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SUMMARY:From My Homeland concert 10
DESCRIPTION:Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884) From My Homeland for violin and piano \nAntonín Dvořák (1841-1904)    Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat Op. 87 \nBohuslav Martinů (1890-1959) Suite from La revue de cuisine \n  \nNASH ENSEMBLE \n\nSimon Crawford-Phillips piano\n\n\nStephanie Gonley violin\n\n\nLars Anders Tomter viola\n\n\nRichard Hosford clarinet\n\n\nUrsula Leveaux bassoon\n\n\nPhilip Cobb trumpet\n\n  \nThree generations of Czech music feature in this lively programme. Smetana’s late\, quasi-operatic violin pieces From My Homeland are followed by Dvořák’s vibrant second Piano Quartet; and from Martinů comes a drama of kitchen utensils in the brilliantly witty La Revue de Cuisine. \n  \n\nGeneral sale for this concert will open at 10.00am on Tuesday 10 October \n\n\n\nThe regions of Bohemia and Moravia endured political\, military and linguistic control by multiple nations and governments in the 19th and 20th centuries. ‘From My Homeland’ showcases some of the most vibrant\, imaginative and unusual works written in the 1800s and 1900s\, as well as music by Johannes Brahms – friend and champion of Antonín Dvořák. \nThe series (October 2023 to March 2024) also includes a day of concerts\, films and talks dedicated to the victims of the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp between 1941-45. \nillustration: Moravian Teachers’ Choir poster by Alphonse Mucha
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/from-my-homeland-concert-10/
LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240210T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240210T213000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
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SUMMARY:From My Homeland concert 9
DESCRIPTION:Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) \n\n\n\nWaltz in A Op. 54 No. 1\n\n\n\n\nWaltz in D flat Op. 54 No. 4\n\n\n\n\nString Sextet in A Op. 48\n\nJohannes Brahms  (1833-1897) Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op. 115 \n\n\nNASH ENSEMBLE \nStephanie Gonley violin\n\nJonathan Stone violin\n\n\nLars Anders Tomter viola\n\n\nRachel Roberts viola\n\n\nAdrian Brendel cello\n\n\nGemma Rosefield cello\n\n\nRichard Hosford clarinet\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrahms’s Clarinet Quintet was written for a virtuoso whom he teasingly described as his ‘Prima donna’. Its rich lyricism makes for a perfect pairing with Dvořák’s Sextet\, which features several hat-tips to his good friend Brahms.\n\n\n\n\nGeneral sale for this concert will open at 10.00am on Tuesday 10 October \n\n\n\nThe regions of Bohemia and Moravia endured political\, military and linguistic control by multiple nations and governments in the 19th and 20th centuries. ‘From My Homeland’ showcases some of the most vibrant\, imaginative and unusual works written in the 1800s and 1900s\, as well as music by Johannes Brahms – friend and champion of Antonín Dvořák. \nThe series (October 2023 to March 2024) also includes a day of concerts\, films and talks dedicated to the victims of the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp between 1941-45. \nillustration: Moravian Teachers’ Choir poster by Alphonse Mucha
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/from-my-homeland-concert-9/
LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240210T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240210T183000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
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SUMMARY:From My Homeland concert 8
DESCRIPTION:Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)   Selection from Slavonic Dances (for piano duet) \nJosef Suk (1874-1935)             Piano Trio in C minor Op. 2 \nJohannes Brahms (1833-1897) Horn Trio in E flat Op. 40 \n  \nNASH ENSEMBLE \n\nSimon Crawford-Phillips piano\nAlasdair Beatson piano\nStephanie Gonley violin\nAdrian Brendel cello\nRichard Watkins horn\n\nJosef Suk was just 17 when he completed his Piano Trio – whilst studying with Dvořák\, later to become his father-in-law. Suk’s passionate Trio is paired here with Brahms’s chamber showpiece for horn\, and a selection of Dvořák’s famous Slavonic Dances. \nGeneral sale for this concert will open at 10.00am on Tuesday 10 October \n\nThe regions of Bohemia and Moravia endured political\, military and linguistic control by multiple nations and governments in the 19th and 20th centuries. ‘From My Homeland’ showcases some of the most vibrant\, imaginative and unusual works written in the 1800s and 1900s\, as well as music by Johannes Brahms – friend and champion of Antonín Dvořák. \nThe series (October 2023 to March 2024) also includes a day of concerts\, films and talks dedicated to the victims of the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp between 1941-45. \nillustration: Moravian Teachers’ Choir poster by Alphonse Mucha
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/from-my-homeland-concert-8/
LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240201T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240224T180000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
CREATED:20231209T162525Z
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SUMMARY:Santini and his world of architecture
DESCRIPTION: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. \nHe died in Prague on 7 December 1723 aged 46. \nclosed on Mondays \nFind out more in this article 300 years since death of great Czech architect Jan Blažej Santini Aichel | Radio Prague International \nphoto:  Martina Schneibergová\, Radio Prague International \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/santini-and-his-world-of-architecture/
LOCATION:National Technical Museum\, Kostelní 42\, Prague 7\, 170 78\, Czech Republic
