Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:07:11 +0200https://english.radio.cz/barbara-hannigan-sir-simon-rattle-and-composer-unsuk-chin-among-highlights-8886165© 2026 Radio Prague International The biggest classical music festival in Czechia gets underway on Tuesday as the 81st edition of the Prague Spring International Music Festival opens with Bedřich Smetana’s Má vlast, performed this year by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. This year’s line-up features leading international orchestras and soloists alongside contemporary music events under the Prague Offspring banner. I spoke to the festival’s artistic director Josef Třeštík about this year’s highlights, Artist-in-Residence Barbara Hannigan, and why contemporary music remains an important part of Prague Spring. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/8cd1da31e24f53922ea06a0bef3ca28a.png?timestamp=1778587853 https://english.radio.cz/barbara-hannigan-sir-simon-rattle-and-composer-unsuk-chin-among-highlights-8886165 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9