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Pressburger Klezmer Band with Special Guests Lorin Sklamberg & Frank London & The Old Bohemians aka Polka Loca
May
3
7:00 PM19:00
Concert

Pressburger Klezmer Band with Special Guests Lorin Sklamberg & Frank London & The Old Bohemians aka Polka Loca

CONCERT, SLOVAK AND CZECH HERITAGE FESTIVAL

Slovakia’s premiere Yiddish klezmer group, the Pressburger Klezmer Band, is joined by New York’s rocking downtown polka ensemble, The Old Bohemians aka Polka Loca, to present an ecstatic concert and dance music celebrating multiple heritages.

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Jitro – Czech Girls Choir
Jun
20
8:00 PM20:00
Concert

Jitro – Czech Girls Choir

CONCERT

Internationally acclaimed touring choir from Hradec Kralove led by Jiri Skopal will perform works by Czech composers, including Antonin Dvorak, Bedrich Smetana, Frantisek Skroup, and Jan Jirasek, among others, and also by Johannes Brahms, Irving Berlin, Samuel Augustus Ward, and Henk Badings, among others.

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Violin Virtuoso Recital: Iskandar Widjaja, violin, with Miki Aoki, piano
Apr
18
3:00 PM15:00
Concert

Violin Virtuoso Recital: Iskandar Widjaja, violin, with Miki Aoki, piano

STREAMED RECITAL

Explore an intriguing mix of classical and non-traditional music played by international violin sensation Iskandar Widjaja in his New York debut at the historic Bohemian National Hall. Moving from Dvorak to contemporary works, the Indonesian-German violin virtuoso provides a new vibe, capturing meditative sounds that have a transcendental quality and focus.

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Moravian Heartache & Microtones: Music of Janacek, Haba, and Bettendorf
Feb
28
3:00 PM15:00
Concert

Moravian Heartache & Microtones: Music of Janacek, Haba, and Bettendorf

ONLINE CONCERT

Composer Carl Bettendorf and the Momenta Quartet present a virtual program of string quartets focusing on two great Czech modernists, Leos Janacek and Alois Haba, plus a contemporary work by Bettendorf, originally performed at Bohemian National Hall in 2019. The compositions will be introduced and discussed by the musicians and composer.

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Virtual Hanukkah 2020, with Pressburger Klezmer Band
Dec
13
4:00 PM16:00
Concert, Talk

Virtual Hanukkah 2020, with Pressburger Klezmer Band

VIRTUAL CELEBRATION

Join us, this year exceptionally online, for Hanukkah, a joyous celebration of family, freedom, and light. The festive evening will feature a renowned Slovak ensemble the Pressburger Klezmer Band, an introduction by Michael Beckerman, New York University, and lighting Hanukkah candles by Rabbi Norman Patz and live Maoz Tzur signing.

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Virtual Czech Holiday Celebration
Dec
6
3:00 PM15:00
Concert

Virtual Czech Holiday Celebration

HOLIDAY SING-ALONG, FILM

A festive virtual sing-along and film about the American premiere of composer Georgius Zrunek's tri-lingual Christmas Mass – Harmonia Pastoralis – of 1766. The delightful Zrunek work, which merges folk and spiritual traditions of the Czech Lands in surprising ways, is followed by a musical celebration featuring “Old World” Czech carols.

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Orchestral Masterwork: Antonin Dvorak's Cello Concerto
Oct
18
3:00 PM15:00
Concert

Orchestral Masterwork: Antonin Dvorak's Cello Concerto

ONLINE CONCERT

Watch a rare recording of the Aaron Copland School of Music Orchestra’s performance of Antonin Dvorak’s American period masterwork, the most celebrated of cello concertos to this day, composed in New York City in early 1895. Originally performed on March 26, 2017, Marcy Rosen, cello; Aaron Copland School of Music Orchestra; Maurice Peress, conductor.

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CANCELED! Spring Musicale: 2020 Edition
Mar
29
3:00 PM15:00
Concert

CANCELED! Spring Musicale: 2020 Edition

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CONCERT

The delightful tradition of Sunday afternoon musicales continues with the tenth annual Spring Musicale. Featuring young talent as well as seasoned musicians, the program opens with a movement from Antonin Dvorak’s engaging first piano trio, performed by Juilliard pre-college students.

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Czech Masterworks Performed by Aeolus Quartet
Feb
2
4:00 PM16:00
Concert

Czech Masterworks Performed by Aeolus Quartet

LECTURE, CONCERT

The multi-award winning Aeolus Quartet returns to perform a program of Czech masterworks, including Antonin Dvorak's Piano Quintet in A Major, Opus 81, one of the jewels of chamber music repertory. The program will also include a selection of Dvorak's love songs from The Cypresses cycle, reimagined for string quartet by the composer, as well as a colorful set of international dance pieces by Erwin Schulhoff. 

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Adrienne Cooper Dreaming in Yiddish
Dec
25
7:30 PM19:30
Concert, Benefit

Adrienne Cooper Dreaming in Yiddish

BENEFIT CONCERT

Benefit concert celebrating Adrienne Cooper (1946-2011), a Yiddish singer and scholar who helped launch the revival of klezmer music and traditions worldwide, including in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Food, language, and love are the themes of the 8th Annual Adrienne Cooper Memorial Concert and Dreaming in Yiddish Prize.

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Violin Virtuoso: Recital by Iskandar Widjaja
Nov
1
7:30 PM19:30
Concert

Violin Virtuoso: Recital by Iskandar Widjaja

RECITAL

From Bach to Dvorak to contemporary living composers, Indonesian-German violin virtuoso Iskandar Widjaja explores the range of classical and non-traditional music that make his instrument sing.  In this rare performance, discover the repertoire and charisma of a stellar young musician who has been attracting wide international attention.

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