See what’s coming up on on the BCSA’s Events Calendar.
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 »
The screening of Vlny/Waves will be followed by a Q&A with director Jiří Mádl. A broadcast that will change history. Gripping and never-before-published stories by the journalists of Czechoslovak Radio. Prague, 1968. Tomáš, a young technician caring for his rebellious younger brother, joins the international newsroom of Czechoslovak Radio, unaware the Secret Service is watching... Read more »
Bursting into the 1960s with wit, charm, and a rebellious spirit, Prague’s Semafor Theatre became a beacon of creativity behind the Iron Curtain. The unforgettable duo of Jiří Suchý and Jiří Šlitr brought Czechoslovakia its first wave of modern pop, offbeat humour, and a form of rebellion that spoke a language different from that of... Read more »
Come join us for a special event to commemorate International Students' Day and the November 1989 Velvet Revolution. This day marks an important moment in history when students played a crucial role in the fight for freedom and democracy. Let's celebrate this special day together! The evening will feature: A panel discussion "Generation of freedom: what did... Read more »
Between 1983 and 1987, as part of a cultural agreement between the UK and Czechoslovakia, the speaker, then a very junior member of the British Museum staff, was instructed to organise a joint exhibition of the work of Václav/Wenceslaus Hollar to be shown in London and Prague. This led into other collaborations; the talk will... Read more »
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