Sunday 12 February 2012, 17:00, Dvořák Hall of the Rudolfinum

Fairytales concert for children II. by Prague Philharmonia & guests

Prague Philharmonia

Conductor — Tomáš Brauner

Actors of Small Vinohrady Theatre

Guests – Martina Kociánová (singing), Pavel Šporcl (violin)

The Prague Philharmonia invites the families with children for a concert called Fairy Tale Concert -Bedtime Stories Concert that will take place at Dvořák Hall in the Rudolfinum on 12 February 2012 at 5 p.m. Children can look forward to fairy tale music form the famous ballets and the new Bedtime Story Suite by Petr Skoumal created specifically for this concert and composed of famous tunes from the Večerníček bedtime stories, famous from Czech Television. Among other things, children will learn how opera and ballet productions are created and some will be able to find out how it feels to stand on stage. Besides the Prague Philharmonia led by the conductor Tomáš Brauner, actors of the Small Vinohrady Theater, Martina Kociánová as moderator and singer as well and the famous Czech violinist Pavel Šporcl will perform at the concert. Only Czech commentary will be provided.

The concert will be accompanied by a selling exhibition of children's pictures from a fine art competition “Draw the owl”. The money from the sold pictures will be donated to the reconstruction of a monastery in Pivoň that helps disabled children, children in war-torn countries and countries affected by natural disasters.

Tickets for the concert are available online on http://vstupenky.pkf.cz or at the box office at Husova 7 in Prague 1 (Tuesday to Thursday for 9 am till 5 pm).

More information is available at www.praguephilharmonia.com/en (PKF for Children).

Program:

PETR ILJIČ ČAJKOVSKIJ: choose from Ballet suites: Nutcracker, Sleaping Beauty etc

PETR SKOUMAL: Bedtime Story Suite

SERGEJ PROKOFJEV: Cindarella

Commentary only in Czech

Prepared by kubatova@pkf.cz

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