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Abstract

The concert of the chamber ensemble Martinů Strings from the Music Without Borders 2023 - 15th year series took place on 5 December 2023 in the Baroque Refectory of the Dominicans in Jilská Street in Prague.

Jaroslav Šonský, the artistic director of the ensemble, prepared an international selection of festive music, including a Swedish track. Sweden is the country where he lived and worked intensively as an artist from 1973 until now. In 2003 he received the Gratias agit award from the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the promotion of Czech music and culture abroad.

Gabriela Kubátová - violino primo

Programme:

Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto grosso Op. 6, No. 2

Joaqín Rodrigo: Zarabanda Lechana, Canconeta

Jan Helmich Roman: Drottningholmsmusicen - selection from the suite, parts: 1, 5, 6, 24

Jaroslav Pelikán: Czech Carols arranged for string orchestra.

Wolfgang Amadeus: Mozart's Little Night Music