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240130T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240130T203000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
CREATED:20231221T180433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240117T224516Z
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SUMMARY:Spiral stabilization exercise method
DESCRIPTION:An exercise method invented by a Czech medical doctor that can be used by anyone who wishes to improve their posture\, treat back pain\, prevent injuries\, maintain good health and sports conditioning. It is suitable for adults of all ages as well as athletes and children. The exercises can be done comfortably at home or under the supervision of a therapist. \nTherapist Jana Mitačková of Spiral Stabilization UK will demonstrate some of the exercises and answer your questions afterwards. \nThis event will take place in person and will also be livestreamed. \nLight refreshments will be provided. \nBCSA members enjoy free entry but registration via Eventbrite is essential. Non-members £10\, full-time students £5. See booking link below. \nAll proceeds from this event will go to the BCSA School Support Fund established in 2004 to provide support for English language skills in Czech and Slovak schools and other educational institutions. For more information about our fund see https://www.bcsa.co.uk/school-support-fund/
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/spiral-stabilization-exercise-method/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
ORGANIZER;CN="BCSA":MAILTO:bcsa@bcsa.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240123T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240123T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
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SUMMARY:Bohumil Hrabal: Pearls of the Deep
DESCRIPTION:Pearls of the Deep is one of the delights of the 1960s Czechoslovak New Wave. Based on stories by Bohumil Hrabal\, the film is a compendium of five films each demonstrating the differing styles of five emerging filmmakers: Jiří Menzel\, Jan Němec\, Evald Schorm\, Věra Chytilová\, and Jaromil Jireš. \nEach vignette (Mr Balthazar’s Death; The Imposters; The House of Joy; The Restaurant The World; Romance) displays unique approaches to Hrabal’s multi-faceted tales of ordinary people and odd obsessions. \nWith an introduction by Mehelli Modi. \nSecond Run presents the world Blu-ray premiere of Pearls of the Deep from a brand new 4K restoration.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/bohumil-hrabal-pearls-of-the-deep/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240113T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240113T213000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
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SUMMARY:From My Homeland concert 7
DESCRIPTION:Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)     Selection from Cypresses for string quartet \nJohannes Brahms (1833-1897) Sextet No. 1 in B flat Op. 18 \nJosef Suk (1874-1935)             Meditation on an old Bohemian Chorale (St Wenceslas) for string quartet Op. 35a \nAntonín Dvořák (1841-1904)    Piano Trio in E minor Op. 90 ‘Dumky’ \n  \nNASH ENSEMBLE \n\nAlisdair Beatson piano\n\nStephanie Gonley violin\n\n\n\nJonathan Stone violin\n\n\n\nLars Anders Tomter viola\n\n\n\nRachel Roberts viola\n\n\n\nAdrian Brendel cello\n\n\n\nGemma Rosefield cello\n\n  \nIn musical reflections old and new\, this concert combines Dvořák’s instrumental reworking of youthful love songs with Brahms’ first large-scale string chamber work and Suk’s tender Meditation on ‘Saint Wenceslas’. The brilliant fireworks of Dvořák’s ‘Dumky’ Trio complete the programme. \n\n\n\n\n\nGeneral sale for this concert will open at 10.00am on Tuesday 10 October. \nThe regions of Bohemia and Moravia endured political\, military and linguistic control by multiple nations and governments in the 19th and 20th centuries. ‘From My Homeland’ showcases some of the most vibrant\, imaginative and unusual works written in the 1800s and 1900s\, as well as music by Johannes Brahms – friend and champion of Antonín Dvořák. \nThe series (October 2023 to March 2024) also includes a day of concerts\, films and talks dedicated to the victims of the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp between 1941-45. \nillustration: Moravian Teachers’ Choir poster by Alphonse Mucha
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/from-my-homeland-concert-7/
LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240111T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240114T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
CREATED:20230726T140131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230726T140131Z
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SUMMARY:Janáček's Jenůfa
DESCRIPTION: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? \n\n\n\nJanáček pondered his characters’ predicament for many years. The opera he eventually completed is a blazing vision of human suffering and redemption\, rooted in the rhythms of everyday life. \nLondon Symphony Orchestra\nSir Simon Rattle conductor\nAsmik Grigorian Jenůfa\nKatarina Karnéus Kostelnička\nAleš Briscein Laca\nNicky Spence Steva\nJan Martiník Starek the Foreman/Mayor\nCarole Wilson Grandmother Buryjovka\nClaire Barnett-Jones Barena/Herdswoman\nLondon Symphony Chorus
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/janaceks-jenufa-rattle-lso/
LOCATION:Barbican Centre\, Silk Street\, London\, EC2Y 8DS\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240110T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240110T220000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
CREATED:20211215T123531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240109T163809Z
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SUMMARY:"Get to know you" social evening
