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'Extinct churches - living music': exhibition brings to life Prague'sreligious past

Prague is full of old and beautiful churches, often crouching between hubbubs of modern social activity. Many regularly play host to concerts, maintaining through music a…
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Tragic death of reggae star rocks Czech music world

The world of Czech music resounded with a sad note on Monday. That's when it lost a legend as YoYo Band singer and pianist Vladimir Tesarik died at the age of 55 in a…
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Jáchym Topol’s The Devil’s Workshop – exploring dark chapters of region’s history

The Devil’s Workshop, a short novel written by the award-winning author Jáchym Topol in 2009, focuses on some of the darkest chapters of Europe’s history.
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Roma TV launches first nationwide Romani channel

Roma TV, the first nationwide Romani television channel, begins broadcasting Saturday evening on several IPTV platforms. The lineup features news, music shows, the…
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New book maps history of Prague’s Rudolfinum concert hall

A new book, published by the Czech Philharmonic, pays tribute to one of Prague’s most beautiful landmarks, the Rudolfinum concert hall.
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Encore: Turning music into gold - alchemy in the court of Rudolph II

You wouldn't usually associate music with mysterious arts of the alchemist, but in Prague, at the beginning of the 17th century, just about anything was possible. In…
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Prague Spring International Music Festival opens 64th Year

The city of Prague has been at the forefront of classical music at least since Mozart uttered the famous words "Meine Prager verstehen mich" ("My Praguers understand me…
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Museum of Bohemian Paradise hosts rare exhibition of royal crown replicas

History buffs now have the rare chance to view highly professional replicas of three royal crowns connected to the Czech lands in one place - the museum in Turnov.
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Olympic history of Prague recalled at the International Olympic Committee session

The Czech capital Prague is hosting the 115th session of the International Olympic Committee which has some important decisions on the agenda. The session officially…
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The best of Czech classical music, part 3: Julius Fučík’s Entrance of the Gladiators

Czech classical music is not only a part of the national culture and history, but also of its very soul. This year, we have prepared a series on renowned works of Czech…
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The best of Czech classical music, part seven: Humoresque No. 7 by Antonín Dvořák

Czech classical music is not only a part of the national culture and history, but also of its very soul. This year, we have prepared a series on renowned works of Czech…
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The best of Czech classical music, part 1: Dvořák's Slavonic Dance no. 8

Czech classical music is not only a part of national culture and history, but also of the nation’s soul. This year we have prepared a series on the renowned hits of Czech…
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The best of Czech classical music, part 2: Bedřich Smetana’s The Bartered Bride

Czech classical music is not only a part of national culture and history, but also of the nation’s soul. This year we have prepared a series on the renowned hits of Czech…
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Prague Radio Orchestra clarinetist talks about Smetana's 'My Country'

November 5th was the 120th anniversary of the premiere of Bedrich Smetana's cycle of symphonic poems, 'Ma vlast' or 'My Country'. This work, one of the most popular in the…
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Peak-time Czech children's programme celebrates Roma history

The International Day of the Roma, was marked this week - there were events across Central Europe to celebrate Roma culture and history. In the Czech Republic a series of…
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New museum on the history of Polish Jews - ground-breaking ceremony

Warsaw is to have a Museum of the History of Polish Jews. The recent cornerstone-laying ceremony brought together prominent personalities from Poland and around the world…
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International Organ Festival in Olomouc celebrates Baroque masters Bach and Handel

Organ music lovers are flocking to the Moravian city of Olomouc for the 57th International Organ Festival, which this year celebrates Baroque masters Bach and Handel.
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Czech music festival reaches over 100 towns in Europe

Leos Janacek's "Moravian Folk Poetry In Songs" performed by Iva Bittova and the Skampa Quartet opened the Prague part of an international music project called "Czech…
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Classical music fans descend on capital for 66th Prague Spring festival

Classical music fans are gearing up for one of the most prestigious events in the cultural calendar – the Prague Spring International Music Festival, which gets underway…
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Two leftfield classical music festivals get underway in Prague

In this week's Arts, we look at two slightly offbeat classical music festivals: the wonderfully eclectic Strings of Autumn event, which is celebrating its tenth aniversary…
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Member of congregation in North Carolina discusses history of Moravian Brothers

Dall Wilson is a member of the Moravian Brothers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, a city where they have a strong tradition. Mr Wilson is an expert on the church and is…
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Yo-Yo Ma launches Dvořák Prague music festival

Legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma opened the eighth annual Dvořák Prague international music festival at Prague’s Rudolfinum on Monday night. The world renowned musician…
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Out in the cold world and far away from home: Bluegrass music in the Czech Republic

Bluegrass originates from the Appalachian region of the United States of America, and is a type of music as American as apple pie. But bluegrass enjoys a long and rich…
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Long-running festival brings Easter sacred music to Brno churches

Each year, the Brno Philharmonic invites music lovers as well as those who want to reflect on the spiritual dimension of Easter to embark on a musical journey through the…
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From Smetana to Zappa: an interview with the director of the Prague Spring international music festival, Roman Belor.

Hello and welcome to another edition of Encore, our monthly programme devoted to classical music. Now, it's not by chance that I started the programme with an extract of…
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