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SUMMARY:Two on a motorbike – Lidice remembered
DESCRIPTION:Follow an English husband and Czech wife on their route from Cholmondeley Castle to Stoke-on-Trent\, then on to Lidice and Prague.  \nHear about their encounters on the way and retrace some of the steps by Jan Kubiš and Jozef Gabčík in Operation Anthropoid which resulted in the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich but also the tragedy of Lidice and beyond. \nThey will also recount how John Peers’ father’s visit to Lidice in 1946 brought John and Jiřina together\, nearly 80 years later\, when they had to overcome the 1\,000 mile gap between them. \nNow they split their time between the two countries and believe that they have the best of both worlds. \nBCSA members enjoy free entry but registration is essential see Eventbrite link below. \nNon-members £10\, full-time students £5. \nRefreshments will be provided.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/two-on-a-motorbike-lidice-remembered/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230503T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230503T213000
DTSTAMP:20260412T235244
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SUMMARY:Antonín Dvořák piano trios
DESCRIPTION:Two members of the Pavel Haas Quartet are joined by a leading pianist for two of Dvořák’s piano trios. When the F minor piece received its first Viennese performance in 1884\, critic Eduard Hanslick thought it the pinnacle of the composer’s career. The title ‘Dumky’ refers to a Slavic ballad form alternating sad with cheerful – a procedure Dvořák emulates. \nProgramme \nPiano Trio in F minor Op. 65 \nPiano Trio in E minor Op. 90 ‘Dumky’ \n  \nBoris Giltburg piano \nVeronika Jarůšková violin \nPeter Jarůšek cello \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/antonin-dvorak-piano-trios/
LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230425T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230425T210000
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SUMMARY:Daria Klimentová
DESCRIPTION:Having spent most of her career as a lead principal dancer at the English National Ballet\, Daria will discuss her journey from ballet beginnings in communist Czechoslovakia to her peak as a dancer\, then retirement and a change of career direction. She will share what it takes to get to the top (and remain there)\, reveal the backstage struggles of a ballerina\, and whether it is possible to combine a busy career with a family life. \nFollowing her graduation from the Prague State Conservatoire of Music and Dance in 1989\, Daria Klimentová joined the National Theatre Ballet in Prague as a soloist\, and was promoted to principal dancer a year later. In 1992\, she joined Cape Town City Ballet in South Africa as principal. The following year\, she joined the Scottish Ballet as a principal dancer. In 1996\, Klimentová joined the English National Ballet at the invitation of then artistic director Derek Deane. Since 2003 Daria has been the founder and director of the Prague International Ballet Masterclasses held in the studios of the National Theatre Company in Prague. \nIn March 2013 Daria published her autobiography Daria Klimentova – Agony and Ecstasy: My Life in Dance. In 2014 she finished training as a teacher at The Royal Ballet School in London and joined the teaching staff there in September 2014\, following her retirement as a ballet dancer. \nFree admission but registration is required – see link below \nPart of the Czech Centre London series Women in Focus.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/daria-klimentova/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230422T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230426T190000
DTSTAMP:20260412T235244
CREATED:20230114T134423Z
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SUMMARY:Extreme [the new norm]
DESCRIPTION:A satire about life in a pandemic. ). \nThe Slovak Theatre in London reflects on the biggest event of the past decade which globally influenced the life of every individual. In a colourful collage of scenes and characters\, the play shows the contrasting situations brought by the pandemic\, often based on real events. By using physical movements\, music and songs\, the artists explore the patterns of behaviour by society and individuals in a time of crisis. The performance reaches out to the audience by direct interaction with the actors\, aiming to serve as a mirror challenging opinions and inviting new perspectives. The show is both serious and funny\, offering collective therapy through art. \nThe show lasts 70 minutes without an interval. \nDublin 22 April (in Slovak) \nBrussels 25 & 26 April (in Slovak) \nFor these book via NEW SHOW & TOUR 2023 | SlovakTheatreLondon (slovaktheatreinlondon.com) \n  \nThe Slovak Theatre in London is run by young Slovak and Czech professional artists living in London. \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/extreme-the-new-norm-2/
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230422T160000
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SUMMARY:Bat'a Tilbury Heritage Open Day
DESCRIPTION:Our main exhibition displays\, records and research facilities are now back in the newly refurbished East Tilbury Library.  Here you will find displays of some of our collection illustrating the life and times of the Bata factory and those living on its residential estate between the 1930s and the early 2000s. \nA two-centre event as follows: \n10:00 – 13:00 – Building 13 (the old admin building of the Bata factory) Thames Industrial Park\, Princess Margaret Road\, East Tilbury\, Essex RM 18 8RH \n10:00 – 16:00 – East Tilbury Library\, Princess Avenue\, East Tilbury\, Essex RM18 8ST \n14:30 –  free illustrated “Heritage Talk” at the Library\,  all are welcome to attend \nOptional guided walks around the Bata estate leave from Building 13 (11:00\, 12:00 and 13:00) and will finish at the Library. Booking for these tours is essential – please email us at brrcatbatamemories@hotmail.com to reserve your place.  A donation of £5 per person* is suggested and this will be collected at the start of the tour. \n*Open Day special offer – For just £8\, combine the purchase of our informative booklet about the history of Bata at East Tilbury (normally £4) with your donation for the tour. \nIt is recommended that all those attending the Open Day head for Building 13 initially where ample WC facilities are available. 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/bata-tilbury-heritage-open-day/
