
MUSIC FOR THE SLAV EPIC
Epic for two choirs with accompaniment of two instruments was commissioned by the Znojmo Music Festival in 2025 as a musical counterpoint to Mucha’s monumental cycle of paintings. The author of the text, Jan Tůma, however, treated his sonnets in an intimate way. We accompany the painter Mucha from a Parisian café to his studio in Zbiroh, we go with him through the dance of the druids, the pilgrimage of the Slavic oracles and Libuše’s prophecy, which Prince Přemysl does not dream of, so he tells the oracle: “You carry strange things in your head”.
The epic will be performed in concert among Mucha’s canvases along with the motet Aqua et vino, which presents wine as a symbol for art, health and Christian mysticism. The music is composed by Lukáš Hurník.
Event description
Performers:
SILENTIUM! ensemble under the direction of choirmaster Tereza Válková
Martin Jakubíček – organ
Ján Prievozník – double bass
Jiří Miroslav Procházka – solo (bass-baritone)
Performers
SILENTIUM!
ensemble
SILENTIUM! ensemble

Tereza
Válková
Tereza Válková

Ján
Prievozník
Ján Prievozník

Program
Lukáš Hurník: EPOPEJ
based on the paintings by Alfons Mucha to words by Jan Tůma for two choirs, organ and double bass
Lukáš Hurník: AQUA ET VINO ET SPIRIT
new cantatas thematically linking the elements of water, wine and spirit as symbols of life and joy
TICKET INFORMATION
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DISCOUNTS
A 10% discount applies to all concerts for Senior passport, ISIC card, children under 15 years and for and 50% for ZTP/P card holders. Discounts do not apply to gastronomic events.