the Nadsklepí Cinema.
The 5th annual Summer Music Academy and Classical Music Festival Hudební Kroměříž takes place from August 12 to 20, 2022.
Complete festival program at www.hudebnikromeriz.cz , more about the academy at www.academykromeriz.com
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