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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?

Qui de mieux pour défendre un programme Penderecki/Dvořák/Stravinsky que Krzysztof Urbański, chef d'orchestre polonais, et Josef Špaček, violoniste tchèque ? Les deux trentenaires promettent une bouffée de fraîcheur.

Autour de la figure beethovénienne, l'ONCT recevait le chef danois Thomas Søndergård, habitué des grands orchestres européens et nord-américains et promoteur du répertoire scandinave, ainsi que le jeune virtuose tchèque Josef Špaček.