In this series we present 100 songs which have gone down in the history of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. On Czech Radio’s web pages you can find a poll, in which…
Three Wishes by Bohuslav Martinů and Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes (French artist associated with the Dada movement) is one of the strangest works in opera history.
The National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library in Cedar Rapids is marking the 50th anniversary of its founding. Radio Prague was at the launch of the celebrations.
My guest for One on One this week is Keith Jones, whom some of you may have heard on Radio Prague once or twice in his capacity as Programme Director of Prague's popular…
On Friday, Smetana's Litomysl International Opera Festival opens for the 45th time. In its history, it has attracted thousands of visitors every year who have flocked to…
Barrel organ players and street artists from the Czech Republic and beyond gathered in Prague earlier this month for the annual festival Flašinet žije! (The barrel organ…
Nestled in a shallow valley between the green hills of the Slavkov and Upper Palpatine Forests, Mariánské Lázně is the second-largest Bohemian spa town.
October 28 is an important holiday in the Czech Republic as the day that the Czechoslovak - and thereby Czech - nation was born out of the ashes of the Austro-Hungarian…
In this series we present 100 songs which have gone down in the history of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. They became widely popular, were played during important…
Aptly enough, the 1st May is not only E-day but also the day that we remember a great Czech European. Antonin Dvorak - probably the most famous Czech in history - died…
Jan Novák has explored some of the most notable themes in modern Czech culture and history, including the Mašín brothers group, Milan Kundera and much more.
In the past the Eurovision Song Contest has gone a long way towards helping some musical acts become world-famous, among them ABBA, Celine Dion, and Lordi - the monster…
Every year, for the last five years, the Khamoro festival has brought the vibrant culture of the Roma to the streets of Prague. It's a festival dominated of course by the…
Dvořák believed “Negro melodies” would underpin a distinct American classical style. His symphony aimed to prove it. But did it? And how did Black musicians view it?
Although now in his 80s, Geoffrey Chew is still writing about Czech music. I caught up with the British/South African musicologist on a recent trip to London.
Today we go back in time yet again and this time we go back 24 years, because that is when the Warsaw pact was declared as finished. But what was the pact for? Why did it…
The Czech Republic’s Mikolas Josef has advanced to the finals of the Eurovision Song Contest with his offering Lie to Me. The 22-year-old singer, who performed despite…
The 70th edition of the Prague Spring International Music Festival has just got underway. As every year, Tuesday’s opening concert at the Municipal Hall featured one of…
There's nothing Poles enjoy more than a big anniversary celebration. Part of it has to do with a turbulent history - marked by wars, foreign domination and moments of…
