A Tribute to the Giants of Czech Music
The Symbiosis of Winds and Organ

Künstler

• Belfiato Quintet
  Winners of the International ISA Rejcha Competition, laureates of the Henri Tomasi Competition, and holders of the Czech Chamber Music Society Prize and the Classic Prague Awards, the Belfiato Quintet is the most prominent Czech wind quintet of its generation. Despite the young age of its members, the ensemble will soon celebrate its twentieth anniversary. The ensemble is composed of leading players from the most important Czech orchestras: the institutions where the “Belfiati” work, play, and draw inspiration include the Czech Philharmonic, the National Theatre, and the PKF – Prague Philharmonia. They are also sought-after soloists, whose individual awards from the ARD in Munich, the Prague Spring, and Concertino Praga underscore the ensemble’s prestige and guarantee an unforgettable experience at every concert, whether in the Czech Republic or abroad. As the resident ensemble of Supraphon, the Belfiato Quintet has already released three albums under this label, which have been highly praised by critics. Their latest album, “Elements” from 2021, received a pre-nomination for the prestigious Anděl Award.
• Kateřina Málková – organ
  She is the founder of the Opus Organum association, which strives to promote and in the future restore organs, primarily from the Znojmo organ school. This activity is followed by the creation of the Silberbauer’s Musical Thaya Region festival, of which she is the director and dramaturge. The aim of the festival is to musically connect the Czech and Austrian border regions, with the purpose of the future restoration of valuable instruments by the organ builder Josef Silberbauer. Kateřina Málková is a promoter of mainly Baroque works, but also of contemporary composers. She always tries to find new places with lesser-known instruments and is dedicated to their promotion to the general public. She organises a number of concerts both in South Moravia and in Lower Austria. In addition to her solo concert career, she is also active as a teacher. She has performed at festivals in Austria, Slovakia, Switzerland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, and other countries. She collaborates with orchestras such as the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, the North Czech Philharmonic, the Atlantis Orchestra, the Collegium Magistrorum, the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic, the Sedunum String Orchestra, and others. She studied organ at the Brno Conservatory in the class of Petr Kolař, and then continued with a master’s degree at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague with Jaroslav Tůma. During her studies, she completed a one-year foreign internship in Lübeck, Germany, with Arvid Gast.

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