Czech Metropolitan Philharmonic

Symphony Orchestra

Just in a few years, the Czech Metropolitan Orchestra has established itself as one of the european leading symphony orchestras. CMP founded by Marian Lejava is composed of first players of prestigious czech and slovak symphony orchestras, thus guaranteeing the typical Slavic sound character of the orchestra and its unmistakable performance in the interpretation of any classical work.

Czech Metropolitan Orchestra´s main outline is in complete symphonic series (Beethoven, Dvořák, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Mahler, Martinů), concertante works and in realization of world-famous opera titles arranged by Czechs Metropolitan Philharmonic artistic director Marian Lejava.

Antonín Dvořák

SYMPHONIES

complete

Antonín Dvořák

Slovanic Dances

P. I. Tchaikovsky

Symphonies

complete

BEETHOVEN

Symphonies

complete

W.A. Mozart

Symphonies & Concertos

Marian Lejava/Artistic Director

“Conductor Marián Lejava with a special flair for contemporary music has brilliantly contributed to the successful world premiere of J.Iršai´s Six Pressburg Concertos.”

M. PuškášováIršai: Six Pressburg Concertos, 2014

Musical direction (…) took over the height of the stage young slovak conductor Marian Lejava. Pushed it into a form that makes the Košice theater honour: it is instrumentaly transparent, dynamicly driven and varied in colours.

Z. MojžišováStrauss: Ariadna auf Naxos, 2014

In the abrupt changeover for Austrian colleague Lejava mobilized to set performance worthy of respect (…).

P. UngerStrauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, 2014

Not only does Lejava save the demanding performance and months of study of the entire opera company, in addition to himself as a conductor does he a concentrated and flawless stage and musically complexed shape (…), all the nuances of stylistic changes and special features (…) highlighted most effectively.

L. UrbančíkováStrauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, 2014

The conductor Marian Lejava has managed to create a compact creations, which left a really impressive impression (…) difficult to depicture fluid of crude, uncouth energy.

R. KolářStravinsky: The Rite of Spring, 2013

On Lejavas explosive gestures musicians responded immediately. He gave them power in addition to music and strong visual experience.

R. KolářAndriessen: Workers Union, 2013

Slovak conductor, composer and teacher studied both conducting and composition at Academy of Music and Performing Arts, Bratislava with Ondrej Lenárd and Vladimír Bokes. Subsequently he took master classes by numerous master conductors such as Zsolt Nagy, Günter Herbig, Peter Eötvos, Iván Fischer and by composers such as Tristan Murail, Erich Urbanner, Klaus Huber, Christian Wolff and many others.

As conductor within last 15 years Lejava has premiered more than 100 works of chamber, orchestral and stage music of both domestic and foreign composers, many of them with close and personal collaborations (E.Sharp, D.Dramm, I.Matsushita, V.Cordero, numerous Slovak composers and many others).

Guest conductor in Slovak national theatre since 2006, Slovak Philharmony since 2007, State philharmony Košice since 2011 and State opera Košice since 2014.

Since 2014 he is principal conductor of Prague Modern ensemble. He was former principal conductor of Melos Etos ensemble (2005-7) and VENI ensemble (1999-2009).

Marian Lejava

Marian Lejava

Artist and Music director of Czech Metropolitan Philharmonic

Marian Lejava & Prague Philharmonia

Marian Lejava

Marian Lejava

Marian Lejava

Marian Lejava & Prague Philharmonia

Marian Lejava

Marian Lejava

Marian Lejava & Prague Philharmonia

Marian Lejava

Marian Lejava & Prague Philharmonia

Marian Lejava & Prague Philharmonia

Marian Lejava & Prague Philharmonia

Marian Lejava & Prague Philharmonia

Marian Lejava & Prague Philharmonia

Marian Lejava

Marian Lejava

Marian Lejava

Marian Lejava

Symphonic & Opera & Chamber Series

short selection of recent projects

Symphonic

Ludvig van Beethoven

Symphonies No. 1-9
Piano Concertos, complete
Violin Concerto in D major
Triple Concerto for violin, cello, and piano in C major, op. 56
Choral Fantasy in c minor, op. 80
ouvertures

Antonín Dvořák

Symphonies No. 1-9
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 104, B191
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 53, B108
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G minor, Op. 33, B63
Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F minor, Op. 11, B39
Mazurek for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 49, B90
Slavonic Dances, series I, Op. 46, B83
Slavonic Dances, series II, Op. 72, B147

Johannes Brahms

Symphonies No. 1-4
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor (1859), op. 15
Violin Concerto in D major (1878), op. 77
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B♭ major (1881), op.83
Double Concerto in A minor (1887), op.102
Hungarian Dances

Bedřich Smetana

My Country
- Vyšehrad
- Vltava
- Šárka
- Z českých luhů a hájů
- Tábor
- Blaník

Opera

V.Bellini:

Recitativo e Canzonetta di Jullietta for chamber orchestra (2008), Arr-op.1

Giann Carlo Menotti

Amelia al ballo for chamber orchestra (score only as retouch marks in printed original score) (2012), Arr-op.4

Antonín Dvořák

Rusalka op.114 – opera (version for chamber orchestra) (2014, ca.150´), Arr-op.6

W. A. Mozart

Soave sia il vento; Ah perdona a primo affetto for 3 bassett-horns (2014, 3´ and 3´), Arr-op.7

„The Hoffmann´s Tale”

theatrical spectacle (on J.Offenbach´s opera) for singer, speaker ad lib., speaking conductor and small ensemble with live electronics (2015, ca.60´), Arr.-op.10

P.I.Tchaikovsky

The Nutcracker – suite for puppet theatre for small ensemble (fl, cl, pn, vn, va, vc, db) (2016, ca.30´), Arr.-op.13

G.Rossini

Il Signor Bruschino – opera (version for 11 players) (2017, ca.80´), Arr.-op.16

“The Cunning Little Wixen Stories”

chamber operatic version of L. Janáček´s opera for 2 singers, actor and small ensemble (2018, ca.60´), Arr.-op.17

Chamber

Ilja Zeljenka

Concertino for clarinet and strings for clarinet and piano (2009-10), Arr-op.2
Fanfares II a III for brass quintet (2010), Arr-op.3

Igor Stravinsky

Greeting prelude for ensemble (14 players) (2013), Arr-op.5

Solo for Raffaela

(from ballet Bayadére of Ludwig Minkus) for small orchestra (2015), Arr-op.8

„O Mensch! Gib Acht!“

by Gustav Mahler (Symphony no.3, movement 4) for voice and ensemble (15 players) (2015), Arr-op.9

Camille Saint-Saëns

Danse macabre for small ensemble (fl,cl,pn,vn,vc,db) (2016, 7:30), Arr-op.11

Paul Dukas

L´Apprenti sorcier for small ensemble (fl,cl,pn,vn,vc,db) (2016, 11´), Arr-op.12

H.Wolf

Das Verlassene Mägdlein – 3 versions: for orchestra, for large ensemble, for small ensemble (2016-17, ca.5´each), Arr-op.14

GET AMERICAN

suite for 7 players (works by Ives, Gershwin, Cage, Feldman, Copland, Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Bartok, Martinu, Eisler, Korngold) (2017, 60´), Arr-op.15

L. van Beethoven

Violin concerto op.61 for ensemble of 18 players (2019) in progress, Arr-op.18

Max Bruch

Violin concerto no.2 for ensemble of 19 players (2019) in preparation, Arr-op.19

Johannes Brahms

Violin concerto op.77 for ensemble of 20 players (2019) in preparation, Arr-op.20