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. The children’s choir highlights partnerships with... Read more »

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) Directed 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... Read more »

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? Janáček pondered his characters’ predicament for many years. The opera he eventually completed... Read more »

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)     Selection from Cypresses for string quartet Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Sextet No. 1 in B flat Op. 18 Josef Suk (1874-1935)             Meditation on an old Bohemian Chorale (St Wenceslas) for string quartet Op. 35a Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)    Piano Trio in E minor Op. 90 'Dumky'   NASH ENSEMBLE... Read more »

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. Each vignette (Mr Balthazar’s Death; The... Read more »

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)   Selection from Slavonic Dances (for piano duet) Josef Suk (1874-1935)             Piano Trio in C minor Op. 2 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Horn Trio in E flat Op. 40   NASH ENSEMBLE Simon Crawford-Phillips piano Alasdair Beatson piano Stephanie Gonley violin Adrian Brendel cello Richard Watkins horn Josef Suk was... Read more »

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Waltz in A Op. 54 No. 1 Waltz in D flat Op. 54 No. 4 String Sextet in A Op. 48 Johannes Brahms  (1833-1897) Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op. 115 NASH ENSEMBLE Stephanie Gonley violin Jonathan Stone violin Lars Anders Tomter viola Rachel Roberts viola Adrian Brendel cello Gemma Rosefield cello... Read more »