Bohuslav Martinů (1890–1959)

What Do People Live For? A concert to mark the 150th anniversary of Tomáš Baťa’s birth , Smíchov Community Centre – Protestant Church , The concert takes its name from Bohuslav Martinů’s opera, based on Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy’s short story *Where There Is Love, There Is God*. Through this project, we wish to symbolically commemorate the 150th anniversary of Tomáš Baťa’s birth and highlight the creative connection between this leading Czech composer and this visionary figure, as well as his company. The evening will open with the composition *Střevíček* – a live musical accompaniment to the screening of the documentary film *Lady’s Shoe*. This music was originally composed for a modern advertisement and illustrates the significant role played by Bohuslav Martinů’s collaboration with the progressive world of the Baťa factories. The highlight of the concert will be a performance of the one-act pastoral opera *Čím lidé žijí?* (What Do People Live By?). This combination of works will be performed for the very first time on 12 October 2026 at 8.00 pm at the Smíchov Community Centre – the Evangelical Church. The choice of this venue is no coincidence – the plot features a main character named Martin, whose saintly namesake is the patron saint of the poor and of many craftsmen. Programme: Bohuslav Martinů: *The Little Shoe* – music for a promotional and documentary film, H 239 Bohuslav Martinů: What Men Live By (H 336), a one-act pastoral opera with a libretto by Bohuslav Martinů based on a short story by Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy. The concert performance of the opera takes place with the permission of Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Limited. The concert will take place under the patronage of Jiří Drahoš, First Deputy Speaker of the Senate, and Václav Láska, Senator for Prague 5.

Suk Quartet , Concert Hall of the Czech Republic Autoclub , J. Suk, M. Ravel, A. Dvořák | EuroArt Prague Festival: We invite you to an evening of Suk, Ravel, and Dvořák in Martinů Hall.

Martinů. Páleníček. Beethoven , The Professed House, Prague

Bohuslav Martinů: Theater behind the gate (Conservatory Brno) , Mahenovo theater

Bohuslav Martinů: Theater behind the gate , PREMIERE  Mahen Theater Author: Bohuslav Martinů Conductor: Filip Urban Director:&...

Bohuslav Martinů: Theater behind the gate (Conservatory Brno) , Mahenovo theater

Siempre Nuevo , Liechtenstein Palace (Malostranské sq.) - Bohuslav Martinů Hall , A. Piazzolla, M. Duplessy | Two guitars, one stage: The duo Siempre Nuevo performs at Martinů Hall, Prague

Titan: Mahler's 1st Symphony , Liechtenstein Palace (Malostranské sq.) - Bohuslav Martinů Hall , Classical music concert | De Falla & Mahler: Spanish fire and symphonic grandeur at Martinů Hall, Lichtenstein Palace

AKS - Academic Chamber Soloists , Liechtenstein Palace (Malostranské sq.) - Bohuslav Martinů Hall , A. Dvořák, J. Suk, D. Shostakovich | A chamber orchestra joined by two soloists performs Dvořák, Suk, Hummel, or Shostakovich in Martinů Hall, Liechtenstein Palace, below Prague Castle.

TRANSATLANTIC ECHOES , Janáček Theatre , BOLCOM Symphony No. 9SAMUEL BARBER Violin Concerto, Op. 14BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ Symphony No. 4FILHARMONIE IN JANÁČEK THEATRE I

OCEAN ECHOES , Janáček's theater , BOLCOM Symphony No. 9BARBER Violin Concerto Op. 14MARTINŮ Symphony No. 4 Philharmonic in theater I

ECHOES FROM ACROSS THE OCEAN , Janáček Theatre , BOLCOM Symphony No. 9SAMUEL BARBER Violin Concerto, Op. 14BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ Symphony No. 4FILHARMONIE IN JANÁČEK THEATRE I

ECHOES FROM ACROSS THE OCEAN , Janáček Theatre , BOLCOM Symphony No. 9SAMUEL BARBER Violin Concerto, Op. 14BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ Symphony No. 4FILHARMONIE IN JANÁČEK THEATRE I

TRANSATLANTIC ECHOES , Janáček Theatre , BOLCOM Symphony No. 9SAMUEL BARBER Violin Concerto, Op. 14BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ Symphony No. 4FILHARMONIE IN JANÁČEK THEATRE I

OCEAN ECHOES , Janáček's theater , BOLCOM Symphony No. 9BARBER Violin Concerto Op. 14MARTINŮ Symphony No. 4 Philharmonic in theater I

SINFONIETTA CRACOVIA & JAN MRÁČEK , Besední dům , TANSMAN, WIENIAWSKI, MARTINŮ, KARŁOWICZ

Kryštof Mařatka & Surrealism , St. Agnes Convent , B. Martinů, C. Debussy | Composer and pianist Kryštof Mařatka joins violist Karine Lethiec for a program inspired by artistic innovation and the spirit of surrealism.

Kryštof Mařatka & Surrealism , Convent of St Agnes of Bohemia , Kryštof Mařatka & Surrealism Maria Theresia von Paradis Siciliana Bohuslav Martinů Rhapsody ...

