Fanfares for Leoš Janáček, with special guest Jakub Hrůša

About the show

An evening devoted to the electrifying late music of Leoš Janáček, marking 100 years since the premiere of his jubilant masterpiece, the Sinfonietta.
Conductor Jakub Hrůša, writer and broadcaster Nigel Simeone, and leading Janáček scholar Jiří Zahrádka explore the composer’s extraordinary creative surge in the final decade of his life. From his transformative meeting with Kamila Stösslová in 1917 to the radiant, defiant energy of works like the Sinfonietta, the discussion traces how personal passion and an unmistakably original musical language combined to produce some of the most compelling music of the 20th century.
Interwoven with musical examples and personal reflections, this is above all a celebration of Janáček’s enduring voice – alongside the launch of two new publications: Janáček’s Sinfonietta by Nigel Simeone and Jiří Zahrádka (Boydell, 2026) and Káťa Kabanová and The Cunning Little Vixen: Janáček’s New Lease of Life by Jiří Zahrádka (Host, 2026).
Admission: £5 (+ Eventbrite fee)
Find out more:
https://london.czechcentres.cz/en/program/fanfares-for-leos-janacek
Book here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fanfares-for-leos-janacek-with-special-guest-jakub-hrusa-tickets-1985638597497?aff=oddtdtcreator