Jan Velinger

One of the main events at this year’s Dvořák Prague Festival was without question Monday’s opening concert of Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 2 and the composer’s Concerto…

It seems hard to believe, but Czech conductor Vladimír Válek, who headed the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra for 26 years, turned 80 this week.

There are few sports as physically and psychologically demanding as mountaineering, requiring remarkable commitment, readiness, and experience. In mountain climbing, Radek…

The leaders of the Visegrad Four – the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary – are meeting in Prague on Friday to discuss the escalating refugee crisis. Until now…

The Education Ministry is aiming to promote more sports activities for schoolchildren. To that aim, the ministry has set aside half-a-billion crowns to encourage children…