AKS - Academic Chamber Soloists , Liechtenstein Palace (Malostranské sq.) - Bohuslav Martinů Hall , Brahms, Martinů & Schubert: an evening of tragic overtures at Lichtenstein Palace

In modo camerale , Rudolfinum - Suk Hall , W. A. Mozart, B. Martinů, L. van Beethoven | The concert of the Czech ensemble In modo camerale will offer an extraordinarily broad ranges of styles and genres.

B4 – Martinů • Haydn • Suk , Sonia Red Hall

JANUARY ONES , Boarding house , BAKALA Scherzo for chamber orchestra MARTINů Piano Concerto No. 1 in D major MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY Symphony No. 1 in c minor Philharmonic at home

JANUARY’S NUMBER ONES , Besední dům , BAKALA Scherzo for Chamber OrchestraMARTINŮ Piano Concerto No. 1MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY Symphony No. 1Filharmonie in Besední dům

JANUARY NUMBER ONES , Besední dům , BAKALA Scherzo for Chamber OrchestraMARTINŮ Piano Concerto No. 1MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY Symphony No. 1Filharmonie in Besední dům

JANUARY’S NUMBER ONES , Besední dům , BAKALA Scherzo for Chamber OrchestraMARTINŮ Piano Concerto No. 1MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY Symphony No. 1Filharmonie in Besední dům

JANUARY NUMBER ONES , Besední dům , BAKALA Scherzo for Chamber OrchestraMARTINŮ Piano Concerto No. 1MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY Symphony No. 1Filharmonie in Besední dům

JANUARY ONES , Boarding house , BAKALA Scherzo for chamber orchestra MARTINů Piano Concerto No. 1 in D major MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY Symphony No. 1 in c minor Philharmonic at home

INSIDE THE ORCHESTRA: THE SOUND OF BRNO , Besední dům , A unique project featuring the music of Mozart, Janáček, Mahler, Prokofiev, Martinů, Kaprálová, J. Novák, Korngold, and Ježek, performed in close proximity to the musicians.

IN THE ORCHESTRA: HEAR BRNO , Besední dům , A unique project featuring the music of Mozart, Janáček, Mahler, Prokofiev, Martinů, Kaprálová, J. Novák, Korngold, and Ježek, performed in close proximity to the musicians.

IN THE ORCHESTRA: HEAR BRNO , Boarding house , A unique project with music by Mozart, Janáček, Mahler, Prokofiev, Martinů, Kaprálova, J. Novák, Korngold and Ježek in close proximity to the musicians.

INSIDE THE ORCHESTRA: THE SOUND OF BRNO , Besední dům , A unique project featuring the music of Mozart, Janáček, Mahler, Prokofiev, Martinů, Kaprálová, J. Novák, Korngold, and Ježek, performed in close proximity to the musicians.

IN THE ORCHESTRA: HEAR BRNO , Boarding house , A unique project with music by Mozart, Janáček, Mahler, Prokofiev, Martinů, Kaprálova, J. Novák, Korngold and Ježek in close proximity to the musicians.

IN THE ORCHESTRA: HEAR BRNO , Besední dům , A unique project featuring the music of Mozart, Janáček, Mahler, Prokofiev, Martinů, Kaprálová, J. Novák, Korngold, and Ježek, performed in close proximity to the musicians.

Martinů Quartet , Concert Hall of the Czech Republic Autoclub , J. Haydn, L. Janáček, A. Dvořák | The renowned Martinů Quartet beneath Prague Castle: Haydn, Janáček & Dvořák at Liechtenstein Palace

IN THE ORCHESTRA: SMETANA 203 , Boarding house , A unique project with music by Mozart, Janáček, Mahler, Prokofiev, Martinů, Kaprálova, J. Novák, Korngold and Ježek in close proximity to the musicians.

IN THE ORCHESTRA: SMETANA 203 , Boarding house , A unique project with music by Mozart, Janáček, Mahler, Prokofiev, Martinů, Kaprálova, J. Novák, Korngold and Ježek in close proximity to the musicians.

Martinů Quartet , Rudolfinum - Dvořák Hall , J. Haydn, B. Martinů, J. Brahms | The ensemble will present a masterful interpretation of Bohuslav Martinů’s String Quartet No. 2 and a work by the father of the genre, Joseph Haydn.

Czech Chamber Music Society • Martinů Quartet , Dvořák Hall , Haydn, Martinů and Brahms with Martinů Quartet, Michal Kaňka (cello)… on the programme

Czech Chamber Music Society • Martinů Quartet , Concert , Haydn, Martinů and Brahms with Michal Kaňka (cello) and Zbyněk Paďourek (viola) on the programme

Premium cycle C concert 3 , Teplice House of Culture at 7:00 p.m , Bohuslav Martinů: Symphony No. 1, H. 289

Bohuslav Martinů: Mariken – an operatic discovery , II. castle courtyard