DESCRIPTION: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 in a relaxed and informal setting. \nEveryone interested in Czech and/or Slovak matters is most welcome to join us. \nWe will be in one of the rooms at Bohemia House\, normally the first room on the left. \nFood and drinks are available for purchase. \nWest Hampstead has three stations served by the Jubilee line\, Overground and Thameslink.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/get-to-know-you-social-evening-2/
LOCATION:Bohemia House\, 74 West End Lane\, London\, NW6 2LX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231219T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231219T200000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
CREATED:20231216T143553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231216T151012Z
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SUMMARY:National Theatre Prague: its origins & development
DESCRIPTION:An online Zoom event\, free for everyone. \nJana Marková explores the establishment of a Czech National Theatre in Prague\, its interior and the importance of its work today. \nJana is an official guide of the National Theatre\, the Estates Theatre and the State Opera. She is the founder and owner of  the Absolutely Prague Travel Agency. \n Registration is essential via the Eventbrite link below. 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/national-theatre-prague-its-origins-development/
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231210T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231210T193000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
CREATED:20231018T102829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231018T102829Z
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SUMMARY:One Life
DESCRIPTION:The 27th Made in Prague Festival Closing Gala is a preview screening of the upcoming highly anticipated 2023 biographical drama One Life plus Q&A with director James Hawes (tbc) \n\nDirected by James Hawes\, the film tells the true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton\, a young London broker played by Johnny Flynn\, who\, along with Trevor Chadwick (played by Alex Sharp) and Doreen Warriner (played by Romola Garai) of the British Committee for Refugees in Czechoslovakia\, rescued 669 children from the Nazis in the months leading up to World War II. Fifty years later\, it’s 1988 and Nicky (played by Anthony Hopkins) lives haunted by the fate of the children he wasn’t able to bring to safety in England; always blaming himself for not doing more. It’s not until a live BBC television show\, ‘That’s Life!’\, surprises him by introducing him to some surviving children – now adults – that he finally begins to come to terms with the guilt and grief he had carried for five decades. \nDirector: James Hawes\, screenwriters Lucinda Coxon\, Nick Drake\, UK 2023\, 109‘\nCast: Anthony Hopkins\, Johnny Flynn\, Helena Bonham Carter\, Jonathan Pryce\, Romola Garai \nONE LIFE is in UK and Ireland cinemas from  5 January 2024 \nCourtesy of Warner Bros \nBOOKING LINK COMING SOON
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/one-life/
LOCATION:Curzon Soho\, 99 Shaftesbury Avenue\, London\, W1D 5DY\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231209T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231209T213000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
CREATED:20231001T105836Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231001T105836Z
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SUMMARY:Tomáš Vaněk and guests: Christmas concert
DESCRIPTION: A  selection of Christmas classics\, traditional carols and musical hits in Czech\, Slovak and English. Tomáš will be joined by a specially formed children’s choir featuring students from Czech and English schools across London and nearby counties. Plus performances of traditional Slovak folk dances by the children’s folklore ensemble Sovička. \nThe children’s choir highlights partnerships with charities\, voluntary-run organisations and institutions such as the Czech School Without Borders\, the Czech School Berkshire\, Czech and Slovak School Okénko\, Czech School Surrey and Czech and Slovak Club Oxford. \nTomáš Vaněk is a Czech performer\, actor and singer. \nSee booking link below\, doors open at 7pm
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/tomas-vanek-and-guests-christmas-concert/
LOCATION:Conway Hall\, 25 Red Lion Square\, London\, WC1R 4RL\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231209T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231209T213000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
CREATED:20230609T155025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230609T155025Z
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SUMMARY:From My Homeland concert 6
DESCRIPTION:Josef Suk (1874-1935) Piano Quartet in A minor Op. 1\n\n\n\n\n\nJohannes Brahms (1833-97) Six songs arranged by David Matthew for baritone & ensemble\n\n\nAntonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Intermezzo in B for strings\n\n\nJohannes Brahms (1833-1897) String Quintet in G Op. 111\n\n\n\nRoderick Williams joins the Nash Ensemble in this programme of music by close friends. Dvořák’s tender Intermezzo for strings features\, along with his son-in-law Josef Suk’s passionate First Piano Quartet. And we hear songs and a sunny String Quintet from Brahms\, Dvořák’s energetic Viennese advocate.\n\n\n\nNash Ensemble\n\nSimon Crawford-Phillips piano\n\nPhilippa Davies flute\n\n\nRichard Hosford clarinet\n\n\nUrsula Leveaux bassoon\n\n\nStephen Waarts violin\n\n\nJonathan Stone violin\n\n\nLawrence Power viola\n\n\nAdrian Brendel cello\n\n\nGraham Mitchell double bass\n\n\n\nRoderick Williams baritone\n\n\n  \nsee booking link below \nThe regions of Bohemia and Moravia endured political\, military and linguistic control by multiple nations and governments in the 19th and 20th centuries. ‘From My Homeland’ showcases some of the most vibrant\, imaginative and unusual works written in the 1800s and 1900s\, as well as music by Johannes Brahms – friend and champion of Antonín Dvořák. \nThe series (October 2023 to March 2024) also includes a day of concerts\, films and talks dedicated to the victims of the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp between 1941-45. \nillustration: Moravian Teachers’ Choir poster by Alphonse Mucha
