Main news of the season: Jakub Hrůša takes over the baton of the Czech Philharmonic

-David Mareček, Chief Executive of the Czech Philharmonic, has just announced that

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Jaroslav Vodňanský a conductor with an exceptionally long career has died at the age of 89

Jaroslav Vodňanský, the respected Czech conductor and founder of the South Bohemian

Dvořák’s New World Symphony To Sound on Three Continents

Dvořák’s New World symphony will stream from Czech centers in Europe, Asia