Culture
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Jan Dismas Zelenka - a worthy challenger of the Baroque master Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach found no rival in his art of polyphony for many centuries. Now we know of a worthy challenger - a composer dubbed the "Czech Bach" Jan Dismas Zelenka.
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Nikol Bóková: The pianist and composer who wears many hats
To define Nikol Bóková as a pianist and composer would be far too simplistic. In this episode, we learn more about her unique background.
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“Czech Bach” Jan Dismas Zelenka
The third part of our video series on Czech Music Greats is devoted to the work of Jan Dismas Zelenka, known as the “Czech Bach”.
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Karlovy Vary’s Och: Steven Soderbergh is one of my dream guests
The big guests for this year’s Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which gets underway in nine days, have just been revealed. Artistic director Karel Och fills us in.
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Rarely-displayed Josef Škvorecký manuscripts exhibited in Toronto
The Czech-Canadian author and publisher Josef Škvorecký wrote on reams of paper. These documents are rarely shown to the public – but recently they were put on display.
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Icons of the early 2000s Holki celebrate 25 years on stage
While in the early 2,000s the world was ruled by Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync or Spice Girls, Czechia was dominated by Lunetic and Holki.
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Prague based actress Róza Andělová: Getting into English-speaking theatre is pretty easy here
Róza Andělová is a budding young Czech actress. She talks to Magdalena Kadula about her work and aspirations for the future.
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Spending the summer in Czechia? The festival season has already started!
Summer music festivals are becoming increasingly popular in this country and there are plenty to choose from. Here are a few of the events you shouldn’t miss.
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This year’s Smetana Litomyšl promises to be biggest yet
The annual Smetana Litomyšl, the second oldest music festival in Czechia and the country's largest classical music festival outside of Prague, gets underway on Saturday.
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Genre-busting Prague Sounds festival reveals 2024 bill
The 2024 Prague Sounds music festival will feature jazzer Branford Marsalis alongside lesser known names in the fields of hip-hop, modern classical and electronic music.
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Rosa Bohemica brings Czech music from early Baroque to swing to forgotten castles and churches
Rosa Bohemica is not your typical arts festival in that it doesn’t just take place in one location, but in 13 spread out over four Czech regions.
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Photographer Bohumil Dobrovolský, who captured 1968 invasion, dies at 89
Photographer Bohumil Dobrovolský, who is best known for his photographs documenting the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968, has died at the age of 89.
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