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Three compositions written by Czech composers of middle and younger generation have been chosen for the programme of the concert on 8 February 2009 in Reykjavik.

The composer Alois Pinos, one of the Czech Republic's leading contemporary composers, died after a long illness on 19 September 2008 at the age of 83. He was born in Brno where he spent his life composing and teaching at the Janacek’s Academy of Music (since the mid-sixties). In the sixties he had become a member of the then progressive group of Moravian composers Camerata Brno.

The Czech Music Information Center is the organizer of the first edition of the International Prague Contemporary Music Festival (Contempuls) in November 2008. The festival’s aim is to provide a new opportunity for listeners who are interested in contemporary music, and who are searching for more competent and authentic performances.