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/from-my-homeland-concert-6/
LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231209T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231209T183000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
CREATED:20230609T152728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230609T152728Z
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SUMMARY:From My Homeland concert 5
DESCRIPTION:Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942) Divertissement for oboe\, clarinet and bassoon\n\n\n\n\nBohuslav Martinů (1890-1959) Sextet for piano and wind instruments\n\n\n\n\nLeoš Janáček (1854-1928) Mládí (Youth) for wind sextet\n\n\n\n\nThis lively programme explores Czech music of the 1920s: Erwin Schulhoff’s wind Divertissement and Martinů’s sunny Sextet are infused with edgy jazz harmonies and dance rhythms. Janáček\, four decades their senior\, looks back to his own childhood in Mládí.\n\n\n\n\n\nNash Ensemble\n\nSimon Crawford-Phillips piano\n\nPhilippa Davies flute\n\n\nGareth Hulse oboe\n\n\nRichard Hosford clarinet\n\n\nMarie Lloyd bass clarinet\n\n\nUrsula Leveaux bassoon\n\n\nRichard Watkins horn\n\n\n\n\n\nsee booking link below \nThe regions of Bohemia and Moravia endured political\, military and linguistic control by multiple nations and governments in the 19th and 20th centuries. ‘From My Homeland’ showcases some of the most vibrant\, imaginative and unusual works written in the 1800s and 1900s\, as well as music by Johannes Brahms – friend and champion of Antonín Dvořák. \nThe series (October 2023 to March 2024) also includes a day of concerts\, films and talks dedicated to the victims of the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp between 1941-45. \nillustration: Moravian Teachers’ Choir poster by Alphonse Mucha
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/from-my-homeland-concert-5/
LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231205T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231205T203000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
CREATED:20231012T094238Z
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SUMMARY:A Fresh Look at the Czech New Wave
DESCRIPTION:A talk by Mark Le Fanu about some of the most beautiful films in modern history. \nThroughout the decade of the 1960s\, Czechoslovakia released (and occasionally held back for political reasons) some of the most beautiful films in modern cinema history. Movies such as ‘Closely Observed Trains’ (Jiri Menzel)\, ‘Intimate Lighting’ (Ivan Passer)\, ‘A Blonde in Love’ (Milos Forman) are canonical works\, celebrated everywhere where film is loved for their wisdom\, understatement and irony. Any attempt to revisit the Czech New Wave will need to spend some time on the classics\, and to try to say a few new things about them. Yet what really characterised the movement as a whole was its extraordinary depth and variety. \n\n\nAs the writer Josef Škvorecký puts it in his wonderful personal history of Czech cinema ‘All the Bright Young Men and Women’ (1971):\n\n\n“No movement is adequately described by a simple enumeration of its major personalities…The group of young people who moved the Barrandov mountain was larger than the world might imagine\, including artists who are unknown to the world\, either due to bad luck\, or because they worked for a long time as ‘mere’ screenplay writers\, before they began directing.”\n\n\n\n\n\nAs well as glancing at greats such as Menzel\, Forman\, Chytilová\, Němec and Schorm\, the talk proposes to take a look at this ‘second layer’ of Czech directing talent whom Skvorecký refers to – artists such as František Vláčil\, Vojtěch Jasný\, Pavel Juráček\, Karel Kachyňa\, Jaromil Jireš\, along with a handful of interesting and underrated Slovak directors such as Juraj Jakobisko\, Peter Solan and Štefan Uher.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMark Le Fanu is a London-based film historian who has written books on Tarkovsky\, on Mizoguchi and on the contribution made to European cinema by the depleted tradition of Christianity (‘Believing in Film’\, Bloomsbury\, 2019). Essays by him on individual classic films can be found on criterion.com\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets £15 each including a glass of wine see booking link below\n\n\n\n\nImage: promotional material © Barrandov Studios ‘Loves of a Blonde’\, ‘Closely Observed Trains’\, ‘The Cremator’\, ‘The House on the Main Street’
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/a-fresh-look-at-the-czech-new-wave/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231126T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231126T170000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
CREATED:20231007T165315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231007T165420Z
UID:8830-1701007200-1701018000@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Oddsockeaters
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the adventurous world of Oddsockeaters\, mischievous creatures responsible for socks that go missing. This is a secret society with only two rules – never take the full pair and don´t get caught! Courage is required and young Hugo has plenty of it. When his grandpa dies\, he moves in with his gangster uncle ‘Big Boss’ and two crazy cousins.  \nSet against the backdrop of a gangster story involving two feuding gangs of oddsockeaters\, this is a heart-warmingly comical story based on the bestselling books by Pavel Šrut with illustrations by Galina Miklínová\, who has turned the books into a fantastic 3D family animation and a big domestic hit. \nThe film will be screened in Czech with English subtitles. Recommended age: 6+ \nFollowed by a workshop with Galina Miklínová. \nAdmission: £7 (+ Eventbrite fee) see booking link below \nPart of the 27th Made in Prague Festival. For full programme details see 27th Made in Prague Festival / Czech Centre London (czechcentres.cz)
