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“I like concerts that surprise audiences with their program and setting,” says Igor Františák

From iDNES · () Czech

Translated from Czech and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The St. Wenceslas Music Festival is preparing to begin its 23rd edition under the leadership of Igor Františák.
  • The program will feature early and sacred music in churches across Ostrava and the wider Moravian-Silesian region, alongside other genres and settings.

Igor Františák says he is drawn to concerts that surprise audiences not only with their music, but also with where they take place.

That approach will shape the 23rd St. Wenceslas Music Festival, which is preparing to open under Františák’s leadership. The festival will continue its focus on early and sacred music, with performances held in churches in Ostrava and in towns and villages across the Moravian-Silesian region.

The program will also move beyond those traditions. Organizers plan to include other musical genres and use venues beyond the festival’s established church settings.

I like concerts that surprise audiences with their program and setting.

— Igor FrantišákFrantišák describes the kind of concert programming he favors as the festival prepares for its 23rd edition.
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Originally published by iDNES in Czech. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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