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ALLEGRETTO ŽILINA 2026
Event by: Hudobné centrum, Allegretto Žilina
Location: Dom umenia Fatra, Dolný Val 138, Žilina
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About event
The jubilee 35th year of the 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐨 𝐙̌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 will take place from April 20 to 25, 2026 in the Fatra Art House. During the six days of the festival, 11 performers from seven countries will perform - Lithuania, the Slovak Republic, the Czech Republic, South Korea, Japan, Serbia, and the United States of America. Slovakia will be represented by two outstanding performers of the young generation - violinist Teo Gertler and pianist Pavol Bohdan Zápotočný. The program will also include a concert by the laureates of this year's competitions of Slovak conservatories, which take place at the beginning of spring. The Slovak Philharmonic, the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava and the Žilina State Chamber Orchestra will perform at the festival.
Tickets for individual concerts can be purchased at www.skozilina.sk
PROGRAMME:
𝐏𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐤 / 𝟐𝟎.𝟒.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 / 𝟏𝟗:𝟎𝟎 / 𝐎𝐭𝐯𝐚́𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢́ 𝐤𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭
▪️Štátny komorný orchester Žilina
▪️Christopher Važan dirigent / SR, USA
▪️Teo Gertler husle / SR
🎼 Dušan Martinček: Passacaglia pre sláčikový orchester
🎼 W. A. Mozart: Koncert pre husle a orchester č. 5 A major KV 219
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🎼 F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Symphony no. 3 and minor op. 56 "Scotland"
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𝐔𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐤 / 𝟐𝟏.𝟒.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 / 𝟏𝟗:𝟎𝟎 / 𝐊𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐲́ 𝐤𝐨𝐧𝐫𝐫𝐭
▪️Minja Stojanović harp / Serbia
▪️Daniel Kfelíř baritone / CR
▪️Róbert Pechanec piano / SR
🎼 G. F. Handel: Concerto in B major op. 4 no. 6 HWV 294
🎼 L. Spohr: Fantasy for harp op. 35
🎼 G. Fauré: Impromptu op. 86
🎼 G. Connesson: Toccata pour harpe
🎼 J. Walter-Kühne: Fantasia on a theme from the opera Eugene Onegin by P. I. Tchaikovsky
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🎼 M. Schneider-Trnavský: Jánošík's harvest from the cycle From the heart op. 35
🎼If I were a bird from the cycle From the heart op. 35
🎼Drink boys, drink wine from Collection of Slovak National Songs op. 28
🎼 E. Suchoň: Bach songs for baritone and piano ESD 43
🎼 S. Rachmaninov: O, dolgo budu ja from cycle 6 romances op. 4
🎼 R. Leoncavallo: Si può,.. si può?, prologue of Tonia from the 1st act of the opera Komedianti
🎼 P. I. Tchaikovsky: You wrote to me, aria of Eugene Onegin from the 1st act of the opera of the same name
Užeż ta samaja Tatiana, arioso of Eugene Onegin from the 3rd act of the opera of the same name
🎼 R: Wagner: Wie Todesahnung Dämmrung deckt die Lande,..O du, mein holder Abendstern, aria of Wolfram from the 3rd act of the opera Tannhäuser
🎼 G. Verdi: O Carlo ascolta,.. Io morrò, aria of Rodrigo from the 3rd act of the opera Don Carlos
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𝐒𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐚 / 𝟐𝟐. 𝟒. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 / 𝟏𝟖:𝟎𝟎 / free entry
▪️Winning concert of students of the conservatory of the Slovenian Republic 𝐫𝐨𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
The Allegretto Žilina competition festival show belongs primarily to young musicians. Every year, the dramaturgy of the event provides a rare opportunity for the winners of male and female student competitions of Slovak conservatories to perform on the "big stage".
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𝐒̌𝐭𝐯𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐤 / 𝟐𝟑.𝟒.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 / 𝟏𝟗:𝟎𝟎 / 𝐎𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐲𝐲 𝐤𝐨𝐧𝐫𝐭𝐭
▪️Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava
▪️Izabelė Jankauskaitė conductor / Lithuania
▪️Anna Paulová clarinet / Czech Republic
🎼 V. Kaprálová: Suite a miniature op. 1
🎼 C. Nielsen: Concerto for clarinet and orchestra op. 57
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🎼 W. Lutosławski: Dance Preludes
🎼 W. Lutosławski: Small Suite for Chamber Orchestra
🎼 B. Bartók: Magyar képek Sz. 97
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𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐤 / 𝟐𝟒.𝟒.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 / 𝟏𝟗:𝟎𝟎 / 𝐊𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐲 𝐽𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐥
▪️Pavol Bohdan Zápotočný piano / SR
🎼 A. Scriabin: Sonata no. 2 in G minor "Sonata-Fantasy" Op. 19
🎼 L. Janáček: Sonata 1.X.1905 Z ulice
🎼 J. Zimmer: Tatry Op. 11
🎼 F. Liszt: Aprés une Lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata S.161/7
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Russia
▪️Sueye Park violin / South Korea
▪️Yuya Mizuno cello / Japan
🎼 F. Schmidt: Intermezzo from the opera Notre Dame
🎼 J. Brahms: Concerto for violin, cello and orchestra in A minor op. 102
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🎼 F. Schmidt: Symphony no. 1 E major
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Presale of subscriptions and tickets:
From Monday 2/3/2026 to 15/3/2026, a favorable festival subscription valid for all concerts will be on sale for 40 Euros and at a discounted price of 27 Euros (students, pensioners, ZŤP).
