See what’s coming up on on the BCSA’s Events Calendar.
A new exhibition in the Historical Building of Prague's National Museum introduces visitors to a dark decade of Czechoslovak history when the country was decimated by totalitarianism and controlled by the party apparatus. At the same time, there was an era of post-war optimism and the vain hope among some people that they were building... Read more »
This exhibition focuses on the period from 1720-1820 with 218 items on loan from 54 Czech and 33 foreign institutions. It explores a shared culture despite political conflicts and is divided into six sections covering art, architecture, music and science. Previously hosted by the House of Bavarian History in Regensburg.
An exhibition to mark 300 years since the death of Jan Blažej Santini Aichel. The Prague-born architect of Italian origin is known for his Baroque Gothic style. Among his most famous works is the church of St John of Nepomuk on Zelená Hora which has UNESCO World Heritage status. He died in Prague on 7... Read more »
Join us for some Christmas cheer, sampling Czech and Slovak Christmas biscuits and exchanging stories and customs surrounding Christmas. This is an opportunity for anyone interested in the British Czech and Slovak Association (members, supporters and friends) to meet, eat, drink, chat (maybe practise your Czech or Slovak) and get to know each other... Read more »
Janáček’s searing opera explores a woman’s limited options in a suffocating small town. Jenůfa is pregnant, but she isn’t married. In her mountain village, this means disgrace, or even death. Her stepmother, Kostelnička, wants to help her, but what should she do? Janáček pondered his characters’ predicament for many years. The opera he eventually completed... Read more »
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Selection from Cypresses for string quartet Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Sextet No. 1 in B flat Op. 18 Josef Suk (1874-1935) Meditation on an old Bohemian Chorale (St Wenceslas) for string quartet Op. 35a Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Piano Trio in E minor Op. 90 'Dumky' NASH ENSEMBLE... Read more »
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Selection from Slavonic Dances (for piano duet) Josef Suk (1874-1935) Piano Trio in C minor Op. 2 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Horn Trio in E flat Op. 40 NASH ENSEMBLE Simon Crawford-Phillips piano Alasdair Beatson piano Stephanie Gonley violin Adrian Brendel cello Richard Watkins horn Josef Suk was... Read more »
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Waltz in A Op. 54 No. 1 Waltz in D flat Op. 54 No. 4 String Sextet in A Op. 48 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op. 115 NASH ENSEMBLE Stephanie Gonley violin Jonathan Stone violin Lars Anders Tomter viola Rachel Roberts viola Adrian Brendel cello Gemma Rosefield cello... Read more »
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884) From My Homeland for violin and piano Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat Op. 87 Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959) Suite from La revue de cuisine NASH ENSEMBLE Simon Crawford-Phillips piano Stephanie Gonley violin Lars Anders Tomter viola Richard Hosford clarinet Ursula Leveaux bassoon Philip Cobb trumpet Three... Read more »
This focus session on the composers sent to Terezín in the 1940s includes a talk by writer and broadcaster Simon Broughton, a filmed interview with holocaust survivor Zdenka Fantlová, and a screening of the award-winning film The Music of Terezín. Theresienstadt – or Terezín to give it its Czech name – was a Nazi camp where... Read more »
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