LOCATION:Bata Heritage Centre\, East Tilbury Library\, Princess Avenue\, East Tilbury\, Essex\, RM18 8ST\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230417T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230417T203000
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SUMMARY:Edita Gruberová\, Slovak opera singer
DESCRIPTION:Edita Gruberová (1946-2021) was born and subsequently trained in Bratislava\, Slovakia\, then part of the former Czechoslovakia. \nThis illustrated talk by Ross Alley will trace her development as a singer from her Bratislava operatic debut as Rosina in The Barber of Seville and discuss the roles she undertook\, ranging from the humorous to the dramatic and tragic\, which were enhanced by her commanding stage presence and acting ability. \nDavid Patrick Stearnes wrote in his obituary for Gramophone magazine “no modern lyric-coloratura soprano had so much high-quality vocal mileage as Edita Gruberová”. \nRoss Alley was for many years a music lecturer at Birkbeck College\, University of London. He has also given numerous guest lectures at the Royal Opera House\, English National Opera\, Wigmore Hall\, Symphony Hall Birmingham and various music societies. \nFree for BCSA and Dvořák Society members\, non-members £10\, full-time students £5. To register see Eventbrite link below. \nThis event is organised jointly with The Dvořák Society. Light refreshments will be served.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/edita-gruberova-slovak-opera-singer/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230328T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230328T203000
DTSTAMP:20260412T235244
CREATED:20221216T120132Z
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SUMMARY:Last Days in Old Europe
DESCRIPTION:A talk by Richard Bassett former Times correspondent in Eastern Europe and author of the widely acclaimed Last Days in Old Europe reflects on more than 40 years of association with the Czech lands. First travelling to Prague as an architectural historian\, he later spent nearly 10 years covering events in communist Czechoslovakia including the Velvet Revolution.  An expert on Central Europe and the author of numerous books\, he taught at many European universities and is a bye-fellow of Christ’s College\, Cambridge. \nTickets £15  including a glass of wine see booking link below \n© Chosovi from Creative Commons Wikimedia
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/last-days-in-old-europe/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230325T170000
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SUMMARY:Gardens of the Czech Republic
DESCRIPTION:The Birkbeck Garden History Group\, in association with the Friends of Czech Heritage\, is holding a study day to explore the history and development of some of the Czech Republic’s distinctive gardens\, from Baroque to modern. \nProgramme:\n10.00 am. Registration and coffee\n10.30 am. Speaker: Ina Truxová Baroque Gardens\, with a focus on properties in Bohemia and Moravia\n11.30 am. Short Break\n11.45 pm. Speaker: Michael Symes From Formal to Landscape\n12.45 pm. Lunch break\n2.00 pm. Speaker: Kamila Krejčiříková Restoring the Gardens of Lednice-Valtice and Pernštejn Castle\n3.00 pm. Tea\n3.30 pm. Speaker: Caroline Cannon-Brookes Two Gardens Designed by Architects\, Jože Plečnik in Prague and Mies van der Rohe in Brno\n4.30 pm. Close. Chairman: Michael Symes\, President of the Birkbeck Garden History Group. \nTickets: £56 for BGHG members and Friends of Czech Heritage\, £59 for non-members.\nThe ticket includes lunch\, coffee\, tea and biscuits. All tickets must be booked in advance. \nBook via Eventbrite link below \n  \nImage of the Libosad in Kroměříž used with the cooperation of Czech Tourism. Copyright Bobo and Chichi
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/gardens-of-the-czech-republic/
LOCATION:Institute of Education\, 20 Bedford Way\, London\, WC1H 0AL\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230321T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230321T200000
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SUMMARY:Folklore in the postmodern world
DESCRIPTION:Tereza Bušková in discussion with Dr Nicola Baird followed by a video screening of Clipping the Church (2016)\, Hidden Mothers (2021) and Little Queens (2022). \nTereza Bušková is a Czech artist who lives in Birmingham. She celebrates and reinterprets long established customs\, particularly ritual\, tradition and craft\, as carriers of identity and belonging. Tereza works in print\, video\, performance and public art projects\, including staging large-scale participatory events with local communities. \nSlavic rituals are often the starting point for her work but Tereza also researches and explores other European customs which she reinvents with her collaborators. ‘Clipping the Church’ (as in photo) sought to revive an ancient and almost forgotten English tradition. In times past families would flock to encircle local churches\, holding hands with each other to literally surround the church with open arms. In June 2016\, 200 people were present for its re-enactment at St Barnabas Church in Erdington\, Birmingham. \nTereza completed her Fine Art Printmaking MA at the Royal College of Art in 2007. In 2019 she was awarded Arts Council individual artist funding to develop a public art project ‘Hidden Mothers’ and also in 2022 to develop a community art project ‘Little Queens’.  \nFor more information see https://www.terezabuskova.com/ \nFree for BCSA subscription members\, non-members £10\, full-time students £5. To register see Eventbrite link below.  \nThe talk follows the BCSA AGM which is open to BCSA subscription members only.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/folklore-in-the-postmodern-world/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230321T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230321T203000
DTSTAMP:20260412T235244
