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Brno Philharmonic | Who is the Most Powerful in the World
Saturday 25 January 2025, 10.30 am and 2.00 pm
Besední dům, Brno, CZ
Bohuslav MARTINŮ: Who is the Most Powerful in the World, H 133
Leoš JANÁČEK: The Cunning Little Vixen
Brno Philharmonic
Robert Kružík (conductor)
Kristýna Drášilová (script, moderator)
Vítězslav Mikeš (moderator)
Leoš and Bohuš or fox and mice / Family subscription
One hundred years ago, on 31 January 1925, the world premiere of the ballet Who is the Most Powerful in the World by Bohuslav Martinů. The fairy tale story about mice was performed together with Osvald Chlubna’s opera Alladina and Palomides, but in the very next performance the young composer’s ballet found itself in the company of the Brno master Janáček, when it was performed in one evening together with the opera The Cunning Little Vixen. The latter was premiered in Brno two months earlier, on 6 November 1924, and in 1965 it also opened the new building of the Janáček Theatre.
For children, a music workshop is prepared in the foyer of the Besední dům from 9.15 am and 12.15 pm (free admission and no registration). At the same time, adults can attend an expert lecture by musical guests.