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SUMMARY:The Přemyslids a ruling dynasty
DESCRIPTION:The story of a dynasty that transformed the Czech principality into a kingdom and profoundly shaped the form of Central Europe comes to life in the National Museum’s largest exhibition of the year. It brings together more than 900 exceptional exhibits from nearly seventy institutions from the Czech Republic and abroad\, presenting the most extensive project dedicated to the Přemyslid dynasty in both a Czech and European context. \nVisitors will see rare treasures displayed only on exceptional occasions. Among the most significant exhibits is the Romanesque sarcophagus of St. Longinus\, which is being displayed outside Vyšehrad for the first time and likely once held the body of a monarch\, the Royal Crown of Środa Śląska\, textiles from the tomb of Saint Ludmila\, the funerary jewels of Přemysl II Otakar\, his sword\, and the personal ring of Přemysl I Otakar. \nThe exhibition located on the ground floor of the Historical Building of the National Museum tells history as a compelling story of power\, ambition\, family conflicts\, and a changing world. It follows the lives of princes and kings from legendary beginnings to the dynasty’s decline\, highlighting their influence on the Czech lands as well as on Europe of the time – it will guide you through four halls from the beginnings of the dynasty through the princely and royal eras to its legacy in the time of the Luxembourgs. It traces not only the development of the royal family\, but also the transformation of Bohemia and Moravia from the late 8th to the early 14th century in a broader European context. \nFor further information and ticket details see The Přemyslids. A Ruling Dynasty and Its Age – National museum
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-premyslids-a-ruling-dynasty/
LOCATION:National Museum Prague\, Václavské náměstí 68\, Prague\, Czech Republic
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SUMMARY:Pavel Haas Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Elements of Moravian folksong combine with edgy modernism in the String Quartet No. 3 Op. 15\, written six years before Pavel Haas was murdered by the Nazis at Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Pavel Haas Quartet\, champion of the Czech composer’s music since its formation in 2002\, places the work together with the yearning sounds of ‘The Kreutzer Sonata’\, by Haas’s teacher\, Leoš Janáček. It is joined by two close colleagues in Dvořák’s folk-infused String Sextet for two violins\, two violas and two cellos. \nPavel Haas              String Quartet No. 3 Op. 15 \nLeoš Janáček          String Quartet No. 1 ‘The Kreutzer Sonata’ \nAntonín  Dvořák      String Sextet in A Op. 48 \n\n\nVeronika Jarůšková    violin\n\n\nMarek Zwiebel            violin\n\n\nŠimon Truszka           viola\n\n\nPeter Jarůšek             cello\n\n\n\n\nPavel Nikl                   viola\n\n\nIvan Vokáč                  cello
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/pavel-haas-quartet-11/
LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261206T193000
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SUMMARY:Magdalena Kožená
DESCRIPTION:Magdalena Kožená opens her recital with songs in her mother tongue. The Czech mezzo-soprano\, born in Janáček’s home town\, has few equals when it comes to touching the spirit and soul of his music. She and Malcolm Martineau move from a selection of Janáček’s haunting love songs to a sequence of pieces from the Mörike Lieder\, Hugo Wolf’s first great song collection. Vivid contrasts and striking imagery permeate their recital’s second half\, crowned by the songs Schoenberg wrote in 1901 for Berlin’s Überbrettl cabaret. \nLeoš Janáček                             Moravian Folk Poetry in Songs \nHugo Wolf                                  Mörike Lieder \nSergey Rachmaninov                Six songs  \nArnold Schoenberg                    Bretti-Lieder 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/magdalena-kozena-2/
LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Czech Philharmonic
DESCRIPTION:The Czech Philharmonic\, conducted by the orchestra’s Chief Conductor and Music Director since 2018 Semyon Bychkov\, perform orchestral highlights from Smetana’s opera The Bartered Bride\, Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances and his Second Piano Concerto with pianist Seong-Jin Cho. \nWhen pianist Seong-Jin Cho first played with the Czech Philharmonic\, Gramophone’s Orchestra of the Year in 2024\, he says ‘they instantly became one of my favourite orchestras in the world’.  He joins them for their third Barbican residency. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/czech-philharmonic-2/
LOCATION:Barbican Centre\, Silk Street\, London\, EC2Y 8DS\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Czech Philharmonic
DESCRIPTION:The Czech Philharmonic\,  conducted by Semyon Bychkov\, perform Smetana’s Vltava from Má vlast\, Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with pianist Seong-Jin Cho and Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony. \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/czech-philharmonic-3/
LOCATION:Barbican Centre\, Silk Street\, London\, EC2Y 8DS\, United Kingdom
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