30. 08. – 2. 09. 2018 NaHlas Festival is an international festival focusing on the human voice. The festival explores the voice’s varying forms and different approaches to it. NaHlas is a unique gathering celebrating the voice and bringing together special guests from the Czech Republic and foreign countries to sing, perform and teach for […]
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NEIRO Unlimited is a concert series dedicated to presenting elite international musicians who use their regional instruments in contemporary music. It is organised by NEIRO Association for Expanding Arts. Past events: Hidejiro Honjō: Shamisen Unlimited | feat. Akihito Obama Naoko Kikuchi: Koto Unlimited
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International festival dedicated to japanese shakuhachi flute. An instrument that inspires composers and audiences all around the world, represents the symbiosis of the ancient and the modern. Every year, the festival orders new compositions for prestigious Czech artists and companies. It represents the highest quality of traditional music as well as new musical directions. Its […]
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A concert of an exceptional performer on koto, a Japanese traditional instrument, took place on February 29th, 2017 in Archa theatre Prague. Naoko Kikuchi clangs the instrument’s strings with special ivory nails and common objects. Her music goes from sonic intimacy to sophisticated rhythmic and melodic gradations. Her guests were Hearn Gadbois (percussion), Seizan Osako […]
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Eleventh edition of an international festival dedicated to the japanese shakuhachi flute. An instrument that inspires composers and audiences all around the world, represents the symbiosis of the ancient and the modern. Festival program contained koto, shakuhachi, and shamisen workshops, and a concert of the Musica Nipponia ensemble. The festival also presented the best koto, […]
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A concert for harp, voice, and shakuhachi took place in Atrium Žižkov on 12.5. 2016. Music by modern Japanese and Czech composers. The concert was organized by NEIRO Association for Expanding Arts with the support of the Japanese Embassy in Czech republic. Musicians: Seizan Osako Vlastislav Matoušek Annabelle Plum Hana Hrachovinová Marek Matvija
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