Marketa Foukalova (Live Music and Poetry: CZECHIA)

The world premiere of Jan Zábrana’s poems set to music by award-winning composer and pianist Martin Brunner. He will accompany Markéta Foukalová, currently lead singer for the band Lanugo and formerly part of Hudba Praha and Jasná Páka. In addition to Zábrana’s poetry, they will perform songs from the repertoire of Havel’s beloved Hudba Praha arranged for piano and voice to mark the anniversary of Václav Havel’s death. In the second half of the evening, the pair will present songs from their album Svou chvíli, for which Markéta appeared in the wider Anděl Awards nominations as Female Artist of the Year.  

Time: 1 hour

Performed in Czech and English

Followed by a discussion with Chris Harwood about Zábrana.