The Kapralova Society

05/28/2026

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Vitezslava Kapralova (Brno 1915-Montpellier 1940) is an important twentieth-century Czech composer. She was a daughter of composer Vaclav Kapral and voice teacher Vitezslava Uhlirova. A child prodigy, she started composing at nine, and at fifteen she entered the Brno Conservatory where she studied c...

05/26/2026

05/25/2026

Tomorrow!

05/25/2026

A heads-up for anyone in Berlin (and beyond). On June 4–6, Berliner Philharmoniker and Jakub Hrůša Conductor will perform Kapralova's Suita rustica. For details and tickets visit https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/concert/calendar/56434/

05/23/2026

A review for our times...
From a review of Jakub Hrůša Conductor's performance with the Cleveland Orchestra back in March in Cleveland: "To close the concert was the intriguing Military Sinfonietta by Vitězslava Kaprálová (1915-1940), a brilliant young Czech composer (and conductor) and a student of Martinů’s who was sadly taken by illness at the age of only twenty-five. A couple of years before her untimely death, Kaprálová penned this work as a patriotic gesture supporting her homeland against threatened incursions by Hitler’s N***s. This was remarkable programming, again, by Hrůša, who somehow sensed in advance the need for new defiance against loathsome N***s, this time infiltrating the government of the concert’s host country. The gesture was apt, and it was received with great warmth by the Cleveland audience who stood and cheered for the stirring, distinctive piece." The full review here:

05/23/2026

April 20, 2026. Czech Vocal Class at the University of Michigan School of Music (Ann Arbor). Their final class recital open to the public always includes Kaprálová's songs.

05/22/2026

Kapralova's Potpolis is included!

05/22/2026

Anybody here from France? Kapralova's Leden (January / Janvier) is scheduled for the opening night of the Musiques en Tonnerrois festival on August 27.

🌱🌸 🌤️ Musiques en Tonnerrois fête le printemps et dévoile l'affiche du festival 2026 !
Notez bien les dates : 27, 28 et 29 août. La programmation est en place sur notre site, on vous a concocté plein de belles surprises ✨
L’ouverture de la billetterie et les inscriptions pour le covoiturage seront en ligne le 21 juin !
Entre-temps, adhérez à l’association 🫶🏼
www.musiquesentonnerrois.com

Région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Département de l'Yonne
Le Tonnerrois en Bourgogne - Communauté de communes
Ville de Tonnerre
Château de Maulnes
Les Champs Mélisey
Ici l’onde Centre National de Création Musicale
Futurs Composés
Chablis & Tonnerrois - Tourisme

05/19/2026

COMING UP
Kaprálová's only string quartet, performed by Pavel Haas Quartet at the opening concert of the Concentus Moraviae, May 28, 2026

Vydejte se s námi hledat odpověď na otázku, jaké to je být kvartetem. Unikátní ročník nabídne řadu špičkových kvartet – od smyčcových, přes saxofonové a mari...

05/18/2026

Ohlédnutí za Dny BM