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SUMMARY:BCSA 2023 Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The formal AGM is open to all BCSA subscription members. Entertainment\, open to everyone\, will be provided following its conclusion.\n\n\nThe AGM will elect the three Honorary Officers of the Association – the Chairman\, Vice-Chairman and Honorary Secretary. These posts are held for one year and are subject to election at every AGM. The current Chairman\, Ladislav Hornan\, as well as the remaining Honorary Officers\, namely Ruzena Holub and Blanka Shrimpton respectively\, are willing to stand for re-election. Douglas Gibb\, serving as the BCSA Treasurer\, is standing down from his post on the committee.\n\n\nThe committee members due to retire by rotation and eligible for re-election this year\, namely Edward Peacock and Angela Spindler-Brown\, are ready to stand for re-election for a further term of three years. Jana Buresova\, Jana Nahodilova and Jozef Polom are ready to be elected as new committee members for a term of two years.\n\n\nAny subscription member of the BCSA can be nominated for the post of an Honorary Officer and/or a committee member. Nomination forms can be obtained from the Hon. Secretary\, Blanka Shrimpton\, e-mail: bcsa@bcsa.co.uk and returned to her by 14th March 2023.\n\n\nPlease register your attendance at the AGM\, or apologies for absence\, to bcsa@bcsa.co.uk
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/bcsa-2023-annual-general-meeting/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230320T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230321T143000
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SUMMARY:The Chambermaid (Slúžka)
DESCRIPTION:Anke is 15\, Slovakian and poor. As the First World War rages\, she is sent off to Prague to work as a maid for a wealthy Austrian family. There\, she finds herself in the service of the similarly aged Theresa\, who goes by the name Res. On her first encounter with Anke\, the confident Res appears cruel. And yet\, the chemistry between the two girls becomes too strong to ignore. Fast-paced\, sexy and witty\, The Chambermaid invests itself in the lives of all the women who occupy this world\, from the gossiping maids to the grand Austrian matriarchs.  \nSlovakian filmmaker Mariana Čengel Solčanská and her outstanding cast rivetingly recreate this milieu\, taking us on a journey through the chaos of this house\, at a time when Czechoslovakia was emerging as a newly established nation.  \n[Rhianna Ilube] \nCzech\, German\, Slovak and Hungarian with English subtitles \nTwo screenings as part of the BFI Flare Festival \nMonday 20 March @18.00 \nTuesday 21 March @14.50 \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-chambermaid-sluzka/
LOCATION:BFI\, Belvedere Road\, South Bank\, London\, SE1 8XT\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230319T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230319T123000
DTSTAMP:20260412T235244
CREATED:20221114T195929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221114T195929Z
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SUMMARY:Smetana trio
DESCRIPTION:The ensemble is a legendary one that can trace its history back to its foundation in 1934. Over the decades it has won numerous awards for its recordings\, especially of the Czech repertoire\, including a BBC Music Magazine Chamber Music Award in 2017; both works in today’s programme appear in the Smetana’s substantial discography. \nProgramme \nAntonín Dvořák               Piano Trio in F minor Op. 65 \n \nDmitry Shostakovich      Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor Op. 8 \n  \nJan Talich violin \nJan Páleníček cello \nJitka Čechová piano \n  \nFor tickets see link below \nThis concert is part of the CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust ticket scheme\, offering free tickets to those aged 8-25 \n  \nphoto Milan Binder
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/smetana-trio-dvorak-shostakovich/
LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230310T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230310T100000
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SUMMARY:Special visit to the Maria Bartuszová exhibition
DESCRIPTION:The British Czech and Slovak Association in cooperation with Tate Modern is offering a unique out of hours tour of this exhibition. \nBringing together many works rarely exhibited before in the UK\, this survey exhibition highlights the abstract sculptures of Slovak artist Maria Bartuszová. \nBartuszová worked in relative isolation over three decades in Košice\, the second-largest city in Slovakia. Her artistic life was constrained by the limitations of socialist Czechoslovakia\, as well as financial concerns and the demands of family life. Even so\, she made some 500 sculptures\, from small tactile organic forms and reliefs\, to commissions for public spaces and ephemeral works in the landscape. Her signature material was white plaster\, which lends the perfectly formed sculptures a tentative and fragile quality. \nThe exhibition starts in the 1960s\, when Bartuszová created her own experimental method of casting plaster by hand. Inspired by playing with her young daughter\, she found she could create pure abstract forms by pouring plaster into rubber balloons. She would shape the sculpture by pushing or pulling\, or submerging it into water\, creating uniquely compelling organic shapes. Some are reminiscent of rain-drops\, seeds or eggs. Some suggest the human body\, with maternal or erotic associations. In later works she allowed the balloons to burst\, creating fragile\, ephemeral works akin to cocoons or nests. \nIn the 1980s\, Bartuszová frequently photographed her works outdoors to underline their close affinity to nature. The exhibition also includes a selection of these evocative images alongside her drawings\, many of which will be exhibited for the first time. \nFree for BCSA members\, non-members £10\, full-time students £5. (Tickets for the exhibition are normally £16) \nTo register use the Eventbrite link below
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/special-tour-of-the-maria-bartuszova-exhibition/
LOCATION:Tate Modern\, Bankside\, London\, SE1 9TG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230309T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230309T210000
DTSTAMP:20260412T235244
CREATED:20230217T172544Z
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SUMMARY:Jan Masaryk in London
DESCRIPTION:To commemorate 75 years since the tragic death of Jan Masaryk\, former Czechoslovak Minister of Foreign Affairs and the country’s longest serving Ambassador to the United Kingdom. \nA panel debate with  \nDr Jakub Beneš\nAssociate Professor\, University College London\, School of Slavonic and East European Studies \nDr Thomas Lorman\nLecturer\, University College London\, School of Slavonic and East European Studies \nand \nFilm screening \n‘A Prominent Patient’\nAcclaimed drama by director Julius Ševčík about the life of Jan Masaryk in London on the eve of WWII.\nThe film will be screened in Czech with English subtitles. \nAdmission to the event is free\, registration at events.london@embassy.mzv.cz .
