See what’s coming up on on the BCSA’s Events Calendar.
Trio Gaspard, hailed by Fanfare for its ‘chameleon-like ability to adapt’ to a vast array of musical styles, follows its residency at Wigmore Hall in 2023-24 with an exploration of two dark-hued works that project the tremendous power and rhythmic energy of Czech music at its finest. general sale opens 23 April Bohuslav Martinů Piano... Read more »
Hatchards Piccadilly is delighted to welcome Jan Zikmund of Karolinum Press along with translator Julia Sherwood and literary scholar Tim Beasley-Murray for a discussion of Slovak literature and, in particular, two recently translated prose works of the mid-20th century: The Hours and the Minutes by Alfonz Bednár translated by David Short The Hours and The Minutes was... Read more »
Twenty years after the Pavel Haas Quartet triumphed in the Prague Spring Competition, their intelligent artistry, distinguished by intoxicating tonal refinement and searing energy, continues to mature and deepen. They move from Martinů’s acerbic Third String Quartet to the old-world charm of Korngold’s Op.26 and yearning romanticism of Dvořák’s last string quartet. Bohuslav Martinů String... Read more »
A lecture by Richard Bassett. At the age of just twenty-three Empress Maria Theresa succeeded to the Habsburg domains only to find them contested by almost every European power. Over the next forty years she became a fierce leader and opponent, as well as a devoted wife and mother to sixteen children. Her radical reforms... Read more »
Democracy at a crossroads? The Czech parliamentary elections and their implications A roundtable discussion organised by the SSEESing NOW seminar series, co-sponsored by the British Czech and Slovak Association (BCSA) The Czech Republic will hold parliamentary elections on 3–4 October 2025, which are widely expected to return Andrej Babiš’s ANO movement to power. In this... Read more »
The UK tour in mid October visits Basingstoke, Birmingham, Edinburgh, London, Manchester and Sheffield offering two programmes including Dvořák's 6th or 7th Symphony and Janáček's Lachian Dances with their chief conductor, Dennis Russell Davies. The Brno Philharmonic is celebrating its 70th anniversary. It was established in 1956 through the merger of the Radio Orchestra and... Read more »
A Family’s Odyssey through the Holocaust and Cold War Join us for a compelling evening with historian and anthropologist Daniela Grollová Spenser, as she discusses her new book Echoes of Exile: A Family’s Odyssey through the Holocaust and Cold War. Blending personal history with political insight, Spenser traces three generations of her family across some of the... Read more »
Watch for free as part of a free trial BFI Player Subscription. To access your special offer, simply visit player.bfi.org.uk/subscribe. Enter the code MadeinPrague25 to claim an additional free month and discover the greatest global cinema on demand. This offer is only available to audiences in the UK. Redeem the offer by 30 November... Read more »
Composed between 1923 and 1925, The Makropulos Case (or The Makropulos Affair) is characterised by its unique, modernist musical style that aligns closely with the opera’s dark and philosophical themes. Janáček’s score employs short and repetitive motifs that mirror the psychological tension and emotional complexity of the opera’s characters. Marked by sharp contrasts, rhythmic irregularities and unexpected... Read more »
The screening of Vlny/Waves will be followed by a Q&A with director Jiří Mádl. A broadcast that will change history. Gripping and never-before-published stories by the journalists of Czechoslovak Radio. Prague, 1968. Tomáš, a young technician caring for his rebellious younger brother, joins the international newsroom of Czechoslovak Radio, unaware the Secret Service is watching... Read more »
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