April21 2012 (Sat)
6:00 PM

AVE MARIA

J. S. Bach, J. D. Zelenka, A. Dvorak

St. Nicholas Church Lesser Town | Classical Music

60 minutes | Not available

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Date:	April 21, 2012 \| 18:00 (Sat)
Venue:	St. Nicholas Church Lesser Town
Duration:	60 minutes
Status:	Not available

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PROGRAM:

Johann Sebastian BACH
1685 – 1750 Concerto in G Major
Allegro – Grave – Presto
Partita in E Major for Violin solo, BWV 1006
Prelude
Esurientes, from Magnificat, BWV 243
Jan Dismas ZELENKA
1679 – 1745 Laudamus te from Missa “Gratias agimus Tibi” in D Major, ZWV 13
Jan Pieterszoon SWEELINCK
1562 – 1621 Thema con variazioni
Tomaso Antonio VITALI
1663 – 1745 Ciaccona
Antonin DVORAK
1841 – 1904 Ave Maria, op. 19b
Jan Krtitel VANHAL
1739 – 1813 Fugue in C Major
Fugue in D Major
Antonin DVORAK
1841 – 1904 Biblical Songs, op. 99
1. Clouds and Darkness
5. I Will Sing New Songs
Georg Friedrich HÄNDEL
1685 – 1759 Sonata in D Major (selection)
Largo – Allegro
Camille SAINT-SAËNS
1835 – 1921 Ave Maria
Antonio VIVALDI – J. S. BACH
1678 – 1741; 1685 – 1750 Concerto in D minor (selection)
Largo – Vivace

SOLOISTS:

Jarmila Kosinova - mezzo-soprano

Jarmila Kosinova is a student of operatic singing of the Prague Academy of Musical Arts. Except of that she sung main roles in some Czech theatres and also at the Prague Spring Festival 2007.

Daniela Kosinova Valtova - organ

Daniela Kosinova Valtova studied Organ by doc. V. Rabas, later by doc. J. Tuma at the Prague Academy of Musical Arts and finally in Hamburg by Prof. W. Zerer. She is a member of Prague Symphony Orchestra, but she gives solo or chamber concerts all over Europe. She is also a composer and piano teacher, taking care of mentally handicapped children.

Jan Valta - violin

Jan Valta is a graduate of the Conservatory in Teplice and of the musical faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (Prof. J. Pazdera). During his studies he was a prize-winner at a nation-wide competition of chamber music; he is also a prize-winner of the Czech Conservatories Competition. At the age of nineteen he became a member of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra for two seasons. As a soloist he has performed in Austria, Germany, France, Spain and Japan. He teaches violin at the Conservatory in Teplice. From 2006, he is the artistic leader of the Herold Chamber Orchestra. He is also a composer and orchestrator.

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St. Nicholas Church Lesser Town

Address:	Malostranské náměstí 14, Praha 1
Capacity:	250
Type:	Churches
Winter heating:	No
Wheelchair access:	No

St. Nicholas Church: a gem of Prague´s Baroque architecture with long tradition of organ and classical concerts

The most famous Baroque church in Prague, The Church of St Nicholas, can be found on the Lesser Town square next to the former Jesuit college. With the neighbouring belfry, St Nicholas is the most distinctive landmark in the Lesser Town, completing the unique panorama of Prague.

The Church of St Nicholas, designed according to the model of main Jesuit church Il Gesù in Rome, is a superb example of High Baroque architecture, a temple that astonishes with its size and magnificently decorated interior.

Creation of three generations of architects, it was designed and successively built by father and son Dientzenhofers, Kryštof and Kilian Ignác, and completed by the son-in-law of the latter, Anselmo Lurago. The construction lasted for almost fifty years (from 1703 to 1752) and the temple was decorated by leading artists of the era, such as Ignác František Platzer (inside and outside statues), František Xaver Palko (frescoes), Jan Lukáš Kracker (frescoes), Karel Škréta (paintings), Johann Hennevogel (stucco) and many others.

Due to its artistic qualities, St Nicholas Church is today considered one of the most valuable Baroque buildings north of the Alps.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart played the church's main organ during his stay in Prague. Shortly after his death the requiem mass for Mozart was served in St. Nicholas church, with members of the Prague Theatre Orchestra performing Requiem in Es by František Antonín Rössler.

Thanks to the music tradition St. Nicholas Church in Lesser Town has been one of the most important centers of cultural life and sacred and classical music in Prague. Nowadays, concert dramaturgy revolves not only around the liturgical year but also around national holidays celebrated in various countries.

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