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/jan-masaryk-in-london/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230304T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230304T170000
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CREATED:20230106T183033Z
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SUMMARY:LSE Central European Conference
DESCRIPTION:The theme of the sixth CEC conference is Pathways: Building (Y)our Future. It will focus on the prospective sectors for a career in the region\, look at the future of its markets\, and discuss contemporary issues\, threats\, and opportunities that Central Europe presents. \nParticipate in a multi layered debate through panels\, workshops\, and ‘success story talks’. There will be speakers from industries and academia and young successful Czechs and Slovaks who pursued unconventional career paths after their studies abroad. \nWELCOME ADDRESS \nPeter Fiala\, Czech Prime Minister \nHaving first entered politics as the Minister of Education\, Professor Fiala is also an internationally recognised political scientist and during his academic career\, he focused on topics such as European integration\, political extremism\, and religion. \nPANEL: From Assembly to Innovation: Pathways to Economic Prosperity \nIvan Mikloš  \nPresident of the MESA10 think tank. Slovak Deputy Prime Minister (1998-2006) & Minister of Finance (2002-6\, 2010-12) \nMichaela Kršková \nThe first-ever Chief Innovation Officer of the Slovak government leading the newly established Research and Innovation Authority. \nPeter Krutil \nCEO of Slovenská sporitel’na since 2018. \nPANEL : Missing the Green Chance? Our Pathway to Sustainability \nMarián Hlavačka \nCEO of CORWIN\, an award-winning real estate developer known for its sustainable architecture. \nSUCCESS STORY TALKS \nStanislav Fořt \nArtificial intelligence researcher and scientist working on developing safe general artificial intelligence (AGI) at a Silicon Valley start up. \nBarbara Havelková \nAssociate professor of law at the University of Oxford. \nNina Formánek Jaganjacová \nFounder of a health education NGO sifty.eu. An LSE alumni. \nIvana Kottasová \nSenior digital news producer at CNN International where she covers Europe\, the Middle East and Africa. \nMichaela Pobudová \nFounder and Director of Mareena\, a non-profit organisation that focuses on the integration of refugees and migrants in Slovakia.  \nMartin Smatana \nHealthcare policy advisor to the IMF & Slovak government. Oxford & Imperial College alumnus. \nFilip Stollár \nCo-founder of Deepnote\, a data science notebook for teams. \nMichal Tykač \nResearcher at the Czech Academy of Sciences University of Cambridge alumnus. \n  \nTo book tickets see link below \n  \nThe event is organised by student societies at LSE\, UCL\, KCL and Imperial.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/lse-central-european-conference/
LOCATION:New Academic Building\, London School of Economics and Political Science\, Houghton Street\, London\, WC2A 2AE\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230303T213000
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SUMMARY:Prague – Vienna: The Two Homelands
DESCRIPTION:Adam Plachetka was born in Prague and since 2010 a member of the ensemble of the Vienna State Opera (where Strauss was once director)\, the bass-baritone selects songs by major composers who worked in these two highly musical cities. \nAccompanied by Gary Matthewman\, piano. \nProgramme \nAntonín Dvořák  \nBiblical Songs Op. 99 \n \nGypsy Songs Op. 55 \nFranz Schubert \nStändchen D889 \n \nDie Forelle D550 \nIm Abendrot D799 \nGruppe aus dem Tartarus D583 \nErlkönig D328 \nRichard Strauss \n \nHeimliche Aufforderung Op. 27 No. 3 \nDie Nacht Op. 10 No. 3 \nNachtgang Op. 29 No. 3 \nDu meines Herzens Krönelein Op. 21 No. 2 \nTraum durch die Dämmerung Op. 29 No. 1 \nZueignung Op. 10 No. 1 \n  \nFor tickets see link below  \n  \nphoto Iona Sochorova
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/adam-plachetka-prague-vienna/
LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230228T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230228T213000
DTSTAMP:20260412T235244
CREATED:20221023T165126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221023T165225Z
UID:7266-1677612600-1677619800@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Wihan Quartet
DESCRIPTION:The Wihan Quartet’s focus is appropriately on their Czech repertoire\, though the group begins with one of Beethoven’s most stirring middle-period works for the medium. \nAn ensemble founded and renewed over a period of nearly 40 years has won numerous prizes and accolades for its performances and recordings of wide swathes of the repertoire. \nProgramme \nBeethoven String quartet no. 11 in F minor Op.95 ‘Serioso’ \nMartinů String quartet no. 2 \nSmetana String quartet no.1 in E minor ‘From my life’ \n  \nFor tickets see link below (general bookings open on 1 November 2022). \n  \nphoto Petra Hajská \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/wihan-quartet-martinu-smetana/
LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230222T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230222T203000
DTSTAMP:20260412T235244
CREATED:20230125T164742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230125T164742Z
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SUMMARY:Rusalka Revealed: Dvořák’s operatic masterpiece