Tickets for individual concerts will be available from 15/03/2026 online at www.skozilina.sk or at the ŠKO Žilina cash desk, (ul. Jozefa Vuruma 138/6 Trávničkov dom, 011 28 Žilina)
Opening hours:
MON, TU, FRI 11:00 – 15:00
WED and THURSDAY 15:00 – 19:00 and one hour before the start of each concert.
Change of program and performers reserved.
The main organizer of the event is the Music Center, a state contribution organization of the MKSR.
We thank all partners and media partners for their help and support.
Tickets for individual concerts can be purchased at www.skozilina.sk
PROGRAMME:
𝐏𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐤 / 𝟐𝟎.𝟒.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 / 𝟏𝟗:𝟎𝟎 / 𝐎𝐭𝐯𝐚́𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢́ 𝐤𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭
▪️Štátny komorný orchester Žilina
▪️Christopher Važan dirigent / SR, USA
▪️Teo Gertler husle / SR
🎼 Dušan Martinček: Passacaglia pre sláčikový orchester
🎼 W. A. Mozart: Koncert pre husle a orchester č. 5 A major KV 219
---
🎼 F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Symphony no. 3 and minor op. 56 "Scotland"
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𝐔𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐤 / 𝟐𝟏.𝟒.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 / 𝟏𝟗:𝟎𝟎 / 𝐊𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐲́ 𝐤𝐨𝐧𝐫𝐫𝐭
▪️Minja Stojanović harp / Serbia
▪️Daniel Kfelíř baritone / CR
▪️Róbert Pechanec piano / SR
🎼 G. F. Handel: Concerto in B major op. 4 no. 6 HWV 294
🎼 L. Spohr: Fantasy for harp op. 35
🎼 G. Fauré: Impromptu op. 86
🎼 G. Connesson: Toccata pour harpe
🎼 J. Walter-Kühne: Fantasia on a theme from the opera Eugene Onegin by P. I. Tchaikovsky
---
🎼 M. Schneider-Trnavský: Jánošík's harvest from the cycle From the heart op. 35
🎼If I were a bird from the cycle From the heart op. 35
🎼Drink boys, drink wine from Collection of Slovak National Songs op. 28
🎼 E. Suchoň: Bach songs for baritone and piano ESD 43
🎼 S. Rachmaninov: O, dolgo budu ja from cycle 6 romances op. 4
🎼 R. Leoncavallo: Si può,.. si può?, prologue of Tonia from the 1st act of the opera Komedianti
🎼 P. I. Tchaikovsky: You wrote to me, aria of Eugene Onegin from the 1st act of the opera of the same name
Užeż ta samaja Tatiana, arioso of Eugene Onegin from the 3rd act of the opera of the same name
🎼 R: Wagner: Wie Todesahnung Dämmrung deckt die Lande,..O du, mein holder Abendstern, aria of Wolfram from the 3rd act of the opera Tannhäuser
🎼 G. Verdi: O Carlo ascolta,.. Io morrò, aria of Rodrigo from the 3rd act of the opera Don Carlos
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𝐒𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐚 / 𝟐𝟐. 𝟒. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 / 𝟏𝟖:𝟎𝟎 / free entry
▪️Winning concert of students of the conservatory of the Slovenian Republic 𝐫𝐨𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
The Allegretto Žilina competition festival show belongs primarily to young musicians. Every year, the dramaturgy of the event provides a rare opportunity for the winners of male and female student competitions of Slovak conservatories to perform on the "big stage".
----------------------------------------------------------
𝐒̌𝐭𝐯𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐤 / 𝟐𝟑.𝟒.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 / 𝟏𝟗:𝟎𝟎 / 𝐎𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐲𝐲 𝐤𝐨𝐧𝐫𝐭𝐭
▪️Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava
▪️Izabelė Jankauskaitė conductor / Lithuania
▪️Anna Paulová clarinet / Czech Republic
🎼 V. Kaprálová: Suite a miniature op. 1
🎼 C. Nielsen: Concerto for clarinet and orchestra op. 57
---
🎼 W. Lutosławski: Dance Preludes
🎼 W. Lutosławski: Small Suite for Chamber Orchestra
🎼 B. Bartók: Magyar képek Sz. 97
---------------------------------------------
𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐤 / 𝟐𝟒.𝟒.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 / 𝟏𝟗:𝟎𝟎 / 𝐊𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐲 𝐽𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐥
▪️Pavol Bohdan Zápotočný piano / SR
🎼 A. Scriabin: Sonata no. 2 in G minor "Sonata-Fantasy" Op. 19
🎼 L. Janáček: Sonata 1.X.1905 Z ulice
🎼 J. Zimmer: Tatry Op. 11
🎼 F. Liszt: Aprés une Lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata S.161/7
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Russia
▪️Sueye Park violin / South Korea
▪️Yuya Mizuno cello / Japan
🎼 F. Schmidt: Intermezzo from the opera Notre Dame
🎼 J. Brahms: Concerto for violin, cello and orchestra in A minor op. 102
---
🎼 F. Schmidt: Symphony no. 1 E major
---------------------------------------------
Presale of subscriptions and tickets:
From Monday 2/3/2026 to 15/3/2026, a favorable festival subscription valid for all concerts will be on sale for 40 Euros and at a discounted price of 27 Euros (students, pensioners, ZŤP).
Tickets for individual concerts will be available from 15/03/2026 online at www.skozilina.sk or at the ŠKO Žilina cash desk, (ul. Jozefa Vuruma 138/6 Trávničkov dom, 011 28 Žilina)
Opening hours:
MON, TU, FRI 11:00 – 15:00
WED and THURSDAY 15:00 – 19:00 and one hour before the start of each concert.
Change of program and performers reserved.
The main organizer of the event is the Music Center, a state contribution organization of the MKSR.
We thank all partners and media partners for their help and support.