Interpretation is not a conflict between reason and emotion – it is their integration,” says pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard

Two weeks ago, while driving between concerts on the German autobahn, I

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Václav Věžník, One of the Last Traditional Opera Directors, Turns 90 Parsifal at the State Opera: A Touch of World-Class Flare with a Lasting First Impression Documentary: The Last Concert of the 88-year-old Czech Genius Organist Jaroslav VodrážkaCulture Interpretation is not a conflict between reason and emotion – it is their integration,” says pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard Ukrainian parliament votes to ban Russian music Arts Are the Basis of Modern Democracy: Open Letter to the Czech Government About Arts Funding Gains Broad SupportMust Read A New Concert Hall for Prague? Starting the Year Off Right: OperaPlus Launches Job Directory Semyon Bychkov: The conductor has to be obsessed with his music Plácido Domingo Proves in Prague That Age Is Just a NumberCelebrity Start Your Year With Czech Music! Dresden premiere of The Jewess of Toledo: Glanert’s music as an emotional mirror Why? The Zippered Facemask for Wind Players on Stage and in the ClassroomFashion Will Soňa Červená’s Fund Support Young Artists as Eclectic as the Singer Herself? Viola-da-Gamba Player and Historical String Instrument Collector José Vasquez Dies of Covid Soprano Patricia Burda Janečková died at the age of 25Latest Videos 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 Composers Are Originals – Tomáš Netopil Breaks the Conductor vs. Composer Myth “I see myself as just an interpreter; the true artist is the composer,” says Mahan EsfahaniLatest Stories Short documentary: Thanks to Rafael Kubelík, he left for the free world. Parsifal at the State Opera: A Touch of World-Class Flare with a Lasting First Impression 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 Evgeny Kissin in exceptional form. An interpretation that wounds, overwhelms, and transcends music itself 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 NumberFollow US

Ukrainian parliament votes to ban Russian music

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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