Arkadij Volodos at the Firkušný Festival: A Master of Miniature, Mood, and Character

For many lovers of the piano, the very name Arcadi Volodos dilates

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Interview: Fascination with Wagner: Jiří Vejvoda and Andreas Schager Exclusive Interview: Krzysztof Penderecki and Conductor Jan Bubák A Musical Advent Calendar? The National Theater Opera and the State Opera Launch Their New Online ProjectCulture Arkadij Volodos at the Firkušný Festival: A Master of Miniature, Mood, and Character Arts Are the Basis of Modern Democracy: Open Letter to the Czech Government About Arts Funding Gains Broad Support “We Have Chosen to Go Down a Risky Path:” What Will Happen To Live Music In The Czech Republic?Must Read Czech Television Shooting Biopic of Composer Bohuslav Martinů Václav Věžník, One of the Last Traditional Opera Directors, Turns 90 Interview with Adi Halfin: You Have to Find Creative Solutions Composers Are Originals – Tomáš Netopil Breaks the Conductor vs. Composer MythCelebrity Start Your Year With Czech Music! Artists Shaken by Sudden Lockdown in the Moravian-Silesian Region National Theater Production: The Little MermaidFashion Evgeny Kissin in exceptional form. An interpretation that wounds, overwhelms, and transcends music itself New Concert Master of the Czech Philharmonic Exclusive Interview: Krzysztof Penderecki and Conductor Jan BubákLatest Videos Opera PLUS Retro (3): 70 Years Since the Death of Coloratura star Míla Kočová June Opera Plus Digest! A Musical Advent Calendar? The National Theater Opera and the State Opera Launch Their New Online ProjectLatest 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

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

“We Have Chosen to Go Down a Risky Path:” What Will Happen To Live Music In The Czech Republic?

The limitations on live performing in the Czech Republic will likely last