STYLE Nejlépe je to vše cítit přímo na Hukvaldech, v domě, kde Janáček trávil mnoho víkendu. Pozor, to není ten dům, v němž se narodil, to je častý omyl. Památník Leoše Janáčka najdete v domě, který Janáček koupil, aby se mohl do své rodné obce vracet. Místnosti jsou zařízeny tak, jak jej skladatel užíval. Vidíte tady partitury, které psal. Na zdi visí jeho svatební obraz (na něm by Janáčka málokdo nepoznal). Tady odkud podnikal své výlety do okolí. Janáček dobyl svět operou „Její pastorkyňa“, která mu na začátku dvacátého století otevřela dveře do koncertních síní v Berlíně, Vídni, ale též v New Yorku. Stal se čestným občanem Hukvald a k lásce k tomuto kraji se vyznal slovy: „Vždyť víte, že s celou duší lnu k těm našim chaloupkám, k těm lesům, ku všemu, jak to leží a běží pod Hukvaldy!“

O svém rodném kraji se vyjádřil v článku o Lašsku: „Kraj krásný, lid tichý, nářečí měkké, jak by máslo krájel.“ Toto napsal krátce před svou smrtí. I ta jej zastihla v kraji pod Beskydami. Když trávil léto na Hukvaldech, nachladil se, dostal zápal plic a zemřel v Ostravě. Dnes je kraj pod hukvaldským hradem spojen s osobou svého slavného rodáka tak, jako málokteré místo. Kromě již zmíněného památníku, v domě, v němž na Hukvaldech žil, si lidé připomínají velkého skladatele na festivalu Janáčkovy Hukvaldy. Není snad dítě, které by nepohladilo sochu Lišky Bystroušky, tedy symbol stejnojmenné Janáčkovy opery. V Ostravě se koná Janáčkův máj a také mezinárodní letiště v Mošnově nese název Leoše Janáčka. Text a foto: Petr Žižka, Klastr cestovního ruchu ČR

Hukvaldy, where Leoš Janáček Lived and Worked Genius of Music Leoš Janáček was born at the mull of the Beskyd Mountains in Hukvaldy. The mighty castle Hukvaldy looks out over the countryside and demonstrates its exceptionality. It used to be one of the most important administration centres, once governing even the city of Ostrava; nowadays it is a large castle ruin. The castle, the fallow deer park and large forests attract countless visitors. Another significant attraction of Hukvaldy is the heritage of Leoš Janáček. The village is very proud of its famous native. The ingenious composer was born right there, in a cottage near the castle. Hardly anyone has ever proved in so many ways the impact of their personal background, their birthplace and the “roots” connected to the country they come from as Janáček. Hardly anyone has shown how much they have been influenced by their birthplace and home country, by the people living and working there, as Janáček did. And hardly anyone has influenced the area where they lived and worked the way Janáček did. He travelled all over Europe, studied in Vienna, worked in Brno, yet he loved Hukvaldy most of all. The forests, the medieval castle above the village and the game park attracted him for his entire life. The rhythm and soft melodies, typical features of the local dialect, can be heard in his symphonies. One of his crucial works is dedicated to Lachia, the area where he was born and where he died. Janáček composed in a very original, specific and unique style. His music is famous and appreciated worldwide, adored in Japan and the USA. His work is often described as very emotional and sometimes even difficult. His operas are inspired by places he went to and loved. You can feel most of that in Hukvaldy, in the house where he spent so much time. However, it is not the house where he was born (that is a typical mistake). The Leoš Janáček Memorial is in the house which he bought to have a home when he wanted to come

back. The rooms are furnished the way they were when he worked there: you can see musical scores, the wedding picture on the wall (with Janáček easily recognizable). This was the base camp for his hikes in the country. Janáček won global recognition with his opera “Její pastorkyňa” (translated as Jenůfa, or Her Stepdaughter) which introduced him to concert halls in Berlin, Vienna, and New York. He became an Honorary Citizen of Hukvaldy and claimed his love for his home region saying, “You know very well that all my soul leans on the cottages, the forests, everything that lives and lies at Hukvaldy.“ He also commented on his home region in an article on Lachia. “What a beautiful country, calm people speaking language as soft as if cutting butter,” he wrote shortly before he died. Spending a summer in Hukvaldy he caught cold, developed pneumonia and died in Ostrava. The region around the castle of Hukvaldy is connected to its famous native in very many ways: there is the Memorial in the house where he lived and worked, there is the great festival, Janáčekovy Hukvaldy, and no child ever has missed the chance to pet the beautiful statue of “the Cunning Little Vixen” (Liška Bystrouška), the symbol of Janáček’s eponymous opera. Ostrava holds the music festival Janáčkův Máj, and the international airport in Mošnov is also named after Leoš Janáček. Text and photo: Petr Žižka, Tourism Cluster of Czech Republic POSITIV 1/2018

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