The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra performs ‘Vltava’ from Smetana’s Má Vlast – an evocative orchestral picture of the river that flows through Prague, filled with ebbing and flowing woodwind and strings.  Dvořák’s Symphony No.7. infused with Dvořák’s Czech heritage, this Romantic symphony combines soaring string themes, roaring brass, atmospheric percussion and dancing woodwind. It was first performed on 22 April 1885... Read more »

The friendship of two volunteer firefighters who more often quench their thirst than put out fires, is put to the test when, during Easter celebrations, a van crashes into the village fountain and the driver is nowhere to be found. Convinced of a terrorist attack, lonely widower Brona grabs the opportunity to prove his worth... Read more »

In this Czech answer to the smash hit series Succession, leading Czech actor Miroslav Donutil excels in the central role of Ivo Rona, the ageing CEO of a technology company who refuses to let go of the family business to the growing despair of his three children, successors in waiting. When a huge embezzlement in... Read more »

The second of Haas’s quartets was composed in 1925. Its unusual title is a joking reference to the Moravian Highlands; each movement describes experiences summer holidaymakers might encounter there. The group’s recording of the piece won it its first Gramophone Award in 2006, when it was also chosen as Disc of the Year by the Daily Telegraph.... Read more »

Indoor & outdoor exhibition, Czech Centre & Czech Embassy, London Using imaginary city models with staged micro stories, leading Czech artists David Böhm & Jiří Franta draw on current social and political issues to explore the city not only as a place of neighbourhood and coexistence but also as a crowded and fragmented world, in... Read more »

Leoš Janáček’s opera of loneliness, love, and the price of passion, in a dramatic concert performance from Sir Simon Rattle and a hand-picked cast sung in Czech. Káťa is young, sensitive and desperate for love. But trapped in a remote country village with a bored husband and his snobbish family, she has no way out,... Read more »

This Czech ensemble, almost from its inception, began to win prizes internationally. These include the ISA Festival and the International Johannes Brahms Competition, both in Austria, plus the Parkhouse Award in London. It was also selected for the 2021 Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme.   Matouš Pěruška violin Kristina Vocetková cello Jan Vojtek piano   For tickets see link... Read more »

The Czech group returns with one of the most popular classics written for its medium. Composed in 1891, Dvořák’s ‘Dumky’ Trio is named after the originally poetic ballad form that alternates cheerful with sad elements. Heard in the composer’s own arrangement, Liszt’s Carnival in Pest (1847) makes use of folk material from various countries – not just... Read more »