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Czech Composer, Poet, and Improviser Markéta Procházková-Lutková Passes Away Too Soon

It’s not easy to find information online about the multifaceted and eccentric artist Markéta Procházková-Lutková but those who knew her, especially her students, agree that she was one of the

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Interviews Plus: Anja Silja – the Most Modern Wagner Voice

Soprano Anja Silja is a living legend of world opera, often called “the second Callas.” Few singers have sung such a large range of roles. She made her professional debut

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Lenka Hlávková, director of the Institute of Musicology, was the victim of yesterday’s shooting

Lenka Hlávková (zdroj Ústav hudební vědy Filozofické fakulty Univerzity Karlovy) Včerejší útok na Filozofické fakultě Univerzity Karlovy v Praze, který si vyžádal čtrnáct obětí a dalších 25 zraněných, zanechal Českou

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Main news of the season: Jakub Hrůša takes over the baton of the Czech Philharmonic

-David Mareček, Chief Executive of the Czech Philharmonic, has just announced that the renowned Czech conductor Jakub Hrůša will assume the role of Music Director of the Czech Philharmonic beginning

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The 125th Anniversary Season of the Czech Philharmonic

The Czech Philharmonic is to begin its anniversary season with two concerts, on the 23rd and 24th under the baton of its chief conductor Semyon Bychkov. Until further notice, the

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Composers Are Originals – Tomáš Netopil Breaks the Conductor vs. Composer Myth

interview by Anna Šerých On 9th of April 2025 the Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK where the newly designated chief conductor, Tomáš Netopil, officially introduced the orchestra’s programme for the upcoming

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