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate a new edition of Antonín Dvořák’s beloved opera Rusalka and a new staging by the Royal Opera House\, the editors Robert Simon and Jonáš Hájek discuss Dvořák‘s lyrical fairy tale\, and their work on the score and Jaroslav Kvapil’s libretto with musicologist Nigel Simeone.  \nAnna Blackmur\, principal 2nd violin of the ROH orchestra\, will share her personal experience of playing Dvořák’s music highlighting the challenges his seemingly easy music presents to players. \nRobert Simon is an American librarian and musicologist specializing in Czech music. \nJonáš Hájek is the publishing supervisor of the new edition of Rusalka and the editor of its libretto. \nNigel Simeone is a writer and musician with special interests in Czech music and twentieth-century opera. \n  \nAdmission £5 with complimentary drinks see booking link below \n  \nIn collaboration with The Dvořák Society and the Bärenreiter Music Publishing House. \nCover photo: Růžena Maturová as Rusalka\, National Theatre in Prague\, 1901\, © National Museum – Czech Museum of Music \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/rusalka-revealed-dvoraks-operatic-masterpiece/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230221T181500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230307T184500
DTSTAMP:20260412T235244
CREATED:20230125T163600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230125T163600Z
UID:7646-1677003300-1678214700@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Rusalka
DESCRIPTION:Rusalka\, a water spirit\, lives with her family in the pure waters of the forest lake. When she falls in love with a Prince\, she sacrifices her voice and leaves her home in the hope of finding true love in a new world – a world that does not love her back. \nNatalie Abrahami and Ann Yee create a poetic\, contemporary new staging of Dvořák’s lyric fairy tale\, revealing our uneasy relationship with the natural world and humanity’s attempts to own and tame it. Semyon Bychkov conducts an all-star cast featuring Asmik Grigorian in the title role. \nSung in Czech with English surtitles.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/rusalka-2/
LOCATION:Royal Opera House
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230209T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230209T210000
DTSTAMP:20260412T235244
CREATED:20221216T115302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221216T115302Z
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SUMMARY:A Sensitive Person book launch
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the UK release of his sweeping new “picaresque romp of black humour and fantasy” (TLS)\, Czech writer Jáchym Topol and translator Alex Zucker read from and discuss an award-winning novel A Sensitive Person with critic and scholar Dr. Kathryn Murphy\, followed by an audience Q+A and a book signing. \nA Sensitive Person (Yale University Press 2023\, published in Czech as Citlivý člověk in 2017) is a brutally funny\, carnivalesque novel about love\, death\, and survival. Tab\, an itinerant Czech actor\, travels Europe on the theatre circuit with his partner\, Soňa\, and their two young sons\, attending festivals and performing plays. Confronted with growing resentment toward foreigners\, Tab decides to return home to the banks of the Sázava River\, southeast of Prague. As soon as they arrive\, Tab finds himself falsely accused of a terrible crime and forced to go on the run with his sons. Over the course of their journey\, dodging authorities by car\, foot\, and raft\, they encounter a motley cast of allies and enemies. The effects of Tab’s sudden reappearance and just-as-sudden disappearance ripple through the community\, catalysing a chaotic chain of events that reaches a final\, raucous crescendo. \nAdmission £5 see booking link below \nJáchym Topol (b. 1962)\, poet\, lyricist\, journalist\, and novelist\, is the leading figure in Czech postmodern fiction since the Velvet Revolution in 1989.  His debut novel\, City Sister Silver\, was featured in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die\, and was the only work from after 1989 to be named among the best 100 Czech Books of the 20th century. He currently works as programme director at the Václav Havel Library\, in Prague\, featuring politically engaged authors and artists (Czech and non-Czech alike). Topol’s other works available in English are A Trip to the Train Station\, City Sister Silver\, Angel Station\, Nightwork\, Gargling With Tar\, and The Devil’s Workshop. His work has been translated into over 25 languages. jachymtopol.cz  \nAlex Zucker has translated novels by Jáchym Topol\, Bianca Bellová\, Petra Hůlová\, J. R. Pick\, Magdaléna Platzová\, Tomáš Zmeškal\, Josef Jedlička\, Heda Margolius Kovály\, Patrik Ouředník\, and Miloslava Holubová. alexjzucker.com  \nKathryn Murphy studied Czech and English literature at the University of Glasgow\, and is now Fellow in English at Oriel College\, University of Oxford\, where she teaches and writes about Renaissance literature and the literary essay. She is also reviews Czech literature for the TLS. \nPart of the season celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Czech Centre London that highlights the most successful past projects.  \nThe Czech Centre London launched Jáchym Topol’s seminal work City Sister Silver in Alex Zucker ‘s translation on a literary tour that took place between 30 Apr and 2 May 2001 in London\, Glasgow and Oxford.   \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/a-sensitive-person-book-launch/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230207T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230207T203000
DTSTAMP:20260412T235244
CREATED:20220728T084920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221114T193314Z
UID:6885-1675794600-1675801800@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Czech modernism
