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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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Centenary of the legendary Czech composer Ilja Hurník: “Musical idea was a priority for him”, says his son Lukáš

25 November 2022 marked the centenary of the birth of composer, pianist and teacher Ilya Hurnik. Together with the jubilant's son Lukáš we tried to look "behind" the dictionary entry

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Another Wave of Coronavirus Restrictions in the Czech Republic Means Two Weeks of No Singing

Starting today (October 5th, 2020) the Czech government has instated renewed precautions against the spread of the novel coronavirus. These new restrictions greatly inhibit live performing for the next two

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Noah Gelber: Working for William Forsythe is a dream come true

In October Czech National Ballet premiered The Second Detail by choreographer William Forsythe. The company was rehearsed by Noah Gelber, former dancer of Forsythe’s company and one of his choreographic

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Juras Filas, notable Czecho-slovak composer dies of coronavirus

Juraj Filas, a truly remarkable traditionalist Slovak composer active in the Czech Republic has passed away. His funeral will be held in St. Vitus cathedral by His Eminence Cardinal Dominik

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Contemporary Czech Orchestra Presents a Nightmarish Covid Video Project in Abandoned Hotels

A violinist in the bathtub, a world premiere, a murder in live broadcast, a mafia saga from the industrial city of Brno. The tourist industry and the live performing arts

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