The Unclassical Classic
Václav Kopta, the biggest hunk of the Czech showbusiness, will show that classical music is often mistakenly called classical. Directed by Jan Budař and accompanied by the Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK.
Artists
Jan Budař – director and script
Václav Kopta – presenter
Martina Masaryková – soprano
Jan Kučera – conductor
Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK
Program
The theme song of Televarieté Czechoslovak Television
Bedřich Smetana: The Bartered Bride "Skočná"
Gioacchino Rossini: The Barber of Seville Overture
Gioacchino Rossini: William Tell, overture to the opera
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Turkish March
Leonard Bernstein: Candide, aria Cunegonde "To glitter and be gay"
Jacques Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underworld, Galop infernal (cancan)
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Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, Triumphal March
Aram Khachaturian: Sabre dance
Dmitri Shostakovich: Waltz No. 2
Ludvig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 A major op. 92 Allegretto
Remo Giazotto/Tomaso Albioni: Adagio g moll (Ave Verum)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra C major, Andantino
Jan Budař
Jan Budař is a Czech actor, director, musician and screenwriter, best known for his roles in films such as Boredom in Brno, Returnable bottles, Czech Made Man and Václav. He studied acting at the JAMU in Brno and has performed in a number of domestic theatres, including the National Theatre in Brno, the Klicper Theatre in Hradec Králové, the Brno House on a String, the Karlovy Vary Municipal Theatre, the National Theatre in Prague and others. From 2000 to 2004 he was in the permanent engagement of Prague’s Theatre Na zábradlí. He has written and illustrated four books. In 2023 he released the fairy tale Prince Mamánek, which he wrote, directed, starred in and wrote the music for. In addition to acting, he sings and composes original songs. He has won several Czech Lions for the films Boredom in Brno, The Masters and Václav.
Václav Kopta
Václav Kopta, a graduate of music and drama at the Prague Conservatory, shone as an idealistic student in the film Snowdrops and Machers at the age of 18. He then disappeared from television and the silver screen for a long time, only to return to public consciousness more than twenty years later in the sequel to the popular Snowdrops. He continues to be known in the public sphere and now works as a presenter, presenting, among other things, the Czech Lion and Bake the Whole Country. He is also the author of a book of short stories and co-writer of a number of musicals, including The Lady of the Bohemians, Edith, The Sparrow of the Suburbs and Lucrecia Borgia. He has starred in the films Identity card, Good for me, the series Gympl (Grammar school), Street, District championship, The world under your head and in the theatres Kalich, Viola, Na Vinohradech, Music Theatre Karlín, Broadway, Theatre Kampa and Komorní Kalich. Václav Kopta also plays the piano. He has been a member of several bands, including BossaNova and Bluesberry. Currently he is a member of Wooden Shoes and his own band Václav Kopta & band. He has written dozens of song lyrics for popular singers.
Martina Masaryková
A native of Považská Bystrica, she studied singing at the Conservatory in Žilina, the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava and attended master classes in Piešt’any. She has won top prizes in international competitions and has successfully performed on the stage of the Slovak National Theatre Opera in the production of Maria Callas’ Master Class, in the role of the Queen of the Night (Mozart: The Magic Flute), in Smetana’s The Mouthpiece and The Secret. She also performed with the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Carmina burana, German Requiem). She has performed at the Gala Concert dedicated to Maria Callas and has given many solo concerts at home and abroad (Italy, Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Japan, Spain). She has also sung for the Spanish and English royal families. Currently she is a guest at the State Opera in Bánská Bystrica and Košice, Janáček Opera in Brno, Slovak National Theatre and National Theatre in Prague. She also performed at the first festival concert NOT classical classics.
Jan Kučera
Conductor, composer and pianist Jan Kučera is one of the most versatile Czech artists. He graduated from the Prague Conservatoire with Bohuslav Řehoř in composition and from Miriam Němcová and Miroslav Košler in conducting, in which he was subsequently mentored by Vladimír Válek at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. As a composer he creates symphonic, chamber and song compositions and has also written more than thirty incidental music for theatre productions. He has collaborated with leading Czech orchestras, especially the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Prague Symphony Orchestra. Prague FOK. He is the author of the ballets The Three Musketeers, The Taming of the Shrew and the operas Red Maria and Don Buoso, performed at the National Theatre. He is also sought after by crossover and film productions for his genre spanning and responsiveness. For six seasons he served as chief conductor of the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra. In 2023 he released a profile CD with the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra on which he recorded his Symphony No. 1 Šumava as well as violin and piano concertos.
Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK
Symphony Orchestra of the Capital City of Prague. The Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK is a leading Czech ensemble with an impressive tradition and international reputation. It enriches the concert life of the Czech metropolis and represents Prague and Czech culture abroad at the highest level. As the official orchestra of the City of Prague, it is based and performs in the Municipal House. The abbreviation FOK symbolizes the original branches in which the orchestra was active, namely film – opera – concerts. Since time immemorial, the ensemble has also been referred to as the Prague Symphony Orchestra. From the 2020/2021 season, Tomáš Brauner is the chief conductor of the Prague Symphony Orchestra. Prior to him, Rudolf Pekárek, Václav Smetáček, Jiří Bělohlávek, Petr Altrichter, Gaetano Delogu, Serge Baudo, Jiří Kout and Pietari Inkinen have held the post of chief conductor. Tomáš Netopil is the appointed chief conductor from the 2025/2026 season. The concert masters are Roman Patočka and Rita Čepurčenko.
Castle Riding Hall
Come and enjoy a concert at the unforgettable and unique Castle Riding Hall, which is part of the Český Krumlov Castle close to the castle garden. You will fall in love with this singular building and its surroundings and you will feel as if you were in the Viennese imperial court in the 18th century. After […]
