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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.
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.
The spirited ArtsAhimsa ensemble returned for its ninth season with chamber works by Antonín Dvořák and Johannes Brahms on Sunday, April 14th. The richly varied repertoire – ranging from solo instrument to quintet – included Dvořák’s inventive Humoresques Opus 101 nos. 1 and 7 (the latter arranged for violin and piano by Kreisler); selections from Dvořák’s “Dumky” Trio; the rarely heard Dvořák String Quartet No. 5 in F Minor, Opus 9; plus the Piano Quintet in F Minor, Opus 34, composed by Dvořák’s mentor, Johannes Brahms.