The tradition of the Year of Czech Music began exactly one hundred years ago in 1924 with the celebration of the centenary of the birth of Bedřich Smetana. Since then, with a few exceptions, the Year of Czech Music has been held in every year ending in the number four. The year 2024 is the year of many anniversaries of Czech composers or composers active in the Czech lands. Celebrate it with us!
What better way to start the new year than with the Czech Philharmonic and Jakub Hrůša? You can watch a recording of the New Year's concert on Facebook.
Smetana
with Marek Eben (host) and Petr Altrichter (conductor) on the programme
In the spring, the Czech Philharmonic will go on a major tour to Spain, Austria, Germany, Belgium and France. Antonín Dvořák's compositions will be performed at a total of 14 concerts.
The Czech Philharmonic is an annual partner of the Smetana Litomyšl National Festival. Three evenings under the batons of the main guest conductors Jakub Hrůša and Tomáš Netopil will celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of the composer Bedřich Smetana.
In June, the Czech Philharmonic will bring to Dresden a programme consisting entirely of works by Bedřich Smetana. At the traditional Dresdner Musikfestspiele, the orchestra will play under the direction of its guest conductor Jakub Hrůša.
The second part of the programme of the Year of Czech Music in the 129th season of the Czech Philharmonic will be announced on 18 April at a press conference.
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