Centre for Contemporary Performing Arts

Interpreting the compositions of female authors became for cellist and composer Štěpán Filípek main focus of solo recording activities at the end of the second decade of the 21st century. An importnant initial impulse, which eventually led to the release of the unique album “9“ was the initiative of the then Czech Radio programming director Martin Klusák. In 2019 Klusák prepared specialised program about woman composers broadcasted on Czech Radio 3 Vltava. For this occasion he approached Štěpán Filípek to record the composition Canto Amoroso by Ivana Loudová for solo cello. This was the beginning of an intensive many-years project, whose result, a CD called "9", will be introduced as part of a recital at the Archa Theater.