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With Petr Popelka on the podium, the Czech Philharmonic provides a memorable commemoration of the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution.

The Czech Philharmonic caps its Advent series with a fine showing of homegrown talent and a memorable Christmas gift.

Špaček subtly illuminated the tough and serious first movement with shafts of light, convincingly sweetened his tone for the lyricism of the intermezzo-like Andante moderato, and gave a dazzling display in the exhilarating finale.

A replacement conductor and soloists demonstrate brillance in Dvořák and Schubert in Edinburgh.

At the Eurasia Festival, the RAI Orchestra provide a thoroughly memorable evening of Italian music spanning a century.

The Czech Philharmonic performing Mahler’s Second Symphony at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall equals great expectation. The composer and symphony have historical links to the orchestra and venue alike. Could Bělohlávek deliver?