See what’s coming up on on the BCSA’s Events Calendar.
Art historian and Consultant Curator for The Franta Belsky and Irena Sedlecka Studios, Dr Peter Cannon-Brookes leads an informal discussion on the subject of Czechoslovak figurative sculpture focussing on key examples by Franta Belsky, Irena Sedlecká and Anita Mandl on the display at Ben Uri as part of current exhibition, Czech Routes. Doors open from... Read more »
Czech and Slovak stands will present a range of honey-based products. Free admission but tickets must be booked in advance.
A staging of Janacek's song cycle in the Linbury Theatre. Sung in Czech with English surtitles. Three performances on 5, 6, and 8 June
Arias and songs by Dvorak, Janacek and Smetana introduced by Veronika Hyks and performed by finalists of the 2017 Emmy Destinn Foundation Young Singers Awards. Zita Syme soprano (1st Prize) Erika Madi Jones soprano (Dvorak Society for Czech and Slovak Music Prize) Samuel Lom bass (Finalist) Panaretos Kyriatzidis pianist (Lady Grenfell-Baines Accompanist’s Prize) An evening... Read more »
Our summer social will be held in the gardens of the Czech and Slovak Embassies, with their kind permission. All are welcome – not just BCSA members. Bring your friends, bring your family! Enjoy an afternoon relaxing among Slovak, Czech and British people. Live entertainment will come from the popular Morena Slovak Dance Group and... Read more »
The classical guitarist spans the Atlantic with a programme of masterworks from Central Europe to Argentina, including Joseph Kaspar Mertz and Astor Piazzolla. In his Southbank Centre debut, Karol Samuelcik performs works by contemporary Slovak composers, Lukas Borzik and Jevgenij Irsai, ending the first part of the concert with Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. The second part of... Read more »
The British writer Simon Mawer will talk about his latest book Prague Spring, a complex love story set amid the drama of 1968, and his fascination with Czech history. Mawer's novel Mendel´s Dwarf, inspired by Gregor Mendel, one of the fathers of genetics and the abbot of a Brno monastery, was followed by another Brno... Read more »
For the first time in the UK, the sons of Oscar-winning Miloš Forman, bring a spectacular cast of 20 acrobats, dancers, singers and musicians to perform this spectacular Wild West tale. Using an extraordinary mixture of film, live action and magic they move from illusion to reality presenting the Old West in a completely new... Read more »
Beethoven: Piano trio in B flat Op.11 Dvorak: Piano trio in F minor Op.65 Tickets £16 concessions £14 including programme and coffee/sherry/juice To book see website link below.
Josef Suk: Meditation on an old Bohemian Chorale (St Wenceslas) Op. 35a Antonin Dvorak: String Quartet in E Op. 80 Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in C sharp minor Op. 131 Tickets £40, £35, £30, £25 £18 to book see website link below. £5 tickets for under 35s available login to book
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