Gala Concert: Moravia Brass Band & Joseph Alessi

Name: Gala Concert: Moravia Brass Band & Joseph Alessi
Start: 2026-10-27T19:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-10-27T22:30:00+01:00
Location: Rudolfinum

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 · 19:30

Rudolfinum, Prague

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The Moravia Brass Band Gala Concert with guest Joseph Alessi takes place on Tuesday, 27 October 2026 at Rudolfinum in Prague. The concert will be held in the Dvořák Hall, opening to a brass band for only the second time in its history. Rudolfinum, a Neo-Renaissance cultural monument on Alšovo nábřeží built between 1876 and 1884, has been home to the Czech Philharmonic since 1992. Joseph Alessi, principal trombonist of the New York Philharmonic, appears as the evening's featured guest. The Prague concert is part of his tour across the Czech Republic, which also includes performances in Brno.

Joseph Alessi — also plays in other cities (1)

Sun, 25 Oct Brno

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About the venue: Rudolfinum

The Rudolfinum is a neo-Renaissance cultural monument on Alšovo nábřeží in Prague 1, built between 1876 and 1884 by architects Josef Zítek and Josef Schulz. Since 1992 it has been the home of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, whose main stages are Dvořák Hall and Suk Hall. The building also houses Galerie Rudolfinum, focused on contemporary art, and serves as the centre of the Prague Spring and Dvořák Praha festivals.

Alšovo nábřeží 79/12, 110 00 Praha 1 Get directions

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Moravia Brass Band

About: Moravia Brass Band

A thirty-strong brass orchestra from Brno led by Chuhei Iwasaki - resident ensemble of Brno Brass Fest and a driving force behind new brass band repertoire in the Czech Republic. Every Gala Concert features a world premiere alongside soloists from the top of the international brass world.

2030

followers on Facebook

professional musicians in the orchestra

6000

listeners at Film Music Tour 2018 (11 concerts)

Tour

BrnoPrahaDrážďany

Tracks

The Originalconcert program with original compositions written directly for brass band, without arrangements - opening program of Brno Brass Fest 2025

Planety (G. Holst)groundbreaking performance of Holst's suite arranged for brass band with light projection from Brno Observatory

Film Music Tourtour with film music (2018-2019), 11 concerts, approximately 6,000 listeners

Brass Upjoint project with Prague Royal Philharmonic conducted by Heiko Mathiase Förster, also performed in Dresden

Žestě rozezní chrámbaroque program with Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno or organ, performed at festivals Smetanova Litomyšl, Svatováclavský hudební festival and others

About: Joseph Alessi

Alessi has anchored the trombone section of the New York Philharmonic for over four decades and ranks among the most influential brass pedagogues of his generation, with Juilliard alumni filling principal chairs across the globe. His discography includes a Grammy-winning recording and world premieres of concertos by Rouse, Bolcom, and Chick Corea.

14+

solo albums in discography

1985

year of joining New York Philharmonic (holds the position to this day)

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Grammy Award (Best Contemporary Classical Composition, 2001)

1993

Pulitzer Prize for Music - for the world premiere of Rouse's Trombone Concerto (1992)

What's new

2026-07
Alessi performed as a solo guest at an Imperial Brass concert in Ocean Grove (New Jersey) as part of the Summer Stars Classical Concert Series summer series.
2026-02
Alessi performed as a guest soloist with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra at the concert "Planet Earth: A Symphonic Journey".
2025-11
Alessi conducted the World Doctor's Orchestra - a new role that expands his previous conducting activities.

Tracks

Christopher Rouse: Trombone Concertoworld premiere in 1992 with New York Philharmonic; Pulitzer Prize for Music 1993

George Crumb: Star-Childrecording from 1999 with Warsaw Philharmonic; Grammy Award 2001 for Best Contemporary Classical Composition

Trombonasticssolo album on Summit Records; one of the key works in Alessi's discography

Chick Corea: Trombone Concertoworld premiere 2021 in São Paulo, American premiere 2023 with New York Philharmonic; the concerto was composed specifically for Alessi

Fandangoalbum with trumpeter Philip Smith (Summit Records); an example of Alessi's chamber music work

About: Chuhei Iwasaki

Chuhei Iwasaki is a Japanese conductor based in the Czech Republic. He has served as chief conductor of the Plzeň Philharmonic since the 2022/2023 season. He studied conducting in Japan and Europe and has collaborated with various Czech orchestras throughout his career.

Gala Concert: Moravia Brass Band & Joseph Alessi

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