S4: Milan Knížák – Composer

Contemporary music series S (2026/2027)

Prague Philharmonia
Director: Hana Dohnálková
Cast: Členové orchestru Prague Philharmonia a jejich hosté, Miroslav Beinhauer

Upcoming Performances

A very prominent figure on the Czech cultural scene and beyond. Fine arts, music, sculpture, poetry, architecture, design, and much more – this is the valuable interdisciplinarity at a high level that characterizes Milan Knížák. Former rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and long-time director of the National Gallery in Prague. Today, Milan Knížák will be given space as a composer – a truly exceptional composer at that.

Selected Program:

  • DHK – String Quartet (Antonín Dvořák, Alois Hába, musically desecrated by Milan Knížák), 1979
  • Violin Etude for the Right Hand, 1983
  • An Irritating Lullaby for String Quartet and Piano, 2008
  • One-movement Sonata for Solo Cello
  • Stolen from Ježek and Satie (transposed and arranged by Milan Knížák) for solo piano, 2022
  • Tramp Sonatina, or Searching for Connections for solo piano, 2021

 

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S4: Milan Knížák – Composer

Prague Philharmonia
Director: Hana Dohnálková
Cast: Členové orchestru Prague Philharmonia a jejich hosté, Miroslav Beinhauer