Standing ovation for Lang Lang in Prague

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Float or Swim: How did Czech Orchestras Survive 2020? Czech Composer, Poet, and Improviser Markéta Procházková-Lutková Passes Away Too Soon Centenary of the legendary Czech composer Ilja Hurník: “Musical idea was a priority for him”, says his son LukášCulture Standing ovation for Lang Lang in Prague Dresden premiere of The Jewess of Toledo: Glanert’s music as an emotional mirror Taking Flight: Three Prague-Based Cultural Organizations Team Up to Crowdfund a New BeginningMust Read A Look at the Life and Work of Opera Legend, Luciano Pavarotti. Eva Horáková, Longtime Soloist of the Laterna Magika Theater and Head of Ballet at the Czech National Theater Opera, Dies at 50 Diana Damrau in Prague: “My vocal cord injury enabled me to understand my voice deeper” Lenka Hlávková, director of the Institute of Musicology, was the victim of yesterday’s shootingCelebrity Dvořák’s New World Symphony To Sound on Three Continents Folklore in Music. Prague Philharmonia Opens a New Chamber Season Notes from Czechia’s Second Corona WaveFashion Sergio Méndez Romero: Message comes first, aesthetics will follow Opera PLUS Retro No. 2: Heřma Žárská – A Forgotten Czech Star At The MET (AUDIO) Opera PLUS Retro (1): Gabriela Horvátová – Janáček’s Anti-Heroine Digitalized For The First Time (AUDIO)Latest Videos Opera PLUS Retro (3): 70 Years Since the Death of Coloratura star Míla Kočová Do Czechs Support Freelance Musicians During a Pandemic?: The Case of Radek Baborák’s Fundraiser Interview Plus: Gil Shaham – the violinist who keeps changingLatest 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

Dresden premiere of The Jewess of Toledo: Glanert’s music as an emotional mirror

review by Milan Valden The German composer Detlev Glanert is one of

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