Scheherazade with Petr Altrichter

Petr Altrichter – conductor
Martin Kasík – piano

Leoš Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen, suite (arr. Talich) (15′)
Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125 (24′)
Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade (42′)

Music begins where words fall short.Nikolaj Rimskij-Korsakov

An evening bringing together the poetic world of Czech music, Lisztian virtuosity, and oriental fantasy. The programme opens with a suite from Leoš Janáček’s opera The Cunning Little Vixen, arranged by Václav Talich. In this adaptation, the conductor assembled a concert suite capturing the opera’s most characteristic musical moments – its vibrant rhythms, lyrical passages, and the distinctive sound world inspired by nature and the rhythms of Moravian speech.

Next comes Franz Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, a work that breaks with the traditional concerto form: instead of separate movements, it unfolds as a single continuous musical arc in which the themes are constantly transformed. The soloist will be Martin Kasík, whose sensitivity to the colour and architecture of Liszt’s music promises an exceptional performance.

In the second half, we will hear Scheherazade. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov drew inspiration from the famous tales of One Thousand and One Nights. In this work, he unleashes a dazzling orchestral imagination – the solo violin represents the storyteller Scheherazade, whose tales gradually soften the Sultan and open a world of adventures, sea voyages, and enchanted cities.

Join us for an evening in which Janáček’s playful poetic world, Liszt’s ever-transforming piano fantasy, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s dazzling orchestral imagery come together – music capable of telling stories without a single word.

The concert will be broadcast live on Czech Radio Vltava

Ticket prices range from 180 to 1,100 CZK
Come early!
A meeting with the artists before the concert
Municipal House | Confectionery | 1st floor | 6.30 p.m. – 7.15 p.m.