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/oddsockeaters-galina-miklinova/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231124T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231124T230000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
CREATED:20230922T160202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231115T102437Z
UID:8710-1700850600-1700866800@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:BCSA/CBCC annual dinner
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our second annual dinner held with the Czech British Chamber of Commerce at the May Fair Hotel\, Stratton Street\, London (nearest underground Green Park). \nThis highlight in the BCSA calendar is a wonderful opportunity for Slovaks\, Czechs and Britons to mingle in a convivial atmosphere\, to meet old friends and make new ones. \nIf you are a newcomer to the BCSA or to London\, we would like to extend a special invitation and welcome you into our friendly community. Kindly note that you may request seating at a table with your friends. \nKeynote speakers: \nSir Michael Burton\, former British Ambassador in Prague \nPetr Kovařík\, CVO Prague Chocolatier\, Steiner & Kovarik \nThe winner of the BCSA’s annual writing competition will be announced and you might win an exciting prize in the raffle including: \nBuxton Crescent Hotel two nights bed & breakfast (donated by CP Holdings Hotel Division) \nHotel Hills or Horizont Resort two nights half board in Stará Lesná\, High Tatra Mountains\, Slovakia (donated by Dr Jan Telensky) \nNové Lázně two nights bed & breakfast in Mariánské Lázně\, Czechia (donated by CP Holdings Hotel Division) \nThermia Palace two nights bed & breakfast in Piešt’any\, Slovakia (donated by CP Holdings Hotel Division) \n  \nTicket prices include a glass of sparkling wine upon arrival\, a three-course set dinner with a half a bottle of wine\, still/sparkling water\, coffee/tea. \n· Members £ 77.50 \n· Non members £ 90.00 \n· Students £ 65.00 \n· Non members group (5 or more) £77.50 \n  \nSee booking link below –  final date 21 November \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/bcsa-cbcc-annual-dinner-2/
LOCATION:The May Fair Hotel\, Stratton Street\, London\, W1J 8LT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231118T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231118T213000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
CREATED:20230607T160501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230607T160501Z
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SUMMARY:From My Homeland concert 4
DESCRIPTION:  \nJohannes Brahms (1833-97) Selection from 21 Hungarian Dances (for piano duet) \nAntonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Love Songs Op. 83  (arranged by David Matthews for mezzo-soprano\, string quartet and double bass) \n\n\nBedřich Smetana (1824-1884) The Fisherman (Goethe)  (for reciter\, string quartet\, double bass\, harp and accordion) \n\n\n\nAntonín Dvořák (1841-1904) String Quartet in F Op. 96 ‘American’ \nThe rippling waves of Smetana’s The Fisherman are remarkably prescient of Wagner’s Das Rheingold. Dvořák’s Love Songs rework an earlier cycle to magnificent effect and his Trio\, as much Mozartian as Bohemian\, was praised for its ‘wealth of beautiful melody.’ Brahms’s brilliant Hungarian Dances and Dvořák’s beloved String Quartet Op. 96 ‘The American’ complete the programme. \n\n\nNash Ensemble\nSimon Crawford-Phillips piano\n\n\nAlasdair Beatson piano\nStephanie Gonley violin\nJonathan Stone violin\nLawrence Power viola\nAdrian Brendel cello\nGraham Mitchell double bass\nLucy Wakeford harp\nRenata Pokupić mezzo-soprano\n\nsee booking link below \nThe regions of Bohemia and Moravia endured political\, military and linguistic control by multiple nations and governments in the 19th and 20th centuries. ‘From My Homeland’ showcases some of the most vibrant\, imaginative and unusual works written in the 1800s and 1900s\, as well as music by Johannes Brahms – friend and champion of Antonín Dvořák. \nThe series (October 2023 to March 2024) also includes a day of concerts\, films and talks dedicated to the victims of the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp between 1941-45. \nillustration: Moravian Teachers’ Choir poster by Alphonse Mucha
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/from-my-homeland-concert-4/
LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231118T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231118T183000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
CREATED:20230607T153904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230607T153904Z
UID:8267-1700328600-1700332200@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:From My Homeland concert 3
DESCRIPTION:Leoš Janáček (1854-1928)        Pohádka\n\n\n\n\nJosef Suk        (1874-1935)       Selection from 4 pieces for violin and piano Op. 17\n\n\n\n\nJohannes Brahms (1833-97)     Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor Op. 101\n  \nJanáček’s magical Pohádka explores a world of princesses and monsters\, while Suk’s 4 Pieces are rich with untold stories. Even the scherzo of Brahms’s Trio was once described as hurrying ‘like a frightened child.’ \n\n\n\n\nNash Ensemble\nSimon Crawford-Phillips piano\nStephanie Gonley violin\nAdrian Brendel cello\n\n\n\n\nsee booking link below \nThe regions of Bohemia and Moravia endured political\, military and linguistic control by multiple nations and governments in the 19th and 20th centuries. ‘From My Homeland’ showcases some of the most vibrant\, imaginative and unusual works written in the 1800s and 1900s\, as well as music by Johannes Brahms – friend and champion of Antonín Dvořák. \nThe series (October 2023 to March 2024) also includes a day of concerts\, films and talks dedicated to the victims of the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp between 1941-45. \nillustration: Moravian Teachers’ Choir poster by Alphonse Mucha
