FESTIVAL BRIKCIUS
the 90th anniversary of the birth of Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich
the 120th anniversary of the death of Johannes Brahms
the 170th anniversary of the death of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
the 120th anniversary of the birth of Polish-French composer Alexander Tansman
the 380th anniversary of the birth of German composer Dieterich Buxtehude
the 325th anniversary of the birth of Italian baroque composer Giuseppe Tartini
the 332nd anniversary of the birth of Johann Sebastian Bach
The 6th Chamber Music Concert Series in Prague (1st - 16th November 2017)
Česky ... http://Festival.Brikcius.com - FESTIVAL BRIKCIUS - 6. ročník cyklu koncertů komorní hudby v Praze (1. - 16. listopad 2017)English ... http://Festival.Brikcius.com - FESTIVAL BRIKCIUS - The 6th Chamber Music Concert Series in Prague (1st - 16th November 2016)

http://Festival.Brikcius.com - FESTIVAL BRIKCIUS - Opening concert THE ART OF BOWING / František Brikcius - Cello / will take place on Wednesday 1st November 2017 at 7 p.m., at the Baroque Chapel of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Praga (Vlašská 34, Praha 1)http://Festival.Brikcius.com - FESTIVAL BRIKCIUS - Screening of music documentary film MAKANNA / + preview from documentary eSACHERe / will take place on Thursday 2nd November 2017 at 7 p.m., at the Štefánik Observatory (Strahovská 205, Praha 1)http://Festival.Brikcius.com - FESTIVAL BRIKCIUS - Organ concert BACH & BUXTEHUDE / Irena Kosíková - Organ / will take place on Friday 3rd November 2017 at 6 p.m., at Loreta (Loretánské nám. 7, Praha 1 - Hradčany)http://Festival.Brikcius.com - FESTIVAL BRIKCIUS - Charity concert PIANIST for Lékaři bez hranic | Médecins Sans Frontičres / Justine Verdier - Piano & František Brikcius - Cello / will take place on Friday 19th November 2017 at 7:30 p.m., at the Church of St. Lawrence (Hellichova 18, Praha 1) http://Festival.Brikcius.com - FESTIVAL BRIKCIUS - Cello concert DUO BRIKCIUS & OffenBACH / Anna Brikciusová - Cello & František Brikcius - Cello / will take place on Wednesday 15th November 2017 at 7 p.m., at the Military Church of St. Jan Nepomucký (Kanovnická 5/72, Praha 1 - Hradčany)http://Festival.Brikcius.com - FESTIVAL BRIKCIUS - Poetry reading POETRY DAY - V MAJÁKU / Anna Brikciusová - Cello, Narrator & Vít Kremlička - Introduction / is scheduled for Thursday 16th November 2017 at 6 p.m., at the  New Mill Water Tower (Nové mlýny 827/3A, Praha 1)
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Auspices & co-organiser:
http://www.Praha1.cz - Městská část Praha 1 - auspices

Charity concert:
http://www.Lekari-Bez-Hranic.cz - Lékaři bez hranic | Médecins Sans Frontičres

Co-organizers:
http://www.iicpraga.esteri.it - Istituto Italiano di Cultura Praga / Italský kulturní institut v Praze


Veleposlaništva Republike Slovenije v Pragi - http://www.praga.veleposlanistvo.si


Slovenian Tourist Board | I feel Slovenia - https://www.slovenia.info


http://www.Kaplani.Army.cz - Duchovní služba AČR | Armáda

http://www.Loreta.cz - Loreta Prague

http://www.MuzeumPrahy.cz - Muzeum hlavního města Prahy - básnické čtení DEN POEZIE - V MAJÁKU

http://www.Observatory.cz - Štefánikova hvězdárna / Štefánik Observatory

http://www.DenPoezie.cz - 19th Festival Poetry Day 2017

Daniel Pearl World Music Days

Dear festival visitors,

  You are invited to the Festival Brikcius - the 6th chamber music concert series in Prague (L'Arte dell'Arco - Buxtehude - Brahms120 - Tansman120), that is held annually under the auspices of the Mayor of Prague 1, Oldřich Lomecký and organized as a part of international Daniel Pearl World Music Days.

This year the festival commemorates the 90th anniversary of the birth of Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, the 120th anniversary of the death of Johannes Brahms, the 170th anniversary of the death of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, the 120th anniversary of the birth of Polish-French composer of Jewish origin Alexander Tansman, the 325th anniversary of the birth of Italian baroque composer Giuseppe Tartini, the 380th anniversary of the birth and the 310th anniversary of the death of German composer Dieterich Buxtehude, the 332nd anniversary of the birth of Johann Sebastian Bach, charity concert dedicated to the Médecins Sans Frontičres and the 19th Festival Poetry Day (the 207th anniversary of the birth of poet Karel Hynek Mácha).

  The 6th annual festival will feature Czech cellist František Brikcius, composer and organist Irena Kosíková, French pianist Justine Verdier, Czech cellist Anna Brikciusová and siblings cello chamber ensemble Duo Brikcius. For further information, visit http://Festival.Brikcius.com .



  Concerts are held on 1st - 16th November 2017 in Prague (the Military Church of St. Jan Nepomucký, Loreta, the Church of St. Lawrence, the Baroque chapel of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Praga, the Štefánik Observatory and the New Mill Water Tower). Free entry.

