GEORG ANTON BENDA Sinfonia No. 5 in G major
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major KV 219
JOHANN WENZEL KALLIWODA Symphony No. 5 in B minor, Op. 106

Milan Al-Ashhab violin
Filharmonie Brno
conductor Robert Kružík

Concert program here.

List of performers here.

These two concerts, to be held during Advent shortly before Christmas Eve, are dominated by the number five, a symbolic reference to the fifth candle people would place in the middle of the Advent wreath and light on Christmas Eve once darkness fell. The fifth candle was white (a symbol of spiritual purity) and represented Jesus Christ himself; it was a harbinger of light and hope…

The three works will give us a chronological guided tour of 18th and 19th century music history: in Benda’s sinfonia (written some time after 1765), the Classical style was just “hatching”, in Mozart’s violin concerto (1775) it was maturing, and though it provided a foundation for Kalliwoda’s symphony (1840), in that piece it was already ceding place to early Romanticism.

Before the concert a discussion will take place (exceptionally at 5:30 p.m. in the former Hansen restaurant, ground floor of Besední dům). Six original costumes from the film Amadeus, created in 1983 by Theodor Pištěk and earning Forman’s film one of eight Oscars, will be shown at the Besední dům. This time, the discussion will not only be about music, but also about interesting facts about the Barrandov film studio collection, which will be presented by the head of the costume collection, Ráchel Fojtů.

Hansen will also be open during the concert intermission and for half an hour after the concert so that those interested can take pictures with the costumes.

The discussion is intended for concert ticket holders. Due to limited capacity, it is necessary to reserve a place in advance by emailing besedy@filharmonie-brno.cz with information about how many places you are interested in and on which day.

When and how on sale?

You can purchase the concert separately or also as a part of a special package called “TAILOR-MADE SEASON at any time during the season.

Enjoy listenig to:

Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda: Sinfonia No. 5 in B minor
Georg Anton Benda: Sinfonia No. 5 in G major