Slovak Philharmonic
Bratislava Boys Choir
Rastislav Štúr conductor
Magdaléna Rovňáková choirmaster
Gabriel Rovňák jr. choirmaster
Jana Juríčková soprano

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.