The long-time artistic partners explore songs of love, longing and innocence by Bartók, Mussorgsky and Brahms. Czech-born mezzo-sopranoMagdalena Koženáis one of the world’s pre-eminent vocalists, celebrated not only for the flickering colours and mercurial moods conveyed in her deeply expressive voice, but also the blistering insights she brings to her performances. Israeli-American pianistYefim Bronfmanis a... Read more »

This special screening commemorates Sir Barnett Stross and the 80th anniversary of the birth of the "Lidice Shall Live" campaign at the Victoria Hall on September 6th, 1942. The coal miners of North Staffordshire vowed to donate one day’s pay each week until the end of the War to rebuild the village destroyed by the... Read more »

Nikol Bóková Trio is one of the line-ups of pianist and composer Nikol Bóková, who just released her fourth author album within four years. Among several awards for her music is an Anděl Award in the jazz category by the Czech music academy and the best jazz album of the year in a poll of... Read more »

The Czech Centre (CC) and the Thames Valley Harriers (TVH) athletic club have teamed up to celebrate Zátopek’s centennial anniversary by organising the Emil Zátopek Run to raise funds for the new Zátopek Athletic Fellowship  that will be awarded to promising young athletes in the disadvantaged local community. Distance: 5k, 3k, & 2k Categories: U11... Read more »

A guide to the development of the ownership of historic houses in Czech lands since 1918.  From the formation of Czechoslovakia, when the first president T.G. Masaryk abolished aristocratic titles, and his land reform deprived many estates of their main source of income, the lecture will cover every stage of the turbulent events that changed... Read more »

Founded in 1994, the Czech ensemble raised its profile via competitions such as the London International String Quartet Competition in 2006, when it also took the audience prize, as well as other successes in Prague (2005), Banff (2007) and Bordeaux (2010); in 2008 it received the Alexander Zemlinsky Advancement Award. Recordings of works by Dvořák... Read more »

Mozart felt that the people of Prague appreciated his music more than anyone else, and many of the most influential and highly-regarded composers of his era were Bohemians. This dynamic programme is framed by two vibrantly dramatic G minor symphonies, and it also features three arias and a startlingly visceral scene from Benda’s melodrama Medea. Programme... Read more »

The screening of a new documentary film combining never-before-seen archive footage with the memories of fighter pilot Frantisek Fajtl and gunner Filip Jansky, both serving in the RAF during the war. Taken from their published work Fajtl’s and Jansky‘s precise observations and poignant reflections are voiced by two actors retelling their experiences from escaping their... Read more »