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Pandemic Relief: For the Coming Month, Czech Live Event Organizers May Each Apply for up to 191.5 Million Euros

On July 20th, the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade, in collaboration with the Czech Ministry of Culture, approved a program they’re calling COVID kultura, a subsidy for individuals and

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Folklore in Music. Prague Philharmonia Opens a New Chamber Season

Prague Philharmonia opens its 32nd Chamber Season with a return to the musical roots. The leitmotif of this year’s chamber series is folklore, featuring works by composers inspired by folk

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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,

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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

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Ardašev’s Interpretation of Kabeláč Proved More Striking Than Beethoven

An exceptional experience awaited the audience of the Bohuslav Martinů Days Festival, when Igor Ardašev took to the stage of the Martinů Hall in the Liechtenstein Palace on Tuesday, 25

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This isn’t about being liked. It’s about playing something that matters, says Miroslav Beinhauer

Born in Ostrava, pianist Miroslav Beinhauer (1993) is becoming an increasingly sought-after interpreter of contemporary music. This April, he released the complete quarter-tone works for solo piano by Alois Hába

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