Classical music and jazz - the new season of the Bratislava Boys´ Choir
The Bratislava Boys' Choir is preparing a season in which classical music fans and jazz fans will find their "own" music. The audience will be able to hear the ensemble in new productions of the Slovak National Theatre at the concerts of the Slovak Philharmonic or in a cooperation with the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. The Bratislava Boys´ Choir will perform at the concerts in Slovak cities, but also on foreign concert tours. The choir is led by the laureate of many awards, the conductor Dr. Magdaléna Rovňáková with her son Dr. Gabriel Rovňák.
"The forty – third season of our ensemble will be a premiere in many ways. This year we will enrich our repertoire with opera titles Leoš Janáček's Líška Bystrouška and Hans Humperdinck's Gingerbread House. Our congregation has never collaborated on these works in its history. The project Story of JAZZ Music will also be a novelty for us, thanks to which our singers will get to know this unique genre and they convey it to children throughout Slovakia," says the conductor and director of the Bratislava Boys' Choir Magdaléna Rovňáková
"The forty – third season of our ensemble will be a premiere in many ways. This year we will enrich our repertoire with opera titles Leoš Janáček's Líška Bystrouška and Hans Humperdinck's Gingerbread House. Our congregation has never collaborated on these works in its history. The project Story of JAZZ Music will also be a novelty for us, thanks to which our singers will get to know this unique genre and they convey it to children throughout Slovakia," says the conductor and director of the Bratislava Boys' Choir Magdaléna Rovňáková
During September the ensemble is dominantly dedicated to the preparation of the premiere of the opera Příhody lišky Bystroušky, a work by Leoš Janáček, which will be performed by the Slovak National Theater. The boys interpret the opera under the direction of Juraj Valčuha and directed by Sláva Daubnerová. The boys will be on stage with top soloists led by Adriana Kučerová and Michaela Kušteková in the lead role.
Concerts for Slovak cities are one of the core projects of the ensemble, which the choir realizes also thanks to support from the Fund for the Support of Art. During the autumn thanks to this cycle the ensemble will be presented in the cities of Ružomberok and Kremnica. At the invitation of the Slovak Institute in Vienna the choir will also perform at a big celebratory concert for the 20th anniversary of Slovakia's entry into the EU in the Vienna Cathedral of St. Štefana (Stephansdome) together with the Slovak Chamber Orchestra, Adriana Kučerová, Pavlo Bršlík and under the leadership of former BChZ graduate, conductor Petr Valentovič.
The Story of Music – the largest Slovak music-educational project has been telling children and their families about the beauty of music for eleven years. The author of the scenarios is Gabriel Rovňák, who also conducts and moderates the concerts. In autumn the choir will present an exceptional concert The Story of JAZZ Music, thanks to which tens of thousands of listeners throughout Slovakia will get to know this genre. The concert will be performed in Bratislava and in cooperation with Slovak Television it will also be seen by students in schools throughout Slovakia. In addition to BChZ jazz musicians Peter Lipa, Lash&Grey, Nikolaj Nikitin, Ľuboš Šrámek and the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra will perform at the concert under the baton of conductor and moderator Gabriel Rovňák.
Christmas of the Bratislava Boys' Choir will traditionally be marked by a rare collaboration with the Slovak Philharmonic on the launch of Christmas concerts. One of them will also be heard in the Piešťany House of Arts this year. Young choristers are already a traditional part of the concert Christmas in Bratislava, which will also be performed this year in a cooperation with the Slovak National Theatre. The members of the choir sing together with Eva Hornyáková, Jana Kurucová, Pavol Kubáň, Juraj Hollý, but also with the percusionist Martin Valihora. The concert, which will also feature the SND choir and orchestra, will be conducted by Rastislav Štúr.
In December a Christmas concert by the Bratislava Boys' Choir in London is also planned, which the ensemble is preparing for the invitation of the Slovak Institute. On the occasion of the Year of Christian Culture the choir is preparing a Christmas concert in the St. Martin´s Cathedral in Bratislava, which will offer visitors a unique experience of the combination of musical, verbal and visual arts. In the spring of 2025 the choir will go on a concert tour to France, where it will also meet its partner choir the Petits Chanteurs de Lyon.
The Bratislava Boys' Choir as a partner of the SND Opera since 1986 will be on our first stage at the premiere of Hans Humperdinck's opera Hansel und Grätel. Katarína Hano Flórová, Terézia Kružliaková, Adriana Banásová and Mariana Sajko will play the main characters of Hansel and Grätel. The performance will be musically studied by Maroš Potokár.
