The Czech Representative Office in Ramallah organised, in cooperation with Austrian Hospice, a piano concert by Filip Martinka from Prague. The concert took place at the Austrian Hospice in the Old City of Jerusalem on 27 June. The pianist performed the following compositions:

Joseph Haydn                   Sonata in A flat major Hob. XVI:46

                                                                   Allegro moderato

                                                                   Adagio

                                                                   Finale. Presto

Fryderyk Chopin              Polonaise in f sharp minor op. 44 „Tragic“

Bedřich Smetana             Consolation (from the cycle Rêves /Dreams/)

Fryderyk Chopin              Scherzo no 3 in c sharp minor op. 39

Maurice Ravel                  Jeux d’eau /Fountains/

Sergei Rachmaninoff     Prelude in B flat major op. 23, no 2

The concert was attended by members of the diplomatic corps, musicians, compatriots and others. The superb performance by Filip Martinka was appreciated by the audience who gave him a standing ovation.