A Solemn Happening Commemorating Canceled Performances Across the Czech Republic

Tomorrow (Monday, October 12th, 2020) lights will appear all over the Czech

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Still Waiting for a Path Out of Darkness: Pre-Concert Testing Forbidden, Concerts Canceled Pandemic Relief: For the Coming Month, Czech Live Event Organizers May Each Apply for up to 191.5 Million Euros “My Dear Czech Nation Shall Not Perish:” Lost Recording of a Czech Opera In the Throes of World War IICulture A Solemn Happening Commemorating Canceled Performances Across the Czech Republic Being sincere with the audience is more important than perfect technique. Receiving the Thalia Award doesn’t mean I’m the best dancer, says Federico Ievoli, principal dancer with the National Theater Ballet Centenary of the legendary Czech composer Ilja Hurník: “Musical idea was a priority for him”, says his son LukášMust Read Czech Composer, Poet, and Improviser Markéta Procházková-Lutková Passes Away Too Soon Arkadij Volodos at the Firkušný Festival: A Master of Miniature, Mood, and Character Prague City Council tries to block Anna Netrebko’s concert Still Waiting for a Path Out of Darkness: Pre-Concert Testing Forbidden, Concerts CanceledCelebrity Opera PLUS has been ranked among the fifteen most influential online portals dedicated to classical music What Does a Covid-19 Outbreak at a Major Theater Look Like in Practice? Czech Television Shooting Biopic of Composer Bohuslav MartinůFashion Ukrainian parliament votes to ban Russian music “At twenty, conducting the finest orchestras is like trading driving lessons for a brand-new Lamborghini.” Daniele Gatti makes his way to Dvořák’s Prague. Interview: Fascination with Wagner: Jiří Vejvoda and Andreas SchagerLatest Videos Václav Věžník, One of the Last Traditional Opera Directors, Turns 90 The Czech Philharmonic Completes Its Advent Livestreams, Cancellations Follow Still Waiting for a Path Out of Darkness: Pre-Concert Testing Forbidden, Concerts CanceledLatest Stories Ardašev’s Interpretation of Kabeláč Proved More Striking Than Beethoven Arkadij Volodos at the Firkušný Festival: A Master of Miniature, Mood, and Character “I see myself as just an interpreter; the true artist is the composer,” says Mahan Esfahani Plácido Domingo Proves in Prague That Age Is Just a Number I’m closing the circle – as an American, I’ll be presenting Korngold in his native Moravia, says Joshua Brown Maria Baranova: The dialogue between you, your partner and the public is most important Evgeny Kissin exclusive interview: “I’ve had a plan through 2050” Dvořák’s music resonates deeply within me – its lyrical warmth and folkloric roots feel like home, says Chinese cellist Yibai ChenFollow US

Centenary of the legendary Czech composer Ilja Hurník: “Musical idea was a priority for him”, says his son Lukáš

25 November 2022 marked the centenary of the birth of composer, pianist