DAHA’s Sunday afternoon Spring Musicale is a decade-long tradition featuring seasoned musicians alongside youthful talent in a curated program. This year Antonín Dvořák’s delightful Piano Quintet in A Major, Opus 81 was heard alongside spirituals arranged by Harry T. Burleigh, African American composer and singer befriended by Dvořák, and by fellow composer Moses Hogan, plus Dvořák’s own beloved vocal work "Songs My Mother Taught Me."
International violin virtuoso Iskandar Widjaja returned to the historic ballroom of Bohemian National Hall with a concert full of classical and contemporary musical inspiration. Accompanied by pianist Miki Aoki.
This year’s concert – part of the Year of Czech Music 2024 – explored Dvořák’s early and revealing String Quartet no.4 in E Minor; a further fascinating compositional rarity in the String Quartet Movement in F Major; plus selections from the exquisite, ever-romantic Cypresses.
DAHA presented an afternoon of jazz improvisation and exploration inspired by Czech composer Leoš Janáček and his younger Hungarian contemporary, Bêla Bartók. Plus, original works by the Czech-born pianist and composer Antonín Fajt.
Pianist and musicologist Katelyn Bouska offered new insights into Antonín Dvořák in America through a special musical tour focused on his compositions, students and contemporaries in the late 19th century.
Celebrating the renewal of nature in spring as well as the promise of young musical talent during this Year of Czech Music. Featuring students from The Juilliard School as well as seasoned New York players.
The gala concert was the opening event of the Year of Czech Music abroad. It featured songs by Bedřich Smetana, Antonín Dvořák, Leoš Janáček and Bohuslav Martinů, offering a special performance of Janáček's extraordinary cycle “The Diary of One Who Disappeared.” Introductory remarks by Michael Beckerman.
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.
Organized by violinist Laura Jean Goldberg and featuring the Sullivan String Quartet, the program was drawn from Dvořák’s prolific output of chamber works.
From the streets of Brno to the plains of southern Spain, this international program featuring the acclaimed soloist Jonathan Ferrucci wa an exploration of grief and joy with special meaning for our times.
Musicologist and author Michael Beckerman presented a talk about the remarkable Czech composer, phenomenal pianist and elemental musician Jaroslav Ježek and his last years in New York where he lived in exile after fleeing the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939.
On Sunday, October 17th, DAHA presented the acclaimed Quartet 131 and guest artists in the fifth edition of Dvořák: The Chamber Music Survey, the multi-year series in which all of Dvorák’s chamber music will be heard by New York audiences.
DAHA celebrated Antonín Dvořák’s 180th birthday with a walking tour and concert in Stuyvesant Square Park and neighborhood. It was the first in-person event in over 18 months.
International violin sensation Iskandar Widjaja presented a mix of classical and non-traditional music in his New York debut at the historic Bohemian National Hall.
From DAHA’s archive: Composer Carl Bettendorf and the Momenta Quartet presented a virtual program of string quartets focusing on two great Czech modernists, Leoš Janáček and Alois Hába, plus a contemporary work by Bettendorf. Microtonal music and Moravian musical heritage were parallel themes in the pathbreaking concert.
Original performance: February 28th, 2019. Momenta Quartet: Emilie-Anne Gendron & Alex Shiozaki, violins; Stephanie Griffin, viola; Michael Haas, cello. Composer: Carl C. Bettendorf
Watch the recording of this event on our YouTube Channel!
On January 18th, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, DAHA presented a virtual panel discussion with Marcus Pyle, NYU/Davidson University, Douglas Shadle, Vanderbilt University, and Michael Beckerman, New York University. This broad exploration of musical and cultural issues raised pressing contemporary questions.