  Festival features cello recital THE ART OF BOWING (Wednesday 1st November), screening of music documentary film MAKANNA and preview of new documentary eSACHERe (Thursday 2nd November), organ concert BACH & BUXTEHUDE (Friday 3rd November), charity concert PIANIST for Lékaři bez hranic | Médecins Sans Frontičres (Friday 10th November), cello concert DUO BRIKCIUS & OffenBACH (Wednesday 15th November) and poetry reading POETRY DAY & V MAJÁKU (Thursday 16th November).

- Opening concert THE ART OF BOWING will take place on Wednesday 1st November 2017 at 7 p.m., at the Baroque Chapel of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Praga (Vlašská 34, Praha 1). Czech cellist František Brikcius will play virtuoso L'Arte dell'Arco (the Art of Bowing) - 50 variations written by Italian baroque composer Giuseppe Tartini (*April 8, 1692 Piran/Istrie - †February 26, 1770 Padova) on the theme of Corelli's Gavotte in the transcription of Paul Bazelaire (*March 4, 1886 Sédan - †December 11, 1958 Paris) for cello solo. Concert commemorates the 325th anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Tartini in the cooperation and under the auspices of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Praga. The event is supported by the Slovenian Tourist Organisation and Tourist Board Portorož, under the patronage of the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Prague. Free entry.

- Screening of music documentary film MAKANNA will take place on Thursday 2nd November 2017 at 7 p.m., at the Štefánik Observatory (Strahovská 205, Praha 1) to commemorate the 117th anniversary of the birth of Jiří Weil (1900 - 1959) and the 19th festival Poetry day. The documentary, back in Prague following a screening in Beijing (the 9the European Union Film Festival in China) and Lisbon (MUVI - the International Music Film Festival in Portugal), from the concert performance of MAKANNA (organised in the cooperation with the Jewish Museum in Prague and held under the auspices of Sir Tom Stoppard and Václav Havel) is based on the novel of the Jewish writer Jiří Weil, about the rise and fall of the 7th century false prophet with his face covered with the green veil and his eyes glowing as embers. Featuring Jan Talich, Jan Židlický, František Brikcius, Irena Kosíková and Talich Chamber Orchestra. To commemorate the 90th anniversary of the birth of Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich there will be presented a preview from new music documentary film eSACHERe (2018). Starring František Brikcius, Elena Rostropovich and others. In the cooperation with the Štefánik Observatory. Free entry.

- Organ concert BACH & BUXTEHUDE will take place on Friday 3rd November 2017 at 6 p.m., at Loreta (Loretánské nám. 7, Praha 1 - Hradčany) to commemorate the 332nd anniversary of the birth of Johann Sebastian Bach, the 380th anniversary of the birth and the 310th anniversary of the death of German composer Dieterich Buxtehude. Organist and composer Irena Kosíková (France) will play music by Johann Sebastian Bach and Dieterich Buxtehude. In the cooperation with Loreta. Free entry.

- Charity concert PIANIST for Lékaři bez hranic | Médecins Sans Frontičres will take place on Friday 19th November 2017 at 7:30 p.m., at the Church of St. Lawrence (Hellichova 18, Praha 1). French pianist Justine Verdier and Czech cellist František Brikcius will play Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 38 by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), composition d-Fence for Cello and Piano by Czech organist and composer Irena Kosíková, Fantaisie pour Violoncelle avec Orchestre ou Piano by Polish-French composer of Jewish origin Alexander Tansman (1897 - 1986) and Lied ohne Worte, Op. 109 by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Concert commemorates the 120th anniversary of the death of Johannes Brahms, the 170th anniversary of the death of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy and the 120th anniversary of the birth of Polish-French composer of Jewish origin Alexander Tansman. Free entry; voluntary donations collected at the event will go to charitable purposes of the Lékaři bez hranic | Médecins Sans Frontičres.

- Cello concert DUO BRIKCIUS & OffenBACH will take place on Wednesday 15th November 2017 at 7 p.m., at the Military Church of St. Jan Nepomucký (Kanovnická 5/72, Praha 1 - Hradčany). The two cellists, brother and sister Anna Brikciusová and František Brikcius (Duo Brikcius), will introduce a programme for two cellos featuring Concerto by French composer François Couperin (1668 - 1733), in Czech premiere Sonata by English composer Sonja Grossner, composition Funambule II. pour deux violoncelles by Czech organist and composer Irena Kosíková, Duo pour 2 violoncelles, op. 53 n°1 by Jacques Offenbach ( 1819 - 1880 ) a by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) Double Concerto. In the cooperation with the Chaplaincy of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. Free entry.

- Poetry reading POETRY DAY & V MAJÁKU from Anna Brikciusová's new poetry collection, with accompanying cello music by the author, is scheduled for Thursday 16th November 2017 at 6 p.m., at the New Mill Water Tower (Nové mlýny 827/3A, Praha 1), as part of the 19th Festival Poetry Day and the 207th anniversary of the birth of poet Karel Hynek Mácha (1810 - 1836). This event, introduced by Vít Kremlička, will feature cello compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach and Czech composer and organist Irena Kosíková. In the cooperation with the City of Prague Museum and the Festival Poetry Day. Free entry.

  Like previous projects (e.g. "eSACHERe", "MAKANNA", "Duo Brikcius - 2 Cellos Tour", "Weinberger Tour", "Festival Brikcius", ...), Festival Brikcius forms part of the Daniel Pearl World Music Days, which commemorate the legacy of Jewish journalist, musician Daniel Pearl, brutally murdered by group of terrorists for defending freedom of speech.

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