/concert/ Echoes of Kafka
Kafka’s letter becomes music as Czech composer Jiri Trtik performs selections from his opera, "Kafka’s Letter to His Father," and recent works on piano and synthesizers. It is a chance to hear his music up close, where acoustic sounds meet electronics and unexpected textures.Based on Franz Kafka’s letter to his
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father, Jiri Trtik's opera revisits a childhood shaped by fear and a son’s struggle with his father’s demands. Kafka finds a measure of freedom through writing. The opera premiered at Prague’s National Theatre in 2024 and will receive its U.S. premiere at CAP UCLA in November 2026.Jiri Trtik is a Czech composer and the founder and artistic director of STRO.MY Ensemble. He has written music for the National Theatre in Prague, Kremerata Baltica, the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava, and performers and ensembles in the United States. In 2021, he received an OSA Award for his success as a composer of classical music abroad. With STRO.MY Ensemble, he presents performances in unconventional spaces, often bringing music together with visual and theatrical elements.For more information about the event, visit www.czechcenter.com.---This event is organized by Czech Center New York.