Sages of the Stage In popular music, it’s often said that a band who has reached a certain “expiry date” should retire from the stage. Pop music has little patience for the experience and wisdom of age, preferring instead the rebellion and idealism of youth. But here were three silver-to-white-haired musicians, the Guarneri Trio Prague, performing as part of the Prague Symphony Orchestra chamber music series at St. Simon and…
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Friday, October 28, 2011:Dušičky Arrives
Dušičky Arrives With November the autumn gloom arrives in the Czech Republic in full force: fog-clad days, and candles flickering on top of graves. November 2 is Dušičky (All Souls’ Day), when many Czechs take seriously the centuries-old tradition of remembering loved ones who passed away. Melancholy inspired two of the three compositions that the Guarneri Trio Prague will perform at the St Simon and Jude church on November 1….
Monday, April 25, 2011: 4 Hands on the Piano
Lukáš and Ivan Klánský Prof. Ivan Klánský is a pianist of international renown — last year alone he flew 107 times to perform concerts. His son Lukáš, now a student at the Academy of Music (HAMU), first sat down at the piano when was 5 years old, and won his first international piano competition at age 12. You might imagine Lukáš is a son robbed of a childhood, spending hours…
