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The acclaimed Sullivan Quartet returned for the latest installment in DAHA’s unprecedented series exploring the entire chamber music repertoire of Antonín Dvořák. For this occasion they shared with the audience three gems from the Dvořák canon.
The works of Bedřich Smetana and Josef Suk were featured in a musically revealing piano program that anticipates the upcoming Year of Czech Music 2024, when musicians will commemorate the 200th anniversary of Smetana's birth and the 150th anniversary of Suk's birth.
Czech music is extraordinarily rich and varied, many would agree. But who actually gets to be called Czech? Professor Michael Beckerman hosted a panel discussion about how to conceive of questions of Czech nationality/ethnicity in music from the early Renaissance to the 20th century. Invited panelists included scholars and musicians Erika Supria Honisch, David Hoose, and Carl C. Bettendorf.
We celebrated spring and the “New World” Symphony in a special tribute to Antonín Dvořák and his symphonic masterpiece, marking its 130th anniversary year. The program featured music, a world premiere of contemporary dance, and poetry reading.
Filharmonie Brno Chamber Concert’s outstanding musicians performed the music of Antonín Dvořák, Leoš Janáček, Bohuslav Martinů and Jan Novák, among others.