New York concert to launch Year of Czech Music abroad

A concert by the Czech tenor Petr Nekoranec at the Bohemian National Hall in New York on Thursday evening will open the Year of Czech Music abroad. The concert will feature songs by Bedřich Smetana, Antonín Dvořák, Leoš Janáček and Bohuslav Martinů. The event, organised by Czech Center New York in partnership with the Dvořák American Heritage Association, will also feature pianist Valeria Polunina.

The Year of Czech Music, which is held once a decade, on every year that ends on the number four, was first held in 1924, when it celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of Bedřich Smetana. In 2024 the celebrations will also commemorate other anniversaries, including that of Antonín Dvořák, Leoš Janáček, and Josef Suk.