DESCRIPTION:An introduction by Ivan Margolius to avant-garde design in architecture\, engineering\, furniture and interiors\, its international influence and how it affected the development of modern architecture in Britain. \nIvan Margolius is an architect and award-winning writer. His latest book\, ‘Jan Kaplický: For the Future and for Beauty’ (Edition Axel Menges\, 2022) received the 2021 Miroslav Ivanov Prize for Non-fiction Literature and is available from bookshops and Amazon. \n£15 including a glass of wine.  \nSee booking link below (postponed from November 2022) \n  \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/czech-modernism-ivan-margolius/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230201T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230201T213000
DTSTAMP:20260412T235244
CREATED:20221229T160615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221229T160615Z
UID:7547-1675279800-1675287000@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Pavel Haas Quartet
DESCRIPTION:The programme performed by this Czech quartet opens with the attractive final quartet by the prolific Bohuslav Martinů\, written in New York in 1947\, followed by the fourth of Bartók’s six masterpieces for the medium (1928); next they are joined by a leading pianist for one of the most immediate and melodious works in the entire chamber music repertoire. \nBohuslav Martinů (1890-1959)         String Quartet No. 7 ‘Concerto da camera \nBéla Bartók (1881-1945)                   String Quartet No. 4 BB95 \nAntonín Dvořák (1841-1904)             Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Op. 81 \n  \nVeronika Jarůšková violin \nMarek Zwiebel violin \nDana Zemtsov viola \nPeter Jarůšek cello \nBoris Giltburg piano \n  \nsee booking link below \nThis event is part of the CAVATINA 25 Scheme. A limited number of free tickets are available to those aged 8-25  in rows T to V.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/pavel-haas-quartet-4/
LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230117T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230117T203000
DTSTAMP:20260412T235244
CREATED:20221215T152843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221216T115505Z
UID:7476-1673980200-1673987400@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Ear – the book behind a Czech film legend
DESCRIPTION:To mark the publication by Karolinum Press of the first English translation by Mark Corner of Jan Procházka’s masterpiece\, David Vaughan and Peter Hames discuss both\, the book and the film at 6.30pm\, followed by a screening of the 1970 classic at 7pm. \n\nThe Ear – Ucho in Czech – is one of the greatest of all Czech films. It was the culmination of ten years of fruitful cooperation between the director Karel Kachyňa and screenwriter Jan Procházka. The film was completed in 1970\, but in the oppressive atmosphere after the 1968 Soviet invasion it was banned immediately and was not seen by audiences in Czechoslovakia until twenty years later. It is not hard to see why. It is set in the period of the Stalinist purges in 1950s Czechoslovakia. A senior government official Ludvík and his wife Anna come back from a drunken party at the ministry to find that their house has been bugged. A gripping psychological drama follows\, as they await a knock on the door. \n\n\n\n\n\nJan Procházka was one of the most popular and prolific Czech writers of the 1960s\, closely identified with the reforms and growing artistic freedoms of the time\, and the novella Ear is perhaps his greatest work. It combines the economy of Hemingway with the tension of Hitchcock\, set in a stifling totalitarian environment. \n\nAdmission £7 see booking link below \n\nDavid Vaughan is a writer\, broadcaster\, journalist and university lecturer. He wrote the afterword to the English translation. His debut novel Slyšte můj hlas (2014) won the Czech Book Prize readers’ award in 2015. The book has been published in English by Jantar Publishing as Hear My Voice (2019). He is also author of Battle for the Airwaves (2008)\, a study of the role of the media in the run-up to WWII. For eight years he was editor-in-chief of Radio Prague\, having previously been the BBC’s Prague correspondent.    \nPeter Hames is visiting professor in film studies at Staffordshire University. His books include The Czechoslovak New Wave(2005)\, Czech and Slovak Cinema: Theme and Tradition (2010)\, The Best of Slovak Cinema(2018) and\, as editor\, The Cinema of Central Europe (2004)\, The Cinema of Jan Švankmajer (2008)\, and Cinemas in Transition in Central and Eastern Europe after 1989 (with Catherine Portuges\, 2013). He recently edited two special issues of Studies in Eastern European Cinema on Věra Chytilová (2018-19) and has contributed to a forthcoming book on the Barrandov studios. \nPart of the season celebrating the 30thanniversary of the Czech Centre London that highlights the most successful past projects. \nThe film was screened as part of The Eye of the Camera: A Profile of Karel Kachyňa\, a retrospective organised by the Czech Centre in March 2003 in Riverside Studios in London.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/ear-the-book-behind-a-czech-film-legend/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230115T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230115T160000
DTSTAMP:20260412T235244
CREATED:20221114T194443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221114T194443Z
UID:7279-1673794800-1673798400@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Trio Bohémo
DESCRIPTION:The Czech group returns with one of the most popular classics written for its medium. Composed in 1891\, Dvořák’s ‘Dumky’ Trio is named after the originally poetic ballad form that alternates cheerful with sad elements. Heard in the composer’s own arrangement\, Liszt’s Carnival in Pest (1847) makes use of folk material from various countries – not just Hungary. \nProgramme \nAntonín Dvořák       Piano Trio in E minor Op. 90 ‘Dumky’ \n \nFranz Liszt                Hungarian Rhapsody No. 9 in E flat S379 ‘Le carnaval de Pesth’ \n \n  \nMatouš Pěruška         violin \nKristina Vocetková     cello \nJan Vojtek                  piano \n  \nFor tickets see link below  \n  \nThis concert is part of the CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust ticket scheme\, offering free tickets to those aged 8-25 \n  \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/trio-bohemo/
LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230113T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230113T120000
DTSTAMP:20260412T235244
CREATED:20221107T153202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221114T200609Z
UID:7276-1673607600-1673611200@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Trio Bohémo masterclass
DESCRIPTION:This Czech ensemble\, almost from its inception\, began to win prizes internationally. These include the ISA Festival and the International Johannes Brahms Competition\, both in Austria\, plus the Parkhouse Award in London. It was also selected for the 2021 Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme. \n  \nMatouš Pěruška violin \nKristina Vocetková cello \nJan Vojtek piano \n  \nFor tickets see link below
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/trio-bohemo-masterclass/
LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230111T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230113T213000
DTSTAMP:20260412T235244
CREATED:20220409T175156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220409T175156Z
UID:6328-1673463600-1673645400@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Káťa Kabanová
DESCRIPTION:Leoš Janáček’s opera of loneliness\, love\, and the price of passion\, in a dramatic concert performance from Sir Simon Rattle and a hand-picked cast sung in Czech. \nKáťa is young\, sensitive and desperate for love. But trapped in a remote country village with a bored husband and his snobbish family\, she has no way out\, until a summer thunderstorm changes everything. Uncompromisingly honest\, and pulsing with intensely human emotion\, Káťa Kabanová is opera for grown-ups\, written in music that cuts straight to the chase. The LSO’s concert stagings of classic operas always make headlines: this will be one to remember. \nTonight’s cast includes the superb Kiwi tenor Simon O’Neill and living legend Sir John Tomlinson. Káťa is one of Amanda Majewski’s signature roles – she won’t hold back tonight. \n‘Majeski gives such heartfelt commitment to the role of Káťa that one worries how she can come back down from the emotional peaks and precipices that she scales.’ – Opera Today \nPerformers\n\nLondon Symphony Orchestra\nSir Simon Rattle conductor\nKatarina Dalayman  Marfa\nAndrew Staples  Tichon\nAmanda Majeski  Káťa\nSir John Tomlinson  Dikoj\nSimon O’Neill  Boris\nLadislav Elgr  Kudrjas\nMagdalena Kožená  Varvara\nLondon Symphony Chorus\n\n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/kata-kabanova/
LOCATION:Barbican Centre\, Silk Street\, London\, EC2Y 8DS\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230110T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230110T200000
DTSTAMP:20260412T235244
CREATED:20221214T154904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230105T103757Z
UID:7464-1673373600-1673380800@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:The race for Prague Castle: who will be the next Czech president?
DESCRIPTION:A panel discussion co-organised by the British Czech and Slovak Association and UCL SSEES Centre for the Study of Central Europe. \n\nOn Friday 13 and Saturday 14 January 2023 voters go to the polls to elect the Czech Republic’s second directly elected president. Key contenders include the billionaire populist Andrej Babiš\, retired general Petr Pavel and economist Danuše Nerudová\, who may have the realistic prospect of becoming Czechia’s first ever female head of state. \nThis event\, co-organised by the British Czech and Slovak Association (BCSA) and UCL-SSEES Centre for the Study of Central Europe brings together academic specialists on the Czech Republic for a roundtable discussion of the presidential candidates and the presidential election campaign; what they tell us about the political direction of the Czech Republic; and how the role of the head of state may change when a new president takes office in increasingly turbulent economic and politics times. \n This free event will also be livestreamed online. Registration (see Eventbrite link below) is necessary either to attend in person or to receive the joining link. \nSPEAKERS \nTim Haughton  is Professor of Comparative and European Politics at the University of Birmingham. He a political scientist with a particular interest in electoral and party politics\, electoral campaigning\, and the politics of Central and Eastern Europe\, especially Slovakia\, Slovenia and the Czech Republic. He is the co-author of The New Party Challenge (Oxford University Press\, 2021) and was the joint editor of the Journal of Common Market Studies’ Annual Review of the European Union for nine years (2008-16). \nBarbara Havelková is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law and a Tutorial Fellow at St Hilda’s College\, University of Oxford. Her research and teaching interests include gender legal studies and feminist jurisprudence\, equality and anti-discrimination law\, constitutional law\, EU law and law in post-socialist transitions. Her book\, Gender Equality in Law: Uncovering the Legacies of Czech State Socialism’ (Hart/Bloomsbury\, 2017) and received an honourable mention from the judges of the BASEES Women’s Forum Prize for 2019. Between 2014 and 2017\, she acted as an Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic on issues of gender and law. \nJiří Přibáň is Professor of Law at Cardiff University. He has published extensively on social theory and the sociology of law\, legal philosophy\, constitutional and European comparative law\, and theory of human rights. His monograph Sovereignty in Post-Sovereign Society (Routledge\, 2015) was awarded the SLSA Socio-Legal Theory and History Book Prize. He is the founding director of the Centre of Law and Society and an editor of the Journal of Law and Society. He regularly contributes to the Czech and international media. \nChaired by Dr Seán Hanley (UCL SSEES) \n\nImage credit: Radek Kozák on Unsplash
