Albinoni and Dvořák at the Thermal Spring Colonnade
A chamber ensemble composed of members of the Czech Philharmonic and the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra gives a free public performance of baroque composer Tomaso Albinoni’s Trumpet Concerto in B-flat major and a selection from Antonín Dvořák’s Serenade for Strings in E major.
Program:
Tomaso Albinoni (1671–1751): Oboe Concerto in B flat major, Op. 7, No. 6 (trumpet version)
Allegro, Adagio, Allegro
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904): Serenade in E major for strings, Op. 22 (selection)
1. Moderato, 2. Menuetto. Allegro con moto, 3. Scherzo
Performed by:
Chamber ensemble of the Czech Philharmonic
solo trumpet - Stanislav Masaryk
Artistic director:
Irena Jakubcová
About program
A Venetian composer of Baroque music and a Bohemian from Nelahozeves who worked nearly two centuries later – and yet their works are a perfect fit for this performance at the Thermal Spring Colonnade. Tomaso Albinoni was born and died in Venice, one of Italy’s main centers of music. Today, he is nevertheless mainly associated with instrumental music and with the development of the virtuoso instrumental concerto. Albinoni published his Twelve Concertos for One or Two Oboes and Strings, Op. 7, in 1716. In the spirit of the usual Baroque practice, in which solo instruments were frequently interchanged, we will hear the solo oboe part performed by the Czech Philharmonic’s first trumpet, Stanislav Masaryk. The string orchestra presents itself in a completely differently light for Antonín Dvořák’s Serenade in E major, which the thirty-four-year-old composer wrote over the course of just fourteen days in 1875. The work’s atmosphere reflects a happy period in Dvořák’s life: he had his first successful concerts behind him, he had recently earned his first stipend from the Vienna State Commission, and he was expecting his second child. The composition shows Dvořák’s brilliant grasp of ternary form – in five movements, he delivers a highly imaginative, structured, and masterfully crafted musical composition. Serenade in E major is one of the most popular and most frequently performed works.
The general partner of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra's public concerts in Karlovy Vary is the ČEZ GROUP.
Irena Jakubcová
Irena Jakubcová has been the Czech Philharmonic associate concertmaster since 2012. She was born to a family of musicians and started playing the violin at the age of five in the Karlovy Vary music school. Later on, she studied at the Pilsen Conservatory and graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague with a Master’s degree in Ivan Štraus’ class. As a soloist, she repeatedly performed with the Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra and with the Czech Philharmonic in a concert celebrating 100 years since the birth of Czech composer Vítězslava Kaprálová, conducted by Jakub Hrůša. She joined the PKF – Prague Philharmonia in 2003, also performing as a soloist with the ensemble. She was a member of the Martinů Quartet between 2007 and 2010, nowadays also plays in the Janáček Trio and the Czech Philharmonic Sextet.
Stanislav Masaryk
Since September 2020 he has been a member of the Czech Philharmonic, where he holds the position of first trumpeter. He has also performed as a soloist with the Czech Philharmonic under the baton of principal guest conductor Tomáš Netopil and chief conductor Semyon Bychkov. As an exceptional student aged 13, he joined the class of JUDr. Michal Janoš at the Bratislava Conservatory and was enrolled there in the following year. He later continued at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. He was awarded the 1st prize and the title of the overall winner at the International Competition for Wind Instruments Brno 2017 among more than 60 trumpet players from the Visegrad Four countries. From 2009 to 2020 he was a member of the Bratislava Hot Serenaders hot-jazz orchestra, in 2012–2015, he was a member of the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. From 2012 to 2019, he was the principal trumpeter of the Slovak National Theatre Opera Orchestra, with small breaks. In 2017 and 2018 he was the first trumpeter in the orchestra of the National Theatre Prague. During that time, he started regularly collaborating with the Czech Philharmonic.
Irena Jakubcová has been the Czech Philharmonic associate concertmaster since 2012. She was born to a family of musicians and started playing the violin at the age of five in the Karlovy Vary music school. Later on, she studied at the Pilsen Conservatory and graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague with a Master’s degree in Ivan Štraus’ class. As a soloist, she repeatedly performed with the Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra and with the Czech Philharmonic in a concert celebrating 100 years since the birth of Czech composer Vítězslava Kaprálová, conducted by Jakub Hrůša. She joined the PKF – Prague Philharmonia in 2003, also performing as a soloist with the ensemble. She was a member of the Martinů Quartet between 2007 and 2010, nowadays also plays in the Janáček Trio and the Czech Philharmonic Sextet.
Irena Jakubcová has been the Czech Philharmonic associate concertmaster since 2012. She was born to a family of musicians and started playing the violin at the age of five in the Karlovy Vary music school. Later on, she studied at the Pilsen Conservatory and graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague with a Master’s degree in Ivan Štraus’ class. As a soloist, she repeatedly performed with the Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra and with the Czech Philharmonic in a concert celebrating 100 years since the birth of Czech composer Vítězslava Kaprálová, conducted by Jakub Hrůša. She joined the PKF – Prague Philharmonia in 2003, also performing as a soloist with the ensemble. She was a member of the Martinů Quartet between 2007 and 2010, nowadays also plays in the Janáček Trio and the Czech Philharmonic Sextet.
Since September 2020 he has been a member of the Czech Philharmonic, where he holds the position of first trumpeter. He has also performed as a soloist with the Czech Philharmonic under the baton of principal guest conductor Tomáš Netopil and chief conductor Semyon Bychkov. As an exceptional student aged 13, he joined the class of JUDr. Michal Janoš at the Bratislava Conservatory and was enrolled there in the following year. He later continued at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. He was awarded the 1st prize and the title of the overall winner at the International Competition for Wind Instruments Brno 2017 among more than 60 trumpet players from the Visegrad Four countries. From 2009 to 2020 he was a member of the Bratislava Hot Serenaders hot-jazz orchestra, in 2012–2015, he was a member of the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. From 2012 to 2019, he was the principal trumpeter of the Slovak National Theatre Opera Orchestra, with small breaks. In 2017 and 2018 he was the first trumpeter in the orchestra of the National Theatre Prague. During that time, he started regularly collaborating with the Czech Philharmonic.
Since September 2020 he has been a member of the Czech Philharmonic, where he holds the position of first trumpeter. He has also performed as a soloist with the Czech Philharmonic under the baton of principal guest conductor Tomáš Netopil and chief conductor Semyon Bychkov. As an exceptional student aged 13, he joined the class of JUDr. Michal Janoš at the Bratislava Conservatory and was enrolled there in the following year. He later continued at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. He was awarded the 1st prize and the title of the overall winner at the International Competition for Wind Instruments Brno 2017 among more than 60 trumpet players from the Visegrad Four countries. From 2009 to 2020 he was a member of the Bratislava Hot Serenaders hot-jazz orchestra, in 2012–2015, he was a member of the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. From 2012 to 2019, he was the principal trumpeter of the Slovak National Theatre Opera Orchestra, with small breaks. In 2017 and 2018 he was the first trumpeter in the orchestra of the National Theatre Prague. During that time, he started regularly collaborating with the Czech Philharmonic.