See what’s coming up on on the BCSA’s Events Calendar.

BCSA/CBCC Garden Party

Czech Embassy 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, London

Our summer social will once again be held in the gardens of the Czech and Slovak Embassies, with their kind permission. All are welcome – not just BCSA members. Bring... Read more »

Káťa Kabanová

Glyndbourne Lewes, Sussex, United Kingdom

Janáček's powerful tale of love and heartache in a searingly beautiful staging. Trapped in an unhappy marriage Káťa is drawn into a passionate affair. As a wild storm brews, she is overwhelmed... Read more »

Jakub Hrůša and Friends

Royal Opera House

New Music Director of The Royal Opera Jakub Hrůša leads the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House in a rich programme of Czech and Hungarian music. From the hallucinatory orchestral... Read more »

Trio Gaspard

Wigmore Hall 36 Wigmore Street, London, United Kingdom

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... Read more »

Pavel Haas Quartet

Wigmore Hall 36 Wigmore Street, London, United Kingdom

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... Read more »

Maria Theresa in Bohemia

Czech Embassy cinema 26 Kensington Palace Gardens, London

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... Read more »

The Makropolus Case

Royal Opera House

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... Read more »

Steven Isserlis

Wigmore Hall 36 Wigmore Street, London, United Kingdom

Bohemia and Moravia, historic regions of the Czech Republic, cultivated a rich tradition of cello playing. Steven Isserlis and Connie Shih trace its development from the music of cellist-composer Jan... Read more »

Janáček’s The Makropulos Affair

Barbican Centre Silk Street, London, United Kingdom

A 300-year-old woman confronts mortality, identity and lost love in this concert performance of Janáček’s intense operatic drama. The Makropoulos Affair contains some of Janáček’s most compelling music, starting with its... Read more »

Dvořák Symphony No 9 

Barbican Centre Silk Street, London, United Kingdom

  Dvořák’s Symphony No 9 From the New World introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action. Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute... Read more »



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