Enjoy the music between the exhibited works. Art Sounds is a new joint programme of Galerie Rudolfinum and the Czech Philharmonic in the Zhanna Kadyrova: UNEXPECTED exhibition.

On selected Tuesdays from 5 to 6 pm, you can experience a series of short musical performances by members of the Czech Philharmonic directly in the exhibition halls. Each performance is 10–13 minutes long. The repertoire freely responds to Zhanna Kadyrova’s exhibition and its themes and will be performed repeatedly on a given day. You have the opportunity to enjoy it several times in a row. Or you can opt for just one musical reflection and then move on through the exhibition.

Admission is free.

Tuesday, June 18:

Jan Holeňa and Dora Hájková Fidlitas Cello Duo

• Programme:
  Dmitri Shostakovich: Prelude
  Pablo Casals: The Song of the Birds
  Astor Piazzola: Oblivion
  Antonín Dvořák: Lasst mich allein

The Catalan song The Song of the Birds (El Cant del Ocells), which Pablo Casals used to play as a protest against the dictatorship of General Franco, has become a symbol of peace and understanding between peoples all over the world. Dmitri Shostakovich is known for his lifelong stance against fascism and Soviet oppression. Astor Piazzolla’s Oblivion is translated as “an expression of nostalgia, loss or sadness”. The interpretation of this piece expresses a reflection of the feelings caused by the war in Ukraine, such as grief, loss, and a longing for peace. Antonín Dvořák’s song Lasst mich allein or May my spirit be alone is a longing for home. It symbolises love that cannot be separated by death or the ocean. It ends with the phrase “Wish me peace”.

All dates and programme:

• Tuesday, April 2 | 5 pm–6 pm
  Markéta Vokáčová violin solo
  Music by Johann Sebastian Bach and Eugène Ysaÿe
• Tuesday, April 9 | 5 pm–6 pm
  Zdeněk Zelba violin, Kateřina Vogelová mezzo-soprano, Roman Malý accordion
  Scenic music on Ukrainian folk motifs
• Tuesday, April 23 | 5 pm–6 pm
  Petr Havlín violin solo
  Music by Georg Philipp Telemann, Johann Sebastian Bach and Petr Havlín
• Tuesday, April 30 | 5 pm–6 pm
  Vojtěch Jouza English horn, Anna Sommerová viola
  Music by Max Reger and Ondřej Kukal
• Tuesday, May 7 | 5 pm–6 pm
  Pavel Ciprys and Dominik Trávníček viola, Timotej Ciprys vocal
  Music by Pavel Ciprys, Frank Bridge and Béla Bartók
• Tuesday, May 21 | 5 pm–6 pm
  Luboš Dudek violin solo
  Music by Ernest Bloch
• Tuesday, June 4 | 5 pm–6 pm
  Jan Jouza and Markéta Vokáčová violin, Vlasta Beranová viola, Josef Dvořák cello
  Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Dmitri Shostakovich and Ottorino Respighi
• Tuesday, June 18 | 5 pm–6 pm
  Jan Holeňa and Dora Hájková Fidlitas Cello Duo
  Music by Dmitri Shostakovich, Pablo Casals, Astor Piazzola and Antonín Dvořák