Kafka’s inner world comes to life through music. Composer Jiří Trtík performs selections from his opera Kafka’s Letter to His Father and other recent works, with singer and producer Never Sol (Sára Vondrášková) also appearing on the program. Piano, voice, and electronics draw listeners into an evening of intimate melodies, dreamlike atmospheres, and unexpected sounds.
TICKETSHow do you find your own voice under the weight of someone else’s expectations? Trtík’s Kafka’s Letter to His Fatherexplores this question through Kafka’s difficult relationship with his father. Drawing on the writer’s deeply personal letter, the opera follows a childhood marked by fear, the pressure to conform, and the freedom Kafka finds in writing.
The opera premiered at Prague’s National Theatre in 2024. Its U.S. premiere is scheduled for November 12–14, 2026, at CAP UCLA in Los Angeles.
For this concert, Trtík will perform selections from the opera in arrangements for piano and synthesizers, alongside music from his recent work. His compositions bring the warmth of acoustic instruments into contact with electronics and experimental sound.
The evening also features Never Sol, whose expressive vocals and layered synthesizers move between fragile melodies and powerful waves of sound. Together, the two artists’ musical worlds offer an immersive evening where contemporary classical music meets electronic experimentation.
Part of the Offbeat Bohemia concert series.
Jiří Trtík is a Czech composer and the founder and artistic director of STRO.MY Ensemble. He has composed works for Prague’s National Theatre, Kremerata Baltica, the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava, and performers from leading American orchestras. In 2021, he received the OSA Award for the most successful Czech classical composer abroad. With STRO.MY, he creates performances in unconventional spaces, often incorporating visual and theatrical elements.
Never Sol is the musical project of Prague-based singer, composer, and producer Sára Vondrášková. Combining vocals with analog and modular synthesizers, she creates atmospheric music shaped by melancholy, experimentation, and a fascination with sound. Her albums include Under Quiet and Chamaleo. She also composes for film, theater, and contemporary dance, and hosts the music program Sedmé nebe on Czech Radio Vltava.
