Theresienstadt-Terezín 1941-1945
This focus session on the composers sent to Terezín in the 1940s includes a talk by writer and broadcaster Simon Broughton, a filmed interview with holocaust survivor Zdenka Fantlová, and... Read more »
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Wigmore Hall 36 Wigmore Street, London, United Kingdom
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Theresienstadt-Terezín 1941-1945
Wigmore Hall 36 Wigmore Street, London, United KingdomThis concert brings together string chamber works by four of the most artistically active composers who spent time in Terezín. Klein, Krása and Domažlický all wrote their pieces at the... Read more »
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Theresienstadt-Terezín 1941-1945
Wigmore Hall 36 Wigmore Street, London, United KingdomUllman and Krása – students of Schoenberg and Zemlinsky respectively – feature in this programme alongside the so-called ‘father’ of Czech nationalist music, Smetana. Krása’s Brundibár was performed an astonishing 55 times... Read more »
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Smetana Unveiled
Czech Embassy cinema 26 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonJoin us to celebrate the bicentenary of Bedřich Smetana, the Czech composer whose melodies have echoed through generations and whose music includes the enchanting cycle of symphonic poems My Country... Read more »
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“Get to know you” social evening
Bohemia House 74 West End Lane, London, United KingdomThis 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... Read more »
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Jenůfa
English National Opera St Martin’s Lane, London, United KingdomA tale of honour, love and sacrifice, Leoš Janáček's opera Jenůfa explores the stigma of pregnancy out of wedlock against the backdrop of a small community. Loved by two half-brothers,... Read more »
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BCSA Annual General Meeting 2024
Czech Embassy 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonThe BCSA AGM is open to all subscription members. The agenda includes the presentation of the chairman’s and financial reports for 2023 plus the election of honorary officers of the... Read more »
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Jakub Hrůša in conversation with Nigel Simeone
Czech Embassy cinema 26 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonThe Czech conductor Jakub Hrůša and musicologist Nigel Simeone will discuss their musical careers & Czech music. They will go back to their musical beginnings, their life experiences in various... Read more »
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Hybrid symposium – Arthur Fleischmann (1896 – 1990)
Slovak Embassy 25 Kensington Palace Gardens, London, United KingdomThe Significance of Arthur Fleischmann’s International Career See our profile of Arthur Fleischmann here The decision by the City Council of Bratislava in 2023 to close the Arthur Fleischmann Museum... Read more »
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The Ride of the Kings (Jízda Králů): a folkore festival
Czech Embassy 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonThis annual tradition held in Vlčnov, Moravia dates back over 200 years. Its origins are associated with a legend that when King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary fled from King Jiří... Read more »