The concert showcase of the young winners of the prestigious international TV competition Virtuosos is an integral part of the festival. Four talents will perform on the stage of the Castle Riding Hall accompanied by the South Bohemian Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of conductor Peter Valentovič. Their mentor in 2025 will be Jan Mráček, violinist and concertmaster of the Czech Philharmonic, who won several international competitions as a student. He will also perform Korngold's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, which is not often performed on Czech stages. This pleasant piece with its varied rhythms and frequent changes of mood will be an excellent ending to the whole evening, performed by the violin virtuoso.
Artists
Jan Mráček – violin
Winners of Virtuosos 2025
– Amelie Jade Knapp – harp
– Petar Nikolic – quitar
– David Božič – piano
– Gáspár Kelemen – violin
Peter Valentovič – conductor
South Bohemia Philharmonic Orchestra
Program
Reinhold Gliére (1875-1956): Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in E flat major op. 74, 1st movement Allegro moderato
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909): Spanish Suite No. 1, Op. 47, "Asturian Legend"
David Božič: SuZdAlj – own compositions for piano and strings
Vera Milankovič (*1953): Concertino on Serbian theme (Končertino na srpske teme), 1st movement
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847): Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor op. 64, 1st movement Allegro molto appassionato
intermission
Erich Wolfgang Korngold(1897-1957): Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major op. 35
Moderato nobile
Romanze
Allegro assai vivace