Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra presents: Marcel Bárta & Jakub Zitko

Marcel Bárta & Jakub Zitko

Bastien Stil conductor

Saxophonist and composer Marcel Bárta and Jakub Zitko, keyboardist, pianist and composer, have been musical partners for over twenty years in the experimental jazz band Muff and numerous other projects. During the band’s existence, they have already released four albums where they contributed significantly as authors. All have received significant acclaim from critics and audiences alike. The two composers blend postmodern jazz, contemporary classical music and alternative music with novel techniques and musical textures in their music. Marcel Bárta uses elements of aleatoric music and controlled improvisation in the form of colourful sound segments. Jakub Zitko, on the other hand, uses electronic sounds and samples that organically complete the atmosphere of the music or even directly carry the meaning of the composition. Both composers are also unique melodists, authors of distinctive and atypical melodic themes and dense harmonies that break out of the usual categories of jazz or classical music. In addition, their work carries many different emotions, energy, melancholy, psychedelia, and last but not least, humour. All this was reflected in their compositions for Muff, NUO, Vertigo and other groups. All these components will now be performed through an instrument ensemble of a large symphony orchestra, promising truly original music, both composed and improvised, with many surprising twists and turns in dynamics, tectonics and forms.

Individual tickets: CZK 750 | CZK 550

The organiser reserves the right to change the list of scheduled performers.