“FRENCH AND CZECH MUSIC” 

A Concert Celebrating the Chairmanship of the Czech Republic in the EU, Following the Chairmanship of France

Inaugural Gala Concert

The event of the year in the town of Mělník

16. 12. 2022 – pátek, 19.00

MĚLNÍK CASTLE – THE GREAT HALL 

IVAN ŽENATÝ – violin

PRAŽSKÝ KOMORNÍ ORCHESTR

A ceremonial concert organised jointly by the Town of Mělník and Chateau Mělník with the support of the Central Bohemia Region, under the auspices of Duke Jiří Lobkowicz, the region’s mayor Petra Pecková, the mayor of Mělník Tomáše Martince, and the Ambassador Plenipotentiary of France to the Czech Republic, His Excellency Alexis Dutertre. The concert is being held on the occasion of the birth of King John Henry of Luxembourg (1322) and French-Czech musical relationships.

Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959): Sextet pro smyčcový orchestr H.224
Lento – Allegro poco moderato
Andantino
Allegretto poco moderato

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847): Koncert d moll pro housle a smyčcový orchestr 
Allegro
Andante
Allegro 
 
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): Bolero pro orchestr (úprava Viktor Mazáček)