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Anniversary of the Week
May 12, 1884: Czech music great Bedřich Smetana dies
One of the greatest Czech composers, Bedřich Smetana, known as "the father of Czech music," died on this day, 140 years ago.
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Hit maker Petr Hapka, one of the most significant composers of Czech film music scores
Singer and songwriter Petr Hapka, one of the most significant composers of Czech film music scores, would have turned 80 this week.
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The Sudetenland town believed to have inspired Kafka’s ‘The Castle’
Frýdlant, a town of about 7,400 inhabitants, certainly has a Kafkaesque feeling about it – and its castle is thought by some to be the inspiration for his last novel.
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“That’s how his literature got into my stomach!” Arnošt Lustig’s daughter on new book about his life
Eva Lustigová, daughter of the great Czech Jewish writer Arnošt Lustig, speaks about a new graphic novel dedicated to her father.
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Aiko ready to rock Eurovision semi-finals
Singer song-writer Aiko will represent Czechia at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest with her empowering song called Pedestal.
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Berliner Philharmoniker to open this year’s Prague Spring music festival
The 79th edition of the Prague Spring International Music Festival gets underway in the Czech capital next Sunday with a performance of Bedřich Smetana’s My Country.
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Locksmith-turned-sculptor wows locals with his work
Karel Raab trained as a locksmith in view of taking over the family firm, but his yearning to create art was stronger.
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Eye of God restored to Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
A stained glass window with the Eye of God, which most likely hidden by a priest during the communist regime, has been discovered and restored to the church in Kunratice.
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Franz Kafka Museum: a journey through the dark labyrinths of Kafka’s mind and novels
The Franz Kafka Museum in Prague gives visitors an insight into the inner world of Franz Kafka, one of the most important writers of the 20th century.
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Dvořák's Czech Suite in D major: a tribute to Bohemian folk dance
The world-famous Czech composer Antonín Dvořák died 120 years ago in Prague on May 1, 1904. Join us in commemorating the anniversary with his Czech Suite in D major.
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Good things come in fours: The Kukal Quartet
On this episode of the Faces of Czech Music, we sat down with Eliška Kukalová, Klára Lešková, Daniel Macho, and Filip Rufer who form the Kukal Quartet.
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“People are loving it”: Internationally renowned Czech video game gearing up for sequel
Czech-made video game Kingdom Come: Deliverance achieved massive success in 2018. The games developers are gearing up for the highly anticipated sequel to be released.
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