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| Who | Bohuslava Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra (CZ) Jiří Habart (CZ) conductor Sandra Hamaoui (FR) soprano |
| Where | Valtice Castle Riding Hall |
| Program | Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) Bacchanale (Samson et Dalila, op. 47) Henri Duparc (1848–1933) L’invitation au voyage Charles Gounod (1818–1893) Je veux vivre (Roméo et Juliette, CG 9) Francis Poulenc (1899–1963) Les Chemins de l’amour, FP 106-Ib Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) La Valse, M. 72 — break — Georges Bizet (1838–1875) Danse bohème (Carmen Suite no. 2) Maurice Ravel La flûte enchantée (Shéhérazade, M. 41) Claude Debussy (1862–1918) Nuit d’étoiles, L2. 2 Jules Massenet (1842–1912) Je marche sur tous les chemins… Obéissons (Manon) Maurice Ravel Boléro, M. 81 Dress code: Creative Black Tie |
For the last time, the LVMF 2026 final gala brings the audience to France through the performance of Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra and soprano Sandra Hamaoui, showcasing her passion in Ravel’s Boléro and Bizet’s Danse Bohème from Carmen, as well as her lyricism in arias and songs by H. Duparc, Ch. Gounod and C. Debussy.
The first impetus for the creation of a symphony orchestra in Zlín came from none other than the local Baťa company in the 1920s. However, it was not until after World War II that the company’s brass band began to form the basis of the Baťa National Enterprise Symphony Orchestra. After Rudolf Kvasnica being appointed as conductor, the first concert took place in the Grand Cinema building, where the orchestra was based, on April 30, 1946. However, in 1955, it moved to the new House of Arts, and a second move took place in 2011 when the Congress Centre was completed. Since January 1989, the philharmonic has borne the name of one of the most important Czech composers, B. Martinů.
The orchestra’s repertoire includes not only major symphonic works, but also compositions that cross over into the realms of jazz, rock, chanson, and pop music. The philharmonic’s concert activities are currently based on five subscription series, and it performs not only in the Czech Republic, but also tours throughout Europe, the USA, South Korea, and India (57 years after the last performance of a Czech orchestra in that country).
The Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra organizes two music festivals – the autumn music festival Harmonia Moraviae and Talentinum. Its important activities also include supporting the work of young Czech composers and the musical education of the younger generation. The philharmonic regularly collaborates with radio and television stations and records audio media.
Jiří Habart, a native of Frýdek-Místek, belongs to the youngest generation of Czech conductors. He began his musical career as a violinist at the Litomyšl Music School and subsequently attended the P. J. Vejvanovský Conservatory in Kroměříž (in Karel Janeček’s class). He studied conducting at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno under Jakub Klecker and Tomáš Hanus, and choral conducting under Prof. Blanka Juhaňáková. He participated in conducting courses led by Tomáš Netopil, Kirk Trevor, Zsolt Nagy, and Mark Stringer.
In 2023, he placed fifth in the Zoltán Kodály Conducting Competition in Debrecen, Hungary, where he also received special prizes from the Hungarian State Opera and the Budafoki Dohnányi Zenekar and Kodály Filharmónia Debrecen orchestras. In the same year, he was a finalist in the Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition 2023 in London. He is also a recipient of the Bayreuther Festspiele 2014 scholarship.
He has collaborated with leading Czech and foreign orchestras (London Symphony Orchestra, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra Hamburg, Kodály Filharmónia Debrecen, Filharmonie Brno, Moravská filharmonie Olomouc, Prague Philharmonia, FOK Symphony Orchestra) and has performed at numerous festivals.
Since the 2019/2020 season, he has been the conductor of the opera ensemble of the Moravian-Silesian National Theatre in Ostrava. His premiere musical productions include the operas Il ballo delle ingrate (Monteverdi), Dido and Aeneas (Purcell), Smetana’s Braniboři v Čechách, and Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia.
Francouzská sopranistka Sandra Hamaoui je oceňována pro svůj „homogenní a pružný hlas s jemně sametovým zabarvením” i pro svou „muzikálnost a jemnost výrazu”. Kritika ji popisuje jako „procítěnou” a „výjimečně nadanou” umělkyni, jejíž skutečný talent nespočívá pouze v lehké a přirozené vokální technice a hudební inteligenci, ale také ve schopnosti zcela si podmanit publikum.
V předchozích letech byla členkou souboru Opernhaus Zürich, kde nastudovala role jako Gilda (Rigoletto), Susanna (Figarova svatba), Constance v nové inscenaci Dialogů karmelitek, Nanetta (Falstaff) pod taktovkou hudebního ředitele Gianandrey Nosedy, Gretel v nové inscenaci Jeníček a Mařenka v režii Roberta Carsena, Sophie (Werther) a Lisette (La Rondine). Pouze v loňském roce se představila na jevišti Wiener Staatsoper, Opernhaus Zürich, Opera Naples či festivalech na v Gstaad a Baden-Baden.
Mezi další významná angažmá patří role Leïly v Lovcích perel v Théâtre des Champs-Élysées a titulní role v opeře Romeo a Julie ve spolupráci s Komorním orchestrem Ženeva.
Sandra Hamaoui je na jevišti mnohotvárnou a přirozeně proměnlivou osobností, která dokáže zaujmout v jakémkoli prostředí – od intimní písňové tvorby až po rozsáhlé operní produkce. Díky plynulé znalosti několika jazyků (francouzština, italština, španělština, angličtina) je autentickou a sdělnou interpretkou. Hlubokou inspiraci nachází rovněž v současném výtvarném umění a designu.
