International Music Competition and Music Festival
We congratulate for all wonderfull performances. For the 3rd round will however continue only three competitor:
The final will take place on sunday 16 June at 3 p.m. in the St. Václav’s Church with Janáček Filharmonic Ostrava.
Have a look at photos of 1st round of competition, look behind the courten, to the atmosphere of the competition and announcement of advancing contestants.
On Wednesday, June 12, 2024, we ceremoniously opened the 59th edition of the Beethoven's Hradec International Interpretation Competition, which this year is dedicated to violin performance. Take a look at the photos from the drawing of the competition order by the jury chairman Jiří Vodička and from the subsequent opening concert by Beata Warykiewicz-Siwy and Magdalena Duś in the filled hall of the Minorite Monastery.
59. ročník Beethovenova Hradce proběhne už tento týden od 12. do 16. června!
Soutěž by se nemohla uskutečnit bez našich partnerů a jejich podpory. Děkujeme proto za finanční podporu Moravskoslezskému kraji, Ministerstvu kultury České republiky, městu Opavě, Nadaci život umělce.
Dále děkujeme našim partnerům za podporu, spolupráci a dary pro soutěžící Janáčkově filharmonii Ostrava, Matici Slezské, Umělecké agentuře Presto, OKO – Opavské kulturní organizaci, Fakultě umění Ostravské univerzity, Minoritu Opava, nakladatelství Bärenreiter Praha a Model Group Česká republika.
A za mediální podporu KlasicePlus.
Watch the program Živě s TV Noe dedicated to the approaching 59th year of the Beethovenův Hradec International Interpretation Competition, whose guest was the director of the ZUŠ Lukáš Poledna. (only in Czech)
Who are this years members of the jury of the Beethoven's Hradec?
You can read more about members of the jury bellow.
The grand opening of the 59th Beethoven's Hradec will take place on June 12 at 6:00 PM in the concert hall of the Minorite Monastery with a performance by Beata Warykiewicz-Siwy (violin) and Magdalena Duś (piano).
Tickets for the concert are available for pre-sale at Sluna Opava. Admission is free for Subscription holders of the city of Opava (upon presentation of their pass), as well as for competition participants.
Programme:
*** Intermission ***
Beata Warykiewicz-Siwy: violin
Magdalena Duś: piano
This year's edition of the Beethoven's Hradec competition will take place with a strong international representation from June 12th to June 16th in Opava. The jury will be comprised of Jiří Vodička (Chair), Herwig Zack (Germany), Beata Warykiewicz-Siwy (Poland), Petr Maceček, Jan Fišer.
List of competitors:
The registration of competitors will take place on June 12 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm v Minorit's Monastery.
