Štěpán Švestka & Collegium Virtuosi

Name: Štěpán Švestka & Collegium Virtuosi
Start: 2026-05-23T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-23T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Moravská filharmonie Olomouc

took place · 23 May 2026

Moravian Philharmonic Olomouc, Olomouc

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Štěpán Švestka & Collegium Virtuosi present Music of Lights – an audiovisual concert combining live music with 3D light projections, where light, movement, and music form a unified whole.

The programme spans popular, film, and classical music in original arrangements. You will hear compositions by Coldplay, Edith Piaf, Ed Sheeran, Piazzolla, and Vivaldi, Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee, and film themes such as Pirates of the Caribbean and Schindler's List.

The musical performance is complemented by digital scenography with 3D projections.

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About: Štěpán Švestka

Brno-born cellist Štěpán Švestka pairs classical virtuosity with a broad repertoire spanning Vivaldi, film scores and pop - often enhanced by live looping and effects. The world-record holder for Flight of the Bumblebee and artistic director of Shadow Quartet is one of the most active Czech chamber musicians of his generation.

What's new

2026-03
Švestka and Collegium Virtuosi performed the show Music of Lights at the Jablonec City Theatre, where live music was complemented by 3D light projections.
2025-08
Prague Cello Quartet, of which Švestka is a member, performed in August 2025 in Kutná Hora in the Church of St. Barbara.
2025-06
Prague Cello Quartet performed in the courtyard of Telč State Castle with a program featuring musical melodies, film hits, and classical music.

Tracks

Let čmeláka (N. R. Rimský-Korsakov)world record in speed of performance on cello, tempo 240 bpm

Cellomániesolo show combining cello with looper and harmonizer, classical and popular hits

Music of Lightsaudiovisual project with Collegium Virtuosi combining live music and 3D light projections (2025/2026)

Čtvero ročních dob (Vivaldi)part of the Cellomanie repertoire in original arrangement for cello

Slavné filmové melodiemain program of Shadow Quartet - James Bond, Pirates of the Caribbean, Schindler's List and others

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