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THE BEST OF CZECH CLASSICAL MUSIC, PART 4: Largo, from Antonín Dvořák’s New World Symphony

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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Making culture accessible to all: Prague’s Jewish Museum opens concerts to people with dementia

Prague’s Jewish Museum is now expanding its cultural program to include concerts designed specifically for people with dementia.
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Game On invites visitors young & old to play through the history of arcade games

A hugely popular exhibition organized by London’s Barbican Centre has just opened at Hall 40 at the Prague Market (Pražská tržnice). Called Game On, it is a must for…
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A brief look at 'protest' music plus the underground scene in Czechoslovakia from 1968 - 1989

Fifteen years ago to the day student protestors took to the streets of Prague demanding an end to one-party rule, kicking off a process that would quickly - far more…
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History of Czech puppet theatre recalled, Stereolab explain Czech influence on new track

In this week's edition of the Arts a curator of a new museum of puppets and the circus in south Bohemia tells us about the history of puppetry in the Czech Lands. And the…
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London calling: Researcher Erica Harrison on fascinating history of Czechoslovak exile government’s wartime BBC broadcasts

During WWII, the London-based Czechoslovak government in exile had only one method of communicating regularly with its people at home: over the airwaves of the BBC. To…
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Czech Film Archive pairs classic silent films and modern music for cinémathèque festival

Through June, the National Film Archive is presenting Czech films from before the age of “talkies” as part of a wider European project called A Season of Classic Films.
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Czechia’s most accomplished harpist Kateřina Englichová

Kateřina Englichová is one of the most sought after European harpists of her generation. She has appeared on stages in New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Rome and Paris.
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Daily news summary

Czech Bar Association urges its members to help migrants The Czech Bar Association has urged its members to offer their services to the foreign migrants held in Czech…
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Cimbalom player Matěj Číp on his journey from Moravia to Berklee College of Music

Matěj Číp, a musician from a small village in Moravia, has devoted his life to playing the cimbalom, a hammered dulcimer from Central-Eastern Europe.
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Prague’s Respect festival offers cream of world music – but how popular is genre with Czechs?

The Czech Republic’s biggest festival of world music, Respect, is taking place in Prague on Friday and Saturday. In this week’s edition of the Arts, we learn about the…
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From a Fulbright Scholarship to a new home: Three Americans who stayed

As the Fulbright Programme marks 35 years in Czechia, three American participants share why their time in the Czech Republic did not end with their scholarships.
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Epic silent-film era biopic “Saint Wenceslas” screening with long lost musical score

Ahead of the Day of Czech Statehood on September 28th, special screenings of the silent film “Svatý Václav” (Saint Wenceslas), accompanied by the Symphony Orchestra of…
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130 Years of the Czech Philharmonic, one of the symbols of Czech culture

When Antonín Dvořák conducted the Czech Philharmonic’s very first concert in 1896, few could have foreseen that it would become one of the symbols of Czech culture.
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New Czech TV series What If? looks at alternative scenarios of modern Czech history

What would happen if the Czechs still had a monarch? Or if the country’s population was still one-third German? What would be different today if the 1948 communist coup…
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Terezín composers remembered: Viktor Ullmann, Pavel Haas and Hans Krása

Eighty years ago, three hugely talented Jewish composers Pavel Haas, Hans Krása and Viktor Ullmann were gassed in Auschwitz.
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Jewish, Czech and caught in the debate over Gaza: Two scholars reflect on life after October 7

In this Czechast, historian Anna Hájková and Jewish studies expert Irena Kalhousová discuss what it means to be Jewish and Czech during the war in Gaza.
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Prague Philharmonia begins US tour, ending with Carnegie Hall debut

This week, Prague Philharmonia begins a US tour at six venues across the Southeast, culminating at Carnegie Hall. Radio Prague spoke with conductor Emmanuel Villaume.
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Thalia Awards to be presented tonight at the National Theatre

The annual Thalia Awards ceremony takes place this evening at Prague’s National Theatre, honoring twenty artists for outstanding stage performances. Organized by the…
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Historian Cynthia Paces on when Prague really was heart of Europe – and her own family’s close ties to city

US historian of Czech heritage Cynthia Paces is the author of Prague: The Heart of Europe, which traces the city’s history from the 10th century to the modern era.
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Mailbox

This week we read some more views on the role of international broadcasting sent in by our listeners and we announce the winner of our May competition as well as the…
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The girl who speaks 17 foreign languages: I see languages as music and colours

Eva Spekhorstova has a passion for languages. At the age of 15 she already speaks 17 languages and has an insatiable thirst to learn more as different cultures open up to…
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Vaclav Cilek: "Prague: Between History and Dreams" - digging through the layers of an ancient land

"Relationships created over hundreds of years can't be easily destroyed - relationships to those complicated yet ordinary things: wood, soil, the landscape. The unique…
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Holašovice Peasant Festival brings Czech traditions to life in South Bohemia

Handmade crafts, folk music, and open-air opera: Holašovice’s Peasant Festival revives Czech village life just 20 km from České Budějovice.
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Encore: Janacek's great opera "Jenufa" - still fresh a hundred years on

It's a hundred years since the premiere of one of the great Czech operas, "Jenufa", by Leos Janacek. The centenary was marked in style last month with an international…
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