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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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Who’s Afraid of Live Events? Czech Attitudes in the Time of Corona

In late August and early September, a Czech research agency surveyed 1000 Czechs above the age of 15 about their attitudes towards attending live performances during the pandemic. Here are

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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

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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 passed the time by listening to music on the car radio. One of the pieces that came on

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Should the New Prague Concert Hall be Digital?: Two Points of View

Plans to build a new classical music concert hall in Prague are a long time in the making (we have covered it in English here). During the pandemic, however, a

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