5th edition of project dedicated to presentation of Czech music

Take the fifth Czech Dreams to the finish line: tomorrow at 7:20 pm, watch the live broadcast of the closing concert from the beautiful Lower Austrian castle Thalheim. Bedřich Smetana's String Quartet No. 1 "From My Life" and Antonín Dvořák's Piano Quintet in A major will be performed by the outstanding artists Pavel Haas Quartet and Boris Giltburg. more

The last month of the Year of Czech Music 2024 is also the last month of the 5^th year of Czech Dreams. From our homeland, we are heading exclusively south in December; the 2,500 km long route will take Czech music from 8° to 16° East longitude - from Amarante in Portugal to Varaždin in Croatia. The winter ambassadors of the Czech Dreams will be Ivo Kahánek, Jan Mráček, Lukáš Klánský, the Gankino Quintet and the Bennewitz Quartet. more

The Days of Czech Dreams took place in Katowice, Poland, on 20-22 November, culminating in a concert by our precious patron Magdalena Kožená with Ondřej Havelka and his Melody Makers. Thanks to the video reportage you can enjoy the great atmosphere created by the Czech Dreams in Katowice, not only in the famous concert hall NOSPR, but also at the elementary school during a lecture about Leoš Janáček. more

On Saturday, 16 November, the Stanisław Grochowiak Library in Lešno, West Poland, welcomed guests from the Moravian Highlands: the programme of the visit of the delegation from the partner town, which since last year has been Žďár nad Sázavou, included the opening of an exhibition of Bohuslav Reynek's works, poetically entitled "Lord of Mood". The opening was followed by a programme "Blood and Honey" by the renowned Jedlinský-Fischer Duo. Take a peek at the opening and the concert hall in our gallery!  more

On 13 and 14 November, Czech Dreams stopped in Veszprém, Hungary, which is not only a member of the prestigious UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the field of music, but also a twin town of the North Bohemian town of Most. Our trip to the charming "town of queens", located near the largest Central European lake Balaton, brought great musical experiences as well as inspiring meetings and the foundations for new cooperation. more

Czech Dreams will colour November across Europe with a variety of musical experiences. We will visit Nijmegen in the Netherlands, Leszno in Wielkopolska, Košice in Eastern Slovakia and three cities of music belonging to the prestigious UNESCO Creative Cities Network, namely Veszprém in Hungary and Katowice and Bydgoszcz in Poland. The November ambassadors of the Czech Dreams are Duo Jedlinský-Fischer, Gankino Quintet and Duo Ardašev, a pair of concerts will feature the patron of the Czech Dreams Magdalena Kožená in a swing programme with Ondřej Havelka and his Melody Makers. more