Pour feliciter in Slovak Radio
The Slovak Radio Gallery opened a special display of New Year cards on Tuesday, 5th December. The so called PF-cards are a Czechoslovak phenomenon. The presentation of New Year's greetings from the collection of conceptual artist Marian Mudroch presents the work of more than a hundred Slovak, Czech and foreign artists from the years 1974-2019. During the normalization period, they were one of the most important ways of communicating and exchanging work between artists. Also through the PFs it was possible to observe how the work of individual artists was developing. It is possible to check it out in Slovak Radio until 1st March 2024.
2 world premieres in Slovak Radio
The International society for contemporary music invites you to the Slovak Radio for a concert by the internationally acclaimed VENI ensemble. Established in 1988, its aim was to improve the Slovak music scene with alternative and provocative elements that had been absent since the 1960s avant-garde. On 16 December, it will bring two compositions in a world premiere - AVONDBOEK – NACHTBOEK by Dutch composer Piet-Jan van Rossum and QUOTATIONS · ROTATIONS · VARIATIONS by Daniel Matej who is the founder of VENI ensemble.
Christmas concerts all around
The Slovak National Theatre will host its 14th Christmas concert on Sunday, 10 December, featuring opera arias, Christmas songs and Slovak carols. All of that performed by top Slovak singers and orchestras. An Advent Gala in State Opera Kosice, eastern Slovakia, will be thrown on Monday, 18th December. On the same day, a series of 5 Christmas concerts starts in the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava while the State Philharmonic Orchestra in Kosice, eastern Slovakia, launches its three day Christmas marathon on Sunday, 17 December. The first of its 5 Christmas concerts will start in the Slovak Sinfonietta Zilina, northern Slovakia, on Wednesday, 14 December. The D-days in State Opera Banska Bystrica, central Slovakia, are 20th and 21st December.
Barbara Hascakova hits eternal fame
This week, Slovak fans learnt about the death of one of the icons of 1990s pop music in Slovakia, Barbara Hascakova. At the age of 15, she became popular with the easy listening band Maduar. However, her fame was reached its peak in the duo MC Erik and Barbara, one of the first ever Slovak rap bands. Later, she embarked on a solo career. Up until today, her top hits include Trubka, Ked pride laska and most predominantly Anjel.
Photo: Slovak Radio Building (TASR)
