Prague Spring finishes with a stirring farewell

Por Frank Kuznik, 05 junio 2017

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“Had the proscenium of Smetana Hall rent like a Philistine temple...it would not have been surprising”

Crítica hecha desde Municipal House: Smetana Hall, Praga el 2 junio 2017

Krejčí, Serenade for orchestra

Penderecki, Symphony no. 7 "Seven Gates of Jerusalem”

Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra

Krzysztof Penderecki, Dirección

Iwona Hossa, Soprano

Karolina Sikora, Mezzosoprano

Agnieszka Rehlis, Mezzosoprano

Rafał Bartmiński, Tenor

Tomasz Kuk, Tenor

Piotr Nowacki, Bajo

Pawel Kolodziej, Bajo

David Švehlík, Narración

Slovak Philharmonic Choir

Jozef Chabroň, Dirección de coro

Sławomir Holland, Narración

Skating on Thin Ice: a bracing Ondřej Adámek premiere in Prague

Frank Kuznik, 23rd February

Conducted by Jonathan Nott, the Prague RSO gives a vivid account of a new work by Czech composer Ondřej Adámek with a virtuoso assist from violinist Christian Tetzlaff.

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L’élan slave cadenassé à la Seine Musicale

Pierre Michel, 6th February

Sous la direction volontiers martiale de la cheffe russe, l’Orchestre symphonique de la radio de Prague et le violoniste Timothy Chooi ne font que suggérer la vitalité de l'élan slave de Tchaïkovski et Dvořák.

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Hochspannender Violinvirtuose: Timothy Chooi in der Isarphilharmonie

Benedikt Zacher, 1st February

Timothy Chooi ist bei seinem Konzert mit dem Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra nicht nur ein fabelhafter Techniker, sondern auch ein Showman, der das Publikum mit seiner magischen Aura in den Bann reißen kann.

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Omer Meir Wellber conducts a winter warmer in Prague

Frank Kuznik, 11th December

With an assist from Gidon Kremer, the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra shines in an overheated, challenging program.

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In Prague, Brad Mehldau offers a fresh take on Bach

Frank Kuznik, 15th October

Jazz pianist Brad Mehldau and the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra offer a different perspective on the Baroque master.

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Popelka leads a fiery finish for Dvořák’s Prague

Frank Kuznik, 25th September

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

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Frank Kuznik

Frank Kuznik is the former Editor-in-Chief and Culture Editor of The Prague Post, Central Europe’s premier English-language weekly newspaper. He currently divides his time between Prague and his hometown in the US, Cleveland, where he covers northeast Ohio's dynamic classical music scene. In Prague he is an habitué of the Rudolfinum, National Theater, State Opera and other storied classical music venues, and an unabashed fan of Czech music.