Music
Program
Czech band DVA at Open City Docs Fest 20-23 June 2013
20 Jun 2013The Czech acoustic-electric band DVA will perform live at the Opening Party after the Opening Gala screening of 12 O'Clock Boys, the UK premiere which will kick off this year's Open City Docs Fest...
Marta Topferova & Tomáš Liška: Milokraj
8 Apr 2013 - 10 Apr 2013Singer Marta Topferova & bassist Tomáš Liška, two cosmopolitan and visionary musicians, have both had illustrious careers involving a broad spectrum of music. "Milokraj" (meaning "beloved land" in...
Czech Series: Dvořák Piano Quintet
1 Mar 2013Composed in 1887, Dvořák’s Piano Quintet is one of the undisputed masterpieces for this medium. It combines ideally his mastery of classical structures and instrumental writing with Czech folk...
Czech Series: Autobiographical Contrasts
22 Feb 2013Smetana’s Quartet no.1 ‘From My Life’ encompasses both the ecstasy of his young love and the catastrophe of his impending deafness. Martinu’s Parisian jazz pastiche, La revue de cuisine,...
Czech Series: Melody, Passion and Persecution
18 Feb 2013Dvorak’s tuneful and enormously popular American Quartet contrasts with the emotional intensity of Janacek’s Intimate Letters, inspired by his love for the young Kamila Stösslova. String trios...
Czech Series: Janacek Chamber Music
12 Feb 2013These three late chamber works typify Janacek’s uniquely searching and spontaneous romanticism. Free event, no tickets required. This event is part of the Czech Series of concerts at The Royal...
