Duo Ardašev
Renata Lichnovská and Igor Ardašev – Piano four hands

Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884) Má vlast (My Homeland)
A cycle of symphonic poems (1872–79) in the composer’s own arrangement for piano four hands (1879–80)
Vyšehrad, Vltava, Šárka, From Bohemia’s Woods and Fields, Blaník

Presented as part of the Czech Dreams project by Leeds City Council International Relations and twin city Brno UNESCO Creative City of Music, Leeds International Concert Season, and Leeds International Piano Competition.

The Czech Dreams project is the biggest international project for the Year of Czech Music 2024 and an important contribution to this year’s 200th anniversary of the birth of the famous Czech composer Bedřich Smetana.

Please note this concert is 1 hour, without an interval.