Vladimír Godár

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The exquisite Dutch string quartet Matangi Quartet honoured Vladimír Godár by naming him the residential composer of the this year Moving Music Festival, the successor of the former Unheard Music Festival, which in the past hosted such significant composers like Valentin Silvestrov, Paweł Szymański and John Psathas. The event was visited by the composer himself. The concert of his music was preceded by the INspired concert presenting the works by Heinrich Biber, Valentin Silvestrov and Alfred Schnittke, thus demonstrating music close to Vladimír Godár’s heart and presenting the possible inspirational basis of his creativity. The INspired concert was followed by the interview with the residential composer of the tonight event.

The concert took place on January 24, 2026 in the New Church in The Hague. In the first part of the evening Emmeleia was presented in two versions: for piano and for string quartet, Talisman for string trio and Deploration sur la mort de Witold Lutosławski for piano quintet. After the break the new piece Largo and Passacaglia for string quartet opened the second part of the concert and the whole night culminated by an impressive fiery performance of Concerto Grosso. In the third movement of the piece the musicians on stage were joined by two dancers which added another dimension to the spirituality of the whole performance. The choreography was prepared by Thom Stuart with De Dutch Don’t Dance Division.