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Description
The overall aim of the project is to significantly expand the limited and separately performed activities of Prague Music Performance (PMP) and project partners.
First of all, we will realize a series of 17 music concerts, 15 workshops in about six months frequency during 2 years. We will create and introduce a new ''Eclectus Ensemble'' and 5 new music works composed by young emerging performers and composers as well as highly respected artists from the Czech Republic, Norway and other countries.The addressed composers and performers are among the supergenre artists who move freely in the world of contemporary classical music, jazz and other music styles.
At the same time, we will remember the life and work of the prominent Czech pianist Ivan Moravec, who would have been 90 years in 2020. As part of the project, we plan to publish the first monograph on the artist and we will establish the Ivan Moravec Piano Academy platform, where renowned artists and educators would work with talented Czech students.
With the help of experts in modern fundraising, we will create an overall strategy i.e. a fundraising plan, which shall set up a suitable system of obtaining sources of funding for other PMP events after the end of the project. For this purpose, we will set up and test 2 fundraising methods indicatively for a) financing a new ensemble and young composers (Eclectus Ensemble) and b) the creation of the Ivan Moravec Monograph and/or Ivan Moravec Piano Academy.
Summary of project results
Norwegian classical music and Norwegian artists were not so well established in the Czech Republic, but thanks to the realization of three world premieres (Narvesen, Ingvaldsen, Maurseth) and the performances of five artists (Apeland and Ugelvik in addition to those mentioned above), who in addition to giving concerts also worked with many students, the awareness of Norwegian music has changed significantly.
There were 28 concerts and 29 masterclasses attended by a total of 6,033 people. 513 young artists were trained in artistic and technical skills during the workshops. The PMP Ensemble, an artistic ensemble for aspiring young artists, was founded and, under the guidance of experienced conductors, performed 12 concerts and staged several world premieres of musical works. A book dedicated to the pianist Ivan Moravec, one of the most important representatives of 20th century piano art, was written and published. We have implemented pilot fundraising campaigns to reach new audiences.
End users had the opportunity to participate in concerts and workshops of prominent artists who are absolute world leaders in their field. Most of them presented themselves in the Czech Republic for the first time or after a very long time. The work with hundreds of students over two years has also resulted in the creation of a permanent orchestra, which has reached an international level thanks to this grant, see the reviews in the New York Times, the invitation to the Darmstadt Festival, etc.
Summary of bilateral results
Most of the project was dedicated to Norwegian music and the Norwegian partners have not only contributed significantly to the concert life in the Czech Republic, but have also trained hundreds of Czech students and have been instrumental in the creation and work with the PMP Ensemble.The main benefit of the partners'' involvement in the wider context has been to make the hitherto little-known Norwegian classical music and its representatives accessible to the Czech public, both lay and professional. Given the planned further cooperation, the project has undoubtedly led to improved mutual understanding and knowledge of Norwegian music in the Czech Republic, but also of the Czech musical environment in Norway.