Even in the new concert season its Patron club SING!, which brings together cultured people, supporters of the Bratislava Boys' Choir is a fixed part of the choir's life. Their reward are unique experiences and membership in an exclusive club of personalities for whom art and education are one of their priorities.
"Patron club SING! is our family silverware - it brings together exceptional personalities from various areas of social life who stand by the choir and thus have the opportunity to influence its direction and directly support the education of young people and the spread of art in Slovakia through the choir's activities. The patronage club of the Bratislava Boys' Choir is still opened for new members at www.sing.family" Gabriel Rovňák, BChZ choir master and club administrator.
In the new season the Bratislava Boys' Choir is also collaborating with concert pianist Dana Hajóssy and vocal teachers Miriam Garajová and Monika Maglayová.
The choir thanks its stable partners, which are the Fund for the Support of Art, the VÚB Foundation, the Patrons' Club SING!, the City of Bratislava - Petržalka, the digital agency buckle up, Slovak Television and Radio, Opera Slovakia, and Musical Life for the support.
Concerts for Slovak cities are one of the core projects of the ensemble, which the choir realizes also thanks to support from the Fund for the Support of Art. During the autumn thanks to this cycle the ensemble will be presented in the cities of Ružomberok and Kremnica. At the invitation of the Slovak Institute in Vienna the choir will also perform at a big celebratory concert for the 20th anniversary of Slovakia's entry into the EU in the Vienna Cathedral of St. Štefana (Stephansdome) together with the Slovak Chamber Orchestra, Adriana Kučerová, Pavlo Bršlík and under the leadership of former BChZ graduate, conductor Petr Valentovič.
The Story of Music – the largest Slovak music-educational project has been telling children and their families about the beauty of music for eleven years. The author of the scenarios is Gabriel Rovňák, who also conducts and moderates the concerts. In autumn the choir will present an exceptional concert The Story of JAZZ Music, thanks to which tens of thousands of listeners throughout Slovakia will get to know this genre. The concert will be performed in Bratislava and in cooperation with Slovak Television it will also be seen by students in schools throughout Slovakia. In addition to BChZ jazz musicians Peter Lipa, Lash&Grey, Nikolaj Nikitin, Ľuboš Šrámek and the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra will perform at the concert under the baton of conductor and moderator Gabriel Rovňák.
Christmas of the Bratislava Boys' Choir will traditionally be marked by a rare collaboration with the Slovak Philharmonic on the launch of Christmas concerts. One of them will also be heard in the Piešťany House of Arts this year. Young choristers are already a traditional part of the concert Christmas in Bratislava, which will also be performed this year in a cooperation with the Slovak National Theatre. The members of the choir sing together with Eva Hornyáková, Jana Kurucová, Pavol Kubáň, Juraj Hollý, but also with the percusionist Martin Valihora. The concert, which will also feature the SND choir and orchestra, will be conducted by Rastislav Štúr.
In December a Christmas concert by the Bratislava Boys' Choir in London is also planned, which the ensemble is preparing for the invitation of the Slovak Institute. On the occasion of the Year of Christian Culture the choir is preparing a Christmas concert in the St. Martin´s Cathedral in Bratislava, which will offer visitors a unique experience of the combination of musical, verbal and visual arts. In the spring of 2025 the choir will go on a concert tour to France, where it will also meet its partner choir the Petits Chanteurs de Lyon.
The Bratislava Boys' Choir as a partner of the SND Opera since 1986 will be on our first stage at the premiere of Hans Humperdinck's opera Hansel und Grätel. Katarína Hano Flórová, Terézia Kružliaková, Adriana Banásová and Mariana Sajko will play the main characters of Hansel and Grätel. The performance will be musically studied by Maroš Potokár.
Even in the new concert season its Patron club SING!, which brings together cultured people, supporters of the Bratislava Boys' Choir is a fixed part of the choir's life. Their reward are unique experiences and membership in an exclusive club of personalities for whom art and education are one of their priorities.
"Patron club SING! is our family silverware - it brings together exceptional personalities from various areas of social life who stand by the choir and thus have the opportunity to influence its direction and directly support the education of young people and the spread of art in Slovakia through the choir's activities. The patronage club of the Bratislava Boys' Choir is still opened for new members at www.sing.family" Gabriel Rovňák, BChZ choir master and club administrator.
In the new season the Bratislava Boys' Choir is also collaborating with concert pianist Dana Hajóssy and vocal teachers Miriam Garajová and Monika Maglayová.
The choir thanks its stable partners, which are the Fund for the Support of Art, the VÚB Foundation, the Patrons' Club SING!, the City of Bratislava - Petržalka, the digital agency buckle up, Slovak Television and Radio, Opera Slovakia, and Musical Life for the support.