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/from-my-homeland-concert-3/
LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231118T171500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231118T200000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
CREATED:20231007T162127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231007T162400Z
UID:8827-1700327700-1700337600@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Il Boemo
DESCRIPTION:A biopic of Josef Mysliveček\, one of the most prolific opera composers in 18th century Italy\, who was admired by Mozart and forgotten by history. \nIt’s 1764 and a charismatic Czech musician arrives in Venice to fulfil his dream of becoming an opera composer. His fortune changes along with his unpronounceable name when he forms a liaison with a libertine marquise who introduces him to a hedonistic existence and high society.  \nAs Il Boemo he is commissioned to write an opera for the San Carlo\, Europe’s largest theatre and soon becomes one of the biggest stars of the Italian opera\, working closely with legendarily volatile opera diva La Gabrielli\, writing an opera for the King of Naples and inspiring and befriending Mozart. \nEmphasising personal relationships\, director Petr Václav\, who has meticulously researched the composer\, uses flashbacks to tell Mysliveček’s extraordinary story from his ascent to glory to his death in poverty ravaged by syphilis. \nThe screening will be followed by Q&A with actor Vojtěch Dyk and director Petr Václav. \nsee booking link below \nPart of the 27th Made in Prague Festival. For full programme details see 27th Made in Prague Festival / Czech Centre London (czechcentres.cz)
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/il-boemo/
LOCATION:Prince Charles Cinema\, 7 Leicester Place\, London\, WC2H 7BY\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231118T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231118T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
CREATED:20230726T141706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231115T103721Z
UID:8505-1700326800-1700341200@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Emmy Destinn Young Singers Awards Final
DESCRIPTION:13th competition final – talented young singers perform Czech arias and songs \nArthur Bruce                baritone \nSian Dicker                  soprano \nFreya Holliman            soprano \nJohanna Harries          mezzo-soprano \nKirsty MacLean            soprano \nMartin Smaukstelis      tenor \nDuncan Stenhouse       bass \n  \ntickets on the day at the venue £5\, students free
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/emmy-destinn-young-singers-awards-2023/
LOCATION:Velehrad London\, 39 Lonsdale Road\, London\, SW13 9JP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231116T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231117T203000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
CREATED:20231016T133044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231016T133200Z
UID:8866-1700163000-1700253000@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Trio Bohemo
DESCRIPTION:Two concerts from a tour in the UK by this prizewinning Czech ensemble. These include the International Johannes Brahms Competition\, the Parkhouse Award in London and the Haydn Competition in Vienna\, plus a special prize for the best interpretation of a work by Haydn.  \nMatouš Pěruška violin \nKristina Vocetková cello \nJan Vojtek piano \nThursday 16 November 19.30-20.30 Hemsted Park\, Benenden School\, Cranbrook\, TN17 4AA \nHaydn Piano Trio in C major\,  Dvořák Piano Trio Dumky\,  Paul Schoenfield Café Music \nTrio Bohemo at Hemsted Park – Centenary Hall event tickets from TicketSource \nFriday 17 November 19.30-20.30 St Leonard’s Church\, High Street\, Flamstead AL3 8BS \nMusic at St Leonard’s event tickets from TicketSource.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/trio-bohemo-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231116T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231116T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
CREATED:20231007T160419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231007T160419Z
UID:8824-1700161200-1700168400@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:The Book of Prague; A City in Short Fiction
DESCRIPTION: The launch of an anthology of short stories by the 10 of Prague´s  famous writers that present the city in a completely new light. Away from the Old Town Square\, these stories take us into less-visited corners of the city. From the steep streets of the Žižkov neighbourhood\, to the flood-ravished suburb of Karlín\, from the tensions experienced by the city’s Romani community to the dehumanising post-war redevelopment of areas like Libeň proving that there are always sides to a city’s character you would never have imagined. \nA discussion chaired by Ra Page with Marek Šindelka and co-editors Ivana Myšková and Jan Zikmund. \nThe Book of Prague – A City in Short Fiction | Comma Press  \nAdmission: £5 (+Eventbrite fee) see booking link below \nPart of the 27th Made in Prague Festival. For full programme details see 27th Made in Prague Festival / Czech Centre London (czechcentres.cz)
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/book-of-prague/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231115T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231115T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
CREATED:20231103T170731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231104T223708Z
UID:8945-1700076600-1700082000@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:International Students' Day: why is 17 November important?
