A powerful commemoration at Prague Spring

By Frank Kuznik, 16 May 2018

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“Brauner did an outstanding job getting under the skin of the piece and distilling its fear and pain”

Reviewed at Municipal House: Smetana Hall, Prague on 14 May 2018

Schoenberg, A Survivor from Warsaw, for narrator, male chorus and orchestra, Op.46

Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64

Bernstein, Symphony no. 3 "Kaddish"

Prague Symphony Orchestra

Tomáš Brauner, Conductor

Julian Rachlin, Violin

Pavla Vykopalová, Soprano

Pueri Gaudentes

Zdena Součková, Choirmaster / chorus director

Prague Philharmonic Choir

Jaroslav Brych, Conductor

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.

****1

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

Slatkin brings genuine Gershwin to Prague

Frank Kuznik, 25th April

Leonard Slatkin brings a New World burnish and expertise to a high-energy outing with the Prague Symphony Orchestra.

****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 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.