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Under the baton of Semyon Bychkov, the Czech Philharmonic and a sprawling supporting cast lead listeners up a stairway to heaven. 

Jakub Hrůša returns to his Moravian roots leading the Czech Philharmonic in a stellar concert performance of Janáček's Cunning Little Vixen.

Petr Popelka takes the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra to heavenly heights with help from a brilliant group of of vocalists.

The orchestra closes its 25th anniversary season with a strong statement of accomplishment and ambition.

Christian Gerhaher’s experience in a role he knows well rescued an evening of mitigated pleasures.

The Dvořákʼs Prague Festival opens with an upbeat treatment of one of the composer's masterworks.

With expert assistance from Dennis Russell Davies, the overlooked Brno Philharmonic makes the most of a contemporary cantata.

Music-making in the concentration camp at Theresienstadt/Terezín continues to fascinate, baffle and inspire us.

Conductor Tomáš Netopil reprises the spirit of the festival and adds a modern burnish with an energetic performance of a smart, satisfying program.

It's not for nothing that Janáček's opera is properly titled Její pastorkyňa (Her Stepdaughter). Karita Mattila's Kostelnička was at the centre of a powerful concert performance of Jenůfa.

The Berliner Philharmoniker may be the world’s business-savviest orchestra. From the handsome program booklets printed on thick, color-rich stock (3€ instead of the customary 2€), to the Sony-sponsored Digital Concert Hall (where one can buy “tickets” to access past and present BP videos), even down to the gold trim on my ticket, this orchestra amply demonstrates its awareness of its reputation as