See what’s coming up on on the BCSA’s Events Calendar.
A London walking tour to see the work of emigré Czech architects. Following on from John East's informative lecture in the Czech Embassy last year, we are delighted to have Ivan Margolius (architect and author) show us key buildings, with some of which he was involved. Meet at 10:15 hrs in the Bollinger Gallery at... Read more »
New Music Director of The Royal Opera Jakub Hrůša leads the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House in a rich programme of Czech and Hungarian music. From the hallucinatory orchestral colours of Béla Bartók’s scandalous Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin, to Antonín Dvořák’s rarely-heard cantata for soloists and chorus, The Spectre’s Bride, an evening of extraordinary musical storytelling... Read more »
Thames Valley Harriers and the Czech Centre invite you to lace up your trainers and join the fourth annual Emil Zátopek Charity Run — a celebration of grit, greatness and the timeless spirit of one of the most extraordinary athletes the world has ever known. Whether you're racing for a personal best, chasing your first... Read more »
Trio Gaspard, hailed by Fanfare for its ‘chameleon-like ability to adapt’ to a vast array of musical styles, follows its residency at Wigmore Hall in 2023-24 with an exploration of two dark-hued works that project the tremendous power and rhythmic energy of Czech music at its finest. general sale opens 23 April Bohuslav Martinů Piano... Read more »
Hatchards Piccadilly is delighted to welcome Jan Zikmund of Karolinum Press along with translator Julia Sherwood and literary scholar Tim Beasley-Murray for a discussion of Slovak literature and, in particular, two recently translated prose works of the mid-20th century: The Hours and the Minutes by Alfonz Bednár translated by David Short The Hours and The Minutes was... Read more »
Twenty years after the Pavel Haas Quartet triumphed in the Prague Spring Competition, their intelligent artistry, distinguished by intoxicating tonal refinement and searing energy, continues to mature and deepen. They move from Martinů’s acerbic Third String Quartet to the old-world charm of Korngold’s Op.26 and yearning romanticism of Dvořák’s last string quartet. Bohuslav Martinů String... Read more »
A lecture by Richard Bassett. At the age of just twenty-three Empress Maria Theresa succeeded to the Habsburg domains only to find them contested by almost every European power. Over the next forty years she became a fierce leader and opponent, as well as a devoted wife and mother to sixteen children. Her radical reforms... Read more »
Democracy at a crossroads? The Czech parliamentary elections and their implications A roundtable discussion organised by the SSEESing NOW seminar series, co-sponsored by the British Czech and Slovak Association (BCSA) The Czech Republic will hold parliamentary elections on 3–4 October 2025, which are widely expected to return Andrej Babiš’s ANO movement to power. In this... Read more »
The UK tour in mid October visits Basingstoke, Birmingham, Edinburgh, London, Manchester and Sheffield offering two programmes including Dvořák's 6th or 7th Symphony and Janáček's Lachian Dances with their chief conductor, Dennis Russell Davies. The Brno Philharmonic is celebrating its 70th anniversary. It was established in 1956 through the merger of the Radio Orchestra and... Read more »
A Family’s Odyssey through the Holocaust and Cold War Join us for a compelling evening with historian and anthropologist Daniela Grollová Spenser, as she discusses her new book Echoes of Exile: A Family’s Odyssey through the Holocaust and Cold War. Blending personal history with political insight, Spenser traces three generations of her family across some of the... Read more »
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