| Slovak Philharmonic Bratislava Boys Choir Rastislav Štúr conductor Magdaléna Rovňáková choirmaster Gabriel Rovňák jr. choirmaster Jana Juríčková soprano |
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| Otto Nicolai | Christmas Overture |
| Georg Friedrich Händel | Lascia ch’io pianga, Almirena’s aria from Rinaldo, Act. 2 |
| Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | Snow Maiden Suite |
| Edward Elgar | Salut d’amour, op. 12 |
| Johann Sebastian Bach – Charles Gounod | Ave Maria |
| Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker |
| Zdeněk Macháček | Christmas carols (arr.) |
| Frederick Delius | Sleigh Ride |
| Ľuboš Bernáth | Musica pastoralis (first performance) |
| Ľubica Čekovská | Silent Waltz |
| Franz Schubert | Mille cherubini in coro, D. 498 |
| César Franck | Panis angelicus |
| John Rutter | For the Beauty of the Earth |
| Franz Xaver Gruber | Silent Night |
The Christmas holidays represent a kind of fixed point in the cycle of life, to which each subsequent year, full of new uncertainties, surprises and challenges, will surely result again. It is a time when we try to find more time for our loved ones, for rest, for what brings us joy and peace. Not only silence and self-absorption, but also beautiful things that we like and know well can bring us desired peace. Therefore, even traditional carols and popular songs by authors composing across styles have their inseparable place during the Christmas holidays.
Rastislav Štúr, the longtime chief conductor of the SND Opera, regularly cooperates with the Slovak Philharmonic. The Bratislava Boys’ Choir, led by conductor, founder and manager Magdaléna Rovňáková, performs concerts at home and abroad, but also performs and records for television and film.