DESCRIPTION:Do you know why and how it was decided that International Students’ Day would fall on 17 November? Come and find out about the role Czech students played in establishing International Students’ Day\, the importance of 17 November for Czechs and the world in the past and today. \nThe debate will start with a short history video created by Dr George Scott entitled “Not Forgotten” about the student protest in Prague on 28th October 1939\, Czechoslovak Independence Day\, following the Nazi occupation of Bohemia and Moravia. Students were rounded up\, over 1\,000 were sent to concentration camps and all Czech universities and colleges were closed. \nFour speakers who will each bring their perspective to the discussion. Dr George Scott will discuss events in 1939 that inspired the establishment of  International Students’ Day. The chair of the Memorial Association for Free Czechoslovaks Gerry Manolas will introduce the work of Central Union of Czechoslovak students in London that was instrumental in establishing this day. Both Dr. Scott and Gerry Manolas are relatives of the founding members of Central Union of Czechoslovak students. Professor Jan Marek will talk about events on 17 November 1989 where he was personally present and Maxim Višnovský will discuss what 17 November means to him and his fellow students\, placing it within the broader historical context. \nDr George Scott is related to General Václav Paleček\, co-founder and president of International Students’ Day. His video is viewed through the involvement of Charles University student\, Max Martischnig\, who subsequently avoided capture and certain death.  \nGerry Manolas is the grand-daughter of Bohuslav (Slava) Šulc\, Secretary General of the Central Union of Czechoslovak Students. Slava was one of the founding members who helped with the declaration of International Students’ Day on November 17th 1940. \nProfessor Jan Marek\, a consultant cardiologist\, has worked at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) since 2005. He was one of the students who peacefully demonstrated on 17 November 1989 in Prague and suffered a broken arm from the police.   \nMaxim Višnovský is a Czech student of war studies at King’s College London now in his third year. He spent the last year at Keio University in Tokyo as part of his bachelor’s degree. Maxim currently specialises in Russian foreign policy and international security \nThis event is free\, but registration is essential via the Eventbrite link below. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed. \n We are fundraising for the BCSA School Support Fund so please donate if you can.  \n  \nOur thanks to the Czech Embassy and Memorial Association for Free Czechoslovak Veterans for their support and cooperation.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/international-students-day-why-is-17-november-important/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231110T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231110T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
CREATED:20231030T192558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231030T192558Z
UID:8926-1699642800-1699650000@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Building Hitler’s Empire
DESCRIPTION:Another chance to see Mirek Gosney’s documentary ‘Building Hitler’s Empire’. \nThe Nazis forced millions of Europeans to serve their war machine. Mirek’s great-grandfather was among them. This is the story of the forgotten. \nMirek draws upon family history and his maternal Czech roots\, starting with a musty box of old photographs from his grandmother’s cellar. Last summer he and his brother\, Miloš\, visited the German town where their great-grandfather was sent to work in a garage. Through a combination of photographs\, postcards\, Czech and German archives and interviews with former workers’ families\, Mirek created a three-part mini-series. \nTickets are available at: https://shorturl.at/opN45  
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/building-hitlers-empire-2/
LOCATION:Bohemia House\, 74 West End Lane\, London\, NW6 2LX\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231029T131500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231029T160000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
CREATED:20230726T134210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230726T134210Z
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SUMMARY:Brookwood commemoration service
DESCRIPTION:The Memorial Association for Free Czechoslovak Veterans (MAFCSV) will be holding its 2023 commemoration service at the Czechoslovak monument.  \nIf you would like to attend please can you contact  chair@mafcsv.co.uk so they can send you an invitation.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/brookwood-commemoration-service/
LOCATION:Brookwood Military Cemetery\, Surrey\, GU24 0JB\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231027T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231027T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
CREATED:20230925T142829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230926T172444Z
UID:8746-1698433200-1698440400@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Building Hitler's Empire
DESCRIPTION:Premiere of Mirek Gosney’s documentary ‘Building Hitler’s Empire’. \nThe Nazis forced millions of Europeans to serve their war machine. Mirek’s great-grandfather was among them. This is the story of the forgotten. \nMirek draws upon family history and his maternal Czech roots\, starting with a musty box of old photographs from his grandmother’s cellar. Last summer he and his brother\, Miloš\, visited the German town where their great-grandfather was sent to work in a garage. Through a combination of photographs\, postcards\, Czech and German archives and interviews with former workers’ families\, Mirek created a three-part mini-series. \nFollowing the screening\, Dr Jakub Beneš will chair a discussion with Mirek and any questions from the audience. \nDr Beneš is an Associate Professor in Central European History at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies\, University College London. He shares a personal family connection to Nazi forced labour. “My grandfather was one of those who ended up in Berlin\, part of a forced labour contingent cleaning up rubble after bombing raids. His health never recovered.” \nBook tickets via the Eventbrite link below. They include a voluntary donation to the Ukraine Crisis Appeal\, organised by the British Red Cross.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/building-hitlers-empire/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231024T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231024T203000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