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/czech-presidential-elections/
LOCATION:UCL SSEES\, 16 Taviton St\, London\, WC1H 0BW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221201T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221231T170000
DTSTAMP:20260412T235244
CREATED:20220610T092224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221130T215031Z
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SUMMARY:Who Tells Whom About What: David Böhm & Jiří Franta
DESCRIPTION:Indoor & outdoor exhibition\, Czech Centre & Czech Embassy\, London \nUsing imaginary city models with staged micro stories\, leading Czech artists David Böhm & Jiří Franta draw on current social and political issues to explore the city not only as a place of neighbourhood and coexistence but also as a crowded and fragmented world\, in which it is necessary to reconsider some of the basic ideas.  \nDoes the concept of nations still make sense? Wouldn’t it be possible to organise the planet better? Who sustains whom? And can we find a way to stop living at the expense of future generations?  \nInspired by the exquisitely staged narrative paintings\, familiar from the work of artists such as Pieter Brueghel\, the artists’ own tableaux will be displayed as a large scale photo series in an outdoor exhibition on the fence of the Czech Embassy in London on busy Bayswater Road\, while the models themselves will be exhibited in the gallery inside.  \nExploring the ‘fence’ motif Böhm & Franta link the outdoor exhibition with the indoor one while referring to relations with our neighbours and borders beyond which we are not welcome\, raising the question of who the ‘outsider’ really is. \nVitrínka Gallery\, Czech Centre London\,  Tue – Fri\, 10 am – 5 pm \nOutdoor exhibition on the fence of the Czech Embassy\, Free access 24/7 \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/who-tells-whom-about-what-david-bohm-jiri-franta/
LOCATION:Czech Centre\, 30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221124T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221124T213000
DTSTAMP:20260412T235244
CREATED:20220402T163748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220521T101704Z
UID:6305-1669318200-1669325400@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Pavel Haas Quartet
DESCRIPTION:The second of Haas’s quartets was composed in 1925. Its unusual title is a joking reference to the Moravian Highlands; each movement describes experiences summer holidaymakers might encounter there. The group’s recording of the piece won it its first Gramophone Award in 2006\, when it was also chosen as Disc of the Year by the Daily Telegraph. \nProgramme \nJoseph Haydn (1732-1809)      String Quartet in G Op. 76 No. 1 \nSergey Prokofiev (1891-1953)   String Quartet No. 2 in F Op. 92 \nPavel Haas (1899-1944)             String Quartet No. 2 Op. 7 ‘From the Monkey Mountains’ \n  \n \n \nWigmore Hall Artist in Residence \nVeronika Jarůšková violin \nMarek Zwiebel violin \nJiří Kabát viola \nPeter Jarůšek cello \n  \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/pavel-haas-quartet-2/
LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221123T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221123T230000
DTSTAMP:20260412T235244
CREATED:20221015T090040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221111T184716Z
UID:7213-1669228200-1669244400@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:BCSA & CBCC annual dinner
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our traditional 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. \n Members and non-members alike will be made welcome at a drinks reception\, enjoy a three-course dinner with wine and hear the results of our annual writing competition. There will also be a raffle with a chance to win a long weekend for two (including flights) in the High Tatras\, Slovakia at either the Hotel Hills or the Horizont Resort donated by Jan Telensky. Or perhaps three nights half board at Nové Lázně in Mariánské Lázně\, CR and closer to home two nights bed & breakfast in the Buxton Crescent Hotel both kindly donated by Ensana. \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 speaker: Lord Dubs \nIn 1939 Alfred Dubs\, aged six\, left his native Czechoslovakia for England by train arranged by Sir Nicholas Winton. In 2021 with the restoration of his Czech citizenship\, he became the first Czech-British member of the House of Lords. \nOver the years he has lobbied tirelessly on behalf of refugees and asylum seekers. In 2020 he proposed an amendment to the Immigration Bill which would give safe passage and sanctuary to 3\,000 unaccompanied children in Europe to come to the UK to join a family member already seeking refugee status. It was supported by the House of Lords but defeated in the House of Commons. \nGuest of honour: H.E. Robert Ondrejcsák\, Ambassador of Slovakia to the United Kingdom. \nTickets: BCSA members £ 75.00\, non-members £87.50\, full-time students £55.00 via Eventbrite link below. \ndress code lounge suit \nFor more information contact us via bcsa@bcsa.co.uk \n  \n  \n  \n\n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/bcsa-cbcc-annual-dinner/
LOCATION:The May Fair Hotel\, Stratton Street\, London\, W1J 8LT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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