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Shostakovich / Testimony - Roth, Lupták, and String Quartet
“When it comes to musical influences, I think I was most influenced by Jewish folk music. It may look cheerfully, but in fact it is deeply tragic. It is almost always laughter through tears. Jews were tormented for so long that they learned to hide their despair. Thus, they express it in dance…
Trenčín Chamber Orchestra
Trenčín Chamber Orchestra continued the over three hundred year tradition of rich musical life in the area. In 26 years of its existence, they have given a number of concerts in Slovak towns and abroad (Sweden, France, Switzerland...). Very important for the direction of orchestra is the cooperation…
Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava
JFO Radio Orchestra, the predecessor of Janáček Philharmonic, was formed already at the end of the twenties of the last century. The body cooperated with composers and songwriters such as Stravinsky, Prokofiev, and Hindemith, as well as top musicians and singers such as A. Navarra, J. Suk, J.…
Tour de Jobus
Karpatské chrbáty The members of the alternative rock band Karpatské chrbáty began performing in 1982 under the name Veget (Time off). However, state authorities did not give the young band time off and banned it. In 1986, they changed the bandʼs name to Karpatské…
Zrní & Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra in Ostrava
The band Zrní was formed in the summer of 2001. These youngsters of post-industrial Kladno love landscape and nature, which is also reflected in their musical contrasts. Their songs have vocals, violin, guitar, bass, drums, accordion, and flute, as well as samples and anything else that can be…
Children days at Pohoda 2016: workshops
Montessori club Trenčín at Pohoda 2016 The philosophy of Montessori education is based on respecting developmental stages of a child. A child is always interested only in a certain range of activities, therefore it is important to respect these periods, as it is then when a child is very interested…
Children days at Pohoda 2016: theatre
Reading with Mr Carrot Reading with Mr Carrot is actually one 45 minute class of story playing that ends with a sharp cutting off the story in the most dramatic moment. The meaning and purpose of these performances is to support children in reading a particular book. The book is interpreted before…
Children days at Pohoda 2016: music
Jobus Pubertus The stories and characters in the books of Braňo Jobus have finally made it to a CD. Songs like Muflón Ancijáš, Zvon, Tajná správa, Na výlete do vesmíru, and Červotoč Chrumo will be played at Pohoda thanks to the project Pubertus.…
DJ Vec
Vec is one of the most prominent figures of Slovak hip-hop; he grew over the boundaries of this genre, as his concerts are looked forward to also by those who generally do not enjoy hip hop music. In 1997, he issued an album in collaboration with Midi, and it is this album that is nowadays considered…
Midi Lidi
The band Midi Lidi was formed in 2006 of the band Krásný Stěhovák Gerard & Sexuální nábytek. Already their first album, Čekání na robota (Waiting for the Robot, 2007), got great responses. After their third album, the band grew by Tomáš…