CREATED:20231006T142140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231103T123221Z
UID:8785-1698172200-1698179400@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:‘Son of an enemy of the state’ (Syn nepřitele státu)
DESCRIPTION:This film\, made in 2022\, marked the 70th anniversary of one of the most extensive\, infamous trials in post-war Czechoslovakia. Fourteen accused communist functionaries stood before the Supreme Court in Prague. The court sentenced eleven to death plus forfeiture of their property and loss of civil rights. All defendants waived their right to appeal. After President Klement Gottwald refused their pleas for clemency\, they were executed on 3 December 1952.  \nAmong them was Otto Šling. His son\, Karel Šling\, is one of the last direct descendants of any of the eleven executed men. Even at the age of seventy-five\, he does not give the impression of being a happy and equable man.  To this day\, Karel (and his children) are coming to terms with the traumas over which he had no influence. \nKarel will be in discussion with Eva Tomanová following a screening of her documentary film in Czech with English subtitles. \nEva Tomanova is a Czech author and director with a background in journalism. For the past 12 years\, she has worked for Czech TV\, Febio\, TV Barrandov and as a director of documentary films and TV programmes.  \n\nThis event will take place in person and also livestreamed. Refreshments will be provided. \nBCSA members enjoy free entry but registration is essential. See Eventbrite link below. \nNon-members £10\, full-time students £5.  \nAll proceeds from this event will go to the BCSA School Support Fund established in 2004 to provide English language and other materials for Czech and Slovak schools and other educational institutions.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/son-of-an-enemy-of-the-state-syn-nepritele-statu/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
ORGANIZER;CN="BCSA":MAILTO:bcsa@bcsa.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231014T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231014T213000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
CREATED:20230606T170820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230606T170937Z
UID:8262-1697311800-1697319000@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:From My Homeland concert 2
DESCRIPTION:Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)   Terzetto in C Op. 74   Gypsy Songs Op. 55 \nBedřich Smetana (1824-84)    Evening Songs \nJohannes Brahms (1833-97)   Piano Quintet in F minor Op. 34 \nSmetana wrote very few songs\, but his majestic Evening Songs are a fitting foil in this concert for Dvořák’s fiery and popular Gypsy Songs. The elegant domesticity of Dvořák’s Bagatelles is likewise contrasted with Brahms’s formidable Piano Quintet. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nNash Ensemble\nAlasdair Beatson piano\nBenjamin Nabarro violin\nMichael Gurevich violin\nLars Anders Tomter viola\nAdrian Brendel cello\nLucy Crowe soprano\n\n\nsee booking link below \nThe regions of Bohemia and Moravia endured political\, military and linguistic control by multiple nations and governments in the 19th and 20th centuries. ‘From My Homeland’ showcases some of the most vibrant\, imaginative and unusual works written in the 1800s and 1900s\, as well as music by Johannes Brahms – friend and champion of Antonín Dvořák. \nThe series (October 2023 to March 2024) also includes a day of concerts\, films and talks dedicated to the victims of the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp between 1941-45. \nillustration: Moravian Teachers’ Choir poster by Alphonse Mucha
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/from-my-homeland-concert-2/
LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231014T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231014T183000
DTSTAMP:20260411T234335
CREATED:20230606T164611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230606T171056Z
UID:8249-1697304600-1697308200@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:From My Homeland concert 1
DESCRIPTION:Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)   Miniatures Op. 75a for 2 violins and viola \nJosef Suk (1874-1935)            Elegie for piano trio Op. 23 \nJohannes Brahms (1833-97)   Clarinet Trio in A minor Op. 114 \nThese three highly personal works bring together Suk’s memorial to the famous Bohemian writer Julius Zeyer\, and one of Brahms’s pieces for the virtuoso clarinetist Richard Mühlfeld. Dvořák’s delightful Miniatures were written for performance with an old colleague and a next-door neighbour. \n\nNash Ensemble\nAlasdair Beatson piano\nRichard Hosford clarinet\nBenjamin Nabarro violin\nMichael Gurevich violin\nLars Anders Tomter viola\nAdrian Brendel cello\n\n\n\n\n\n\nsee booking link below \nThe regions of Bohemia and Moravia endured political\, military and linguistic control by multiple nations and governments in the 19th and 20th centuries. ‘From My Homeland’ showcases some of the most vibrant\, imaginative and unusual works written in the 1800s and 1900s\, as well as music by Johannes Brahms – friend and champion of Antonín Dvořák.  \nThe series (October 2023 to March 2024) also includes a day of concerts\, films and talks dedicated to the victims of the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp between 1941-45. \nillustration: Moravian Teachers’ Choir poster by Alphonse Mucha
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/from-my-homeland-concert/
LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom
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