Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:02:14 +0200Véronique Firkusny: In my mind, Czechoslovakia was a magical realm – a mid-80s visit left me heartbrokenhttps://english.radio.cz/veronique-firkusny-my-mind-czechoslovakia-was-a-magical-realm-a-mid-80s-visit-8140073© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalThough forced to live in exile for most of his life, the world-renowned pianist Rudolf Firkušný maintained strong Czech traditions at his home in the United States. Indeed, his daughter Véronique Firkusny’s mother tongue was Czech and today she translates leading authors from her parents’ homeland and helps opera singers get to grips with Czech-language works. When we spoke in New York, I first asked Véronique Firkusny how her father had viewed the situation in his native country following the Communist takeover of 1948.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/firkusny_veronique.jpg?timestamp=1590417982 Véronique Firkusny: In my mind, Czechoslovakia was a magical realm – a mid-80s visit left me heartbroken https://english.radio.cz/veronique-firkusny-my-mind-czechoslovakia-was-a-magical-realm-a-mid-80s-visit-8140073 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9