Slatkin brings genuine Gershwin to Prague

Leonard Slatkin

Leonard Slatkin and Olga Kern

Leonard Slatkin conducts the Prague Symphony Orchestra

Por Frank Kuznik, 28 abril 2024

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“so authentic that the music might have come straight out of an American nightclub”

Crítica hecha desde Municipal House: Smetana Hall, Praga el 25 abril 2024

Husa, Music for Prague 1968

Rajmáninov, Rapsodia sobre un tema de Paganini para piano y orquesta, Op.43

Slatkin, Kinah

Gershwin, An American in Paris (Un americano en París)

Olga Kern, Piano

Prague Symphony Orchestra

Leonard Slatkin, Dirección

A special relationship renewed: Leonard Slatkin returns to Prague

Frank Kuznik, 16th April

Leonard Slatkin returns to the Prague Symphony Orchestra with one of his own pieces, a Schubert tribute that steals the show.

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A night on the tiles in Chelsea for the Prague Symphony Orchestra

Christopher Woodley, 12th February

Glorious performances of Dvořák and Prokofiev are enriched by a sumptuous improvisation by pianist Gabriela Montero.

****1

Mahler's Third struggles to coalesce in Cadogan Hall

Mark Valencia, 12th November

Pietari Inkinen conducts the Prague Symphony Orchestra in Mahler's monumental Third Symphony.

***11

A powerful commemoration at Prague Spring

Frank Kuznik, 14th May

History was never more relevant than in this musical observance of a modern political milestone.

****1

A fresh, familiar finish for Prague Spring

Frank Kuznik, 4th June

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

****1

Tchetuev, Förster and the Prague Symphony Orchestra at Colston Hall, Bristol

Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, 14th November

For this concert the Prague Symphony Orchestra brought their classical music heritage overseas to Colston Hall. The programme gave us a taste of composers close to the orchestra’s homeland, providing a delightful evening of luxury – in music and in dress code.

****1

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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.