Prešov
Concert for the Day of the Struggle for Freedom and Democracy
Dvorana Evanjelického kolégia · Admission by voluntary donation
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Chamber string orchestra
Music brings
us together.
We are Edevart Orchestra from Košice. For five years, we’ve come together to play and share the joy of making music.
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Concerts
Two November evenings with strings. We’ll mark 17 November in Prešov and celebrate the orchestra’s fifth anniversary in Košice.
Košice
Edevart Orchestra Anniversary Concert
Dom umenia · Admission by voluntary donation
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Programme
Bach and Vivaldi open the evening with a Baroque dialogue. Hindemith and Shostakovich take us into the 20th century.
Artistic direction
Maroš Potokár
01Johann Sebastian BachViolin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041
I. Allegro moderato · II. Andante · III. Allegro assai
Violin soloist: Maroš Potokár
The solo violin and orchestra trade phrases in the opening movement. A singing violin line unfolds over the recurring bass of the Andante, before the dance-like Allegro assai brings the concerto to a close.
02Antonio VivaldiConcerto for Two Violins, Strings and Continuo in D Minor, RV 514
I. Allegro non molto · II. Adagio · III. Allegro molto
Violin soloists: Maroš Potokár and Jakub Girašek
The two soloists exchange and echo musical ideas, then join in passages of shared virtuosity. A lyrical middle movement offers a moment of repose between the energetic outer movements.
03Paul HindemithFive Pieces for String Orchestra, Op. 44
I. Langsam · II. Langsam – Schnell · III. Lebhaft · IV. Sehr langsam · V. Lebhaft
Five short movements move between playful rhythms and quietly lyrical passages. Listen for the individual voices as they emerge from the shared sound of the strings.
04Dmitri ShostakovichChamber Symphony in C Minor, Op. 110a
I. Largo · II. Allegro molto · III. Allegretto · IV. Largo · V. Largo
The Chamber Symphony is based on the Eighth String Quartet, one of the composer’s most personal works. The four-note DSCH motif, a musical signature drawn from his name, returns throughout the five movements.
02 / About us
How Edevart
began
Edevart began in Košice in 2021, growing out of friendships and a desire to make music on our own terms. Today, it brings people from different professions and generations together at the music stand.
Our repertoire stretches from the Baroque to the present, from Vivaldi and Bach to Grieg, Zeljenka and Rutter. We perform in Slovakia and abroad and collaborate with other ensembles.
EASTMAG interview with Tomáš Tkáčik (in Slovak)
The shape of our logo was inspired by the cut-outs in the bridges of the string instruments played in the orchestra. Its colour comes from the maple wood of the bridge.
Meet the musiciansConcert line-up · Košice, 21 November 2026
Artistic direction Maroš Potokár
First violins
- Maroš Potokár
- Jakub Girašek
- Mirka Vargová
- Dávid Stripaj
- Kristína Sosová
- Lenka Andraščíková
Second violins
- Tomáš Tkáčik
- Lenka Belicová
- Zuzana Šuľáková
- Barbora Pavlovičová
- Michal Kuzma
- Šimon Stripaj
- Anastasiia Nadolska
Violas
- Erik Kaptur
- Dávid Varga
- Patrik Hrebik
- Peter Dombrovský
Cellos
- Ľubomír Rác
- Eva Holendová
- Kvetoslava Marenčinová
- Silvia Gačová
- Matúš Samuel Trifan
- Anna Gubala
Double bass
- Bohdan Shust
Harpsichord
- Martina Chytráčková
04 / Support
Support Edevart
If you pay income tax in Slovakia, you can support the orchestra by allocating 2% of your tax to EDEVART, o. z. The association’s details and instructions are available on Dve percentá in Slovak.
Information on the 2% scheme