Float or Swim: How did Czech Orchestras Survive 2020?
LENKA DOHNALOVÁ During the coronavirus pandemic, debates emerged about how state funding for the arts, a prevalent model in Europe, helped or hindered arts organizations […]
The Festival Must Go On: Prague Spring Festival To Welcome Live Audiences
The Prague Spring Festival (Festival Pražské Jaro) is part of the Czech Ministry of Culture’s pilot program to reintroduce concerts with live audiences, under strict […]
Still Waiting for a Path Out of Darkness: Pre-Concert Testing Forbidden, Concerts Canceled
A new Czech upstart called Cesta ze tmy (Path out of Darkness) offered event organizers a way to host events with an on-site PCR appointment […]
A Regional Czech Orchestra’s Inadvertent Glimpse Into the Lives of Music Lovers Stuck at Home
Since February, the Hradec Králové Philharmonic has been refunding subscriptions for another canceled season. Life without live concerts is especially hard for those who do […]
Contemporary Czech Orchestra Presents a Nightmarish Covid Video Project in Abandoned Hotels
A violinist in the bathtub, a world premiere, a murder in live broadcast, a mafia saga from the industrial city of Brno. The tourist industry […]
Viola-da-Gamba Player and Historical String Instrument Collector José Vasquez Dies of Covid
José Vasquez died of complications from the novel coronavirus on March 4th, 2021. He was a viola da gamba player, early music specialist, founder of […]
Arts Are the Basis of Modern Democracy: Open Letter to the Czech Government About Arts Funding Gains Broad Support
The #zakreativnicesko (“for creative Czechia”) initiative is fighting for a higher stimulus package for the Czech cultural sector. The initiative has gained support from members […]
Concert at the National Theater To Highlight “Non-Essential” Workers of the Pandemic
On February 27th, at 8:10pm local time, the National Theater in Prague will host an eclectic musical program, broadcast live over the ČT Art TV […]
Should the New Prague Concert Hall be Digital?: Two Points of View
Plans to build a new classical music concert hall in Prague are a long time in the making (we have covered it in English here). […]
Start Your Year With Czech Music!
Don’t miss these streamed concerts of Czech music on January 1st! But which to choose… The New Years Concert of the Czech Philharmonic, conducted by […]
Starting the Year Off Right: OperaPlus Launches Job Directory
As part of its efforts to be a positive force on the Czech performing arts scene, OperaPlus launched a job directory for musicians, dancers, and […]
The Czech Philharmonic Completes Its Advent Livestreams, Cancellations Follow
Instead of its live program, the Czech Philharmonic presented four streamed concerts, one for each Sunday of the Advent, the first of which was conducted […]
Notes from Czechia’s Second Corona Wave
Much like the rest of the of the world, the Czech Republic has been weathering an autumn wave of the coronavirus. While a vaccine seems […]
A Musical Advent Calendar? The National Theater Opera and the State Opera Launch Their New Online Project
The soloists, choruses, and orchestras of the two Prague-based opera ensembles are collaborating to create an advent calendar made of short clips filmed in all […]
Taking Flight: Three Prague-Based Cultural Organizations Team Up to Crowdfund a New Beginning
A former movie theater called Vzlet (which means “to take flight” in Czech) founded by the Sokol organization during the First Republic era, will turn […]
Czech Television Shooting Biopic of Composer Bohuslav Martinů
In celebration of the 130th anniversary of the birth of composer Bohuslav Martinů on December 8th this year, the Czech Television is shooting a biopic […]
Dvořák’s New World Symphony To Sound on Three Continents
Dvořák’s New World symphony will stream from Czech centers in Europe, Asia and America on October 28th, the day of the founding of the independent […]
“Hello, you have reached Central78”: A Unique Happening Deals With The Loneliness of Closed Theaters
“Hello, you have reached Central78 – a special, telephonic happening by Cirk La Putyka and Jatka78…” That is what you would have heard (in Czech) […]
A Solemn Happening Commemorating Canceled Performances Across the Czech Republic
Tomorrow (Monday, October 12th, 2020) lights will appear all over the Czech Republic in places where live performances were to happen, if it weren’t for […]
Another Wave of Coronavirus Restrictions in the Czech Republic Means Two Weeks of No Singing
Starting today (October 5th, 2020) the Czech government has instated renewed precautions against the spread of the novel coronavirus. These new restrictions greatly inhibit live […]
