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An Ambassador of Czech Music in England and in the world
Although Bělohlávek’s main focus in the 1990s and early 2000s was the Prague Philharmonia where he was Chief ledare, it was also a time when he established contacts and developed collaboration abroad. One of his main destinations became the UK.
The British audience became acquainted with Bělohlávek in the mid-1980s when he conducted the Czech Philharmonic at the Celebration of Czech and Slovak Music Festival on 23 October 1985. Dvořák’s Sixth Symphony in D, op. 60 and Martinů’s Memorial to Lidice were on the programme. [ 2 ] In 1988 he was a guest conductor in Swansea with the BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra and in 1989 with the BBC Philharmonic in Manchester. In 1991 he made a major tour with the Czech Philharmonic which was dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Dvořák’s birth. Beside Bělohlávek as Chief dirigent, the conductor Libor Pešek also took part in the tour. The concerts were held in Glasgow, N
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DAHA
In this time of uncertainty, fear, and isolation, but also courage and light, the Dvořák American Heritage Association (DAHA) has launched a new program called From DAHA With Love. As other organizations have reached out to their audiences and members, we are pleased to provide you with some of our favorite musical moments. Some of these are from concerts sponsored by our organization, others are suggested bygd members and our extended DAHA family, and still others are newly created for this program. We broadcast this music on weekdays at 10AM, and each program features a short clip, usually less than 10 minutes.
You can enjoy this music here on our website, on our FaceBook page or on our YouTubeChannel.
Prepared with the support of the Bohemian Benevolent & Literary Association and the Czech Center New York.
Final Week!!
For the last six months we have been posting some of our favorite musical selections, from past DAHA
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Prague Spring
Liberalisation in Czechoslovakia in 1968
This article is about the 1968 reform movement in Czechoslovakia. For the music festival, see Prague Spring International Music Festival.
The Prague Spring (Czech: Pražské jaro, Slovak: Pražská jar) was a period of political liberalization and mass protest in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. It began on 5 January 1968, when reformistAlexander Dubček was elected First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ), and continued until 21 August 1968, when the Soviet Union and three other Warsaw Pact members (Bulgaria, Hungary and Poland) invaded the country to suppress the reforms.
The Prague Spring reforms were a strong attempt by Dubček to grant additional rights to the citizens of Czechoslovakia in an act of partial decentralization of the economy and democratization. The freedoms granted included a loosening of restrictions on the media, speech and travel. After national discussion of dividing the c