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The Czech Yugo fan: Broadcaster, journalist and tutor Daniel Sywala on Czech-Serbian relations and promoting ex-Yugoslavia

Journalist, broadcaster and tutor Daniel Sywala discusses his work promoting former Yugoslavia, as well as Czech-Serbian relations and the historic protests in Belgrade.
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A Czech orchestra at the top of its game: Prague Philharmonia performs at Carnegie Hall

The Prague Philharmonia returned to New York this week with a carefully crafted programme at Carnegie Hall, led by chief conductor Emmanuel Villaume.
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Timothy Cheek on Vítězslava Kaprálová: “I believe she would have been a major figure of the 20th century”

US pianist Timothy Cheek appears in a new documentary on Vítězslava Kaprálová. I spoke to him about her legacy and his path to Czech music.
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Free music festival brings party to Vltava’s islands as Czech EU presidency winds down

Tens of bands and dozens of djs performed around Prague on Thursday evening to open this year’s United Islands Festival. The event, which is in its fifth year, is…
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Fritz Weiss and a series of miraculous wartime jazz recordings

Prague's Jewish Museum recently released a CD that is nothing short of miraculous. At the height of the Nazi occupation of Prague during the Second World War, the Czech…
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‘Closer’ project brings high school kids to Lety to learn about Romany culture but also history of WWII internment camp

Friday, April 8, is International Romani Day, celebrating Roma culture and raising awareness about Roma issues. This week, organisers behind the Sobě blíž (Closer Together…
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“We are music Olympians” – Czechia’s Eurovision hopefuls Vesna get ready for Tuesday’s big night

This Tuesday evening will see Czech girl band Vesna represent their country at the Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals in Liverpool.
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Crowdfunding history: Indie Czech filmmaker takes on story of 13th century outlaw Oldřich of Sukořín

Medieval history buffs know the story of the occupation of Bohemia by the Brandenburgs after King Ottokar II's death. Few know the tale of the outlaw Oldřich of Sukořín.
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Plzeň: Convoy of Liberty recreates 1945 liberation with tanks, veterans and military aircraft

The Convoy of Liberty drove through the west Bohemian city of Plzeň on Sunday commemorating the end of World War II and the city’s liberation by the US Army in May 1945.
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Pianist Diana Fanning: I want people to know about Leoš Janáček’s piano music

Organized by the International Dvorak Society, the American Spring music festival (April 8th to July 4th) annually brings internationally renowned soloists and music…
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Metronome’s David Gaydečka: Prague only became ready for a big music festival in recent years

Metronome, Prague’s biggest music festival, will bring the likes of Liam Gallagher and Kraftwerk to the Výstaviště exhibition grounds for its fourth edition on June 21 and…
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Plaque with names of victims of Charles University shooting unveiled in Prague

A plaque engraved with the names of the victims was unveiled on Sunday at the memorial to those killed in the December 2023 shooting at Charles University’s Faculty of…
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Iconic Czech singer Marta Kubišová celebrated on special edition of Czech stamps

Marta Kubišová, whose song Prayer for Marta became a symbol of protest against the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia, will appear on a special edition of Czech stamps.
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“It was year zero”: Miloš Hroch maps ‘90s Czech shoegaze scene in new book

A new book by Miloš Hroch traces the early 1990s shoegaze music scene in this country, when Czech bands made a splash internationally for perhaps the only time.
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Prague’s “U Hybernů” building sold for half a billion CZK

The historic “U Hybernů” building near Prague’s Powder Tower has been sold in an electronic auction for 447 million Czech crowns.
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Encore: Raduza - the emotional power of the accordion

When the "Year of Czech Music" was launched in January, the jazz flute player, Jiri Stivin, complained that this year's celebrations were focusing far too much on…
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New Orleans-based pianist Sullivan Fortner talks jazz ahead of American Spring Music Festival

Sullivan Fortner is an immensely talented pianist who has been getting plenty of attention on the jazz scene with numerous live performances and with his successful debut…
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‘The Message of the Minorites’: Prague monastery opens to the public with largest outdoor escape game in Czechia

The Minorite Monastery of St. James in Prague has at last opened to the public. It now offers the largest outdoor escape game in Czechia, playable via WhatsApp chat.
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Havel, Kafka or Čapek while you wait for your plane: New ‘poetry jukebox’ unveiled at Prague Airport

A new machine will offer a selection of Czech culture to waiting passengers at Václav Havel Airport.
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90 years on air: Radio Prague International marks the anniversary with QSL cards

Radio Prague International marks 90 years of international broadcasting with a new series of QSL cards, iconic visual artefacts tied to the tradition of shortwave radio.
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Marek Eben - the Czech Republic's "Mr. Nice"

Coilin O'Connor's guest for One on One this week is Marek Eben. Although Mr Eben is well respected as an actor and musician, he is perhaps best known in the Czech Republic…
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Czech Academy of Sciences launches a digital archive of 15,000 folk songs

Nearly fifteen thousand songs from all regions of Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia are now freely available through a new online library called Písňovna.cz.
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Encore: Dvorak's Rusalka and her rather small lake

This week we talk with the Czech musicologist Jiri Strelec about Dvorak's much-loved opera, Rusalka. The opera is about a water-nymph, who, through a witch's magic spell…
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Remembering the Czechoslovak Legionnaires: my great-granduncle’s story

This Czechast special revisits a Radio Prague International report about the Czechoslovak Legionnaires — and the personal story of one who never made it home.
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Hanspaulka: Prague’s villa district where art, architecture and politics meet

High above Prague 6, Hanspaulka is a villa district full of atmosphere, famous residents and views — explored in Prague off the Beaten Track.
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