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Interview Plus: Gil Shaham – the violinist who keeps changing
The star American violinist Gil Shaham performed at the Dvořák Prague Festival on 10 September. During his visit he gave us an exclusive video interview, presented by conductor Jan Bubák.…
Opera PLUS Retro (3): 70 Years Since the Death of Coloratura star Míla Kočová
It's been seventy years since the death of influential Czech singer Míla Kočová. Despite many offers from abroad, she tied her career primarily to the Czech National Theatre where she…
Terrifying Tár. Women conductors? Let’s not make curiosities out of them.
An American film about the rise and fall of conductor Lydia Tár has finally arrived in European cinemas. Her character was masterfully rendered by Australian Cate Blanchett. In this review,…
Dvořák’s New World Symphony To Sound on Three Continents
Dvořák’s New World symphony will stream from Czech centers in Europe, Asia and America on October 28th, the day of the founding of the independent Czechoslovak state. Dvořák’s New World…
Exclusive Interview: Krzysztof Penderecki and Conductor Jan Bubák
The legendary composer Krzysztof Penderecki visited the Czech city of Olomouc on September 20th, 2018, to conduct his monumental piece Credo which won a Grammy Award in 2001. The opening…
Interview: Angela Hewitt: “Glenn Gould and I have little in common.”
Your father Godfrey Hewitt was a choirmaster in the Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa. How did his function and mission affect your relationship to music and your musical focus? How…
